THE NATION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015
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Mike Ezuruonye, Omoni Oboli see hell in The Duplex
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gripping modern horror movie, The Duplex, puts loverboy actor, Mike Ezuruonye (Emeka) on the edge of life, as he battles, to save his wife, the beautiful Omoni Oboli (Adaku), their unborn baby and his investment of N120million. The battle is however lost as the resident ghost is already rampaging the posh but scary duplex. Distributed by FilmOne, a sister company to Filmhouse Cinemas, The Duplex, which hits cinemas across Nigeria on March 6, is a piteous, tense experience of a young couple in their journey to start a life. Ezuruonye and Oboli, display an infectious chemistry in their first appearance together and as a couple in a Nollywood movie ever. And the film, pegged on the lesson of greed, plays up the contrast between a contented wife and a more adventurous husband, with sub plots of the woman’s financial possessiveness and
the man’s notable ego and secretiveness in the family. In The Duplex, Chukwuma Omezioke took ill shortly before the Nigeria/Biafra war and died. His wife and only son left Lagos for their home town, trusting the property with the deceased’s best friend, Mr Balogun. But they were never to return to it because the caretaker had personalised the house documents. Omezioke’s ghost will not take the cheating lying low as it turns a serial killer, on the trail of buyers of his stolen home. The cheap Lagos detached property in a serene environment; kickstarted a turbulent journey toward the living relations of the real owner to prevent more torment, torture, spiritual attacks, madness and deaths. Indeed, The Duplex holds that ‘there’s more to a cheap property than fraudulent intent.’ Laced with some comic relief, viewers, according to Isikaku, are soon to see that
‘though a woman is amusingly freaked under a spiritual attack, perhaps a man’s reaction to the same situation is more laughable.’ Produced by Emmanuel Isikaku and directed by Ikechukwu Onyeka, other cast of the movie include Uru Eke (Dora); Anthony
Monjaro (Jones); Ayo Umoh (Akpan) and Maureen Okpoko, who played the bald-headed lady psychic. A Videofield International Limited Production, the film which is screenplayed by Stanley Isokoh is exec-produced by Stella Isikaku and Emmanuel Isikaku.
Etisalat restates commitment to Nigerian Idol 5
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HE ceremonial premiere of the fifth season of Nigerian music reality show, Nigerian Idol, accorded show sponsors, Etisalat Nigeria, another opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to the empowerment of Nigerian youths through the music platform. Head Events and Sponsorships, Etisalat Nigeria, Modupe Thani, said at the Oriental hotel, Lagos, venue of the premiere, Wednes-
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day, that Etisalat was proud to be associated with the Nigerian Idol, describing it as a platform that affords youths the chance to express themselves through music and take their dreams to the next level. She also revealed that Etisalat has put in place an interesting show for viewers and audience this season. “As a brand, we consider
the youths as a critical audience and we are passionate about what drives them. This year’s edition promises to be one of the best shows ever, because we have put so much in place to give the audience and viewers an all-round exciting experience. This season, we will be giving away premium prizes, not just to the winner, but also to the runners-up and others in the top 10 positions,” she said. This season, the winner of
Nigerian Idol will be rewarded with N7.5 million cash reward, a brand new car, a recording deal with Universal Music Company worth N7.5 million amongst other prizes. The show is scheduled to begin airing on March 1 on TV stations across the country, including NTA, STV, Hip TV, Superscreen TV, WAP TV, Smash TV, AMC TV, Rave TV, Cool TV Wazobia TV and V.Channel TV.
• L-R: Head, Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria, Elvis Daniel; Head, Events & Sponsorships Etisalat Nigeria, Modupe Thani; Nigerian Idol judge, Dede Mabiaku, Manager, Public Relations, Etisalat Nigeria, Chineze Amanfo at the Etisalat-sponsored Nigerian Idol 5 premiere, held at Lagos Oriental hotel, yesterday.
Artistes gang up against internet fraud By Ovwe Medeme
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IGERIAN superstars, Ice Prince, Phyno and Olamide have teamed up for a social awareness cause as they collaborate on a song titled Get Some Money. The song, according to information, is an initiative of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, a social enterprise that connects Nigerian youth with ICT-enabled opportunities.This organisation is currently working on a project called #DigitalJobs which aims to provide tens of thousands of Nigerian youths with legitimate jobs on the internet. In order to make this objective a reality, they have gotten some of the biggest stars in Nigerian music to encourage Nigerian youths to embrace the #DigitalJobs project and desist from Internet fraud. Information also has it that Get Some Money will be officially released today by 12pm at Paradigm Initiative Nigeria’s social media week Conference tagged “#SMWLAGOSEXPLORE With PIN! Behind The Scene”.