AY awarded for being the most successful actor and producer in Nollywood cinema history

Comedian and actor, AY makun has described the entertainment industry in Nigeria as a cash cow waiting to be milked.

The comedian’s film “A trip to Jamaica” has set a new benchmark in Nollywood as the first film to beat the box office revenues among the big budget Hollywood titles released in 2016.

AY recently received the award for most successful actor and producer in Nollywood cinema release history.

the comedian advised all would be filmmakers not to be discouraged by the comments of critics.
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AY’s sophomore movie ‘A trip to Jamaica’ overtakes his debut movie ’30 days in Atlanta’s Guinness world record.

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24,890 LAGOSIANS TEST POSITIVE TO HIV IN 18 MONTHS

While 15,311 Lagosians tested positive to HIV in 2015, another 9,579 others tested positive to the disease between January and June 2016.

Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Aids Control Agency, LSACA, Dr. Oluseyi Temowo disclosed the figures on wednesday in Lagos.

At the event meant to mark this year’s World AIDS Day, Temowo disclosed that 616, 318 people were counselled, tested and received results between January and June 2016, out of which 9,579 individuals were found to be positive.

“In the year 2015, a total number of 599, 560 people were counselled, tested and received results out of which 15, 311 were found to be positive. In 2016 (1st Semester January to June), 616, 318 people were counselled, tested and received results out of which 9,579 individual were found to be positive. However, 52,803 positive individuals are currently on Antiretrovirals (ARVs),” he said.

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Former Oyo State Governor To Be Re-arraigned For N4.7bn Fraud

Justice Mohammed Idris-led Lagos High Court has fixed December 14, 2016 for the re-arraignment of a former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, who was accused of N4.7bn fraud.

The date fixed followed the dismissal of Ladoja’s application seeking a stay of proceedings on the grounds that they had an appeal at the Supreme Court.

The Court also refused to endorse the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to issue a warrant for their arrest.

“The court will not make any order for arrest in the light of the appearance of the accused persons in court,” the judge held.

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Man Caught Defiling Neighbour's 3-Year-Old Daughter

A 26-year-old man, Identified as Emeka Utomi, has been arraigned in an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s three-year-old daughter.

The prosecutor, Simeon Inuoha, told the court that the accused called the girl into his room, inserted his finger into her va gina and was caught in the act by one of the co-tenants.
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Chief Magistrate B. O. Osunsanmi granted the accused N300,000 bail with two sureties in like sum and adjourned the case till January 30, 2017 for mention.

Also, Matthew Mbam, 21, was docked at for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in his room under the pretext of sending her on an errand and defiled her.

He was granted N300,000, with two sureties in like sum. and the case adjourned to January 23,
The case was adjourned till January 23, 2017.

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Mary Ologbosere Hospitalised As NFF Fails To Pay Off Team

Our very own Falconets defender; Mary Ologbosere has been referred to the traumatic unit of a hospital in Abuja after she suffered from depression following the inability of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay the players on arrival from the U-20 World Cup in Papua New Guinea.

The 18-year-old defender lost her father while the Falconets were at the World Cup and the entire family were counting on her to come back and bury him. However, on return from the World Cup Wednesday afternoon, they were all shocked when they were each paid a miserly N10,000 to return to their various homes.

A shocked Ologbosere A shocked Ologbosere cried all through the night and had to be rushed to hospital as a result, where she has now been admitted at the traumatic unit.

“She is totally shattered by this heartless treatment,” simply reported a team official at the Serob Legacy Hotel. It’s truly a pathetic case.
The 10,000 Naira paid each player was the only money they received from the NFF since they opened training camp for the World Cup earlier this year. The team have vowed not to leave the hotel they were booked into until they have got their cash. At the World Cup, they won two matches, against Spain and Canada.

It would also be recalled that the Nigeria U-19 team led by Manu Garba were also sent away on their return from an invitational tournament in Suwon, South Korea, after they were paid a paltry 5,000 Naira each. pay us our bonuses and allowances for now.

Sports Vanguard gathered from reliable sources that the NFF had in a meeting with the players and officials of the team pleaded to be given some time to raise the approved N20,000 transport fares for them to return to their various clubs.

General Secretary of the NFF, Mohammed Sanusi who was at the meeting with another board member appealed to the angry players to give them some time to raise the transport fare, adding that the NFF has no money to meet up with its daily responsibilities.

“We met with the NFF General Secretary and one board member, and they pleaded with us to give them some time to raise even the transport fare that we need to return to our clubs. They told us that we will not be evicted from the hotels as it was earlier threatened but pleaded for our understanding saying there is no money for the NFF to cried all through the night and had to be rushed to hospital as a result, where she has now been admitted at the traumatic unit.

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I Will Continue With Jimoh Ibrahim When We Meet Face To Face

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says his war of words with businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, will not end on the internet.

Fani-Kayode has threatened to deal with Ibrahim, when they see “eyeball to eyeball”.

Both men exchanging banter on social media, after the Court of Appeal sacked Ibrahim and reinstated Eyitayo Jegede as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Fani-Kayode mocked Jimoh for losing his appeal at the Supreme Court, before taking the advice of his followers to end the exchange.
Some of his tweets below:

“I have given Jimoh the pig enough of my time. I will tell him the rest face to face whenever and wherever I see him. I look forward to that.

“Finally I hear that Jimoh the pig just lost his appeal at the Supreme Court and that he has been referred back to the Court of Appeal. Poor little piggy. We better leave him alone. He has far more to worry about now than my tweets. As promised when I see him eyeball to eyeball we shall continue this. That is a date and a promise that I will most certainly keep.

“Out of deferrence to my followers I have decided not to continue to engage Jimoh the pig any further. Thanks for your concern. Shalom.”

SOURCE: https://www.naijanews.com/news/2137-h-jimoh-ibrahim-when-we-meet-face-to-face-fani-kayode/

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Seun Egbegbe remanded in prison

A Lagos State Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja, yesterday, remanded in Kirikiri PrisonS, Seun Egbegbe, former boyfriend to actress and social media celebrity, Toyin Aimakhu, for alleged theft of 10 pieces of iPhones.



Seun was arraigned before Magistrate Y. O. Aje-Afunwa, on one count charge of theft slammed against him by the police.

Egbegbe, who pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him, was alleged to have committed the offence at the Computer Village, Ikeja, where he requested for the phones.

 The police prosecution told the court that the incident occurred while the sales girl was trying to calculate the items Seun requested for, but that he allegedly ran out of the shop with the phones and tried to board a waiting vehicle.

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