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My Origin Is In Nigeria, Not Gabon – Veteran Actor Zack Orji

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6 months ago

22/05/2024

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Nollywood veteran actor, Zack Orji, has denied the information about him, which was dished out by a podcast, that his origin is in Gabon.

The podcast, which had broadly drawn attention of people to the information, presented a video suggesting that Zack Orji was born in Gabon and thus a citizen of the Central African nation.

Meanwhile, Zack Orji clarified that his father was actually involved in traveling extensively to different countries as a result of the nature of his job, which incidentally led to his being born in Gabon, not that his origin is in Gabon, as his both parents have their origins in Nigeria.

In a statement that Zack Orji issued on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, he stated: “Now, another lie from the pit of hell has emerged, claiming that I said, ‘I’m from Gabon, I’m not a Nigerian’. I hereby issue a disclaimer dissociating myself from that lie.”

“I am a full-blooded Nigerian, both of my parents are Nigerians. I am from Enugu State, the Coal City State. I am proudly Nigerian and proud of my Nigerian heritage.”

“God Almighty will deal with whoever originated that lie as he dims fit” – he concluded.

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Grand Finale

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5 months ago

14/06/2024

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Our MPCA grandfinale will come up on the 20th of June 2024 at wocdif, along ringeoad, osogbo, osun state, Nigeria.

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Wizkid Dedicates Upcoming Album To His Late Mum

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5 months ago

03/06/2024

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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’

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5 months ago

03/06/2024

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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.