Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor, popularly known as Mama G, says she believes God gave her a niche to effectively portray witches, wicked mothers-in-law and other villainous characters in films.

She said this during a livestreamed interview with content creator, Carter Efe, while speaking on her long-standing career playing such roles in Nollywood productions.

According to Ozokwor, she does not support evil or injustice as a person, but fully commits to any negative role she is given in order to deliver it convincingly and pass moral lessons to viewers.

“I think God gave me that niche.

According to her, her portrayal of villainous characters is a deliberate effort to make audiences reflect on the consequences of their actions and appreciate the importance of living right.

“If you are taking part in any of them, you have to be careful and know the end thereof, for the end justifies the means.

“Know what will happen to you if you live a terrible life, and know what you will gain if you are a good person,” she said.

With an acting career spanning decades, the Enugu-state born actress has featured in several Nollywood blockbusters, and she is acclaimed widely for her strong and often villainous characters.

Among other accolades, Ozokwor won the Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 2012 and 2013.

Ozokwor was among the top 100 Nigerians honoured by the government to celebrate the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates in 2014, and  received the Merit Award at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewer’s’ Choice Awards.(NAN)

Nigerian musician Ruger has reacted to a TikTok user who wished him dead.

It all started when the female user criticised Ruger’s song, describing it as “misogynistic and homophobic.”

Speaking in a viral video, the lady stated in Pidgin English, “Ruger gats die na the only thing wey fit help my mental health.

Sharing the video on his X page, Ruger rejected the death wish and wrote, “I think I get a pass for her wishing me dead.

“I think I get a pass for her wishing me dead. So apologies to the feminists and body positivity activists.

Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has claimed that no Nigerian artiste has more hit songs than him.

He boasted that he is ready to bet $1 million on a hit battle with any Nigerian artiste who can challenge him.

The Omo Baba Olowo crooner challenged his colleagues to a hit contest during a recent livestream with streamer Davrel.

“I will put $1 million cash on the table. Nobody has more hits than me,” he said.

Davido is one of the most prolific hitmakers in the Nigerian music industry, alongside contemporaries such as Wizkid, Olamide, Burna Boy, Tekno and Runtown.

No artiste has publicly accepted his challenge as of the time of filing this report.

Burna Boy made a similar challenge during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.

Former Mavin star, Reekado Banks was the only artiste who accepted the challenge, but he was turned down by Burna Boy, who said he wasn’t “a worthy challenger.”