Stephaine Okereke, Others to Be Arrested Over Akpabio’s N50m Largesse to Nollywood

Stephaine Okereke

The Nigerian movie industry otherwise known as Nollywood is poised for a showdown as the Association of Nollywood Core Producers, ANCOP, has petitioned EFCC and SFU over the N50 million largesse donated by Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State to support the industry.

The association is alleging massive fraud in the disbursement of the fund. It has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) to investigate the matter.

According to a copy of the petition made available to HVP, signed by the association’s President, Comrade Alex Eyengho, the group is asking the agencies to invite the National President of the Association of Movie Producers, AMP, Zik Zulu Okafor, the National President of the Directors Guild of Nigeria, DGN, Andy Amenechi; the Secretary General of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Yakubu Abubakar and actress Stephanie Okereke- Linus Idahosa for obtaining the fund and disbursing it without the consent of the industry’s stakeholders.

Part of the petition dated August 19, 2013 and addressed jointly to the EFCC and SFU, read thus:

“On June 15, 2013, news broke out that some Nollywood stakeholders under the auspices of a non-existent ‘Guild of Nollywood Stars’ visited Governor Akpabio in his office in Uyo for the purpose of collecting the N50 million pledge to Nollywood.

“The Governor presented to the visitors a prototype post-dated (25-06- 2013) Zenith bank cheque number 00063639 with Akwa Ibom State Government as the account name, issued in favour of Guild of Nollywood Stars. “We also gathered that the Governor, in his usual generosity, gave each of the visitors N500, 000 cash. “Expectedly, the massive publicity given to the entire episode by the press generated heated debates. In fact, it polarised the industry till today.

“Suspecting fraud, ANCOP immediately raised the red flag when it queried the use of a non-existent ‘Guild of Nollywood Stars’ to access the N50 million pledge, by those who visited Governor Akpabio.

“We are demanding that you immediately commence a full-blown investigation into the alleged fraudent act over the N50 million Governor Akpabio gave to Nollywood to carry out a specific task but now domiciled in the account of one of the the over 30 associations and guilds in Nollywood…Sir, anything short of this is an invitation to anarchy in Nollywood.”

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The party’s interim National Secretary, Mr Tijani Tunsah, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Saturday in Awka.

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A fortnight ago when star actress, Lola Alao, got married in far- flung Atlanta, United States of America, USA, to Yakubu Adewale Ajibola, the couple, literally, could not contain their excitement. 

Lola was positively glowing in her creamy wedding dress while Yakubu sporting a bespoke grey suit, wore a disarming smile. 

AfterMath of Big Brother Africa: Beverly Osu Hospitalized In Lagos

 

According to NET, Beverly Osu has been admitted in a Nigerian hospital for sustaining an ankle injury while at the Big Brother – The Chase reality show.

Beverly who returned on Tuesday night, August 27, 2013 was admitted yesterday at FaithCity Hospital, Oju Olobun Close, off Bishop Oluwole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

We are told Bev sustained the injury on the finale of the reality show while climbing the stage. Fellow housemate Melvin and former BBA contestant Uti Nwachukwu are some of those who visited her while on admission, according to sources who spoke with NET.

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Gov. Danbaba Suntai

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Danbaba Suntai Broadcast

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The brain-damaged governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, has reportedly dissolved his entire cabinet shortly after the Attorney General of the state, Barrister Timothy Gibon Kataps, outlined “reasons” the governor does not need to appear before the House of Assembly before resuming power.  The bizarre statement came 72 hours after Suntai returned to the state from the United States in a carefully choreographed scam.

Right Group To Sue FG Over Failure to Extradite Buruji Kasamu

Buruji Kasamu

An Abuja-based Non Governmental Organisation, the Society for Rule of Law in Nigeria, has threatened to drag the Federal Government to court over its refusal to extradite controversial businessman and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Buruji Kasamu.