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BON Announces Nominees for its 2018 Awards

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One of Nigeria’s leading awards ceremonies for the movie industry, Best of Nollywood (BON) has announced nominees for the 2018 edition.

According to the organisers, the nominees are:

Best Actor in a Leading Role (English)

· Ramsey Nouah – Body Language

· Kelechi Udegbe – Bedroom Point

· Gold Ikponmwosa – Oga Bolaji

· Nosa Obaseki – Queen of Queens

· Femi Branch – What Men Want

· Mike Godson- Mark of Royalty

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (English)

· Adeniyi Johnson – Outcast

· Femi Branch – Obsession

· Shawn Faqua – Personal Assistant

· Greg Ojefua – Oga Bolaji

· William Omo Godwyn- Ebosimi

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Yoruba)

· Femi Adebayo – Etiko Onigedu

· Lateef Adedimeji – Hey

· Yemi Solade – Irolabi

· Ninalowo Bolanle – Judasi

· Ibrahim Chatta- A Year to Live

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Yoruba)

· Jamiu Azeez – Hey

· Adeniyi Johnson – Tife Bankole

· Olutayo Amokade – Etiko Onigedu

· Ibrahim Chatta – Judasi

· Taiwo Ibikunle- A Year to Live

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Hausa)

· Umar M Shareef in Mansor

· Umar M Shareef in Mariya

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Igbo)

· Tim Ebuka – Obinwanne

· Swanky JKA – Ofuobi

· Swanky in A Lonely Lane

Best Actress in Leading Role (English)

· Mary Lazarus – What Men Want

· Tana Adelana – Body Language

· Funmilola Aofiyebi Raimi – We Don’t Live Here Anymore

· Nancy Osime – Disguise

· Omowumi Dada- Oga Bolaji

· Maltilda Obaseki- Queen of Queens

Best Actress in Supporting role (English)

· Victoria Egbuchere – Blame

· Ifu Ennada – Obsession

· Uche Nwaefuna – What Men Want

· Bimbo Adesemoye – Personal Assistant

· Chacha Eke Faani – Mark of Royalty

· Moyo Lawal- Bedroom Point

Best Actress in Leading Role (Yoruba)

· Ronke Ojo – Osun Sengede

· Bukunmi Oluwasina – Hey

· Feyisara Hassan – Tife Bankole

· Dayo Amusa – Tabili ba yi

· Seyi Edun – Irukana

1. Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Yoruba)

· Liz Da Silva – Eniolami

· Mercy Aigbe – Judasi

· Bukola Adeeyo – Irukana

· Adebimpe Oyebade – Dear Sister

· Seyi Asekun- Osun Sengede

Best Actress in a Leading Role(Hausa)

· Maryam Yahaya in Mansoor

· Maryam Yahaya in Mariya

Best Actress in a Leading Role( Igbo)

· Phil Daniels – Obinwanne

· Chioma Idigo – Ofuobi

· Kindness Fidelis in A Lonely Lane

Best Child Actor in a Movie

· Prince Adams- Ofuobi

· Daniel Adesina- Ofefe

Best Child Actress in a movie

• Jasmine Fakunle in Oga Bolaji

• Ifedi Sharon in Sister Jessica

• Zino Amata in Manny

Moses Olaiya Movie with the Best Comedy

• 10 Days in Sun City

• Irolabi

• A Million Baby

• Bedroom Point

Movie with the Best Social Message

• We Don’t Live Here Anymore

• Surrogate

• A Year to Live

• Pain Within

• Somina

Best Short Film of the Year

• Blank

• Mirabel

• Pain

• Omotoke

Documentary of the Year

• Green Passport

Movie with the Best Special Effect

• Osun Sengede

• Etiko Onigedu

• Tife Bankole

• Ebosimi

Movie with the Best Screenplay

• Queen of Queens

• We Don’t Live Here Anymore

• Oga Bolaji

• Ebosimi

• Body language

Best use of Nigerian food in a Movie

• A Year to Live

• Outcast

• Etiko Onigedu

• Obsession

• Simbi Alamala

Best Use of Costume in a Movie

1. Personal Assistant

2. Ebosimi

3. Osun Sengede

4. Blame

Best Use of Make-up in a Movie

• Disguise

• Personal Assistant

• Etiko Onigedu

• Osun Sengede

• Ebosimi

Movie with the Best Production Design

• Osun Sengede

• Etiko Onigedu

• Oga Bolaji

• We Don’t Live here Anymore

• Ebomisi

Best Kiss in a Movie

• Bimbo Ademoye/ Shawn Faqua – Personal Assistant

• Yemi Blaq/Ifu Ennada – Obsession

• Mawuli Gavor/ Odera Olivia Orji – Obsession

• Eddy Watson and Victoria Egbuchere in Blame

Movie with the Best Sound Track

• Omojowolo

• Osun Sengede

• Mark of Royalty

• Oga Bolaji

• Queen of Queens

Movie with the Best Editing

• Oga Bolaji

• We don’t Live Here Anymore

• Surrogate

• Queen of Queens

Most Promising Actor

• Francis Sule in We don’t Live Here Anymore

• Temidayo Akinboro in We don’t Live Here Anymore

• Moses Akerele in Mirabel

Most Promising Actress

• Elma Mbadiwe in We don’t Live Here Anymore

• Ifu Ennada in Obsession

• Victoria Egbuchere in Blame

• Oreoluwa Adedoyin in Ofefe

Movie with the Best Cinematography

• Queen of Queens

• Oga Bolaji

• Osun Sengede

• We don’t Live Here Anymore

• 10 Days in Sun City

Director of the Year

• Kabat Esosa Egbon- Queen of Queens and Ebomisi

• Sobe Charles Umeh/Akin-Tijani Balogun- Surrogate

• Tope Oshin- We Don’t Live Here Anymore

• Moses Inwang- Body Language

• Kayode Kasum- Oga Bolaji

Movie of the Year

• Queen of Queens

• We don’t Live Here Anymore

• Surrogate

• Ebosimi

• Body Language

Revelation of the Year (Female)

• Adebimpe Oyebade

• Zainab Bakare

• Jumoke Adelaja

• Charity Asuquo

• Odera Olivia Orji

• Lucy Ameh

Revelation of the Year(Male)

• David Akande

• Debo Maroni

• Tomiwa Tegbe

• Emeka Nwagbaracha

• Mike Afolarin

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‘We Finally Lost Him’, AGN Confirms Junior Pope’s Death

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The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has confirmed the death of Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope.

The actor and three of his colleagues were coming back from a movie location in a boat when they fell into Anam River in Anambra on Wednesday.

Rollas took to his instagram page on Thursday to disclose the sad development as he wrote, “It is so so sad that our joy was shortlived.

“My first post was out of excitement when we noticed his tingling fingers. Two notable hospitals tried their best to revive him but to no avail.

“God knows the best. We finally lost him,” he said.

Junior Pope joined the Nollywood industry in 2006, and started attending movie auditions and acting as a minor character in movies.

He usually played the role of a bodyguard, palace attendant, and servant in movies.

In 2007, he rose to fame after acting in the Nollywood blockbuster movie “Secret Adventures”, a movie directed by Tchidi Chikere.

He acted in more than 150 Nollywood movies which include: “Secret Adventures”, “Mad sex”, “Bitter Generation”, “Vengeance of Bullet”, “The Cat”, “The Generals”, “Wrong Initiation” among others.

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I’m No Longer Cut Out for Marriage, Having Kids – Iyabo Ojo

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Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has said that she is no longer cut out for marriage or having kids, stressing that her now is only for enjoyment.

Iyabo Ojo, a divorcee, expressed her intention not to seek marriage with her current partner, music executive Paul Okoye, also known as Paulo, saying their realtionship is for companionship.

Taking to her Instagram page, the actress shared, “Marriage – done and dusted. Had kids – done and dusted. Raised my kids – done and dusted. Next stage: Enjoyment! Enjoyment! Enjoyment!”

She added that people should, however, do what makes them happy and works for them.

“This is me. Do you ….. do what makes you happy and what works for you,” she wrote.

Iyabo Ojo is a prominent Nigerian actress, filmmaker, and entrepreneur.

She has been active in the Nigerian film industry, often referred to as Nollywood, for many years.

Ojo has appeared in numerous movies and has gained recognition for her talent and versatility as an actress. Apart from her acting career, she has also ventured into film production.

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Veteran Nollywood Actor, Amaechi Muonagor Dies at 61

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Nollywood legend, Amaechi Muonagor, has reportedly passed on. He was 61.

The actor suffered kidney failure and has been on dialysis.

His demise on Sunday came just few days after a video, where he was soliciting funds for Kidney transplant went viral.

His death comes weeks after another Nollywood actor, Mr Ibu, died.

No official statement has yet been released.

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