Author: Adekugbe Adedayo

The Bad Boys franchise is coming back on screen with the fourth installment titled ‘Ride or Die.’ The action-comedy franchise starring Will Smith (Mike Lowrey) and Martin Lawrence (Marcus Burnett) debuted in 1995.

The first installment directed by Michael Bay, features Will Smith and Martin Lawrence characters teaming up as detectives to investigate a drug scandal in Miami. Micheal Bay also the second installment, while Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah directed “Bad Boys for Life.”

Bad Boys II debuted in 2003 and Bad Boys for Life in 2020, “Bad Boys 4” is set to be released in theaters June 7.

Watch the trailer below.

‘Bad Boys 4’ official trailerpic.twitter.com/LJkHoG8rIx

— Music on Streamdorm 🎧 (@Streamdorm) March 26, 2024

In over 15 countries, Binance has been accused of fixing exchange rates and engaging in illegal transactions. In Nigeria, Binance has been accused of tax evasion, financing terrorist transactions, and money laundering, amongst others, even leading to the arrest of some of its officials.
Earlier this year, the government requested Binance pay $10 billion as retribution and provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with comprehensive data or information on all persons from Nigeria trading on its platform.

A list of countries that have banned Binance:

1. Canada
2. China
3. Japan
4. Italy
5. Philippines
6. United States
7. Australia
8. India
9. Iran
10. Netherlands
11. Germany
12. Belgium
13. Bangladesh
14. France
15. Vietnam
16. Thailand
17. Kazakhstan
18. Malaysia
19. United Kingdom

Binance, founded in 2017 by Changpeng Zhao, is currently facing global scrutiny, including investigations by the US Department of Justice and IRS for alleged money laundering, among others.

 26th South African Style Awards, held at Sandton Hotel on March 17, not only bring beautiful stars under the same roof but also celebrate their creativity.

The theme of this year’s edition was “Shades of Gold.” In the gathering of fashionistas, influencers, media personalities, and more, here are our favourites for the evening. This year edition was elevated to new heights with a dazzling collaboration with Bonang Matheba’s House of BNG.

Full List of Winners

– Most Innovative Style Style maverick and creative director: Bee Diamondhead.

– Most Stylish Performing Artist in Film/TV: Senzo Radebe.

– Most Stylish Performing Artist in Music: Tyla Seethal.

– Most Stylish Media Personality: Motshidisi Mohono.

– Most Stylish Fashion Designer: Jacques Bam.

– Most Stylish Model winner: Ponahalo Mojapelo.

– Most Stylish Business Personality: Faye Mfikwe and Melina Lambrakis.

– Most Stylish Couple: Dr Musa Mthombeni and Liesl Laurie-Mthombeni.

– The Next Big Thing winners- Creative brother Fhatuwani and Justice Mukheli.

The 26th South African Style Awards, held at Sandton Hotel on March 17, not only bring beautiful stars under the same roof but also celebrate their creativity.

The theme of this year’s edition was “Shades of Gold.” In the gathering of fashionistas, influencers, media personalities, and more, here are our favourites for the evening.

Palesa Tembe

Bonang Matheba

Ratile Mabitsela

Nadia Nakai

Lasizwe

Blue Mbombo

Natasha Joubert

Ratile Boitumelo Mabitsela

The 2024 AMVCA is scheduled to take place on May 11, 2024. The 10th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards event will take place at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos State, and is as usual expected to celebrate African movies and Art. The annual award presented by MultiChoice and will recognise outstanding achievements in television and film.

The awards for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress will be determined by a jury unlike public votes on previous editions. CJ Fiery Obasi’s Mami Wata earned over 11 nominations while Bb Sasore‘s Breath of Life earned over nine nods. Timini Egbuson and Funke Akindele are both nominated in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Actress categories for the blockbuster A Tribe Called Judah.

Full list of nominations for AMVCA 2024

Full list of nominations as announced by the MultiChoice.

Best Digital Content

National Treasure – Adebola Adeyela (Lizzy Jay)

Medical Negligence and Copyright Infringement – Isaac Ayomide Olayiwola (Layi Wasabi)

Hello Neighbour – Elozonam Ogbolu, Lina idoko and Jemima Osunde

The Boyfriend – Maryam Apaokagi-Greene

Best Indigenous Language Film (West Africa)

Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)

Jagun Jagun (Femi Adebayo)

Ijogbon (Kunle Afolayan)

Orisa (Odunlade Adekola)

Nana Akoto (Kwabena Gyansah)

Best Indigenous Language (East Africa)

Where The River Divides

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Wandongwa

Nakupenda

Itifaki

Best Indigenous Language (South Africa)

Service To Heart

Uncle Limbani

Motshameko O Kotsi

Best Multichoice Talent Factory Movie

Grown

Her Dark Past

Somewhere in Kole

Full Time Husband

The 11th Commandment

Mfumukazi

Best Scripted M-Net Original

Slum King

Half Open Window

Itura

The Passenger

Magic Room

Best Unscripted M-Net Original

What Will People Say

The Irabors’ Forever After

Nwuyee Bekee (Foreign Wives)

Date My Family Zambia

Royal Qlique (Season 2)

Best Indigenous M-Net Original

The Passenger

Nana Akoto

Apo

Irora Iya

Love Transfusion (Kiapo Cha Damu)

Best Short Film

T’egbon T’aburo

Broken Mask

Eighteenth Year

Man and Masquerades

A Place Called Forward

Best Supporting Actor

Alexx Ekubo (Afamefuna)

Demola Adedoyin (Breath of Life)

Itele d Icon (Jagun Jagun: The Warrior)

Gregory Ojefua (This is Life)

Timini Egbuson (A Tribe Called Judah)

Levi Chikere (Blood Vessel)

Ropo Ewenla (Over the Bridge)

Best Supporting Actress

Joke Silva (Over the Bridge)

Fathia Williams (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Bimbo Akintola (The Black Book)

Genoveva Umeh (Breath of Life)

Eliane Umuhire (Omen)

Tana Adelana (Ijogbon – Chaos)

Ejiro Onojaife (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Best Lead Actor

Wale Ojo (Breath of Life)

Stan Nze (Afamefuna)

Marc Zinga (Omen)

Gideon Okeke (Egun)

David Ezekiel (Blood Vessel)

Richard Mofe Damijo (The Black Book)

Adedimeji Lateef (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Gabriel Afolayan (This is Lagos)

Best Lead Actress

Segi Lolaogidan (Over the Bridge)

Lucie Debay (Omen)

Omowunmi Dada (Asiri Ade)

Ireti Doyle (The Origin: Madam Koi Koi)

Adaobi L. Dibor (Blood Vessel)

Evelyne Ily (Mami Wata)

Kehinde Bankole (Adire)

Funke Akindele (A Tribe Called Judah)

Best Cinematography

MAMI WATA

Blood Vessel

Over The Bridge

Breath of Life

Jagun Jagun (The Warrior)

Ijogbon (Chaos)

Omen

Best Editing

Chuka Ejorh And Onyekachi Banjo

Holmes Awa

Alex Kamau And Victor Obok

Dayo Nathaniel

Antonio Ribeiro

Nathan Delannoy

Best Sound Design

Ava Momoh (Over the Bridge)

Daniel Pellerin and Amin Bhatia (Kipkemboi)

Grey Jones Ossai x2 (Breathe of Life and Blood Vessel)

Samy Bardet (Mami Wata)

Best Art Direction

Blood Vessel (Victor Akpan)

Over The Bridge (Abisola Omolade)

Breath of Life (Okechukwu Frost Nwankwo, Kelechi Odu)

The Black Book (Pat Nebo and Chima Temple)

Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Tunji Afolayan)

Mami Wata (C.J Fiery Obasi)

Omen (Eve Martin)

Best Costume Design

Demola Adeyemi

Bolanle Austin Peters, Ituen Basi, Folake Coker and Clement Effanga

Lola Awe

Bunmi Demilola Fashina

Daniel Obasi

Best Makeup

Francesca Otaigbe (Over the Bridge)

Campbell Precious (Mami Wata)

Hadizat Gambo (Mojisola)

Hakeem Onilogbo (Jagun Jagun – The Warrior)

Feyisayo Oyebisi (A Tribe Called Judah)

Best Writing TV Series

Skinny Girl in Transit (Season 7)

Wura (Season 2)

Visa on Arrival

MTV Shuga Naija

Volume

Masquerades of Aniedo

Slum King

Best Writing in a Movie

Breath of Life (BB Sasore)

Over The Bridge (Tosin Otudeko)

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Tunde Babalola)

Jagun Jagun: The Warrior (Adebayo Tijani)

Afamefuna (Anyanwu Sandra Adaora)

A Tribe Called Judah (Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele, Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola)

Mami Wata (CJ Fiery Obasi)

Best Documentary

Ormoilaa Ogol (The Strong One)

Lobola, A Bride’s True Price?

Empalikino (Forgiveness)

The Water Manifesto: Osun (Water for Gold)

Sowing Hope

Best Scripted Series

Volume

Wura (Season 2)

Slum King

Itura

Chronicles

Best Unscripted Series

Lol Naija (Season 1)

Nightlife In Lasgidi

The Real Housewives Of Lagos (Season 2)

Gh Queens (Season 2)

Mutale Mwanza Unscripted (Season 1)

Best Director

Moses Inwang

Adebayo Tijani And Tope Adebayo

Bb Sasore

Johnscott Enah

C.J Fiery Obasi

Kayode Kasum

Tolu Ajayi

Best Movie

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

Breath of Life

Over The Bridge

Blood Vessel

A Tribe Called Judah

The Black Book

MAMI WATA

Jake Gyllenhaal was supposed to play Batman at some point but lost the role. That doesn’t deter his interest in the role of Bruce Wayne. In 2005, in Batman Begins, Jake Gyllenhaal and Christian Bale were top choices; however, the role eventually went to Christian Bale.

During press rounds for his new Prime Video movie “Road House,” Jake was asked by Screen Rant if he still had an interest in the role, and his response: “Of course. It would be an honour always.” “Speaking of playing roles that other incredible actors have played in the past … When I think about it, I’m going to play Iago in ‘Othello’ with Denzel Washington, and I think about like the history of actors that have played that role throughout time, and I’m intimidated by that. So that’s the first level. That’s what I’m working on right now. But of course. It would be an honour always. Those types of things and those roles are classics,” Gyllenhaal said.

There’s currently an open spot in the DC Extended Universe for the upcoming Batman movie The Brave and the Bold, which will shine a light on a new actor willing to take up the role of Bruce Wayne. The role is expected to shine a brighter light and be a better version of DCU Batman. It will be directed by “The Flash” and “It” helmer Andy Muschietti and be the birth of James Gunn and Peter Safran DC Studio’s dreams for Batman.

The DCU Batman is currently played by Robert Pattison and The Batman Part II release date has been moved to Oct. 2, 2026.

Do you think Jake Gyllenhaal is a good fit for DCU’s Batman? pic.twitter.com/bEo9VpBsZ6

— Music on Streamdorm 🎧 (@Streamdorm) March 19, 2024

While he might have missed the initial Batman spot, Jake Gyllenhaal had the chance to play Mysterio in the Tom Holland-led Spider-Man: Far from Home. He described the role of Mysterio as hard. In his words; “That world is enormous. And I joined that world way into that run; a train that was already moving. Normally, I come in way early on and I get to figure it out.”

Speaking on his experience: “I was freaking out. It was a scene with [Samuel L.] Jackson, Tom [Holland] … There were a number of actors in that scene. And I remember not being able to remember my lines. I was the wooden board. And they were like, ‘Whoa…I went up to Tom Holland and was like, ‘Dude, help me out’. He’s like, ‘It’s all good, man. Just relax’. It was like he was me in so many situations. And I finally did. I just put a lot of pressure on [myself] because I love that world. I had to walk up [to people on set] and be like, ‘Look man, I just came off Broadway doing a one-man show for an hour and a half onstage, so I got this. Please, believe me.”

Last year, Paramount+ announced it would begin an ad-supported Basic Tier, a cheap Paramount+ experience but with ads. At the French TV festival, they announced it would begin this year.

The Premium plan will first launch in France this March, then in April, and the Basic Plan will launch in Canada and Australia in June.

The Basic Plan will cost $6.99 in both Australian and Canadian dollars. In France, it will cost €7.99 for the basic plan and €10.99 for the premium plan. Premium users will enjoy not only exclusive and original shows but also viewing formats in 4K UHD, HDR10, and Dolby Vision. They can also stream on up to four devices at once.

As a Paramount+ user, you will enjoy “Halo,” “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” “Knuckles,” and many more.

According to Paramount, these plans “will give international Paramount+ subscribers even more flexibility in choosing the option that best suits their needs.”

“Our pricing strategy and a market-by-market approach to our offering is key to providing customers choice, flexibility and value. The ‘Premium’ tier has demonstrated great success in Canada, Australia and Latin America, and I am confident this offering will enable us to reach new subscribers in Europe, as well. As we launch ‘Basic (with ads)’ in our international markets, we can also offer our incredible content at an even more competitive price to ultimately increase our reach and expand our advertising offerings to partners. The ‘Basic’ tier allows us to continue to lead on value by providing consumers an even more affordable entertainment choice for the entire family.”   – Marco Nobili,EVP and International General Manager of Paramount+

Lee Sears, President of International Markets Advertising Sales, added: “By introducing the ‘Basic (with ads)’ plan in Canada and Australia, we will enhance our value to our partners by enabling advertisers to buy across our global franchises, series and films through our digital platform, EyeQ, alongside the breadth of Paramount’s premium video inventory in a comprehensive and impactful way.”  

Nigerian actress, Uche Ogbodo made this known via her story on Instagram highlighting the jealousy in the Nigerian entertainment industry.

In her words, “people in it are so vile, envious and evil.”

The rise in celebrities pointing out and calling out colleagues for their lack of support may impact her mindset.

Via her Instagram story, she calls for all her colleagues to “congratulate” people’s success and “pray” for grace.

In an interview with Pulse Nigeria, Bob Hearts Abishola star, Folake Olowofoyeku speaks on her first love music, her time in Hollywood, our background and her love for her fatherland.

Folake, the lead actress for CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, is an award winning Hollywood actress. She left the country at 18 after multiple attempts to study at University of Lagos, Nigeria (Unilag) to the city of hopes and dreams – New York.

Born to a prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Babatunji Olowofoyeku, she was destined for another path but instead chose entertainment or so you will think. While in university she studies Economics for a while but has fate will have it, she ended up graduating with Theatre.

Her father was the original pianist in the family so in a way it had an impact in the direction her life will go, she once saved up from to buy bass and thought herself how to play. These events and moment took her top the point she played with David Bowe and released few tracks of hers – Ehen Ehen Okay Okay and Melanin No Ni included.

The part of the story most readers will be familiar with, her Hollywood journey came moments after her musical heights with, David Bowe but Hollywood fame is not stopping her. Culture, Arts, Love and many more is starring her back to music as she plan to release her new single which drops in May.

This upcoming track will be the birth of a new genre, “Afrojoy.”

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Mr. Beast, the biggest YouTuber in the world, is bringing his mojo to Prime Video. He recently announced his deal with the streaming platform, and according to him, it will be the biggest reality game show on the planet.

Mr. Beast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, once created one of the biggest replicas of Squid Game on YouTube. He will be given full autonomy over the creative process and will also be the host of the show.

He announced the game show will have a thousand competitors and a cast price of $5,000,000, and he also hinted that the show will be packed with world record holders.

Mr. Beast has yet to announce a release date for the show.