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Here’s the Trailer for the Real- Life Court Room TV Show “Judging Matters”

There’s a brand new reality TV show coming to your screens very soon. “Judging Matters” brings to life real courtroom situations.

The setting of the show gives a real-life picture of a courtroom, complete with a sitting judge, a plaintiff, an accused, bailiff, and the audience. The show’s presiding judge is Justice Olusola Williams while the role of the bailiff will be carried out by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu.

Kayode Kasum Releases Feature Film, “Oga Bolaji”

Nollywood director Kayode Kasum has released his critically acclaimed 2018 feature film “Oga Bolaji“.

It screened at the New York African Film Festival, Nollywood week Paris, Made in Nollywood Bologna, RTF Film Festival, Cardiff Film Festival and the Zanzibar International Film Festival to mention a few.

“Oga Bolaji” is a story centred around the simple happy-go-lucky life of a 40-year-old retired musician (Gold Ikponmosa). His life takes a drastic turn when he crosses paths with a seven-year-old girl (Jasmine Fakunle) which could lead to the worst or best days of his life. It showcases the resilience and ingenuity of the Nigerian spirit: the way we live, our pain and our limitations, doggedness, hope and dream.’

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Source: Bellanaija

Access The Stars’ Music Competition Unveils Loven As Winner.

Following a series of exciting regional auditions, rigorous training at Bootcamp and the suspense-filled judges’ stage shows, Loven has emerged winner of the maiden edition of Access The Stars. The announcement was made at the show’s, first of its kind, e-Finale on April 11th, 2020.

As promised, Loven went home with the much-coveted grand prize worth N150,000,000 (One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira). The first and second runners up, ‘Kitay’ and ‘Firefly’, were also awarded consolation prizes.

Charles Akinloye, popularly known as ‘Loven’, is a multi-talented and prolific singer and songwriter. He is a recording artist who has a couple of tracks to his credit; one of which is “ADUNNI” a love song where he displays his commendable songwriting prowess. Charles charmed his way through the audition stages in Lagos with his unique voice and singing technique of infusing a bit of a fuji to his performances. Apart from his keen interest in music, he is also a makeup artist and a stylist.

The Access The Stars grand finale kicked off with a live pre-show party on Instagram Live which featured hits by DJ Spinall as he entertained the audience in anticipation of the live finale on YouTube. The much-awaited grand finale show witnessed great performances from the top four contestants, Kaffy and Darey. The show wrapped up with an after-party on Instagram Live hosted by DJ Cuppy.

Speaking on the completion and success of the show, the Brand Manager, Star Lager Beer, Onyebuchi Nwangwu, said, ‘Access The Stars is the biggest corporate partnership in the Nigerian music industry. With this project, Star Lager and Access Bank committed to discovering and empowering the next generation of Nigerian talents”.

The ‘Access The Stars’ platform was created for exceptional and aspirational Nigerians in the music industry to be discovered, refined, and empowered to reach higher heights by accessing their star potential. The project sought to give budding young talents a chance to perform alongside some of the biggest music stars in the country and it fulfilled that promise.

Over the years, Access Bank and Nigerian Breweries have built consumer-focused music assets like Star Mega Jam, Star Music – The Trek, Star Quest and BAFEST. With Access The Stars, Nigerian Breweries and Access Bank have consolidated the trajectory of “Discovering, Refining and Showcasing” the best of Nigeria’s musical talents.

53 Extra Takes a Bow After a Decade of Entertainment Africa

After a decade of showcasing world-class entertainment, M-Net’s African lifestyle show, ‘53 Extra‘ takes a bow and closes its curtain with a final goodbye video.

’53 Extra’ is a spin-off of Africa Magic’s flagship magazine show Studio 53, which was named for the 53 countries in the African Union. The exciting African entertainment show brought all the hottest gossip and entertainment news from in and out of Africa.

Kemi Adetiba, Eku Edewor, Dolapo Oni, IK Osakioduwa, Simi Drey, Mawuli Gavor, Ozzy Agu, Sika Osei, Amira Ibrahim-Alfa, and Tora Olaiya, these 10 phenomenal presenters pulled off a great show on ’53 Extra’.

Watch the short farewell video:

Text excluding title courtesy Bellanaija

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