SEE FULL LIST: ‘Shanty Town’ leads BON Award nominations with 15 nods

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1 year ago

November 13, 2023 10:55 am

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‘Shanty Town’, a film produced by Chinenye Nworah, has led the nominations for 2023 Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards.

The nominees for the yearly award ceremony, which honours outstanding achievements in the Nigerian movie industry, were unveiled in a statement on Sunday.

‘Shanty Town’, a crime thriller created by Xavier Ighorodje and Chichi Nworah bagged fifteen nominations out of the 29 categories of the BON Awards.

Chloe Coko’s ‘Herdsmen’, and ‘Underbelly’ by Tunde Aina were each nominated in eleven categories.

The BON Awards ceremony was first held in December 2009, in Ikeja, Lagos and has continued to be a creative strata for the Nigerian movie industry.

The award ceremony has been hosted in different states including Ogun, Oyo, Kogi, Kano, Ekiti, Delta, and Abia, among others.

This year’s edition of the annual award ceremony is scheduled to hold on December 22 and the host state will be unveiled soon.

See the full list below:

BEST CHILD ACTOR (FEMALE)

Princess Kosi (The Other one)

Angel (Here Love Lies)

Fisayomi Amodemaja (Keji)

Darasimi Nadi (Obara’m)

BEST SOCIAL MESSAGE

Black Harvest

Asa

Sister

Herdsmen

Shanty Town

BEST SHORT FILM

Agogo

A Playboy’s Nightmare

She Was Not At War, I Was

Tales Of The Browbeaten

DOCUMENTARY

Genius in Disguise

SPECIAL EFFECT

Underbelly

Herdsmen

Shanty Town

Ite

Inadvertence

SOUND TRACK

Obara’m

The Other One

Underbelly

Herdsmen

Inadvertence

SOUND

Shanty Town

Here Love Lies

House of Secrets

Herdsmen

Obara’m

BEST USE OF COSTUME

Dice

Herdsmen

Underbelly

Ite

Shanty Town

SCREENPLAY

Afamefuna

Asa

50/50

Here Love Lies

The Other One

USE OF FOOD

Ifedichie

Time Travel

Inadvertence

Here Love Lies

50/50

BEST KISS

Kiki Bakare/Mimisola Daniels (Egun)

Efe Irele/Shawn Faqua (House of Secrets)

Olu Adebamowo/Kiitan Bukola (Square One)

BEST USE OF MAKE UP

SOJ

Shanty Town

Underbelly

Herdsmen

EDITING

House of Secrets

Shanty Town

Black Harvest

The Other One

Keji

PRODUCTION DESIGN

Underbelly

Herdsmen

Black Harvest

House of Secrets

Shanty Town

CINEMATOGRAPHY

House of Secrets

Shanty Town

Ite

Herdsmen

Underbelly

MOST PROMISING ACTOR

Smart Conrad (Underbelly)

Nura Mc Khan (Herdsmen)

Olu Adebamowo (Square one)

Olaiya Temitope (Inadvertence)

MOST PROMISING ACTRESS

Tierny Olalere (Inadvertence)

Chinelo Enemchukwu (Ifedichie)

50/50 (Funke Tanimola)

Olusola Adeola (Time Travel)

BEST INDIGENOUS

Afamefuna

Obara’m

Ifedichie

Underbelly

Herdsmen

IGBO FILM

Ifedichie

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (YORUBA)

Ibrahim Yekini (SOJ)

Jide Awobona (Square one)

Funsho Adeolu (Asa)

Olaitan Jewola (Alebu Ara)

Muyiwa Ademola (Time Travel)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (YORUBA)

Kiitan Bukola (Egun)

Habiba Jinad (Alebu Ara)

Damipe Adekola (Ite)

Jumoke Odetola (Square One)

Regina Chukwu (Adaba)

BEST ACTOR IN A YORUBA MOVIE

Rotimi Salami (Adaba)

Ibrahim Yekini (Igboro)

Kiki Bakare (Egun)

Niyi Johnson (Time Travel)

Mustipha Solagbade (50/50)

BEST ACTRESS IN A YORUBA MOVIE

Mercy Aigbe (Romola Alakara)

Damilola Oni (Ite)

Anike Ami (Igboro)

Mimisola Daniels (Egun)

Debbie Sokoya (Keji)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (ENGLISH)

Stan Nze (Underbelly)

Ali Nuhu (Herdsmen)

Zubby Michael (SHANTY Town)

Kalu Ikeagu (The Other one)

Femi Jacob (House of Secrets)

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (ENGLISH)

Princess Nwokoye (Strained)

Omowunmi Dada (Here Love Lies)

Jasmine Naza Onyia (Ifedichie)

Nse Npe Etim (SHANTY Town)

Lillian Amah (The Other One)

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ENGLISH MOVIE

Tracy George (Strained)

Lucy Ameh (The Other One)

Ini Edo (SHANTY Town)

Najite Dede (House of Secrets)

Chinelo Enemchukwu (Ifedichie)

BEST ACTOR IN AN ENGLISH MOVIE

Chidi Mokeme (SHANTY Town)

Kelechi Udegbe

(The Other One)

Tim Shelburne (Here Love Lies)

Shawn Faqua (House of Secrets)

Smart Conrad (Underbelly)

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

Biodun Stephen (Sista)

Dimeji Ajibola (Shanty Town)

Tope Oshin (Here Love lies)

Toka Mcbaror (Herdsmen)

Kayode Kasum (Obara’m)

MOVIE OF THE YEAR

Shanty Town

Underbelly

Here Love lies

Herdsmen

Black Harvest

Chris Brown opens up on dating multiple ladies

Published

24 hours ago

November 23, 2024 1:00 pm

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Chris Brown, the American singer, has revealed that he is in a polygamous relationship.

Brown, in a YouTube live with Kai Cenat, the US content creator, addressed questions about his personal life.

When asked if he was in a relationship, the 35-year-old Virginia-born artiste replied, “I am in multiple”.

Cenat sought clarification, asking, “Like more than one girlfriend?” Brown responded, “Something like that”.

The award-winning singer also emphasized the importance of transparency and honesty in maintaining his polygamous relationships.

“Just keep it a hundred. Be honest,” he added.

This is not the first time Brown would be addressing polygamy.

In an interview with Hot 97, the singer opened up about the challenges of maintaining a monogamous relationship due to his celebrity status and constant exposure to women.

“The hardest part is trying to keep a monogamous relationship, but still wanting to be the 25-year-old sex symbol,” he said.

“You go to shows. You might walk by somebody’s room, and you might see about six or seven of them thangs. And you’re like, dang, I just want to slide in there and have a couple drinks real quick and I’ll tell my girl about it later.”

Born Christopher Maurice Brown, the songwriter is often referred to by his contemporaries as the “king of R&B”.

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Bimpe Akintunde warns Nigerians against scammers impersonating her on WhatsApp

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2 days ago

November 22, 2024 3:00 pm

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Bimpe Akintunde, the Nollywood actress, has raised an alarm over a fake WhatsApp account created in her name to scam unsuspecting individuals.

The film star took to her Instagram story to share screenshots of the impersonator, posing as her to solicit money from her followers.

Akintunde expressed her frustration and disappointment, cursing the scammer for attempting to profit from her hard work. She warned the public to be cautious of the impersonator on any media platform.

The actress urged her fans to help report the scammer’s WhatsApp and bank accounts.

She also prayed that God should keep such fraudulent individuals away from her and her loved ones.

“What a morning. Tell me how this country wants to be great, when a lot of people are struggling, working hard to build a name and brand, and boom, one person will take their pictures and name only to be defrauding people up and down,” she wrote.

“Who gave birth to such a child? Useless children, may God keep them away from us.

“Please disregard any message from anyone, either in your DM or WhatsApp, asking you to send money.

“Please, it not me. I do not own this above number. I would appreciate it if we could find a way to report both the WhatsApp and the Opay account.”

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Davido advises black Americans not to relocate to Nigeria, says ‘the economy is in shambles’

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2 days ago

November 22, 2024 11:28 am

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Davido, the Afrobeats star, has advised black Americans against relocating to Nigeria, citing the country’s economic challenges.

In an appearance on The Big Homies House podcast, the singer shared his thoughts on the struggles bedeviling Nigeria, stating, “It is not cool back home. The economy is in shambles”.

Davido also mentioned Nigeria’s struggles with bad leadership, a high exchange rate, and skyrocketing oil prices, which are negatively impacting the country.

“It is not cool back home. The economy is in shambles. I do my part, I am an ambassador. When I go home and I am filming, I am no going to show the bad parts,” he said.

“I am talking about the situation in the country. Now the exchange rate is messed up, a lot of stuffs are not going well.

“The economy is just not good enough. The oil price is too high. Imagine the country that produces oil, paying more for it than a country importing oil.”

Despite the challenges, Davido emphasised the entertainment industry’s positive impact on Africa’s global image.

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“Regardless, entertainment is one of the thing that has made Africa look good. We do not have the best leader, that is a fact,” he said.

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