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Funke Akindele Dumps Yoruba Films For English Movies?
The recent story at our dis
posal, has it that popular Yoruba actress, Funke Akindele (Jenifer), has finally dumped the Yoruba film industry for the English language movies as she has been very busy on film sets in Enugu and Asaba where Igbo producers roll out several flicks in English Language.
The actress now has several English speaking movies to her credit and she has also won awards courtesy of such films. It has been observed that many of the film’s producers use Funke in are comic roles where she plays a clownish character.
It is not clear if Funke will still be very active in Yoruba films, though we gathered that some Yoruba producers do not have the financial strength to pay for her services. Unconfirmed reports has it that Yoruba producers want to offer the actress fees ranging from N100,000 to N200,000 which some say she has surpassed.
However, we could not confirm what the Enugu and Asaba based movies makers pay Funke to get her on set, but what we observed is that the actress prefers to act in Asaba and Enugu movies instead of the Yoruba flicks because of the language barrier of the latter.
It would be recalled that Funke Akindele got her breakthrough in the movie world when she acted in herself produced flick titled, ‘Jenifer’ from where she later got her nickname ‘Jenifer,’ soon after the success made by the film, she became one of the hottest movie stars in Nigeria and one of the most sought after.
Many film makers came calling afterwards and this landed her several endorsement deals including, Glo, Vita form, Jobber man, Klin detergent, Omo detergent, Qlicking.com, Lagos Island Revenue service among others.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’