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Kano state govt declares Aminu Mukhtar wanted for producing ‘immoral movie’
The Kano state film censorship board has declared Aminu Umar Mukhtar, a Kannywood movie director, wanted over ‘Makaranta’, his latest film.
Na Abba Afakallah, executive director of the board, revealed this in a chat with BBC Pidgin on Thursday.
Afakallah said the move comes after the filmmaker failed to honour the board’s invitation over the movie.
According to him, the movie director had in December promised to show up at its office in the new year but is yet to do so.
He said the board’s opposition to the project was due to its ‘immoral’ content and the fact that the project did not get the body’s approval.
“The truth is that the whole process of that film did not get the backing of the board. Even the promotion video currently circulating ought to have been vetted by us. That way, we can say remove this part or that, but the filmmaker did neither of that,” he said.
“Since he did not answer our invitation, we’ll take the next step because our board is about preserving the religion and culture of Kano and we won’t allow anyone to destroy that for us.”
‘I did nothing wrong’ — Mukhtar reacts
Speaking on the development, Mukhtar said he remains unperturbed by the board’s invitation, insisting that he did nothing wrong.
The filmmaker faulted the said invitation, arguing that his movie is not only about the Hausa community and was not shot in Kano.
“When I heard that the board was looking for me, I was not disturbed at all because I did nothing wrong,” he said.
“My film is not about Kano or Hausa people alone, about 17 languages featured in the project. Moreover, I did not shoot the movie in Kano state. So, I don’t understand why their blood is hot over the issue.
“My film is not only about sex education, it captures other things such as female genital mutilation (FGM).
“With the project, we aim to create awareness about things that are happening not only in Hausa societies but others as well.”
In the less than three-minute trailer of the film released recently, students were seen in a school environment.
One of the scenes showed a female student telling the other about ‘Jima’i’ which means sex in Hausa.
In another scene, another female student was seen announcing that she was pregnant with her colleague promising to help her handle the situation.
The last scene in the trailer showed the students in a typical party setting, with male and female colleagues dancing together.
Watch the trailer below:
Entertainment
Davido pledges N300m to orphanages, fight drug abuse ahead of birthday
Davido, the award-winning Nigerian singer, has announced that he will be donating N300 million to orphanages across Nigeria to commemorate his birthday.
The singer, who would be 32 on November 21, disclosed the donation plan via his X page.
In the tweet, Davido revealed that the money will benefit several orphanages and charities focused on preventing drug abuse and addiction among young people.
The Grammy-nominated Afrobeats star added that details of the fund’s disbursement will be unveiled soon.
“Once again my birthday this year we Donating to orphanages and a charity that helps young people stay away from drug abuse & addiction. This year is N300m. Details to follow soon,” he wrote.
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I once begged strangers on buses to subscribe to my YouTube, says Kemi Ikuseedun
Content creator and actress Kemi Ikuseedun, popularly known as Mummy Wa, has opened up about her humble beginnings as an actress and content creator.
Ikuseedun known for playing Mummy Wa, the fictitious wife of popular skit maker, Mr Macaroni in an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo said: “I once begged strangers on buses to subscribe to my YouTube channel.I would board a bus from Berger to Ikeja, write my YouTube channel name, and share it with people. Most didn’t know how to subscribe or even that they could do so with their Gmail accounts. I pressed people’s phones to get them to subscribe. My first 1,000 subscribers were random people who didn’t know me.”
The busty actress also shared how her father’s advice continues to influence her approach to life and career. “My dad always told me that nothing lasts forever, and I think about that a lot,” she said. “You will be known for different things at different times in your life, and I want to be remembered for more than one thing. I’m still passionate about what I do, but I also want to build a family and be known for other aspects of my life.”
While she remains grateful for her success with playing the role Mummy Wa, she acknowledges that things can change at any moment.
“In as much as I love what I do, anything can happen tomorrow.I want to keep evolving and doing different things. I want to be known for more than just one part of my life.I will still need to build a family. And in as much as it’s still running and I love it, but anything can happen tomorrow”.
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Social media reacts as Wizkid’s ‘Dance’ disappears from Apple Music Top 100
Today, fans woke up to find Wizkid’s latest single ‘Dance’ to have been displayed from the top 100 after occupying the top spot.
The massive deduction has led to speculations of stream deduction and drinking from the chart which are the most common heavy penalties Apple Music applies on streaming manipulation.
‘Kese’, released 15, November 2024, has the second lead single on Wizkid’s upcoming album ‘Morayo’, has enjoyed immediate success on streaming platforms reaching NO. 1 on the Apple Music Nigeria Top 100 just hours after its release.
Its disappearance from Apple Music Nigeria Top 100, has created a massive buzz online with some considering it a penalty for streaming manipulation while others think it might be a glitch from Apple Music.
By precedence, such deductions are penalties with Apple Music taking stronger actions in cracking down on streaming manipulations.
It’s left to be seen if the song would rebound back to its previous chart-topping position as this would give credence to suspicion of a glitch or perhaps, Apple Music has dropped the hammer of the biggest act yet in their effort to curb stream farming.
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