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  • Veteran actor, Segun Arinze breaks silence on battling ‘strange’ sickness

    Veteran actor, Segun Arinze breaks silence on battling ‘strange’ sickness

    Veteran Nollywood actor,  Segun Arinze, has  refuted the claims that he is battling for his life due to a strange illness and needs financial assistance.

    TheNewsGuru reports that the veteran actor cleared the air after photos of him looking frail with a swollen stomach made the rounds on social media.

    Reacting, the actor via his social media on Friday noted that the viral photos were taken on a movie set and do not reflect his actual health condition.

    Segun Arinze who noted that he is hale and hearty, thanked all those who reached out through calls and messages and warned fans against falling for scams.

    The movie star further warned his fans and followers against giving anybody money in the name of donations for his treatment.

    He said, “I want to thank my fans, friends and associates all over the world for reaching out to me through calls and WhatsApp messages to find out how I’m doing.
    “As you can see, I’m very fine. Please, I am as fit as a fiddle.  Those pictures flying around where taken from film set. I don’t know why some people decided to cause some mischief with them.

    “I will continue to do my work, I will continue to contribute to the growth of my industry and Nigeria. God bless you. I love you.”

  • They have the right – Segun Arinze backs homosexuality in Nollywood

    They have the right – Segun Arinze backs homosexuality in Nollywood

    Nollywood actor, Segun Arinze, has stated that homosexuals in movie industry have the right to do whatever they want as they are adults.

    TheNewsGuru reports that the 59-year-old in a recent interview with Arise TV, further noted that he does not engage in homosexual activities, but do not discriminate against those who are, as he’s more focused on his business and on being a professional

    He said, “I do not bend over, so I cannot react to it. Well if they do bend over, they should keep bending. That is their problem. They are adults, and they have a right to do whatever they want to do. It is none of my business.

    “I am not going to concern myself with that. I do not like those lash backs, I like living my life straightforward, doing my business and being a professional that I am.”

  • Segun Arinze reacts to back and forth between Yahaya Bello and EFCC

    Segun Arinze reacts to back and forth between Yahaya Bello and EFCC

    Nollywood actor Segun Arinze has reacted to the back and forth between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.

    According to the thespian, EFCC should ensure that it follows due process in prosecuting the ex-Governor.

    The anti-graft agency is prosecuting Bello alongside his nephew, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N80 billion.

    Reacting in a video message shared via his Instagram account, Arinze said the ongoing social media trial of Bello was unnecessary.

    He urged the EFCC to follow due process by allowing the law take its course.

    He said, “I have been observing the things that have been going on with the EFCC and Yahaya Bello saga and it has been quite dramatic.

    “First, the EFCC came out with a lot of statements on social media and in the news about the bulged arrest of Yahaya Bello and of course, the amount of dollars he paid into his children’s school account. It’s not enough to say the money came from the government but if it’s substantiated, it’s damming.

    “I’m not saying Yahaya Bello is innocent or guilty. I don’t even have much details about that. What I’m bother about is social media. If social media haven’t dragged you before, you won’t understand. Too many opinions on social media with all the feeds coming out from the EFCC and generally, it just bring a lot of negativity on both sides.

    “What I’m saying is, social media parliament is not the Nigerian judiciary. It can’t make any decision. As I am made to understand, the case is already in court. So my advice is that EFCC should follow due process. Let the law take its course. That’s my personal opinion.”

  • Segun Arinze reveals how he got  got his stage name

    Segun Arinze reveals how he got  got his stage name

    Veteran Nollywood actor, Segun Arinze, has revealed how he got his popular stage name.

    The seasoned actor, whose original name is Segun Aina, revealed that he chose the stage name ‘Segun Arinze’ in 1991, when he was starting out as a musician.

    During in a recent interview with colleague, Biola Bayo on the ‘Talk to B’ podcast, he said the mistake of a host, who mixed up his name, at an event in the National Theatre gave birth to what renowned stage name.

    In his words:

    “I was also singing. In 1991, I was told someone wanted to sign me. ‘We are going to sign you on’. He came from Sony Music. So he called me and I signed the contract. He signed. And then he said ‘Okay we are going to start recording.

    “Went to Ife to do Dramatic Arts. My dad did not like the idea because he wanted me to be a lawyer. At a point in time, I thought he was not going to pay my school fees to go and read drama.

    “Then the National Theatre was running an open theatre then… ‘welcome new artiste Segun Arinze’. I said ‘excuse me sir what is this? I said why are you changing my name? The album came out – ‘Dreams’. Everywhere was ‘Segun Arinze, Segun Arinze. That was how the name got changed from Segun Aina to Segun Arinze in a nutshell”.

  • Segun Arinze, Fred Amata pay tributes to late Ada Ameh

    Segun Arinze, Fred Amata pay tributes to late Ada Ameh

    Nollywood actors, Segun Arinze and Fred Amata, on Monday paid tributes to late actress Ada Ameh, who died on Sunday at a hospital in Warri, Delta, at the age of 48.

    The actors in separate interviews in Lagos State described late Ameh’s death as a huge loss to the entertainment industry. According to them, Ameh was a fantastic actress.

    Arinze said the deceased was a loving actress who would be sorely missed by her fans and colleagues in the industry. He said late Ameh spoke about experiencing some mental health problems but unfortunately, nobody took her up on it.

    He, however, advised his colleagues in the industry to always look after one another to guide against future recurrence of such cases.

    “It is a crazy morning for me to wake up to this kind of news, it is more than heart-wrenching for me. I am surprised that she was talking about mental health issues and nobody was looking in her direction.

    “I think it is high time we actors began to check on one another, we should value ourselves, reach out to one another. I do that sometimes, everything is not all about money and hustling.

    “I pray God grants her family and we, her friends the fortitude to bear the loss, it is a sad one but she has played her part,” he said.

    Also, Amata described the deceased as an honest and upfront fellow, who represented the true spirit of Nollywood, from nothing to something.

    He said Ameh’s death was a huge loss to the entertainment industry, considering her remarkable contributions.

    “I am yet to absorb the news of her death, a devastating one but true talent never dies, she lives on because her legacies live on,” Amata said.

    Ameh was born May 15, 1974 and had spent more than two decades in the Nigerian movie industry.

    She was most notable for her character as Anita in the 1996 movie titled, “Domitilla”, and as Emu Johnson in the award winning Nigerian television series titled, “The Johnsons”.

  • How Chico Ejiro made me rock my signature bald hair-Segun Arinze

    How Chico Ejiro made me rock my signature bald hair-Segun Arinze

    Veteran actor, Segun Arinze has recounted how late movie producer, Chico Ejiro made him rock his signature look.

    Arinze revealed that he began to rock the bald look after he appeared in Chico’s flick ‘Silent Night’.

    Speaking in a chat with Punch, he said: “I did not lose my hair. When Chico Ejiro called and asked if I would like to play a part called Black Arrow in the film, Silent Night, I agreed. He asked if I would not be aversed to shaving my hair and I said, no. I shaved my hair and ever since then, I left it like that. I shaved my hair for the movie, Silent Night and after that, I decided to leave it.

    “If I really want to grow my hair, I will but I feel comfortable like this. I do not need to comb it. All my kids have hair; if I want to grow my hair, I can. All I need to do is to keep it for about three months and it will grow.”

    TheNewsGuru recalls that Chico Ejiro died on December 25, 2020, as a result of complications arising from High Blood Pressure. His elder brother, revered filmmaker, Zeb Ejiro has announced that Chico will be buried on February 20, 2021.

    Sharing how Chico impacted Nollywood, Mike Ezuronye said:“It is shocking. You cannot write the story of Nollywood without putting the name of Chico Ejiro in it. He was a visionary and icon who also made a lot of icons. He was a forerunner and we are going to miss him. His name would definitely be written in the good books of Nollywood. He was part of those who brought Nollywood to the fore. Chico Ejiro is gone.”

     

  • FG Appoints Ali Baba, Segun Arinze, Others Into COVID-19 Committee

    The Federal Government has approved the appointment of comedian Ali Baba, Segun Arinze and others into a committee of creative industry stakeholders to advise the Federal Government on the best way to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the industry.

    The committee, which is led by Ali Baba has Anita Eboigbe of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, as Secretary. Other members of the Committee are Bolanle Austen Peters, Charles Novia, Segun Arinze, Ali Jita, Baba Agba, Kene Okwuosa, Efe Omoregbe, Prince Daniel Aboki, Chioma Ude, Olumade Adesemowo, Dare Art Alade and Hajia Sa’a Ibrahim.

    The committee would also include representatives of the fashion, publishing, photography, hospitality and travel sectors. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced this at a meeting with the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, BON, on Wednesday, in Abuja.

    Mohammed stressed the need for a collective and government-supported approach in dealing with the immediate, short and long term palliatives and initiatives for the industry, in order to mitigate the effect of the pandemic on the industry.

    Lai Mohammed noted that the Creative Industry is a very critical sector of the nation’s economy and a major plank of the economic diversification policy of the Buhari Administration as it creates the highest number of jobs after Agriculture.

    “We have, therefore, decided that instead of addressing this problem piecemeal, we should do so holistically for a more positive outcome,” he said, noting that the creative industry is a very critical sector of the nation’s economy.

    The terms of reference of the committee include assessing the expected impact of the pandemic on the industry in general and advising the government on how to mitigate job and revenue losses in the sector, as well as to create succour for the industry small businesses.

    According to the minister, the committee is also to suggest the type of taxation and financing that is best for the industry at this time to encourage growth and also advise the government on any other measure or measures that can be undertaken to support the industry.

    The committee has four weeks to submit its report.

  • Segun Arinze reacts to alleged assault on his security guard

    Veteran Nollywood actor, Segun Arinze, has opened up on the viral video of his alleged assault on his security guard in Lagos, on Monday.

    The actor was seen in a video on social media chasing his security guard identified as Isaiah Dauda on the streets of Chevyview Estate, Lekki.

    A Twitter user @CloakedAdonis had posted the video with a caption alleging that the actor assaulted his domestic staff for breaking the burglary of his house and also for using his car without his permission.

    “He said the boy removed the burglary proof and used his car without informing him or so,”@CloakedAdonis tweeted.

    Reacting to the allegation, Arinze said:“Isaiah has been working with me for over a year, I take him as a younger brother and I never treated him like a staff; but his excesses are too much.

    “He leaves his duty post at will without informing anyone in the house.

    “He left the gate open unguarded countless times. I have spoken, counselled, gotten angry many times, to no avail.

    “On Sunday, he left the house without informing me; he returned on Monday afternoon, saying he went for a party and forgot my gate key at his friend’s house.

    “At that point, I couldn’t bottle up my anger any longer, so, I slapped him, he told Punch

    Speaking further, Arinze said, “It is sad that the man who filmed the incident couldn’t spare some time to ask what led to the public outrage”.

    “Everybody in the neighbourhood knows me as a peace-loving resident.”

     

  • Segun Arinze brutalizes ‘houseboy’ for driving his car without permission (Video)

    Veteran actor, Segun Arinze was captured on camera, chasing his ‘house help’, who he allegedly brutalized for using his car.

    According to a Twitter user, @CloakedAdonis who shared the video, the boy was spotted, down on the floor with bruises, crying as Segun Arinze who was reportedly ready to kill him, kept shouting on top of his voice, saying that the boy removed his bulglary proof and used his car without informing him.

    In the viral video, furious Segun Arinze could be seen ranting angrily on the street, trying to attack the boy again, as neighbors restrained him.

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  • Segun Arinze’s allegations are unverified—Doren Hospital

    Nigerian actor and media personality, Segun Arinze took to his social media page last week Wednesday to blame the management of Doren Specialist Hospital, located in the Ajah axis of Lagos, of refusing to treat an accident victim, who was rushed into the hospital.

    Arinze claimed that the hospital’s refusal to treat the patient finally led to his death.

     

    The management of Doren Specialist Hospital has debunked Arinze’s claims

     

    A management staff of the hospital, Uwaezuoke Nduaka in a chat with Vanguard said: “The attention of Doren Specialist Hospital has been drawn to the unverified statements and images made by Mr. Segun Arinze and shared by him on his social media handle in respect of a man who he falsely alleged was refused medical attention by our hospital. “The patient was rushed into the hospital on February 21, 2018 at about 11a.m., by a group of people, who said he was electrocuted. “What we normally do at the emergency entrance is that when a patient is brought in and appears lifeless, we confirm that the person is still alive, that he/she has pulse then we admit the patient. “A doctor from Doren Specialist Hospital promptly assessed the man and certified him ‘dead at presentation.The people who brought him were informed that the man was dead and were advised to take the man to a morgue, since the hospital does not run mortuary services.

     

    “The people who brought the dead man, rather than take the corpse to the morgue, instead resorted to create a scene and disrupt the operations of the hospital. “As a point of duty, we at Doren Specialist Hospital attend to all emergencies as they present and do not put cost as a prerequisite for first aid treatment to be administered. Segun Arinze “Having said this, our media team and some concerned Nigerians swung into action to address Segun Arinze’s post on his page and he took it down. We even engaged him privately to address his post, but he turned to say that he is a public figure; we should talk to him on the public post.” He added that though the popular actor has taken down the post after much consultation, the hospital is still battling with the adverse effects of the unverified post which has since gone viral.

    “Now that he has taken the post down, we are still battling with the ripple effect created by this unverified fake news. We demand that Segun Arinze should return to the same channel used to spread this fake news and tender an unreserved apology to the management and staff of DOREN Specialist Hospital. That at the same time he should publish his apology on the online media platform and at least two national newspapers, that he reaches out to all the social platforms that are within his reach, which had reposted and retweeted his fake news to withdraw their posts and tell the true side of the story.”

     

    Segun Arinze however has refused to make further statements on the issue. He said:“I have said what I wanted to say about this incident, I have nothing more to say. Many of your people have been calling me but I’m done with it so just let it go” he told Vanguard.

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