Afolayan reveals how he borrowed N50m from BOI
Nigerian Filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan revealed during the grand Lagos premiere of his new work ‘The CEO’ that contrary to news that he was given money for free to shoot his movie, it was funded by the N50 million loan he took from the Bank of Industry.
He however pleaded with pirates not have interest in the movie as that is the only way he can refund the money borrowed.
He said: “I borrowed N50 million from Bank of Industry to produce this film. Please do not pirate the film. I beg you o. I need to pay back the money. I think I have 13 months left. Please help o”.
It would be recalled that in April 2015, some movie pirates in Nigeria threatened to release Afolayan’s hit movie “0ctober 1.” The threats led to the controversial tweet by Kunle accusing Igbos of being responsible for piracy in Nigeria. And on Monday, April 13, 2015, the Filmmaker took to his Instagram page to alert fans that pirated copies of the movie are being sold on the streets of Lagos. He also pleaded with fans not to patronise the sellers.
Estimated around 2 million dollars, The CEO movie is definitely worth viewing as its hits the cinema tomorrow, Friday July 15, 2016. The CEO features Hilda Dokubo, Kemi Lala Akindoju, Angelique Kidjo, Peter Kings, and Wole Ojo among others.
4-1-Love movie picks August premiere date
Prior to its release rate, Nigeria comedy movie, 4-1-Love will now be premiered at an august ceremony come August 19, 2016.
4-1-Love movie talks about a young woman, Uju Amadi, who has lofty dreams of being a world-renowned poet. She uses a pen name online and develops quite a large following. Her poems on love and healing are a balm to the soul of a wheel-chair-bound millionaire, Philip Obodo (Kenneth Okonkwo) who is grieving the loss of his teenage daughter. The two have a special online connection but unfortunately, Uju in reality, is in a relationship with an Internet con-man Osazie, who specializes in online romantic scams where he cons women out of money.
How Uju manages to juggle this love triangle is the premise on which this film is built.
As directed by Ikechukeu Onyeka, the upcoming romantic comedy features Kenneth Okonkwo, comedian Bovi Ugboma, Alexx Ekubo, Ebele Okaro, Bryce Bassey, Lilian Esoro, Bobby Michaels, Deyemi Okanlawon, and Anthony Monjaro.
Kim Kardashian Vs Kanye: Fans react to divorce speculations
Concerned fans of celebrity television personality, Kim Kardashian and her husband, hip-hop rapper and music producer, Kanye West, have expressed concern as speculations of the two getting a divorce continues to spread.
In the last few weeks, there had been pictures and notes on various social media platforms that gave inclination that the Kardashian-West marriage may be at the verge of breakup. Just like their Nigerian counterparts, this could be another publicity stunt by the TV girl and her musician husband.
Zara Lawal, a professional makeup artist in Abuja, said that she would be disappointed in Kim if the marriage broke up. `I have been following the trending topic of the possibility of Kim Kardashian filing for a divorce from Kanye West so soon, and I must say I will be very disappointed if that happens.
Grace Doma, said that the Kardashian-West divorce if real, would confirm that the Kardashian family was unstable.
‘We look at all these beautiful celebrities and we see how men and women fight and wish to be with them, but the relationships never last. “Kim had always talked about family and what a good marriage means to her, especially as her mother had managed her marriage well for a good period of time.
“Everyone made fun of her when she and her ex-husband, Chris Humphre, got a divorce after being married for just 72 days and everyone saw her and her family as unstable people.
West’s bizarre rant on the American talk show, Ellen DeGeneres’s was the latest incident of West’s string of embarrassing moments which had made Kardashian tired of covering and supporting him unnecessarily.
The spending pattern of the rapper and his high financial debt is confirmed to have gradually created tension in the marriage which has fueled divorce rumour.
