Beauty Tukura, a former participant on Big Brother Naija, expressed her joy over her victory at the 10th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), which took place at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos yesterday.
The former Miss Nigeria, who snagged the Best Dressed Female Award for the second consecutive year, boasted that she would keep winning the category “until further notice.”
Sharing a picture of herself with her award via Instagram, Beauty wrote, “Still Best Dressed 2023/2024… until further notice #AMVCA10.”
Another Big Brother Naija reality star, Venita Akpofure, won the Best Dressed Female award for the second year in a row at the 10th AMVCA Cultural Day and Opening Night celebration on Friday.
Meanwhile, recall that ‘Breath of Life’ was the biggest winner at the 10th AMVCA, scooping six awards, including Best Movie, Best Director (BB Sasore), Best Lead Actor (Wale Ojo), Best Supporting Actor (Ademola Adedoyin), Best Supporting Actress (Genoveva Umeh), and Trailblazer (Chimezie Imo).
Surprisingly, Funke Akindele’s record-breaking film, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ was snubbed.
‘A Tribe Called Judah’ lost all five nominations despite becoming the first Nigerian movie to gross over N1 billion in cinemas last December.
The 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), hosted at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos on Saturday, continues to spark reactions and discussions.
Funke Akindele’s record-breaking film, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ snub has emerged as the biggest talking point from the event.
The movie, ‘Breath Of Life’ was the biggest winner of the night, snagging six awards, including Best Movie, Best Sound Design, Best Director (BB Sasore), Best Lead Actor (Wale Ojo), Best Supporting Actor (Ademola Adedoyin), Best Supporting Actress (Genoveva Umeh), and Trailblazer (Chimezie Imo).
‘A Tribe Called Judah’ on the other hand, lost all five nominations despite becoming the first Nigerian movie to gross over N1 billion in cinema last December.
As expected, the snub of Nigeria’s highest-grossing film has sparked a social media firestorm.
Here is a compilation of some of the reactions on X:
@abazwhylllz wrote, “A Tribe Called Judah is my own movie of the year. Keep your head high Funke Akindele.”
@EObaniyi opined, “Award or not, Funke Akindele is the best in the game.”
@PoojaMedia wrote, “A Tribe Called Judah didn’t win any award. Wow”
@Wizkidfc wrote, “A Tribe Called Judah is my own Best Movie. Funke Akindele take your flowers.”
@Lil_maamiii stated, “I don’t want to hear anything like Funke Akindele was robbed oo, when she bagged all the awards with ‘Omo Ghetto: The Saga’, nobody remembered robbery oo, so please let ‘Breath Of Life’ breathe.”
@EngOguns wrote, “I’m not even that mad that A Tribe Called Judah was snubbed in all categories. I’m livid because not once did they mention the 1B milestone.. It’s obvious that #AMVCA10 no longer f*ck with Funke Akindele.”
@PureMind_ asserted, “The money Funke Akindele made from ‘A Tribe called Judah’ must have rattled a lot of people for this level of hate.”
@Ifeobayeji wrote, “Anyway, Kehinde had a better performance than Funke if we compare both movies [‘Adire’ and ‘A Tribe Called Judah’]. But how ‘Breath of Life’ won best movie over ATCJ [‘A Tribe Called Judah’] is shocking.”
@Kumms argued, “‘Breath of Life’ is a better movie than ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ on every metric.”
@MissyKobell opined, “‘A Tribe Called Judah’ is better than ‘Adire’ sha… You can’t beat Funke Akindele in a category if we are being honest.”
@tianaadebayo wrote, “‘A Tribe Called Judah’ by Funke Akindele gave us what we have always known in a different way but ‘Breath Of Life’ storyline was awesome.. it’s a well deserved win for ‘Breath Of Life’ and that doesn’t mean that Funke Akindele isn’t a winner.. she is now and always.”
@The_Bolutife wrote, “Second year that Funke Akindele’s blockbuster movie didn’t win any awards. Something is fishing.”
Natacha Anita Akide, the Nigerian reality star and media personality, who is popularly known as Tacha, has revealed the cost of her outfit to the 10th edition of Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, AMVCA, held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Saturday.
The radio host disclosed that her dress cost $100,000 (about 140 million naira) in an interview with content creator, Timi Agbaje.
Agbaje asked, “Last year you wore a $20,000-outfit to the AMVCA. How much did this outfit cost?”
Tacha replied, “It’s $100,000 or nothing, bro.”
For the 2024 AMVCA, Tacha donned an all-white stoned dress with the floating bust design on her shoulders, laced with flowing cape and a matching bust handbag.
At the 2024 AMVCA, Tacha wore an all-white dress adorned with stones and featuring a floating bust design on her shoulders.
The outfit was complemented with a flowing cape and a matching handbag.
Famous Afrobeats singer, Davido has set tongues wagging as he pens a post addressing those who want ‘wahala‘ from him.
This comes following his clash with Wizkid and some critics on social media who have decided to constantly troll him.
In a recent post on his Twitter page, Davido noted that he has the same token to give back to those who may want wahala from him.
According to Davido, those who want wahala from him will receive the desire ‘wahala’; he also urged people to remember the tweet.
He wrote:
“But if you like wahala o we go give you opper Ganda ooo 🎶 REMEMBER THIS TWEET 👑”
Read comments from netizen:
@benny7gg said: “stop waffling baba. if it didn’t dey, it didn’t dey be that.”
@_Peller089 said: “Which lirics be this one
E no sweet jare”
@abazwhyllzz said: “001 please drop this song,you’ve starved me for so longggggggg😭😭”
@lifeofolaa said: “Music Lyrics or warning to opps idolo?”
@metuchizzy said: “Make dem bring the wahala, men mount”
Popular billionaire heiress, Cuppy stirs mixed reactions as she refers to the British boxer, Anthony Joshua as her security to Vogue.
The Nigerian socialite and the British sportsman were featured in the prestigious Vogue magazine and Cuppy took to her Instagram to share her reactions on this.
The photo of them together shows them looking like a couple, wearing matching white outfits.
Sharing the photo on her Twitter page, Cuppy gushed over it and referred to Anthony Joshua as her bodyguard.
She wrote …
“Me and my security made it to Vogue 👀 lol”
@officialmarcorn commented: “Looks like you have a thing for boxers”
@Goooodcitizen said: “Your security?? Let it not be what I’m thinking ooh 😂😂”
@JantoUTD wrote: “You just like fighters, but they don’t want to fight for your love”
@floraD_explorer stated: “you like him but i doubt If he feels the same way. he will only introduce you to another boxer again.there is someone that genuinely loves you but you are not paying attention”
@Selfmadeceleb3 commented: “You are calling someone that can buy the whole Lagos your security?”
@LBamayi penned: “Only God knows when you’ll get married. Your security right??”
@iamsweetmarie commented: “Cuppy, you seem to be in love with Anthony Joshua”
Congratulations are in order as Nollywood actor, Wale Ojo marks a momentous occasion as he takes home the “Best Lead Actor” award at the prestigious African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA).
During the AMVCA held on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Lagos’ Eko Hotel, the actor secured the “Best Lead Actor” award for his performance in Prime Video’s original film, “Breath of Life.”
He joyfully shared a photo on his Instagram page, proudly displaying his new accolade with the caption: “Mama I won!!.”
In response, his friends, fans, and colleagues flooded the comment section with congratulatory messages, commending him for his recent and noteworthy accomplishment.
Read some comments below:
opuaya_starr said: “You deserve this for that brilliant performance in breathe of life. 👏👏👏👏”
mercy_bolade said: “Congratulations sir 😍😍😍I’m not surprised,you deserve it”
kingcregx said: “Well deserved boss man 🥂🥂”
raymondmitope said: “Well deserved great actor 🙌🙌congratulations Sir”
pretty_isabella wrote: “Congratulations 😍😍😍 I was so happy 😍😍”
chidimokeme wrote: “Congratulations bro 👏👏👏”
officialosas said: “Congratulations to youuuuuuu Uncle Wale!!! 🤗🤗💃🏽💃🏽💐💐”
ekayfoods said: “Period!!!!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhh! Yes! God did it! I prayed for this😭😍. You deserve this and more sir. Hollywood is next🔥🔥🔥🙌.”
a_yinna wrote: “Congratulations egbon… Very well deserved 💫”
ritadominic wrote: “Very well deserved! Wonderful performance in Breath of life Wale 👏🏽👏🏽🥂”
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