COVID-19: Nigerian Entertainers Need Palliatives From FG – Tee Mac

Arts & CultureEntertainmentCOVID-19: Nigerian Entertainers Need Palliatives From FG – Tee Mac

PilotnewsFebruary 5, 2021

LAGOS — The President, Entertainment Database, and a Nigerian Flutist, Omatshola Iseli, popularly known as “Tee Mac”, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to provide COVID-19 palliatives to Nigerian entertainers. Tee Mac, who made this call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said Nigerian entertainers were worst hit by the restrictions occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Iseli, also the Chairman of Entertainment Foundation, said the fact that night...

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Amazon Studios Releases COMING 2 AMERICA Globally on Prime Video

Arts & CultureFilmWorld NewsAmazon Studios Releases COMING 2 AMERICA Globally on Prime Video

PilotnewsFebruary 5, 2021

LAGOS —  Amazon studios has released “Coming 2 America’’ trailer globally on Prime Video on March 5 virtually, the officials said on Friday in Lagos. The film is set in the lush and royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an all-new hilarious adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York – where it all began. https://www.youtube.com/embed/x5lrkdvEZGg...

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Cicely Tyson, Legendary American Actress Who Widened the Scope of American Popular Culture Dies at 96

Arts & CultureObituaryUnited StatesCicely Tyson, Legendary American Actress Who Widened the Scope of American Popular Culture Dies at 96

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

ABUJA —  Award-winning actress and fashion model, Cicely Tyson, has died at the age of 96. Cicely was first discovered by a photographer and went on to become a very successful fashion model. In 1951, she made her acting debut in the TV series “Frontiers of Faith.” She then made her feature film debut in 1956, in the movie, Carib Gold. Tyson became the first African-American to star in a television drama when she starred...

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Nollywood Needs Unbiased Platform for Practitioners to Thrive — Etete

Arts & CultureBusinessNigeriaNollywoodNollywood Needs Unbiased Platform for Practitioners to Thrive — Etete

PilotnewsJanuary 23, 2021

LAGOS — An entrepreneur, Elizabeth Etete, says that Nollywood needs an unbiased platform where producers, filmmakers and artistes could thrive without let or hindrance from established societal norms. Etete, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director, Innovative Creative Experts Distribution (ICED), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that such a platform would expand the horizon of Nollywood. “The challenges we are facing in Nollywood today, specifically, is...

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Segun Arinze, Timini Egbuson, Others to Star in the Movie ‘Tanwa Savage’

Arts & CultureNollywoodSegun Arinze, Timini Egbuson, Others to Star in the Movie ‘Tanwa Savage’

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2021

As part of the new slate of films that are released in Nollywood post-lockdown, Nollywood stars Segun Arinze, Timini Egbuson and Bimbo Ademoye will feature in the upcoming film, ‘Tanwa Savage’. They join a slate of other talented Nollywood actors to tell the story of a marriage that navigates several socially conscious issues. ‘Tanwa Savage’, directed by Geshin Salvador, follows the true-life story of a married man who goes on an infidelity rampage and ends...

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Zlatan Gives Reasons Ghetto People Are More Important to Him

Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicZlatan Gives Reasons Ghetto People Are More Important to Him

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 14, 2021

Nigerian singer and Zanku Records boss, Omoniyi Raphael, popularly known as Zlatan, has revealed some of his plans for 2021 to his fans. The Zanku crooner added that there are lots of his friends who are still struggling in the ghetto and he would always try to connect with his people in the hood. The singer said this in an Instagram Live session, disclosing that his new single would be dedicated to his fans, though...

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Plans Unveiled for Edo Museum of West African Art

ArchitectureArts & CultureNewsWest AfricaPlans Unveiled for Edo Museum of West African Art

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

By Simon Stephen ____ More details were released this week on plans for a new museum, gallery and research centre in Benin City, Nigeria. The creation of the Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA), which also includes the gallery and research centre, is linked to an archaeology project that is being carried out with London’s British Museum. Details of the archaeology project were also announced this week. It is being led by the Legacy...

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Association Caution Youths Of Neglecting Mother Tongue

Arts & CultureEducationNewsNigeriaAssociation Caution Youths Of Neglecting Mother Tongue

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 29, 2020

Youths have been charged to always speak their mother tongue as a way of preserving the language from extinction. The acting National Chairman Laka Cultural Association Mr. Shu’aibu Leman made the plea during the 2020 National Retreat organized by the association held at Lelewal Motel, Jimeta with the theme “Laka Nation; Pathway to development”. He said Laka people, especially youths should continue to promote their real cultural heritage by speaking their mother tongue anywhere they...

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“Demon Slayer” Becomes Japan’s Top-grossing Movie

BusinessEntertainmentFilmWorld News“Demon Slayer” Becomes Japan’s Top-grossing Movie

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

“Demon Slayer”, the animated tale of a boy fighting human-eating demons that murdered his family, has shattered a nearly two-decade record to become Japan’s top-grossing movie, its distributor said on Monday. The film, based on a popular manga and television anime series, powered past “Spirited Away”, the mega-hit Academy Award-winning movie by Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki that opened in 2001, in just a little over two months. “Demon Slayer”, with a full official title of...

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I am Proud That My Daughter is Now a US Navy – Pasuma

Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicNewsI am Proud That My Daughter is Now a US Navy – Pasuma

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 27, 2020

Popular Nigerian Fuji Singer, Wasiu Alabi, aka Pasuma, who held the attention of many during the week with the picture of his daughter putting on United States’ military fatigues, has disclosed why he supported his daughter to join the US Navy. The singer accompanied the Instagram post with the caption, “Congratulations to me. My girl, Opeyemi, is now a Navy (personnel) in the United States of America. Congrats my dearest daughter. You always make me...

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