NIGERIA
White cop saved me, I don't know racism – Lil Wayne.
It was a white cop who saved Lil Wayne's life when he was 12-years-old that made the rapper say there was ‘no such thing as racism'.
Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr, was being interviewed on Fox Sports 1's show Undisputed in September when he said he had ‘never dealt with racism'.
Carter cited as evidence the fact that his concerts were attended by a lot of white fans.
‘I thought that was clearly a message that were was no such thing as racism,' he told host Skip Bayless.
The New Orleans-born rapper came under fire on social media for his comments, but explained on Tuesday they had to do with the man who saved his life.
Carter was just 12 years old when he accidentally shot himself in the chest.
He was lying on the floor when police broke down his door, stepping over his body as they searched for guns and drugs.
The cops who ran into the home were ‘blacker than me', Carter said, but the one cop who stopped to check on him was ‘white as snow'.
Carter said the man, who was known as ‘Uncle Bob', chastised his fellow officers for leaving him. He then personally took Carter to the hospital.
‘(He) stood there and waited until the doctor said “He's gonna make it”‘, Carter said.
‘Yeah, he was a cop, and my life was saved by a white man. I don't know what racism is,' he added.
Still Carter acknowledged that despite what he told Bayless on Undisputed, there is such thing as racism.
However, he reiterated that when he looks out from the stage, he sees all colors.
‘It's the world out there. It's not a certain part or a certain kind or a certain culture or whatever of people, it's people – those people out there in that crowd,' Carter said.
‘I'm blessed to have that opportunity, so with that said I can only be honest with such a thing, I have never witnessed racism.'
Carter also revealed that Bayless' co-host, Shannon Sharpe, had thanked him after their controversial interview.
He said Sharpe commended him for not making something up ‘to make yourself one of us and to make yourself a victim'.
‘I'm not that,' Carter told the New York Times. ‘And honestly, I don't care.'
‘I care what's going on with me and my kids and my world and my mom and who's going to pay this next bill. That's what matters to me.'
Carter, who is currently promoting his memoir Gone ‘Til November: A Journal of Rickers Island, also explained why he has not become involved in the Black Lives Matter movement.
‘I'm trying to make these words stop popping up in my head, I'm trying to make them rhyme,' the Grammy Award-winning artist said.
‘I've got all kind of color lives mattering up in here – green, all kinds of stuff mattering.'
‘I'm trying to make sense of what's going on in this world up here,' he said, pointing to his head.
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“I Wanted To Be An Actress But I Switched To Music Because Of My Crush” – Tiwa Savage
According to Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage, she developed an infatuation with a guy who was frequently spotted with performers, which is how she ended up becoming a musician.
While promoting “Water and Garri,” her latest film project, she disclosed this in a recent interview with MTV Live.
As you may remember, Amazon Prime Video is now offering Tiwa Savage's most recent film, “Water and Gari,” for streaming.
But Tiwa Savage said that acting was her first love before music when discussing her most recent endeavor.
Tiwa said that her need to be near her infatuation was the reason she entered the music business.
Acting has always been my dream, the woman remarked. One of my early loves, aside from music, was acting. I decided to give acting up and pursue music after developing a crush on a guy who was constantly around musicians.
Source: Dklassgh.com
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AMVCA 2024: Full list of nominees for 10th edition unveiled
The nominees for this year's Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award, AMVCA, were unveiled on Sunday. This will be the 10th edition of the event.
The event will take place at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos State.
The AMVCA is an annual award presented by MultiChoice recognising outstanding achievements in television and film.
Films like Jagun Jagun, Mami Water, A Tribe Called Judah and Breath of Life lead the way in terms on nominations.
Here is the full list:
Best Writing Movie Nominees:
1. A Tribe Called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)
2. Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
3. Jagun Jagun (Adebayo Tijani)
4. Breath of Life (BB Sasore)
5. Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)
6. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola)
7. Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)
Best Documentary Nominees:
1. Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
2. Lobola, A Bride's True Price?
3. Empalikino (Forgiveness)
4. The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)
5. Sowing Hope
Best Documentary Nominees:
1. Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
2. Lobola, A Bride's True Price?
3. Empalikino (Forgiveness)
4. The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)
5. Sowing Hope
Best MultiChoice Talent Factory Nominees:
1. Grown
2. Her Dark Past
3. Somewhere In Kole
4. Full Time Husband
5. The 11th Commandment
6. Mfumukazi
Best Scripted Nominees:
1. The Slum King
2. Half Open Window
3. Itura
4. The Passenger
5. Magic Room
Best Digital Content Nominees:
1. Layi Wasabi (Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement)
2. Taooma (The Boyfriend)
3. Lizzy Jay (National Treasure)
4. Elozonam, Jemima Osunde & Angelina Idoko (Hello Neighbour)
Best Unscripted M-Net Original Nominees:
1. What Will People Say
2. Date My Family Zambia
3. Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)
4. Royal Qlique (Season 2)
5. The Irabors' Forever After
Best Indigenous Language (West Africa) Nominees:
1. Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)
2. Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo)
3. Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)
4. Orisa (Odunlade Adekola
5. Nana Akoto (Kwabana Gyansah)
Best Indigenous Language (East Africa) Nominees:
1. Where The River Divides
2. Wandongwa
3. Nakupenda
4. Itifaki
5. Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)
Best Indigenous Language (Southern Africa) Nominees:
1. Service to Heart
2. Uncle Limbani
3. Motshameko O Kotsi
Best Costume Design Nominees:
1. Daniel Obasi
2. Demola Adeyemi
3. Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga
4. Lola Awe
5. Bunmi Demilola Fashina
Best Indigenous M-Net Original Nominees:
1. The Passenger
2. Nana Akoto
3. Apo
4. Irora Iya
5. Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)
Best Short Film Nominees:
1. Broken Mask
2. Eighteenth Year
3. Man and Masquerades
4. A Place Called Forward
5. T'egbon T'aburo
Best Supporting Actress Nominees:
1. Joke Silva (Over The Bridge)
2. Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)
3. Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun)
4. Genovevah Umeh (Breath of Life)
5. Tana Egbo-Adelana (Ijogbon)
6. Ejiro Onajaife (Madam Koikoi)
7. Eliane Umuhire (Omen)
Best Lead Actor Nominees:
1. Richard Mofe-Damijo (The Black Book)
2. Wale Ojo (Breath of Life)
3. Stan Nze (Afamefuna)
4. Marc Zinga (Omen)
5. Lateef Adedimeji (Jagun Jagun)
6. Gabriel Afolayan (This is Life)
7. David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)
8. Gideon Okeke (Egun)
Best Lead Actress Nominees:
1. Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)
2. Adaobi Dibor (Blood Vessel)
3. Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)
4. Kehinde Bankole (Adire)
5. Evelyne IIy (Mami Wata)
6. Omowumi Dada (Asiri Ade)
7. Segilola Ogidan (Over The Bridge)
8. Lucie Debay (Omen)
Best Supporting Actor Nominees:
1. Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)
2. Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)
3. Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life)
4. Itele D Icon (Jagun Jagun)
5. Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)
6. Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)
7. Ropo Ewenla (Over The Bridge)
Best Cinematography Nominees:
1. Mami Wata
2. Jagun Jagun
3. Ijogbon
4. Blood Vessel
5. Breath of Life
6. Over The Bridge
7. Omen
Best Editing Nominees:
1. Chuka Ejorh and Onyekachi Banjo
2. Holmes Awa
3. Alex Kamau and Victor Obok
4. Dayo Nathaniel
5. Antonio Ribeiro
6. Nathan Delannoy
Best Sound Design Nominees:
1. Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)
2. Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)
3. Grey Jones Ossai (Breathe of Life and Blood Vessel)
4. Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)
Best Art Direction Nominees:
1. Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)
2. Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)
3. Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade)
4. Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)
5. The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)
6. Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)
7. Omen (Eve Martin)
Best Makeup Nominees:
1. Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)
2. Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)
3. Campbell Precious (Mami Wata)
4. Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)
5. Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun)
Best Writing TV Series Nominees:
1. Skinny Girl in Transit (Season 7)
2. Wura (Season 2)
3. Visa on Arrival
4. MTV Shuga Naija
5. Volume
6. Masquerades of Aniedo
7. Slum King
SOURCE: Dklassgh.Com
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Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, dies at 62
Amaechi Muonagor, a veteran of Nollywood actor, passed away at the age of 62 following a lengthy illness.
According to reports, Muonagor was receiving dialysis due to kidney failure.
It was only a few days after a widely shared video in which he raised money for a kidney transplant that the unexpected news of his death broke.
Muonagor, an Anambra native from Idemili, was born on August 20, 1962, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He was an actor and producer. In 2016, he was nominated for AMVCA 2017 Best Actor in a Comedy.
In 1989, after his youth service, Muonagor started working for the News Agency of Nigeria. He left his job a few years later for an acting role in his first movie as Akunatakasi in Taboo 1, a Nigerian movie.
SOURCE: Dklassgh.Com
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