While Kemi Adetiba understands the drive to break out, she advises scriptwriters to never send out a finished script without legal protection. According to her, the act exposes both the sender and the recipient. “I thoroughly understand the drive and hunger to break out, but you really shouldn’t send out finished scripts or film ideas without some written legal protection anyway. I appreciate it, but I delete as soon as I see the words “…this great idea/script.” I have a first degree in law.. I ain’t playing with y’all” – she wrote. Her post comes days after Omoni Oboli, FilmOne…
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2Baba drops a freestyle tune titled ‘Joy in the morning’. He ‘takes it to the church’ with this encouraging light-hearted song produced by regular collaborator J Fem. Download, listen and share.
The eight Local Government chairmen in Bayelsa on Friday confirmed receiving N1.3 billion share of the Paris Club refund from the N14.5 billion remitted to the state by the Federal Government. President Muhammadu Buhari had on March 23 approved the disbursement of the second tranche of the Paris Club loan refunds to states that had disbursed the first tranche to local governments. It was also gathered that accountability of the disbursement of the first tranche was a prerequisite for states to benefit from the second tranche of the disbursement. This has raised fears that states that diverted the first tranche…
Kogi State Gov.Yahaya Bello of Kogi has condemned those describing his administration as non-inclusive, saying their criticism stems from his insistence not to share the state’s little resources to few elites. Bello stated this while fielding questions from State House correspondents after joining President Muhammadu Buhari to perform the weekly Jumat prayers at Presidential Villa Mosque, Abuja on Friday. According to him, contrary to such insinuations, the resources of the state are being utilised for the general good of the people of the state. He expressed satisfaction that President Buhari was recuperating very well since he came back from vacation,…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has said that having a transparent and accountable civil service was necessary to drive good governance in the state. Obaseki stated this while inaugurating the State Integrated Financial Information Management System (SIFIMS) in Benin on Friday. He said his administration was implementing SIFIMS to bring about reforms in the public service. “Today is a significant day for us as a state as we have decided to launch our public service into a new era. “This would not have happened if not for my predecessor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, who saw the need for a technology driven…
In an exclusive interview with retired Manchester United star Nemanja Vidic near his Milan home on Wednesday evening has already been running for one hour and 26 minutes on the record when the conversation turns to the current Man United defence. A decade ago, the defender was playing for United at a rain-lashed San Siro in the 2007 Champions League semifinal. Now, a beautiful sunny spring afternoon turns into a lively evening, and Vidic has spoken about the 1991 Red Star Belgrade team, losing one of his best friends, war, his wife, cheese, Moscow, his pro coaching licence, and the…
Real Madrid and Manchester United have been rated as the most valuable clubs in the world in an annual study by auditing giant KPMG. “Football Clubs’ Valuation: The European Elite” estimated Madrid and United as being worth €2.9 billion at the end of the 2015-16 season. Barcelona are third, valued at €2.8bn, ahead of Bayern Munich, rated at €2.2bn. Arsenal (€1.7bn) complete the top five, with the next three places occupied by Manchester City (€1.6bn), Chelsea (€1.5bn) and Liverpool (€1.3bn). Juventus, worth €983 million, and Paris Saint-Germain (€843m) complete the top 10. KPMG Head of Sports Network Jean-Luc Leroux said:…
The founding partner of Brazilian investment group DIS has accused Neymar and his family of being “traitors,” while insisting the Brazil and Barcelona star can’t be a role model to children for what he’s done. DIS owned a substantial stake in Neymar when the Brazil No. 10 was sold from Santos to Barcelona for upwards of €86 million in the summer of 2013, but were shorted in the deal because part of the fee was concealed by Barcelona, Santos and the company run by Neymar’s parents. The investment group filed a complaint afterward. And now, after losing a recent appeal,…
Music star Ciara and her husband, Russel Wilson, just had a baby shower! The duo were hosted to an all white baby shower last week by friends and family members. The couple who are expecting their little one very soon were all smiles as they enjoyed the event. Ciara and Wilson tied the knot on July 7, 2016, in a very private ceremony which took place in England. The couple are expecting their first child together.
In a counter-affidavit submitted by Augustine Alegeh (SAN) for the first and second defendants in the copyright infringement case between Omoni Oboli and Chioma Onyenwe, the former is still insisting that she created the controversial movie “Okafor’s Law,” from the scratch. According to the counter-affidavit, Oboli had contracted Jude Idada to write the screenplay for “Okafor’s Law,” however, no contract was signed. The 1st and second defendants claim to have revealed the idea, concept and story during a meeting with Idada, to help him develop the screenplay. However, Idada when contacted, said he had lost his work on the movie…
After a long wait, there’s a date for “Game of Thrones” fans to look forward to. The new trailer features Cersei Lannister, Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen taking a long walk towards their different thrones. Snow is seen walking through the halls of Winterfell, Cersei through King’s Landing, while Daenerys Targaryen through Dragon Stone. The trailer which is the second look at the upcoming series, comes after a first look at the penultimate season of the hit fantasy drama had suggested dark times and a great war ahead. Unlike past seasons which had 10 episodes, the upcoming season will have…
Former basketball player Lamar Odom has admitted he regrets cheating on ex-wife Khloe Kardashian. According to the former NBA star, ‘the one thing’ he regrets from his marriage to Khloe Kardashian is cheating on her. Odom says he wishes ‘he had kept his d**k in his pants’ instead of getting involved with women after him because of his fame. He told US Weekly, “When I became Khloé Kardashian ‘s man and on TV, it made me look more enticing,” People who didn’t even know basketball would approach me because they knew Lammy.” “B**ches and [hoes] came out of the woodwork.…
Bukky Wright is popular for her role in “Iyore,” “Unforgivable,” “Abeni,” “Outkast,” “Above Love,” among others. The actress made her acting debut in 1996. In 2014, the actress contested for a seat in the House of Representatives for Abeokuta South federal constituency under Social Democratic Party (SDP). Also an entrepreneur, she runs a fashion house and clothing line, B Collections, and a beauty spa, B Wright.
Nollywood actors Seun Ajayi and Bukky Wright are a year older today! Popular for his role in productions like “Gidi Culture,” “Gidi Up,” “Ajai the Boy Slave”,”Death and The King’s Horseman,” “Suru L’ere” and others, Seun is a graduate of Theatre Arts (majored in Directing) from the University of Lagos. The handsome actor is a native of Ijebu Ibefun, Ogun State, Nigeria. He developed an interest in acting after watching the making of Steven Spielberg’s “Minority Report.” The “Suru L’ere” actor kicked off his career as an Actor in 2007 after he emerged the second runner up of Amstel Malta…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for an urgent robust global framework on repatriation of stolen assets to ensure quick restitution to victim countries. Osinbajo made the call in his remarks at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), anti-corruption forum in Paris, France, on Thursday, noting that such framework was long overdue. He said there was every justification to regard corruption as a crime against humanity but expressed regrets that about the existence of weak institutions in developing nations to grapple with the phenomenom. According to him, there is consensus that corruption and illicit financial flows out of…
Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), has written a letter to the publisher of the Sun Newspaper in Abuja seeking a N5 billion naira compensation. Wilson Uwujaren, Head Media and Publicity, EFCC said this on Thursday in a statement in Abuja. He said Magu was seeking the compensation for “libelous imputations and statements” made against him in a story published on the March 25, 2017 edition of the Saturday Sun. “The publication was captioned “Magu Under Fresh Probe over 2 Abuja Mansions”. The spokesman said that Magu’s solicitor, Wahab Shittu, noted in the letter that…
There are fresh reports that a Special Adviser to the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele and the CBN Director of Procurement have been grilled by the EFCC over forex manipulation allegations. According to a report by Punch, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission invited the top Central Bank of Nigeria officials as part of investigations into an alleged foreign exchange scam and other sharp practices within the apex bank. It was further reported that more senior officials of the apex bank have been invited for grilling in connection with the alleged forex manipulation. The report further hinted that it is…
Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that corruption should be treated as a crime against humanity. Osinbajo also said that Nigeria had been facing difficulty in recovering looted funds from foreign countries. The VP made the comments on Thursday, March 30, while speaking at an anti-corruption forum in Paris. “Countries hosting global financial centers, and other usually targeted destinations of illicit flows must be held more accountable to enforce mechanisms which ensure transparency of ownership, control, beneficial ownerships, trusts and other legal contrivances that may be used to camouflage financial or other assets,” he said. “Open contracting and information systems, are…
A civil society group, Stand Up for Nigeria (SUN) has accused the Senate of using Ibrahim Magu’s rejection to ‘blackmail’ President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the group, the Senate under the leadership of Senator Bukola Saraki “practically gave a red card to the anti-corruption war when they started using the confirmation of nominees as bargaining chips to frustrate reforms that were promised by the government.” Addressing journalists in Abuja, national president of the group, Sunday Attah urged the Senate to reverse the decision to suspend Senator Ali Ndume, as well as commence the process for the confirmation of the nominees…
Billionaire businessman, Ifeanyi Ubah has denied reports that he was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). Ubah was allegedly arrested over his dealings with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). He however dismissed reports of his arrest as mere propaganda. “If I am arrested, I would not be talking with you now,” Ubah told The Guardian. “They should continue writing, but those who are in doubt should come and watch football match tomorrow because I would be there,” he added, The NNPC, on March 17, 2017, said that it would take full measures to recover about N11 billion…