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Reason Women Earn More Than Men In Nollywood – Norbert Young
Veteran Nollywood actor, Norbert Young, has dished out his views on why women earn more money than men in Nollywood.
The 63-year-old movie star talked about this in an interview where he addressed some issues, including the evolutionary occurrences in Nollywood, pension-plans for veteran actors, and how the government can make contribution to the development of the film industry.
According to Young, women have more power of bargaining than men, and women naturally attract more money than men, adding that the quality does not make them wayward in terms of earning or making money.
In his words: “People love women, they love what they do and women attract more money. It does not make them wayward or anything like that. Women do get gifts more than as men do. Also, every actor has their own bargaining power and maybe the women are better in bargaining.”
“But I do not go asking how much you are paid, and you do not come asking me how much I am paid. Better is relative, I think it depends on priorities and what is better for you might not be better for me,” he added.
Speaking on his view about ‘ailing actors’ who constantly go on social media seeking funds for medical care, Young said because it is Nollywood, it is made a big news and blown out of proportion.
“If you are on social media you will see many people doing this but everybody thinks it is only in Nollywood. It happens all over the world.”
Norbert Young is an veteran Nigerian actor whose career in the film industry has been in existence for over three decades. He has been featured in several film projects including ‘Third Eye’, ‘Checkmate’, ‘Tinsel’ and ‘Family Circle’. Complementing his work in television and films, Young had cast in several movies and stage productions.
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media platform on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
He also disclosed that the album, which is titled ‘Morayo’ and in honour of his late mum, would be released ‘very soon’.
Wizkid’s words: “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
It could be recaled that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
In his words: “The pain is profound.”
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Actress Patience Ozukor: I Rejected The Name-Tag ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ On Me, To Have My Own Name-Tag ‘Patience Ozukor’
Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed and talked about how people tried to impose titles and name-tags on her at the beginning of her career and how she handled it.
The veteran actress said when she began her acting career, people tried to compare her with legendary actress, Liz Benson, by tagging her as ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ but she rejected the tag because she believes they are both unique.
She disclosed that she also rejected suggestions to answer her husband’s first name as her surname and instead chose to bear his family name.
She actually disclosed this in an interview session via a media platform.
Her words: “I don’t know how it started, all I know was that when I started my acting career and people started recognizing this woman from Enugu.”
“So, there was a time I came to Lagos for a shoot and people started saying, ‘That’s her, this woman from Enugu.’ They said, “You’re the ‘Liz Benson of Enugu.”
“I said, ‘No, with all due respect, I don’t want to be like Liz Benson, I want to be myself. I am ‘Patience Ozokwor of Enugu’.”
“And some people came and said, ‘You don’t even need to answer Patience Ozokwor again. Answer your husband’s first name Edmund; Patience Edmund.’
“I said, ‘No, because in Igbo land, you’re not just married by one man, you’re married by a family. I don’t know about other tribes.”
“So, my husband’s people, their name is Ozokwor. When you mention Ozokwor in any part of this world, people who know the Ozokwors would say ‘I know where she comes from’,” she concluded.
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