The body of Precious Ofurum, the sound engineer who died in the boat mishap that also claimed the life of Junior Pope, has been exhumed for burial in Rivers state.

Pope and four other crew members died on April 10 when their boat capsized in the River Niger, Asaba, Delta state. They were traveling to a movie location.

The sound engineer was earlier buried at the river bank because his family could not meet the requirements to transport him back home.

Last month, Precious’ mum pleaded with Siminalayi Fubara, the governor of Rivers, to assist in bringing her son’s body back home for a proper burial.

She said her son’s spirit is “restless” and fears that she will die if she does not lay eyes on him.

In a recent video shared on Instagram by Stanley Nwoke, the movie producer, divers can be seen preparing the remains of the late sound engineer inside a white coffin for the trip to Rivers.

The filmmaker said Precious’ family, alongside members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), attended his remains’ exhumation on Tuesday.

Stanley also shared another video of the sound engineer laid to rest in his hometown in Rivers.

On April 27, Pope’s family announced the details of his funeral arrangements.

They disclosed that the actor’s final rites will be held on May 17.

Goodnews Emuemu, the fast-rising Nigerian singer better known as Gnewzy, has been kidnapped in Delta state.

In a video shared on his Instagram page, a voice can be heard alleging that the abductors were dressed in police uniform.

“They just kidnapped Gnewzy. God. Omo na police kidnap Gnewzy,” the individual said.

The singer was said to have been abducted along Eklat road in Ughelli while heading home from a show on Monday morning.

Eric Many Records, the artiste’s music label, also confirmed the abduction.

“It is with deep concern and grave distress that Eric Many Records announces the unfortunate incident involving our artist Gnewzy,” a statement by Adedayo Showemimo, its projector coordinator, reads.

“In the early hours of Monday, 29th April, Gnewzy was kidnapped in Ughelli, Delta State. His manager, Obas9ice, narrowly escaped the same ordeal on Eklat road in Ughelli.”

The abductors were said to have contacted Dilly Umenyiora, the record label’s CEO, via mail demanding a $200,000 ransom.

Confirming the abduction to newsmen on Monday, Bright Edafe, the Delta police spokesperson, said the law enforcement agency is investigating the matter.

The police spokesperson said the command is working to determine if there are any hidden motives behind the abduction.

“We are investigating. You know sometimes you may not know what transpired that led to that. We are looking into it to see if there are any underlying issue that could have led to it for now,” Edafe said.

“It was reported the fast rising singer was abducted.”

Blue Ivy Carter, the eldest daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, has made her voice acting debut in the highly anticipated Disney prequel, ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’.

In the trailer released on Monday, the 12-year-old lends her voice to Kiara, the lion cub of King Simba and Queen Nala, played by Beyoncé, her mother, and Donald Glover, the US actor.

The prequel dives into the past, exploring the story of Mufasa, Simba’s father, before the events of the 2019 live-action remake.

Rafiki voiced by John Kani, the South African actor, guides young Kiara through the tale, while Barry Jenkins, Oscar Award-winning filmmaker, is the prequel’s director.

Speaking about Blue Ivy’s casting in an interview, Jenkins said he initially had doubts about featuring Beyoncé and her daughter, stating that their enthusiasm quickly dispelled his concerns.

He said the timing of the project coincided with Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour, which he described as a period of immense growth for Blue Ivy.

He said sharing her growth in the movie would be “beautiful”.

“Starting this project, I was like, ‘would Blue Ivy want to do it? Would Beyoncé want to act opposite her daughter? But once we put the question to them, they both responded with enthusiasm,” he said.

“What is crazy is we made the film, and then the Renaissance tour happened, and I think Blue really grew up over the course of that tour.

“So the Blue Ivy you see in this film is like a time capsule. So, I thought there was some synergy. It could be beautiful.”

‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ is set to be in theatres in December.