Entertainment/Arts/Culture
NFC, EU Applaud Film Institute’s Contribution to Nigeria’s Storytelling
Managing Director, Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) and European Union Ambassador, Gauter Mignot, Dr. Ali Nuhu, have commended the National Film Institute (NFI) for its contribution to Nigeria’s transformative storytelling and cultural renaissance.
NFC’s Director of Public Affairs, Brian Etuk, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to the statement, Nuhu and Mignot gave the commendation at the ongoing maiden edition of the EU and NFI Students Film Festival in Jos.
The film fiesta organised by NFI, in partnership with the European Union, began on Oct.
21 to 23 with the theme, “Reel Harmony: Rebuilding Bridges Through Film and Culture”.Nuhu said the event further underscores NFI’s mandate and commitment towards empowering present and future storytellers.
He said the institute was at the forefront of telling the Nigerian story using film as a tool for national and global cohesion through training and capacity building.
“Such storytelling will sustain the promotion, growth and development of Nigeria’s creative economy, including the protection of her national identity.
“It is therefore our collective responsibility to nurture talents, provide learning tools and platforms for upcoming filmmakers.
“I commended the EU for sustaining, as well as expanding, the frontiers of their support for intercultural dialogue through cinema.
“Their partnership underscores a shared belief that film and culture are essential tools for peace building, nation building, and sustainable development,” he said.
Nuhu noted that the festival represented one of Nigeria’s most vibrant creative incubating platforms.
Mignot, who was represented by Zissimos Vergos, Deputy Head of Mission of the EU to Nigeria, thanked NFI for staging the film fiesta.
According to him, NFI is leading other institutions in sustaining Jos as the cradle of creativity, skills and talent development in Nigeria.
”The joint hosting of the film festival is a testament to the impressive impact the Film Institute has had on Nigeria’s cultural promotion and creative ecosystem since its establishment.
“Cultural promotion activities and investment by the EU and its partners in Nigeria will continue to draw inspiration from the successes of platforms such as the Students’ Film Festival,” he said.
He said they were willing to partner with the annual Zuma International Film Festival, scheduled for Dec.1 in Abuja.
Also speaking, Cornelius Doeyok, Plateau Commissioner for Tourism and Culture, described the festival as timely, given the tremendous transformation of critical creative economy infrastructure across the State.
In her remarks, Nnenna Mba, NFI’s Acting Rector, described the Students’ film festival “as a vibrant celebration of creativity, learning and artistic growth”.
According to her, the fiesta is an essential extension of film education that bridges classroom learning and promotes professional film industry opportunities.
She said the festival featured master classes, daily film screenings, competitive film project pitching sessions, film awards as major features and was curated by the Eastern Nigeria International Film Festival (ENIFF).
Entertainment/Arts/Culture
BBNaija’s Dorathy Begins Breast Reduction Journey
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Dorathy Bachor, has taken the first step towards breast reduction surgery, three years after first considering the procedure.
Bachor disclosed this on Wednesday in a post on her X handle, saying she had finally attended a consultation.
“Finally got that breast reduction consultation.
After 3 years of procrastinating, I’m finally facing my fears. 2027… New year, New Me”, she wrote.The post indicates that the reality TV star is targeting 2027 for the procedure, although she did not announce a specific date.
Bachor rose to fame in 2020 during the fifth season of Big Brother Naija, titled ‘Lockdown’, where she emerged as first runner-up behind winner Laycon.
She gained instant popularity in the house, largely due to her bust size, which later inspired her business venture.
In 2021, she launched her lingerie brand, My Full Chest, aimed at catering to fuller-busted women.
Since leaving the show, Bachor has built a career spanning entertainment, influencing and entrepreneurship.
Entertainment/Arts/Culture
Withdraw all Charges within Two Weeks, Speed Darlington Appeals to Burna Boy, Apologises
Controversial Nigerian singer Speed Darlington has appealed to Grammy-winning artiste Burna Boy to withdraw all charges against him within two weeks, while promising to stop making comments about the singer’s sexuality.
Darlington made the appeal in an apology video addressed directly to Burna Boy, admitting that he was wrong to assume that everyone viewed issues from the same perspective.
“This video is for Burna Boy.
Burna, this is an apology video. I apologise for any pain that I have caused you, any [unclear] that I have caused you. I made a mistake of thinking that everybody vibrates at the same frequency. That’s wrong of me,” he said.He promised that if Burna Boy withdrew the charges, he would no longer make direct or indirect comments about his sexuality.
“I give you my word that if you withdraw all charges and let everything die, I give you my word that I will never make any direct comment regarding sexuality. Even indirect comment, I will no longer try such thing. I give you my word. Let peace reign,” he pleaded.
The singer specifically asked Burna Boy to withdraw the charges within the next two weeks, adding that he would never mention the Grammy winner’s name again.
“I promise that I will never use my mouth to mention your name,” Darlington added.
Entertainment/Arts/Culture
Actress Ademoye Rejects Apology over Movie Demonetization
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Bimbo Ademoye, has rejected an apology from a man who filed a copyright claim against her YouTube movie, My 30th Wedding, insisting that she remains angry over the incident.
The actress had earlier offered a ₦1m reward for information about the individual, identified as Mazi Enemuo, after a copyright claim temporarily affected the monetisation of the movie, which has reportedly garnered about 29 million views.
The film was released on October 1, 2026, on her YouTube channel.
On Monday, Ademoye took to Instagram to express her frustration, alleging that Enemuo had uploaded a song from the movie and used it to claim earnings from the project.
She said the soundtrack, titled “We Can Take It (My 30th Wedding)”, was specially produced for the film by musician Progress and that she owned the rights to it.
Ademoye also urged her followers to report the individual across social media platforms and called on YouTube and YouTube Africa to intervene.
She later announced that monetisation on the movie had been restored, thanking her team for their intervention.
However, she maintained that her ₦1m bounty on Enemuo remained in place.
Enemuo subsequently apologised, saying he had uploaded the song to help promote the movie’s soundtrack and reach a wider audience, rather than infringe on Ademoye’s rights.
In a public apology, he said, “Unfortunately, the distribution platform has laid a YouTube Content ID claim on the content. I take full responsibility for the situation and have since taken down the song from all streaming platforms.”
He added that the song would be removed from all platforms within 24 to 48 hours and that he would contact the distributor to ensure that no residual claim remained.
But responding to the apology on Instagram on Tuesday, Ademoye described it as insincere and questioned his explanation that he had intended to help her reach a wider audience.
“Mr Enemuo, while I see your apology, I call it complete bullshit! I took multiple breaths and I’ve counted 1-10 multiple times to ensure I calm down and not say anything out of pocket but guess what, I’m still very angry!
“You claimed you wanted to help me reach a wider audience, I’m not sure you thought that statement through, you wanted to use your 250 subscribes to help me reach a wider audience with my almost 2 million subscribers?” she asked.
Questioning why Enemuo uploaded the particular soundtrack rather than another song from the movie, she said, “You specifically took the song I didn’t properly copyright of all the songs in the movie. Why didn’t you take hammerboi’s song? If anything, that’s the viral one I’d have loved to go even more viral song.”
She also questioned why he attempted to claim earnings from the movie after allegedly uploading the song to promote it.
“After you ‘helped me reach a wider audience’ why did you try to claim my earnings? Why did you monetise it and have me demonitised?” she asked.
The actress further warned that she would pursue the matter, writing, “But I’d make an example out of you. Don’t ever take my silence for weakness, believe me when I tell you I AM NOT THAT NICE AT ALL! ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MY WORK.”
In a postscript to her response, Ademoye also dismissed suggestions that she was using the controversy for publicity or had failed to protect her work through copyright registration.
She shared screenshots of messages from people who, according to her, had contacted her after their channels were taken down following copyright enforcement on her projects.


