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  • EFCC sends warning to skit makers, movie producers

    EFCC sends warning to skit makers, movie producers

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned skit makers and movie producers against unauthorized use of the anti-graft agency’s jackets and symbols.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the warning is contained in a post published on the official Facebook page of the EFCC on Wednesday.

    The post reads: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to the activities of content creators, movies and skit producers who use EFCC-branded Jackets, symbols, insignia and other accoutrements without authorization.

    “The Commission wishes to notify the public that the use of the EFCC brand in movies without authorization is illegal.

    “While the Commission appreciate the desire by some operators in the creative sector to produce movies/skits with plots around economic and financial crimes, it is incumbent on such operators to seek the Commission’s authorization, including vetting of scenes which purport to depict the operations of the Commission, to ensure that false or misleading messages are not passed to the public.

    “The Public Affairs Department of the Commission is adequately equipped to work with motion picture practitioners desirous of partnering with the Commission in using films and skits to educate the public, especially the youth on the dangers of economic and financial crimes.

    “Anyone found acting contrary to this advisory shall henceforth be treated as an impersonator and dealt with accordingly”.

  • Police PRO demands arrest of skit maker over prank

    Police PRO demands arrest of skit maker over prank

    The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has reacted to the prank video of a popular skit maker, Trinity Guy.

    Adejobi, who had previously warned skit makers who use pranks for a living to regulate them because they endanger Nigerian lives, posted the video on his Instagram account on Monday, calling for Trinity Guy’s arrest.

    He urged people who have been affected by the skit makers’ pranks to report them to the authorities, saying: “This doesn’t make any sense. I think the guy should have been arrested.

    “Those individuals who feel the heat and fear of the pranks should be reporting the pranksters as many of their pranks are criminals, immoral, and evil. These women have a good case against him”.

    Watch the prank video here.

  • Police warn skit, movie makers against use of uniforms, accoutrements

    Police warn skit, movie makers against use of uniforms, accoutrements

    The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned skit and movie makers against the incessant and unauthorized use of Police uniforms and accoutrements.

    This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi.

    According to the statement, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) ordered the immediate prosecution of offenders.

    The statement reads: “The Nigeria Police Force has expressed concern over the incessant and unauthorised possession and use of Police uniforms and accoutrements by some individuals, movies and skit makers, as well as the illegal sale of Police materials and accoutrements by traders in shops, open stores not approved nor recognized by Police authority.

    “The IGP has equally frowned at the demeaning manner in which movie makers and skit makers portray the Police institution in their movies and skits, using the police uniform without recourse to the provision of Section 251 of the Criminal Code law, and Section 133 of the Penal Code Law which criminalise such unauthorised use with accompanying necessary sanctions.

    “The IGP therefore charged all commands and formations, the IGP Monitoring Unit, Provost marshals and X-Squad, to arrest and immediately prosecute, in accordance with the law, all persons or group of persons engaging in the illegal sales of police uniforms and accoutrements within their jurisdictions, while film or skit makers who portray the Nigeria Police Force officers in bad light, without applying for, and being duly issued a permit letter for such portrayals, to desist with immediate effect or face the full wrath of the law.

    “The IGP further reiterates the commitment of the Force to guaranteeing compliance with law, as the Force Public Relations Officer has been charged with the task of ensuring prompt authorisation for all applications for approvals of usage of police items in movies, in tandem with the extant laws and which will portray good values, impress positively on the Nigerian public, add value to our system, provide police officers with modern innovations to actively carry out policing duties and on-screen role models who would influence their lives and career; and consequently improve security mechanisms in Nigeria.

    “The Inspector-General of Police strongly believes that such sanity in movies production, regulation of sales, possession and usage of police uniforms and accoutrements will definitely impact positively on resuscitating moral values, and correcting wrong perceptions and ideologies towards commissioning of crimes in our society. It is obvious that this step will surely curb proliferation of Police kits, uniforms and accoutrements and eventually reduce police impostors-induced crimes in our society”.

  • Watch moment popular skit maker, D-General’s house was invaded by NDLEA operatives

    Watch moment popular skit maker, D-General’s house was invaded by NDLEA operatives

    A live video on Instagram has captured the moment, comedian D-General’s house was invaded by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

    While D-General was captured talking calmly with the supposed leader of the team who was about gaining access to his apartment in the first slide of the videos obtained, the second and third slides captured a heated exchange about the operatives being filmed.

    The heated exchange degenerated to assault after the phone used to film the operatives was knocked off, but it’s unclear who the victim was.

     

     

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  • Skit makers can’t run comedians out of business –Bash comedian

    Skit makers can’t run comedians out of business –Bash comedian

    Popular comedian and emcee, Bashiru Ahmed Adekunle better known as Bash has stated that skit makers cannot run comedians out of business. The Shomolu born entertainer in a chat with The Nation said: “We have witnessed some drastic changes in the comedy industry but I don’t think the online skit makers can give stand-up comedians a run for their money because we are doing different genres of comedy. For example, outside Africa, we have people like Mr. Bean, who is not a standup comedian and we have people like Kevin Hart, Dave Chappelle that are standup comedians but the end product is to make people laugh but basically we are doing two different things so I don’t think there’s any need for a run. If you want a standup comedian you know what to do but if you want a skit maker, a content provider, we are two different people. You don’t expect Broda Shaggi to be competing with Basketmouth because they are doing two genres of comedy so there is no competition at all”.

    Speaking further, Bash noted that he doesn’t see any competition between skit makers and comedians.

     

    “It is very easy for a standup comedian to be a skit maker though it’s all about ideas but it is very hard for skit makers to be standup comedian. I always told people that it is one of the hardest jobs in the world, so I don’t see any competition. The environment is so big for everyone to perform”.

  • Skit makers weren’t paid for visiting Osinbajo – Josh2Funny

    Skit makers weren’t paid for visiting Osinbajo – Josh2Funny

    Social media comedian and singer, Josh Alfred, popularly known as Josh2Funny, has stated that no skit maker was paid to visit Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during the week. The visit to the Presidential villa in Abuja was part of activities for the Nigeria Skits Industry Awards, organised by a former member of the House of Representatives, Bimbo Daramola. However, the skit makers were called out online by some young Nigerians who accused them of sabotaging the youths by going on such visit.

    Josh2funny said, “Not a dime was received by anyone among us for visiting the Vice President. We only took a walk around the Villa and talked to Prof Yemi Osinbajo and other representatives at the meeting about the problems bedevilling Nigerian youths. We discussed the need for the government to do something worthwhile about the issue of police brutality, the deteriorating state of the educational system, and for permanent voter cards to be made available to all eligible voters. One of us, Taaooma, specifically took a lot of time to discuss the issue of police brutality, which affects the youth, while another skit maker, Mr Hyenana, talked about the need for improvement in the educational sector, especially at elementary and secondary levels.

    “We were called upon by the Nigerian Skits Industry Awards to pay a visit to the Vice President in an effort by the organisers to help us get due recognition, just like it is obtainable in the movie and music industries. Having a meeting at such level means so much for the industry, and that was why I deemed it very important to be part of the visit. However, there is no association of skit makers in Nigeria. Actually, Nigerian skit makers are underrated and not respected because some people have tagged us ‘internet sensationalists’. The event was about changing that narrative and giving kudos to whom it is due. We work very hard to produce content, yet we are called ‘Internet sensationalists’ or ‘social media influencers’, when in fact, our art is beyond that. Some of us are comedians and some are actors. We should be referred to as ‘comedians’ or ‘online comedians”, he told Punch.