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Love Castle, next big Nollywood movie hits Cinemas Sept. 10 – Ogunmola

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A culture-laced Nollywood movie, “Love Castle” is set to hit cinemas across the world on Sept. 10, the Movie producer, Beatrice-Funke Ogunmola has said.

The movie is produced majorly in English but sparingly utilising Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba languages.

The Movie, ‘Love Castle’ which featured late Rachael Oniga among other Nollywood Stars including Desmond Elliot, is a captivating story of culture interwoven with disability.

In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, Ogunmola said ‘Adetutu had to leave her husband and daughter back in Houston Texas, U.S.A. against her wish and that of her husband to become a Regent in Nigeria at the death of her father.

“The cascading events that follow result in secrets being revealed. Regent Adetutu is trapped in the web of emotions and culture, with deadening taboos staring her in the face.”

Ogunmola, popularly know as BFO, who also wrote the movie and featured in its cast, noted that the movie concept had played in her head for over 10 years before she put pen to paper in 2018 to write the first draft.

She said that it took her over a year of several drafts, revisions, and research to finally get the script ready in 2019.

Love Castle was shot in Ibadan, Nigeria in November 2019 and in Houston Texas in February 2020. The U.S.A. filming was completed just two weeks before the pandemic lockdown of 2020 began.

Also speaking about the movie after her filming role in Ibadan, Nollywood star, Kehinde Bankole described the story as exciting.

“The route the movie producer went in telling this story is different. It is entertaining, it is rich in culture. I enjoyed every bit of the filming,” she said.

According to Ogunmola, the late Rachael Oniga after reading the script, sent her a message on WhatsApp saying: “This is a wonderful story and well scripted. I am in love with it.”

For the movie director, Desmond Elliott, he said that culture was well captured in the story. “I love the way the story transitioned from Western to Eastern Nigeria.”

Love Castle is Star-studded with seasoned actors like Kehinde Bankole (in the lead role), Jide Kososko, Lateef Adedimeji, Zack Orji, Rachel Oniga, Desmond Elliott, Femi Adebayo, Halima Abubakar, Jumoke George, and Beatrice Ogunmola.

It is an official selection of Toronto International Women Festival and Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival in 2021.

The movie is set for release Sept. 10 after being premiered in Lagos on Sept. 4. (NAN)

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Portable In Police Net After 72-Hour Ultimatum

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The police in Ogun State have arrested singer, Habeeb Okikiola, commonly called Portable after a 72-hour ultimatum given to him to honour police invitation.

In viral videos on Tuesday, the musician was seen raining curses on and rough-handling some policemen deployed to the recreational centre he owns in Ogun State.

Portable’s actions have since been condemned by the police authorities with the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, saying the artist exhibited irrational behaviour and hurled insults at police officers carrying out their legal duty.

However, after the expiration of the ultimatum for the singer to honour the invitation, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed that Portable has been arrested.

He told Journalists on Friday that the musician is at the State Headquarters of the police in Eleweran, Abeokuta.

The PPRO said as soon as the investigation is concluded, the artiste will be charged in court.

 

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Gospel artist Moses Bliss unveils record label, signs four Artistes

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Fast rising gospel artist Moses Bliss on Sunday unveiled his record label – Spotlite Records. He also signed four new artists to the new label.

The new singers are: Chizie, Festizie, Doris Joseph and Grace Lokwa of the Kumama fame from the Republic of Congo. Bliss is known for hit singles like “Too faithful,” “daddy wey dey pamper” and the recent top charting single “Miracle no Dey tire Jesus.”

Speaking during a press conference on Sunday, the gospel artist said: “The vision of this label is to saturate the earth with the word of God through music. We are positioned to see the name of Jesus lifted up in every place and his kingdom established here on earth.

“We understand music is a language that cuts across ages, people and places and we are riding on this core mantra to create contents that will edify, entertain and educate.”

The press conference had in attendance other executives of the label, Tunde Praise and Evidence Samuel.

According to Tunde, “if you think you have heard enough good music, wait for more as the new signed creatives are set to churn out sounds that will blow your mind.”

 

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Married Women Send Me Messages On Social Media – Don Jazzy

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Music producer and record label boss, Micheal Collins Ajereh, popularly known as Don Jazzy, has revealed how he gets messages from married women on social media.

The Mavins boss disclosed this during a podcast show called “The honest bunch”, hosted by on-air personality Nedu and a few others.

During the show titled “Marriage: A poverty Alleviation Scheme”, Don Jazzy asserted that many Nigerian women reach out to him directly.

”I just feel a lot of people are just deceiving themselves, especially in this Lagos. Married women and men, they are all just lying to themselves. You know how many places that I have seen married women?… They are in my DM.”

He also explained why he thinks marriage has been made out to be a poverty alleviation scheme, which he believes isn’t right.

The Mavins boss also spoke on the kind of woman he wants, saying he needed a kind woman, understanding, and not a troublemaker.

Don Jazzy hasn’t been linked to any woman since he rose to prominence in the early 20s.

In 2021, he revealed his previous relationship to the world after several controversies had hit the air.

Jazzy posted his wedding pictures on Instagram and said he was married to Michelle Jackson, a UK-based Nigerian model but the marriage crashed because he made music his priority.

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