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Nollywood: Villain Roles My God-given Niche, Says Patience Ozokwor
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.
I hate every ill because I don’t like injustice, war and rancour. When you give me those roles, I try to bring everything into them,” she said.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)
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Ruger Fumes as TikToker Wishes Him Dead over Song Lyrics
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.
But this girl is worried about the wrong thing. Instead of her to be worried about her high intake of okpa. She is on the verge of getting a triple chin”, he said. (sic)Entertainment/Arts/Culture
No Nigerian Singer has More Hits than Me, Davido Boasts
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.”
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Kenneth Okonkwo Slams Claims Regarding His Financial Ties to Peter Obi
Nollywood veteran-turned-politician, Kenneth Okonkwo has reacted to claims that he asked the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC)presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for rent.
The actor, while speaking during an interview on Symfoni TV, dismissed the claims made by PDP member, Katch Ononuju.
He explained that he had built his own house before delving into active politics.Okonkwo also stressed that he never requested for rent from Peter Obi or anyone in particular, adding that his loyalty is to Nigerians and not politicians or political parties.
“Before I entered active politics and came to Peter Obi, I had built all the houses that I needed.
This is because I wanted to be an independent person with my own opinion. I made it clear from day-one that my loyalty is to Nigeria, to Nigerian people and the Constitution, and my conscience and the commandment of God. I am not going to move away from this. So my loyalty is not to a political party or to a politician but to Nigeria. So I have never asked for rent from Peter Obi or anybody since I was born. By the grace of God, I lived in my father’s house, finished my university education, went and lived in my own house in Lagos. By 1994, I moved into my own duplex in Lagos and I lived there for 14 years,” he said.

