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Actor Femi Adebayo Wins Big at BON Awards

Nollywood actor and filmmaker Femi Adebayo couldn’t hide his joy after winning big at the just-concluded Best of Nollywood awards (BON Awards).
The ceremony took place on Sunday at the Sugar Factory Film Studios in Ilorin Kwara State.

Nollywood stars, filmmakers, and practitioners were all in attendance at the award ceremony.
Femi Adebayo went home with  4 awards for his 2023 movie, Jagun Jagun. He also won the Best Actor award, Best Use of Costume, Best Art Design, and Best Use of Effect.
His brothers, Adebayo Tijani and Tope Adebayo Salami also won Best Director for their Directorial debut in Jagun Jagun.
He dedicated his win to the people of Kwara state and stated that he will be back for more awards.
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Jagun Jagun Wins 6 Awards at 2024 BON Awards (Full List)

Actor Femi Adebayo’s epic Netflix Original Yoruba movie, Jagun Jagun has won big at the 2024 Best of Nollywood Awards (BON).
The epic movie won six awards at the ceremony. The awards include Best Indigenous Film, Best Actor, Best Production Design, Best Special Effect, Best Costume, and Director of the Year.
The 16th edition of the BON Awards was hosted by Toyin Abraham at the Sugar Factory Film Studios on Sunday night in Ilorin, Kwara State. Jagun Jagun was nominated in 12 categories.
See the full list of winners below:
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Adire
BEST SOCIAL MESSAGE
Unleashed
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Bayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo (Jagun Jagun)
BEST SHORT FILM
Out of Many
BEST ACTRESS
Wunmi Dada (Unknown Soja)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Keppy Ekpenyong (The Weekend)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mercy Aigbe (Ada Omo Daddy)
BEST ACTOR
Femi Adebayo (Jagun Jagun)
BEST EDITING
Momiwa
BEST COSTUME
Jagun Jagun
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Oloku Ada
BEST SOUND
Offshoot
BEST USE OF FOOD
Nwanyi Abacha
BEST INDIGENOUS FILM
Jagun Jagun
BEST CHILD ACTRESS
Darasimi Nadi (Unknown Soja)
BEST CHILD ACTOR
Nifemi Lawal
MOST PROMISING ACTRESS
Chioma Okafor
MOST PROMISING ACTOR
Ozechi Franklin Izuchuchukwu
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Jagun Jagun
BEST SCREENPLAY
Momiwa
BEST KISS
Halima Ganiyu & David Akande (Eti Keta)
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Is It Your Money?
BEST SPECIAL EFFECT
Jagun Jagun
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Funke Akindele Shows Support to Colleague, Femi Adebayo, Promotes His New Movie

Nigerian actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has shown support to colleague, Femi Adebayo.
She helped the actor promote his new film, Seven Doors.
Akindele in a post on her page on Monday, wrote:
“Dem don open door o!!!!!💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽”
 
“Can’t wait to see this Limited series #sevendoors by @femiadebayosalami. Congrats Femi!!! This one go loud o!!! Out on #Netflix December 13!!! Legggooooooo.”
 
Recall that in an interview with Independence in August, Femi Adebayo suggested that his new project would be “better than Jagun Jagun.”
He also talked about the film’s special setting:
 
“The next movie that I said is bigger than Jagun Jagun is titled Seven Doors. It’s set in two eras—the 18th century and the 19th century—which means we have the old-school setting with those 504s and Volkswagens, and it also takes us back to that kind of Jagun Jagun environment.
 
“It’s a mix, featuring multiple tribes. It’s about a Yoruba king married to an Igbo woman, with a Hausa man coming to invest. It’s a showcase of Nigerian culture.”
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Chioma Akpotha, Others Slam Netflix For Releasing Femi Adebayo Film Before Him

Nollywood actress Chioma Akpotha has tackled Netflix for releasing a film by actor, Femi Adebayo before him.
The streaming app had taken to its Instagram page to release the trailer of his latest movie.
It all happened that while Femi Adebayo was teasing his fans with a second snippets from his soon-to-be-released film, Netflix went ahead to release the complete trailer.
Following the incident, some notable Nollywood personalities slammed Netflix.
See reactions below:
kollatunez wrote, “Netflix didn’t even chill for Femi to open the fifth door on his page.”
chiomakpotha wrote, “@naijaonnetflix Guys like WTH! Do you not know what timing is ?😡 @femiadebayosalami had set the ball rolling by dropping teasers!!! People were already anticipating only for it to be messed up by the full trailer release here…JUST LIKE THAT?!
Do you not know what being strategic is? Kai.”
nollywoodcitadel wrote, “Wetin happen….. Femi Adebayo never finish opening the 7 doors (teasers) on his instagram page but Netflix don upload full thriller.”
hyrishtheebigdeal wrote, “At least una for align with the producer’s promotion tactics na.”
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Femi Adebayo on why he slapped his father on movie set

Famous Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo gets candid with a recent revelation on a confrontation between him and his father, Oga Bello.

In an interview, Adebayo recounted an incident on the set of the 2008 film ‘Taiwo Taiwo’ where he slapped his father, Adebayo Salami a.k.a Oga Bello.

While filming a scene where he portrayed a notorious armed robber, Adebayo was directed to break into a man’s residence to rob his father.

When his father refused to hand over the money, Femi, in the heat of the moment subconsciouslyslapped his father.

Adebayo admitted that the slap was not part of the script and expressed regret afterwards. He explained that he was trying to enhance his portrayal of the character.

Despite the unexpected action, he revealed that he apologized to his father, who interestingly praised him, stating that if he hadn’t hit him, he would have been in trouble.

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Mixed Reactions As Actor Femi Adebayo Is Spotted Exchanging Pleasantries With A Lady At An Event (Video)

Popular Nigerian actor, Femi Adebayo has sparked reactions online after a video  of him exchanging pleasantries at an event surfaced online.

The actor was seen happily greeting and hugging a woman at an event in a video on social media.

The lady appeared to have slipped a note to Femi Adebayo after their pleasantries were over.

See video below;

While some were unsure if anything was actually handed to the actor, others concluded that something particularly fishy was going on.

Reactions trailing trending video of Femi Adebayo exchanging pleasantries with a lady

iam_nikiz wrote: “Something fishy is going down 😂”

abeni_omooba said: “He didn’t collect anything”

dansky_exchange penned: “To be faithful as a Celeb is one of the hardest thing cus temptation too much Abeg 😂”

tolani_baby_ wrote: “Yes nah,he didn’t collect anything…she only gave him something,but he didn’t collect 😂😂”

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I’m Grateful To Have You In My Life – Actor Femi Adebayo Pens Note To Wife As They Celebrate 7th Wedding Anniversary

Popular Nigerian actor, Femi Adebayo Salami has taken to Instagram to celebrate his wife, Aduke Omotayo on their 7th wedding anniversary.

He appreciated her for being an amazing wife and for her constant support over the years.

He wrote;

“Happy 7th anniversary to me and my darling wife ❤️ Omotayo mi Aduke!

I can’t believe it’s been 7 years since we got married. It feels like just yesterday we were two dreamers, planning a future together.

You’re the most amazing wife a man could ask for. You’re my best friend and my lover.

You make me laugh every day, you support me through thick and thin, and you love me unconditionally.

I’m so grateful to have you in my life. @iyanaladuke”

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You Shone Brightly Before Your Exit – Toyin Abraham, Femi Adebayo Mourn Mohbad’s Demise

Popular Nollywood actress Toyin Abraham and colleague, Femi Adebayo have mourned the passing of singer, Mohbad.
In separate posts on social media, the stars expressed sadness over Mohbad’s passing.
Recall that Mohbad died last Tuesday and was buried on Wednesday at Ikorodu, Lagos, amid controversies surrounding his death.
Taking to her Instagram page to pay her last respects to the singer, Toyin Abraham on Sunday wrote, “I was in denial, I couldn’t use the ‘was’ for you Imole. I really want to wake up from the dream. I can’t forget the memories on my movie set ‘Ghost and the Tout’ and how you showed a level of humility that is lacking in some of your peers.
 
“Just as your name, Your light shone so brightly I can’t really believe it’s gone. Your death has opened a lot of shocking, complex, and unbelievable underlying stories that sound so hard to let go.
 
“Though we can’t have you back but total justice for you may start the healing process. The necessary government parastatals need to do their job.”
 
Also, paying tribute, Femi Adebayo on his official X, noted that the late singer lived up to his name ‘Imole’ by shining brightly briefly before his exit.
“In memory of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba Mohbad, a star whose musical brilliance graced the world. Though your life was tragically cut short, your music remains a testament to your resilience and artistry. “Imole,” meaning “Light” in Yoruba, was your name, and you lived up to it by illuminating the lives of many.
 
“Rest in power, Imole.”
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Why My Father Deserves to be Celebrated Every Day – Femi Adebayo

Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo has revealed that his father should be celebrated every day.
His father is veteran actor, Adebayo Salami.
Taking to his official Instagram page to share photos of them twinning in matching outfits, the ‘Jagun Jagun’ actor expressed how glad he is to celebrate his father, whom he considers his mentor, and closest friend.
According to him, he doesn’t play with the partnership he has with his father as he emphasized that his father deserves to be celebrated every day.
In awe over his striking resemblance with his father, he listed out his features which makes him similar to his father.
“Can you spot the resemblance?
 
The smile, the posture, the charisma, even to the agbada.
 
Eni to ba bino laa njo, mo no man yi no be small.
 
Champions in red!
 
You see this partnership, I don’t play with it at all!
 
I am glad to celebrate my father, mentor, and closest friend this Wednesday.
He deserves it every day”.
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2023 AMVCA: Femi Adebayo’s King of Thieves bags 8 nominations

A Femi Adebayo’s movie, King of Thieves makes waves as it bags eight (8) nominations at the 2023 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA).

Following the release of the 2023 nomination list by the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA), actors and actresses have taken to Instagram to express their joy over their nominations.

Femi Adebayo, a Yoruba actor, is extremely excited about his movie, King of Thieves, which received 8 nominations for various categories including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Art Director, Best Writer, Best Picture Editor, Best Makeup, Best Sound Track, and Best Overall Movie.

Femi shared the news on his Instagram page and congratulated himself, the cast, and the crew of the movie.

“AMVCA 9th Edition Nomination Category Unveiled.
Congratulations to the amazing cast and crew. WE DID IT! Now, let the voting begin,” he wrote.