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Nigerian rapper and actor Tobechukwu Ejiofor professionally known as Illbliss has described why he took a break from music.

In an interview with HipTV, the rapper revealed his wife had birth complications during the pregnancy of their second daughter.

“We rushed to the hospital and they said it was about to be a miscarriage. I abandoned that album. I just went from one hospital to the other. My child survived but it was a lot of drama. She is three and a half years now. And my first daughter came after eight years of marriage. Two of my kids came to this world very dramatically. So I took time off to be a dad. To just take it all in. Try and spend time and raise these kids,” he said. 

He also explained that during this sabbatical with music, he took the opportunity to diversify: “Also, I was trying to find diversification. So I moved into television as well. I had done ‘King Of Boys’ a year before then and I just felt like I needed to produce more; shoot more films, documentaries and get into spaces where I could still express myself artistically without just putting out music. So, I took a break from music. All of these is what has been happening in the last four years.”

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Adekugbe Adetunji Adegbola is a renowned IT professional and specialist. He specialises in web and software development, as well as networking.

Adetunji was born on March 8th, 1980, in Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. Adetunji’s childhood dream was to become a doctor, but instead, he found IT, helping individuals, SMEs, and brands in the digital space.

Adekugbe Adegbola hails from Ondo State; his father, Adekugbe Robert, was a banker before he passed away at 82. Adetunji attended Lerato College, Ifako Ijaye, Lagos State, before proceeding to the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, for his degree in B.Edu. Chemistry.

While in school, Adetunji knew the future trajectory, so he sought IT-based knowledge. He taught himself how to code, develop, and design websites, and he also taught himself how to use tools like C#, Asp.net, WordPress, MySQL, and PHP.

In 2003, Adekugbe Adetunji began his career at Class Internet Solutions as a network administrator before freelancing at Lion House as a network/system administrator in April 2011. He exited the company in February 2015.

Since leaving Lion House, Adekugbe Adetunji has gone on a journey to mentor the next generation of IT experts working in companies and institutions like Syncrev Technology, Aptech Computer Education, Nigeria (Centre Manager), and the College of Vocational Study (Computer Science/Engineering Lecturer), while also being a project manager at Programos Software. Currently he serve as the Technical Lead of Techeconomy.

Adekugbe Adegbola is married to Adekugbe Ibironke and is the proud father of Adekugbe Adedayo. Beyond work hours, he partakes in hobbies like reading, researching, football, music, the arts, and travelling.

Temilade Openiyi, Tems, is a force and talent in the music industry – with no album, she has won multiple awards and international recognition. This year alone she was recognized by Billboard in Billboard Women in Music.

It is a popular culture for artists to release an album in less than two years of gaining recognition, but that wasn’t the case for Tems. She has two EPs; “For Broken Ears” and “If Orange Was A Place.”

Tems recently featured on South African rising star, Tyla’s album “Tyla” in the song No. 1.

This year the world is ready to experience a new side of Tems on her album, whenever it drops.

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After seeing Wonder Woman 3, the first actress for the iconic DC character, Lynda Carter, described the movie has “really interesting, wonderful and about something important. Not just your typical thing.” She starred in the live-action series from 1975 to 1979.

Lynda Carter made a cameo in Patty Jenkins “Wonder Woman 1984” as Asteria, a legendary Amazonian warrior who was declared missing and dead. For many who believed there will be a third installment after seeing Wonder Woman 1984 they were in shock after hearing it was “Dead.”

In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment she described the ship to the third installment could continue to sail, if there’s enough pressure from fans.

“I don’t think they want to do it unless there’s enough pressure from fans…I just don’t think they have the mind to do it. And I don’t understand that, because it seems to me that Wonder Woman is different from other characters. She’s not just a superhero. Her whole thing is about peaceful solutions. She’s not aggressive to be aggressive. It’s a different story. It’s about inner strength, outer strength. I don’t know why they tabled it, because it’s a great franchise.”

2017 Wonder Woman had an audience score of 83% and Wonder Woman 1984 got an audience score of 73% on Rotten Tomatoes. It’s quite unfortunate the 2022 sequel to Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman didn’t get much reception from fans, many preferred the 2020 version and called it the best in the past decade.

Any expectation for a new Wonder Woman reboot under Gal Gadot will be decided by DC Studio new co-CEOs, James Gunn and Peter Safran.

“I have to give a lot of credit to Patty and Gal because the interest in my show had peaked when they came on the scene. [Their vision] was intentional — and how I played the character was intentional. To be good, kind, strong and do everything for the right reasons. Even when she was angry, she was angry at the right people.” – Lynda Cater

Jenkins had already been developing Wonder Woman 3 when the news broke to him. “I never walked away. I was open to considering anything asked of me. It was my understanding there was nothing I could do to move anything forward at this time. DC is obviously buried in changes they are having to make, so I understand these decisions are difficult right now,” Jenkins via Twitter (Now X).

Finding Messiah tells the story of freedom over oppression and terror, written and directed by Ghanaian-Nigerian music executive Oscar Heman-Ackah. This cinematic masterpiece is set in the fictional nation of Zambay and will serve as his directorial debut.

Working with his wife, Kemi Adetiba, Oscar created a unique world with its culture, language, values, and story.

The trailer released on March 28th, 2024, is so relatable—a world with political unrest, oppressors unwilling to give the people freedom, and people killed and arrested for speaking against oppression. Starring Bucci Fraklin, Pete Edochie, keppy Ekpeyoung, Segun Arinze, Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett, Ngozi Ezeonu, Ejike Asiegbu, Alex Usifo alongside Majid Michael, Sunshine Rosman, Daddy Showkey and Lilin Afegbai.

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🍿Oscar Heman-Ackah’s “Finding Messiah” Official Trailer 🤯

Directed by Kemi Adetiba

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— Music on Streamdorm 🎧 (@Streamdorm) March 29, 2024

One of the greatest challenges I faced in creating this film was the struggle to bring the beautiful, yet fictitious world of Zambay to life. It meant I needed to customize EVERYTHING to ensure that it is as believable as possible.
As crazy as it sounds, we had to build a mini community to achieve this goal… Houses, executive villas, offices, streets… you name it, we built it.

Finding Messiah produced by Sol Tracka Production, will feature its original soundtrack. The music score is expected to be spectacular. Oscar is known for his achievements in the music industry; he has worked with notable Nigerian music stars and global stars like Rihanna and Chris Brown. He is also known for crafting the 2014 World Cup theme song.

There is no official confirmation of the release of FInding Messiah yet.

Big Brother is coming back for a ninth season. MultiChoice has announced that the auditions for the upcoming season will commence on March 27th via Big Brother’s official X account.

This year’s show will be a bit different as the organisers are exploring a Dynamic Duo in its audition. What this means is that to audition, you must come with a pair, which can be family, friends, or lovers. This new twist differs from the single-contestant audition used in previous seasons. Contestants are to submit a three-minute video showcasing their personalities, strengths as a duo, and why they should be in the house for BBNaija Season 9.

The X post reads:

Exciting News! Biggie is back for #BBNaija Season 9 auditions with a twist! The audition requires 2 people

This year, its a search for Dynamic Duos that love the show and can turn up the heat in Biggie’s house!

Can you make a Dynamic Duo? Simply swipe and follow the instructions!

Auditions open, 27th March at 8pm!’

Contestants are encouraged to submit a three-minute video showcasing their personalities, strengths as a duo, and why they should be in the house for BBNaija Season 9.”

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.

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

Veteran Actor, Amaechi Muonagor is dead at age 61 after a prolonged illness with kidney failure.

He was born on August 20th, 1962 and died on March 24th, 2024.

Amaechi Muonagor was a talented actor and producer. In 2016, he was nominated for AMVCA 2017 Best Actor in a comedy.

He hails from Anambra State. He joined the Nigerian movie industry Nollywood in 1998 and had starred in many movies including Taboo 1 (1989), Aki and Pawpaw, Karishika (1998), and Aki na Ukwa (2002), to mention just a few.

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The news about his demise came as a shocker through Morris Monye, via his X handle, on Sunday.

Muonagor was said to have suffered kidney failure and was on dialysis.

May his soul rest in peace and our sincerest condolences to his Family.

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

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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.”

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.