BREAKING NEWS: MR OBAFAIYE SHEM AKA (MY OGA AT THE TOP) SUSPENDED

Mr Obafaiye Shem, the Lagos Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp
(NSCDC), aka "My Oga At the Top" has been Suspended by the Internal Affair Ministry. 

However, the details of his suspension is still yet unclear, but many are of the opinion that the cause of his suspension is related to the embarrassing interview Mr Obafaiye granted Channels Television breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily,  last week.

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EMEKA IKE: MY MOTHER SOLD AKARA TO TRAIN ME

Nollywood actor and factional president of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Ike, was a special guest of V Channel, a new pay television in Lagos, last Friday.

According to the the report by punch newspaper, the actor had arrived in the studio of the TV station in the Ogba area in company with fellow actor and host of the Gulder Ultimate Search reality show, Chidi Mokeme, and the president of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Yerima Shettima.

Occasionally, Ike squirmed with discomfort, especially when he was asked questions that appeared to probe a little too deep into his private life. But the occasion afforded him the opportunity to address some issues concerning his constituency, the Nigerian movie industry.
When asked to relate his experience as a factional president of the AGN, Ike let loose a canon. “I really don’t care about the AGN because it cannot put food on my table or pay my bills,” he said.

Yet, for the benefit of those who felt he had ‘gate-crashed’ into the body, he tried to set the records straight.

“I was actually invited into the fold by members of the then Board of Trustees of the AGN to solve the problems of the body. At the time, they told me that the problem was Ejike Asiegbu. They said he had been in charge for too long and had refused to leave. There was even a case pending in court.

“So, since I believe in the rule of law, I decided to get involved. At the end of the day, I discovered that the same people in the board of trustees, who had invited me to take over, were the problem of the AGN. They were not more than five people. But the way they ran the board, it meant that they determined what happened in the movie industry.

“I had to take the bull by the horns. I decided that those five people must leave the AGN or nobody else would have a place in the industry,” he said.

Eager to shake off the ‘bad boy’ image that had stuck to him ever since his career kicked off, he went on to correct certain notions that most movie fans have about him.

“Some people think that I am a trouble maker. They think I am a bad boy in the movie industry. But that is not who I am. I hate injustice and I fight for the oppressed whenever I can. I will give you an illustration.

“One day, I was passing by Oshodi Bridge when I saw a physically challenged person struggling with a policeman. I had to pull over immediately and confront the policeman, though he was armed. I succeeded in stopping the fight. This is the kind of things I do.

“I believe in hard work. I don’t date rich women for money. I believe that you can become a millionaire by selling akara. My mother sold akara to train me and I am a millionaire today,” he said.

The actor, who wants to be remembered for his humanitarian deeds, would like to see Nollywood witness a radical shift in terms of the language of production. He wants films to be produced in indigenous languages and actors to be proud of their cultural heritage.

“We should be making more films in Igbo, Yoruba, Itsekiri, Efik and other Nigerian languages. I don’t like it when we speak English all the time and try to imitate the American accent,” he said.

AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED, THIS IS MY FIRST REAL MARRIAGE…KEFEE OOZES

My husband is a very nice man and I'm enjoying my marriage. I'm writing a book about that beautiful part of my life but I don't want to reveal much about it for now. I am so happy and as far as I am concerned this is my first real marriage, the gospel singer oozed.
 

KNOW YOUR MOVIES GAINS GLOBAL PROTECTION! FRAPA

As events unfold for the successful production of the first ever Biggest Tv game show in Africa that is based on MOVIES, Equity Concepts entertainments has joined FRAPA for the global protection of the Format. 

FRAPA – Format Recognition and Protection Association — is an international body dedicated to the protection of formats. Established in 2000 by a group of key industry professionals, FRAPA represents numerous companies from within the television and broadcast industry. Its members include format creators, producers, distributors and broadcasters.

As an independent, non-profit association, FRAPA’s key services include registering format proposals; mediating disputes arising out of claims of format plagiarism; creating guidelines for fair competition; and educating the industry and the law regarding the protection of formats.

PATTY GENESTE, CHAIRMAN OF FRAPA

Patty Geneste, chairman of FRAPA In her welcome address says, ‘‘we are pleased to welcome Equity Concepts Entertainments as a member of FRAPA. Thank you very much for joining FRAPA. Please find attached the FRAPA member logo as a digital file. As a member, you are entitled to use it. Place it on your website; print it on your correspondence, your paper formats, whatever you wish! Please note that you can take advantage of all our FRAPA services when you enter the membership area on the website.

We look forward to the pleasure of working with you. Please feel free to contact us to see how we can help you and your business. We hope to build on your membership, cementing our prime position as an independent trade and Protection association in the world of television formats’’, she said.

The unique Tv game show kicked off last year with an official world press conference which gathered over 40 media houses at Ikeja G.R.A  which was aired on major TV stations and satellite TVs including Ben Tv UK. It is the first of Its kind in Nigeria, even globally as it is a sharp departure from all other TV game shows. We actually created software which acts as the graphic engine of the TV game Show which pulls different genres of movies. We also have customized stage design visualized and built by Nigeria's best stage designer. Hence we have a format which is locally and globally copyrighted.

We have gone as far as securing licensing companies for movie clips both locally and internationally so we don’t have problems of using movies clips. We have taken all that necessary steps and have produced a pilot of what the show looks like.

MR ROWLAND OKORIE

CEO OF EQUITY CONCEPTS /FOUNDER KNOW YOUR MOVIES (TV GAME SHOW)

The Ceo of Equity Concepts /founder of KNOW YOUR MOVIES  Mr Rowland Okorie , said Nigeria has undergone a paradigm shift in its appreciation and taste for local movies and their very own indigenous cast/story so for this reason Nollywood, Gollywood and Bollywood films would feature prominently in the game show.  As part of this indicatives and added plus to our company’s Social philosophy which is focused on more supports for ideas that would have positive impacts on the lives of Nigerians, the TV game show will serve as a timely launch pad for the detonation of a new perception to entertainment and empowerment.  Youths can now be empowered by remembering what they have watched on TV and also they stand a chance to jump start their acting careers. This is a new partnership with the next generation. The show promise to empower and reward Nigerians who can pass the test of remembering names of movies, cast, dates, scenes, speeches, and story lines.

Quoting the Creative Director, Mr Uche Onuigbo, “It is a unique entertainment platform creatively packaged to unite sponsors, brands and partners with participants while testing their ability to answer questions on different aspects of movies.  Mouth-watering prizes would also be up for grabs as the show unfolds and the winner stands a chance to win N10 Million Naira and acting career or house rent in choice location for 2 years. Final preparations are on high gear for production.  We want to use this medium to express gratitude to God for sending a man like Captain August Okpe our Chairman who believes in us and has put in so many funds to make this dream a success.