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Renowned social media critic, Daniel Regha, has openly expressed his disdain for the recent winners of the prestigious Headies Awards.

Taking to social media, Regha did not hold back in expressing his opinions on the seemingly controversial results.

Regha’s first target was rising star Asake, who took home the coveted Album of the Year award.

In a controversial statement, Regha boldly claimed that Asake did not deserve the accolade. Instead, he argued that either M.I or Vector, two heavyweight rap artists, should have been the rightful winners.

The music critic did not stop there, as he voiced his disappointment with Ayra Starr winning the Best Female Artiste award.

According to Regha, this decision was nothing short of “insulting.”

He believed that established artistes Tiwa Savage or Simi were more deserving of the title, labeling Ayra Starr as merely a creator of TikTok songs.

Regha’s critique questioned the credibility of the Headies Awards, accusing them of favoring artistes with record label influence and connections rather than true talent.

Regha continued his tirade by suggesting that Vector should have won the Rap Album category instead of Blaqbonez.

In a surprising twist, Regha also took aim at the nominations, particularly in the Best Rap Single category. He boldly stated that Declan Rice by Odumodu should not have even received a nomination.

Regha concluded his controversial rant by claiming that the Headies Awards had lost their essence due to favoritism.

“Asake d¤n’t deserve Album of the Year, that should’ve gone to M.I or Vector; & Ayra Starr winning the “Best Female Artiste” instead of Tiwa or Simi is !nsulting. Someone that makes Tiktok songs? Rema, Ayra Starr, plus Asake d¤n’t merit some of the awards, it was based on record label influence/connection. Vector also deserves “Rap Album”, n¤t Blaqbonez. Again, Declan Rice by Odumodu sh¤uldn’t have bagged a nomination in Best Rap Single. The Headies is all about favorit!sm now,” he wrote.

‘Citation’, a movie by Kunle Afolayan, the ace filmmaker, has won the ‘Best International Film’ award at the 2022 National Film Festival in the United Kingdom.

Afolayan announced the win in an Instagram post on Wednesday.

The actor and filmmaker also disclosed that the award came as a surprise to him “as there was no form of lobbying to win”.

“Two days ago in London, Citation won Best International Film. The Director – Kunle Afolayan and the entire production team didn’t see the award coming,” he wrote.

“We are grateful for the support and recognition of the public and the organizers. In Kunle Afolayan’s words ‘I am glad we got recognized without even lobbying’.

“The National Film Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating the achievements of established and independent filmmakers, actors, actresses, casting directors, production companies, and crew who make up the motion picture industry.

“The National Film Awards holds 4 events annually in the United Kingdom, USA, South America, Africa, and Australia.

“All nominations and voting for the NFA are submitted and voted for by movie fans. The NFA is produced by the National Film Academy which also produces the new National Film Festival.”

 

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‘Citation’ tells the story of a 21-year-old female student on a Nigerian campus who takes the case of a trendy university don to the institution’s senate body on account of the latter’s treatment of her.

Subsequent events that unfold eventually pit her world against that of the respected academic, revealing the realities that frequently play out in many male-dominated educational environments.

Among those who starred in the movie are Ibukun Awosika, chairman of First Bank of Nigeria (FBN); Temi Otedola, Joke Silvia, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ini Edo, Yomi Fash-Lanso, Adjetey Anang, Gabriel Afolayan, Bienvenu Neba, and the late Sadiq Daba.