Entertainment
Burna Boy has represented Nigeria abroad more than our ambassadors, says Alibaba
Alibaba, the ace Nigerian comedian, says Burna Boy, the Afrofusion artiste, has “done more for national awareness than any of the country’s ambassadors”.
Alibaba spoke about the impact of the entertainment industry on Nigeria’s economy in a recent interview with Channels TV.
Born Atunyota Akpobome, the 58-year-old lamented that the government did not see prospects in the creative industry years back.
He, however, added that the creative industry’s value has “skyrocketed” and has become one of the major contributors to the nation’s economy.
“Two years ago, a forecast of the economy of Nigeria in the next five years was looked into by the Nigeria Economic Summit Group. Entertainment and the creative industry were not considered. Not one page. In looking forward to Nigeria for the next five years, a booklet of about 200 pages, the creative industry was not there,” he said.
“The value of the creative industry right now? Beyond. For instance, you have a single artiste going to London at the 02 Arena, closing it down and earning close a million, two million pounds, and coming back to Nigeria with that kind of money, even if they took 50% of it… Burna Boy has done a lot more for Nigerian national awareness than any ambassador that has been posted to America, posted to the UK, or posted to any other place.
“So these artistes that are performing are bringing national awareness and making other countries to even know about us than any ambassador would have done.”
Entertainment
‘You’re lucky I have too much to lose’ — Burna Boy hits critics
Burna Boy, the Afrofusion singer, has addressed his critics, revealing why he no longer takes a hard approach to situations.
In a recent post on his Instastory, the Grammy winner expressed frustration at being criticised for reacting to issues, while his attackers go unchecked.
The 33-year-old singer wondered why people quickly condemn him for speaking out but show no concern when he’s the victim of an attack.
Burna Boy implied that his critics should consider themselves lucky, saying, “I have too much to lose now”.
The hitmaker also warned his critics not to mistake his silence for weakness.
“When they talk nobody cares, but when I react it’s a Nuclear disaster,” he wrote. “Y’all don’t know how lucky you are that I have too much to lose now, Walahi a lot of you would not be here no more. Anyway make I just go buy another thing to relax.
“Bundle by bundle! No sign of weakness!”
Entertainment
‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ is 2024’s highest-grossing Nollywood film with N511m
‘Everybody Loves Jenifa‘, a new film by Funke Akindele, has broken Nollywood box office records, becoming the quickest film to reach over N500 million.
The Nigerian Box Office took to X to announce the record-breaking achievement.
It revealed that the movie, released across cinemas on December 11, raked in N156 million in its second weekend to take the total to N511 million.
“Looks like another N156M for Everybody Loves Jenifa in its 2nd weekend taking its cumulative to N511M and raking in over 101,000 admissions,” the post reads.
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Also, Film One, the entertainment company, announced that the movie is “2024’s highest-grossing Nollywood title and the fastest to hit ₦500M in just 12 days!”
Celebrating the feat in an Instagram post, Akindele expressed her gratitude to God and her supporters.
“Thank you Lord!! Thank you everyone!!! I couldn’t have done this without your love and support!!!! God bless you all,” she wrote.
‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’ was earlier announced as the highest-grossing opening day film in the industry’s history, after raking in N45.2 million, with 9,409 admissions.
Entertainment
I earn more from car wash business than music, says Jason Derulo
Jason Derulo, the American singer, says he earns more from his car washing business than music.
Derulo, who owns a car wash business called Rocket CarWash, shared in an interview that the venture has become more profitable than his music career.
He said he did not expect the business to be so successful, especially since he has never advertised it.
He added that Rocket CarWash is a unique glass-walled facility where customers can watch the car washing process as if it were a show.
“It’s true that I make more money from my car washing business than my music. It’s pretty crazy. It’s something that I didn’t expect at all. I got into it, I thought that it would be good but I didn’t think that was going to be a life-changing event,” he said.
“You know what’s crazy? I have never even advertised my car washing business. It’s pretty amazing. It’s a super car wash. It’s not like the ones you’re probably used to. It’s all glass so when your car is being washed, everybody can see the action. It’s like a show.”
Derulo is best known for hits like ‘Whatcha Say’, ‘Talk Dirty’, and ‘Savage Love’.
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