Connect with us

celebrities

Nollywood is a dangerous place for young girls –Regina Daniels

Published

on

Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has condemned the employment of young girls for labour in the Nigerian movie industry.

Speaking in a video shared on Instagram, she said the industry is not a safe space for children to work in.

Regina Daniels revealed that she had met a 14-year-old working as a makeup artiste, moving from set to set with no parental guidance or guardian.

The young girl, she said, wore “a short skirt, crop top” and surprisingly worked under another young guy on the movie set as a make-up artist – without being paid.

Advertisement

“Her parents are far away in Port Harcourt and she came to Lagos last year. She sleeps in different hotel rooms with whoever agrees to accommodate her every night and is not willing to go back to her parents.”

“This girl told me that she is here to learn but trust me, I know the industry, the industry is a very dangerous place for young girls,” the actress added.

Regina Daniels said she took the young girl under her wing and sent her to boarding school so she could further her education.

The actress, who also started her career young, said that although she was lucky to have her mother’s protection from unwanted attention, it is unfortunately not the case for many of these young girls.

Regina Daniels said the young girl mentioned the name of some celebrities she had worked on set with – leaving her to question why those colleagues did not question why this was a minor working on set or staging an intervention.

Advertisement

She urged her fellow actors not to turn a blind eye and condemn producers and other filmmakers who employ minors on set.

The actress added that she has vowed to always fight against any movie producer who recruits young kids for movie roles.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

celebrities

I no longer watch football – says DJ Cuppy amid Man United struggles

Published

on

Popular Nigerian disc jockey and Manchester United fan, DJ Cuppy, has revealed that she doesn’t watch football matches any longer.

Cuppy, who is well-known to be a supporter of the red side of Manchester, disclosed this on her X page recently.

She wrote, “FYI [for your information]—I no longer watch football,” attaching a sad emoji at the end.

The tweet has since garnered viral reactions with many alluding that Cuppy‘s decision to stop watching football is not unconnected from United’s current dip in form.

Advertisement

@symplyDAPO wrote: “Ur team is finish, so we understand.”

@Waltskillsfc said: “You carry bad luck to man-united.”
@dotboyswag10: “Just announce that you are no longer a Manchester United fan.”

@rilwan_ola01: “Please denounce Manchester United 🙏🙏🙏. Since you joined from arsenal , we have turned to old arsenal while arsenal turned to old man utd .
Thanks cuppy”

Recall DJ Cuppy was an avid fan of Premier League side Arsenal but switched to rivals Manchester United in 2020 after Arsenal’s poor run of form.

Advertisement
Continue Reading

celebrities

Angel deactivates her twitter account after cyberbullying attack

Published

on

Reality star Angel Smith found herself at the receiving end of offensive comments on Twitter, leading to her deactivating her account.

A Twitter user identified as Pharoah Elroy compared Angel to the crossdresser James Brown and chef Hilda Baci.

Angel had shared moments from her recent hangout with her boyfriend Soma, posting videos and pictures on her Twitter page.

However, the celebratory mood turned sour when a troll, later identified as Pharoah Elroy, left a derogatory comment in the post’s comment section.

Advertisement

The troll’s comment read, “You look like a crossbreed of James Brown and Hilda Baci.”

This insensitive comparison prompted a negative response from Angel’s followers, and it appears the comment had a significant impact on her.

As a result of the online harassment, Angel Smith took the drastic step of deactivating her Twitter account.

Advertisement
Continue Reading

celebrities

Witness Details How Visa Flagged Naira Marley’s Credit Card

Published

on

The 10th prosecution witness in the trial of Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, Dein Whyte, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission revealed to Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, how Visa, a card payment platform, detected fraudulent transactions linked to one of the credit card details found on the singer’s device.

This was made known in a statement shared by the agency on their Facebook page on Friday.

The witness, Whyte, led by the prosecution counsel, Bilikisu Buhari, said, “As part of the findings from the investigation, forensic analysis revealed that malicious programmes used to illegally obtain credit card information were found on the device recovered from the defendant upon his arrest.” These programmes facilitated card non-present transactions.
The investigator also identified tools on the device that disguised the user’s active location when connected to the internet.

Whyte elaborated, saying, “Tools used to verify the validity, active state, and accuracy of credit card credentials, as well as the region of the issuer of that card, were discovered on the defendant’s device. The analysis further revealed the websites accessed on the defendant’s computer, including sites where credit card information is illegally traded.”

Advertisement

The witness disclosed that both the phone and laptop recovered from Naira Marley were registered with his credentials, name, and email address. Investigations revealed that the singer exchanged credit card details with other individuals. Notably, one card reported fraudulent usage by Visa. Whyte clarified that the card details on the defendant’s device did not belong to him and were not issued by any financial institution.

Under cross-examination by the defendant’s counsel, Olalekan Ojo, SAN, Whyte confirmed that a Visa investigation confirmed the card had been flagged for fraudulent transactions. However, Visa did not directly link the credit card fraud to the defendant’s device, emphasizing that Visa is a payment platform, not a telecommunication company.

Justice Oweibo adjourned the case to March 6 and 7, 2024, for the continuation of the trial.

Naira Marley is facing an 11-count charge, including conspiracy and credit card fraud, brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Advertisement
Continue Reading

Trending

%d bloggers like this: