Sodimu Supports Kunle Afolayan's Fight Against October 1 Piracy

Uzo Chikere

Filmmakers and fans of Kunle Afolayan begin seizure and destruction of copies of pirated copies of 'October 1' on streets.

When penultimate Bottom of Form

Monday, pirated copies of Kunle Afolayan's award winning flick, October 1, flooded the streets of Lagos and other states, the movie maker took to his Instagram page to alert fans, pleading with them not to purchase such.

Isoliderity, some Nollywood filmmakers and fans have joined Kunle in the fight against piracy.

From reposting photos on social media to breaking CDs on the streets, they are indeed ready to put an end to it.

Latest among them is actor and television presenter, Yemi Sodimu, who seized copies of pirated movies from road sellers, and posted the pictures on Facebook.

In his comment concerning the matter, Sola Oyekanmi  wrote: ” I was driving along Opebi road some minutes back and saw about 12 guys hawking ‘Kunle Afolayan’s October 1. They were stacks of them. At the red light stop, I asked one of them to come over, he approached me saying oga, na #500 naira.

 “I rolled up my window and started opening the packs. I broke all the 20 CDS, rolled down and threw all the broken CDS and packs back at him as the traffic light passed me except one for evidence. I shouted curses at him and when he tried to approach me I stopped my car and opened the door to get out, I was ready to pounce on him”.

Kunle recently revealed that he is yet to realize half of the money used in making the movie.

'October 1' is currently the highest award winning movie of the year 2015.

Burna Boy Lands Universal Music Deal

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Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, has landed a juicy deal with the Universal Music Publishing Group which will see him writing exclusive songs for the outfit.

This is contained in the post he share on instagram recently.

With this development, Burna Boy joins the ranks of such superstar acts as 50-Cent, Niki Minaj,Mariah CarrieU-2 and many other under the Universal Music Publishing Group, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.

Terry G Turns Preacher @ Enugu Legend Taste and Tell 

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Terry G, Nigeria’s eccentric afro hip hop act may have found a new calling as he turned into preacher at  the Enugu leg of the Legend Taste and Tell activation held at the Spices Restaurant, Enugu, capital of Enugu State.

The bell brandishing artiste interspersed his performance with verses and preaching from the holy bible much to the excitement of the lively audience.  “God loves us the way we are, that is why Jesus died for us”, the Benue state born artiste stated during his performance as he thrilled the audience to a collection of his hit songs including Akpako, Free Madness, Love Affair, Oga,  The Microphone amongst others.

The event also featured rib cracking jokes from ace comedian Aje Baba. The comedian sent the audience reeling with his cleverly delivered jokes. The evening was further spiced with performances from local cultural troupe, Pammy Udu Bunch and a live music from Tipsy Sounds, an Enugu based Live Band.

Legend Extra Stout, organizers of the event also seized the opportunity to reward loyal customers via the Taste and Tell contest. The Taste and Tell contest saw members of the audience randomly selected to participate in a blind taste game to determine who could correctly identify Legend Extra Stout from three unmarked glasses each containing different brands of stout drinks.

At the end of the game, three winners, Engineer Victor Nwakunor, a PHD student of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Okechukwu Aganmegwa, a 19-year old student of Federal Polytechnic Uwanna, Afikpo and Timothy Ogbuehi, a 38 year-old technician won for themselves, a brand new refrigerator, a brand new 32 inch LED Television and a brand new generator respectively.

Speaking on the event, Emmanuel Agu, The Marketing Manager Lager and Stout-Nigerian Breweries Plc stated that the event was organized to create fun and excitement for Legend consumers. He said: “Legend Extra Stout proudly carries the tag of being the Real Deal. In line with this, we decided to bring real excitement to our consumers. Our teeming consumers have been supportive of the brand so we decided to say thank you to them with this event.”

The Taste and Tell Activation, which has touched five cities; Lagos, Benin, Owerri, Ibadan and Enugu will be moving to other cities across the country.

               

Korede Bello Insists On Performing Godwin In Church Again

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Following mixed reactions which trailed the performance in church of the tune, Godwin, by  Marvin Record’s Korede Bello, the artiste has insisted that he would repeat the act given the opportunity again.

Even as some saw nothing incongruous in the development, there are those who felt that Korede crossed the boundaries as a secular artiste to have mounted the pupit.

On Sunday, April 5, the Mavin Records act Korede Bello was a guest minister at HICC (Harvesters International Christian Centre) in Lagos, where he performed his smash hit single, ‘Godwin.’

But, Korede Bello said he did not regret performing in church and if the opportunity presented itself again, he would gladly do it all over again.

According to him: “If you are the pastor of a church and you invite me to perform the song, yes I will perform the song again. It’s God’s song and whatever is happening now is predetermined, people are talking about God that’s all that matters,’”.

On whether the song was gospel, he explained:  “From the inception of Godwin, I knew that it wasn’t my song, I knew that anything that’s for God has the potential of growing bigger than you imagine. It’s not quite a gospel song, it’s an inspirational song, what I mean by it’s for God is the fact that it’s dedicated to God. I don’t see it as my song, I see it as people’s song and I see it as a song for God.”

Iwill be recalled that on Sunday, April 5, the Mavin Records act was a guest minister at HICC (Harvesters International Christian Centre) in Lagos, where he performed his smash hit single, Godwin.

The US-based pastor, Pastor Olusola Fabunmi of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of Faith in Maryland, has used Korede’s performance to question if secular musicians should be allowed to perform at gospel concerts, saying that the church was wrong to have invited Korede, who is not a gospel singer, to perform on their altar.

P-Square’s Peter Okoye Floats Dance Reality Show

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One half of the perfoming, P-Square, Bottom of Form

Peter Okoye, has commenced a new television reality show christened Dance Nigeria with Peter, designed to raise the bar.

Dance Nigeria with Peter is the first dance reality TV show that will bring about a whole new dimension to dancing in an exciting display of talents, all wrapped up with suspense and indecision of the judge cum mentors.

The show witnesses Peter Okoye making his debut as a judge/mentor alongside dance queen, Kaffy and Nigerian hip-hop dance choreographer, Flex.

According to Peter Okoye, “This show is going to revolutionize the way Nigerians see dance. I am so happy to have on this project the best Nigeria has to offer when it comes to dance. We believe that dance has the power to put this nation on the map. Charity begins at home, so let’s dance Nigeria.”

The competition will be open to individuals from different dance backgrounds, be it solo, group or duet. Auditions will be held in June across four major cities in Nigeria including Jos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Lagos. There will also be street battles to make up the final 30 that will move to the competition phase.Registration of interested candidates will commence in May where would-be contestants are expected to text to a dedicated short code after which a unique code is sent back to them to complete their registration