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NFVCB Boss Tasks Workers to Drive Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda

Mr Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director/CEO, National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), has urged workers to embrace productivity to effectively drive the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
He gave the advice in an interview on the sideline of Retirement Sendforth and Awards ceremony organised by the board on Friday in Abuja.
According to him, Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) play pivotal role in driving the Rrenewed Hope Zgenda geared toward delivering a prosperous nation for all.
He urged workers to ensure improved productivity by accomplishing tasks within stipulated period as well shun truancy and indiscipline.
“Everyone must support the Federal Government by improving on our work and change attitude to work in all offices.
“Punctuality and timely completion of tasks must be encouraged, this will bring the desired turnaround we all want,” he said.
Thomas said the event was to celebrate a retired Assistant Director, Mr Daniel Otegbeye and others, and to honour outstanding staff of the year, to inspire workforce for renewed commitment to duty in the coming year.
According to him, the categories of awards for staff include Punctuality Award, Best Staff of the Year, Best Department of the Year and Best Zonal Coordinator of the Year, amongst others.
The NFVCB helmsman extolled the dedication and prudence of the retiring officer while bidding him farewell , and urged others to emulate his virtues.
“He is one of the best officers we have here, and these are civil servants we need to encourage so that others can emulate their dedication.
“Till this moment, I still seek advice from him, and I wish him well as he retires from public service,” he said.
In his remark, Otegbeye expressed appreciation to the management and staff of the board for the honour given to him.
“I thank God for this beautiful occasion and I appreciate the Executive Director for organising this type of sendforth and for appreciating my little contribution to the board.
“I therefore advise those still in service to be committed to their jobs so that at the end of the day they will be happy that they worked with the board,” he said.
Also, Mrs Gloria Odebode, who won the Most Punctual and Reliable Staff of the Year award , appreciated management for the recognition.
“I feel very happy today and want to thank the Executive Director and my direct boss, the Director of the Service Innovation Department, as I promise to remain committed to my work,” she said.(NAN)
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Nollywood series “The Party” for premiere on Netflix May 30

Star-studded Nollywood series “The Party” is set to premiere on Netflix May 30, its producer has said.
The producer of the acclaimed series, Judith Audu, disclosed this in a post on her Instagram page.
The Party is a three-part murder mystery series that tells the story of how everyone became a suspect when a young, successful, newly married man died unexpectedly and dramatically.
The series, directed by Yemi Morafa, features a lineup of A-list Nollywood actors, including Shaffy Bello, Uzor Arukwe, Mide Martins, Kunle Remi, and James Gardiner.
The series showcases brilliant performances by Tope Olowoniyan, Ben Touitou, Ray Adeka, and introduces Eva Ibiam in a standout debut.
The Party, a fully independent production of Ope Ajayi and Captain of Sea Productions, was originally conceived as a feature-length movie.
However, after being acquired by Netflix, it was restructured into a three-part series.
Earlier, Ajayi, in a post on his social media page, said that the Netflix series was one that would keep the audience guessing about the culprit.
In his words; “You’ll never be able to guess who did it.”
He further added: “The performances are perhaps one of my favourite things about the series.
“Everyone brought their A-game!”(NAN)
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Gay relationship: Nigerian Skit Maker Threatens Colleagues Over Requests

A Nigerian content creator, Chukwueze Odinaka, aka ‘Mama Uka’, has called on colleagues seeking for gay relationship with him to desist from such act.
Odinaka, who specializes in skit making, in a video clip message shared via his Instagram page, threatened to expose some of his colleagues and other men if they did not desist from such demand.
According to him, he is tried to be polite with his gay admirers, telling them that he is straight, but they have continued to make advances at him.
He added that since they were adamant to his refusal, he promised to expose anyone who approach him for a gay relationship regardless of their positions.
“This message is for my colleagues and others who do not want to respect themselves.
” If anyone comes to my DM again as my fellow man to ask me out, I will screenshot it and post.I won’t mind your status.
” And you know Nigerian blogs like that kind of news, they will post you. This is the last warning.
“I have tried to be mature about this by telling you privately that I am straight.
“I am a father, also I come from a very sacred place, Enugu Ezike. We do not misbehave
“If any of you comes to my DM again to ask me out, I will post it,”he wrote.
Odinaka professionally known as Mama Uka is a Nigerian comedian and content creator, who shoots comedy using the guise of an elderly woman. (NAN)
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‘Sikandar’ top Netflix Nigeria Chart

‘Sikandar’, an action movie about a grieving king who finds new purpose by waging war against powerful enemies, has topped the Netflix film chart in Nigeria.
‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’, a slasher movie about a bloodthirsty killer stalking candidates for prom queen, came in second, while ‘Knock at the Cabin’ is ranked third on the chart.
‘Breaking’, a drama movie, ‘Lucy’ and ‘Exterritorial’ are forth, fifth and six respectively on the chart.
‘Inside Man: Most Wanted’, ‘Havoc’ and ‘Last Bullet’ are seventh, eighth and ninth on the chart while ‘A Lagos Love Story’ a romantic movie, rounds up the top 10. (NAN)