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Osita Iheme reveals how he feels about all the Pawpaw memes on social media

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Legendary Nollywood actor, Osita Iheme, fondly known as Pawpaw, has revealed that he is happy with the way his memes are used on social media as a means of expression.

The veteran was recently interviewed by NXT KLTR and expressed pleasure with the use of the clips from his films, stating that it shows his old films still have value.

“It’s good to see that your works are doing well out there and people are appreciating what you are doing,” he said.

He continued, “Even though it has been so many years people are still valuing it years later. It’s good and it shows that you have an asset that you can always back up and bank with. Because when you look at 20 years ago, the works you’ve done and you see that people are using it to express themselves, you’d feel happy. I feel happy. “

Over the past few years, hilarious stickers and memes of the star from his old films have been used widely across social media platforms to add a comic flair to conversations. His funny memes weren’t only used by Nigerians, but also in foreign media, especially during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown era.

It is worthy of note that Iheme is one half of the dynamic Aki and Paw Paw duo, the other half being his partner-in-crime, Chinedu Ikedieze.

The pair starred in numerous movies in their prime like Aki Na Ukwa, Village Rats, and Double Wahala, amongst many other iconic films.

More than 20 years later, they have remained Nollywood household names, hilarious memes, and pop culture icons.

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Diddy sells Revolt TV stake to anonymous buyer amid home raids

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, the US rapper, has reportedly sold off his stake in Revolt, his TV network.

Diddy founded Revolt in 2013 alongside Andy Schuon. The company was established to promote black culture including songs from up-and-coming artistes.

In the wake of the myriad of sexual assault allegations against him in November 2023, Diddy stepped down from his role as chairman of the company.

According to TMZ, Diddy has sold his remaining shares of Revolt to an anonymous buyer.

Although the deal’s financial terms were not revealed, the report added that the company will remain black-owned.

It was gathered Revolt TV’s new owners want their identity hidden for the next few weeks until a formal announcement at a later date.

IDetavio Samuels, Revolt’s CEO, and Deon Graham, the chief brand officer, it was gathered, will retain their positions until the deal is finalised, while there will not be too many changes to other offices.

The development comes at about the same time when the federal agent raided two properties linked to the rapper.

Brendon Paul, the man who is suspected to be a drug mule for the rapper, was also arrested for alleged possession of cocaine and marijuana.

Last November, several women, including Cassie, the rapper’s ex-girlfriend, took Diddy to court, claiming they were sexually assaulted.

Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, Diddy’s former producer, also filed a lawsuit alleging that the rapper sexually harassed, drugged, and threatened him for over a year.

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Tribalism has taken over Nollywood, says Joseph Benjamin

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Joseph Benjamin, the actor, has claimed some Nigerian filmmakers use indigenous movies to promote tribal superiority.

In a post via his X page, the 47-year-old addressed the rise in the production of cultural-based movies in Nollywood.

He said though Nigerian movies are “amazing”, there seemed to be a “race to showcase whose culture is best”.

Benjamin also referred to the South African movie industry, adding that they “are more focused on pushing out their country to the world rather than tribes”.

He further tackled the producers of indigenous movies, asking if they create their films with a “mindset of communalism or individualism”.

“My dear Nollywood, we are slowly pivoting towards a tribal trajectory. As I skim through, all the amazing language based titles, coming out of the industry. I cannot help, but see a subtle race, to showcase whose culture is best,” he wrote.

“As much as we desire to tell our stories ourselves. The competitive lines are becoming less blurry. When South Africans make films, they have one goal. Which is quite evident in their final work.

“The big picture is South Africa as a brand. How do we sell South Africa to the world? Not Afrikaans, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Swazi, Setswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu.

“However, reverse is the case with us. We are all about, how do I sell the Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa culture. Well, as much as some might be of the opinion that, if they see these tribes, and the beauty of our diversity. They will be attracted to our culture at large.

“Let me ask this question to you dear filmmaker. Please look in the mirror, and honestly tell yourself the truth. When you make your language based films. Do you have a mindset of communalism? Or individualism?

“Until we start seeing this whole process as a ‘WE’ focused movement and not ‘I’, then and only then can we boldly say we are ready to scale up.”

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Bodex F. Hungbo, SPMIIM is a multiple award-winning Nigerian Digital Media Practitioner, Digital Strategist, PR consultant, Brand and Event Expert, Tv Presenter, Tier-A Blogger/Influencer, and a top cobbler in Nigeria.

She has widespread experiences across different professions and skills, which includes experiences in; Marketing, Media, Broadcasting, Brand and Event Management, Administration and Management with prior stints at MTN, NAPIMS-NNPC, GLOBAL FLEET OIL AND GAS, LTV, Silverbird and a host of others

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