FILM CENSORS BOARD RAIDS ALABA MARKET...SEIZES PIRATED FILMS

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) in collaboration with the Movie Producers Association ,has seized many copies of Nigerian movies and duplicating machines from pirates in Alaba market.

The raid follows an amendment to the NFVCB bill of 2016 signed into law by the Acting President in March 2017, which states that the release of unauthorised works attracts a maximum of three years jail term or a fine of N500,000.

At the briefing were stakeholders that included Alhaji Abdulrasaq Abdullahi, Chief Eddie Ugbomah, Saint Obi, Yinka Ogundaisi, Gab Okoye, Funke Akindele, Emeka Aduah, Fred Amata, Dele Balogun, Kene Mkparu and Okechukwu Madu

The board’s Executive Director, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, said, “The raid is the first in the series of national enforcement against unclassified, unapproved and operating an unlicensed film and video distribution and exhibition business which will be carried out in Nigeria through the National task force.

“This is a subtle signal to persons distributing unclassified film and video works, persons distributing film and video works not registered for distribution in Nigeria, persons operating film and video distribution business without appropriate licence, persons distributing film and video works on premises not licensed and all persons profiting from the sweat of film and video creative directors without proper right assignment that they should find other business as the Board under my watch will not rest until we get rid of them from our industry.”

Among the works pirated are big-budget cinema flicks such as the ‘Wedding Party’, ‘Jenifa’s Diary’, ‘Wives on Strike’ and A trip to Jamaica’. Also seized are multiple DVD copiers, writable DVDs and generators. According to the board’s management, some of the perpetrators were also arrested.

OSEMAWE OF ONDO KINGDOM GIVES OUT DAUGHTER'S HAND IN MARRIAGE

The Osemawe Of Ondo Kingdom,His Majesty Oba Victor Kiladejo,  over the weekend, gave his daughter’s hand out in marriage in a grand wedding ceremony.

The event was attended by Obas, chiefs and many other dignitaries across Nigeria. It was an amazing moment for the couple as well as their guests who has enough fun. See pics after the cut.

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MAN ARRESTED FOR USING CHARM TO BEAT HIS NEIGHBOUR TO DEATH IN OGUN STATE

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Olatunde Akapo, 32, for using a dangerous charm to beat his 42-year-old neighbour Augustine Ode to death.

A statement issued on Friday, August 18, by the spokesperson for the command, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the arrest follows a report by the brother to the deceased who reported at Ibogun Division that his brother was having a minor disagreement with his neighbor which degenerated to a fight and in the process, the suspect rushed into his room, came out with a charm with which he used to beat the deceased as a result of which the deceased fell down and subsequently kicked the bucket.

The DPO Ibogun Division, SP Nicholas Tamuno- Inam led detectives to the scene at Alapako Eke and the suspect was promptly arrested. The remains of the deceased has been deposited at Ifo General Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Meanwhile the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu has directed that the case be transferred to Homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution of the suspect.

CATHOLIC CHURCH EXCOMMUNICATES A PRIEST WHO QUIT PRIESTHOOD

The Catholic Church in Nigeria has excommunicated a priest, Rev. Patrick Edet, who recently quit priesthood and stripped him of all power, rights and privileges accruing to a leader of the Church.

Recall that the popular priest, who served in the Catholic Diocese of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, had announced over a local radio station on August 2nd, that he was leaving the Catholic Church so he could be ‘free to serve God the way he wanted.’



In a general notice issued to parishioners on August 12, the Catholic Bishop of Uyo Diocese, John Ayah, advised them to stay away from Mr. Edet.

"I advise that no Catholic member should approach him to obtain any service or guidance henceforth in the name of the Church,” the bishop said.

"Any Catholic who attends his programme or identifies with him in any way does so at the risk of his or her Catholic faith and membership,” he said.

The Bishop said he was forwarding Mr. Edet’s resignation letter to Pope Francis for further directives on the matter.


Reverend Patrick Edet.  who ran a Pentecostal-style fellowship  in Uyo, said "..... Henceforth, I cease to be a Catholic Priest, in my spirit and in my soul... I forgive those who will criticize me, I live for God...I seek freedom for my soul. As I leave, I leave smiling, I AM SO HAPPY THAT I AM FREE".


“You cannot know God beyond that box. You cannot express God beyond that box. And any attempt for you to go beyond that box brings you label. The reason I am doing this is that I want to be right with God first. I want to go to heaven when I die,” he said.

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BABATUNDE ADU: NIGERIAN SHOW PROMOTER JAILED FOR LAUNDERING IN THE U.K

Babatunde Adu aka T-moneyAdu or Alagapromoter, a Belvedere fraudster who laundered almost a million pounds in a year will spend more than six years behind bars.

 T-moneyAdu, was found to have a number of credit cards and fraudulent documents at his home during a police raid in October last year.

The raid was part of a week-long initiative to tackle card fraud, after intelligence suggested he had been using compromised cards to buy electronic goods with a value of up to £15,000 to sell on.

Police research revealed the 38-year-old owner of Bigfoot Records & Entz, had a bank account which had been used in 2014 to receive £50,000 from a romance fraud. Further analysis revealed a £900,000 turnover in a bank account the previous year.

A trial at Inner London Crown Court found Adu guilty of disguising criminal property on Tuesday, July 4, having already pleaded guilty to converting criminal property, possession of a fraudulently obtained identification document and fraud by false representation.

Detective Constable Damian Ward, of the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU), said:

“Adu was a career fraudster who had falsely obtained money through a variety of means and I am delighted with this conviction.”

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PHOTOS:138 NIGERIANS DEPORTED FROM LIBYA

One hundred and thirty eight Nigerians were deported on Wednesday, 16th August from Libya .

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said the deportees comprise 106 female adults, three female children, eight male adults, 18 male children and three male infants.

 The deportees, NEMA officials said, were flown aboard an Airbus 320 with registration number ONO and flight number BRQ 189/190.

Yesterday’s deportation brings to 2,232 the number of Nigerians that have been deported from Libya since last year under a programme facilitated by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)

Confirming the return of the 138 Nigerians yesterday, NEMA’s Director General Mustapha Maihajja said the activities of human traffickers and their conspirators were embarrassing Nigeria.