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The Managing Director, NFC, Dr Chidia Maduekwe, says the film industry was capable of lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty. Maduekwe stated this on Tuesday while presenting a report on the development of the film industry at the Nigeria Film Corporation in Jos. He said the creative industry had created jobs for 20 million Nigerians from the 100 million the government was targeting to lift out of poverty. “We have taken about 20 million out of poverty, and with this partnership, we can do more, Maduekwe said. He said that more would be done by involving more hands on…

Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), Dr. Chidia Maduekwe will on Monday 9th August oversee an event organised France's Public development bank,Agence Française de Développement (AFD) with respect to the infrastructural development of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) and the Nigerian Film Institute (NFI). The event is scheduled to hold virtually and will involve a presentation by Philip Consulting on a report on the planned mega  infrastructural development of NFI / NFC fully funded by  French government under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Finance Budget and Planning based on the existing collaboration with NFC .…

Information reaching THE WHISPERER has it that Nigerian multi talented actor, Rachel Oniga, has passed away today. The cause of her death is still unknown. Taking to his Instagram page, producer cum investigative blogger, Samklef, revealed that the Nollywood veteran actress, Rachel, has died. Late Mrs Rachel Oniga’s last post on Instagram was in June 2021, which she took with Denrele Edun. She was born on 23 May 1957 (aged 64 years). Samklef confirmed: “Sad news another legend is gone. Rip to my childhood actor @racheloniga May her soul Rest In Peace. Nollywood lost an angel.”

Obi Cubana has revealed that he met his wife when he was living in a one room apartment in Abuja. He made this statement during an Instagram live interview. He said, “I met my wife when I was living in a one room apartment in Abuja. I married her when we were living in a three bedroom flat in Garki, Abuja. Peace brings about prosperity. I must keep celebrating her, this is a promise I have made to myself. We had our two children in the three bedroom flat. Some people are rich but they don’t have happiness. “The most…

Billionaire businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, says he could not secure a job after he completed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Iyiegbu graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1998, with a degree in Political Science. In an interview with BBC Pidgin, he said despite not getting a job, he was able to make his first N1 million through entrepreneurial venture. “After undergoing my compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme in Abuja, I started searching for a job all to no avail.” “That made me start some small jobs and from there I…

Chairman of Cubana Group, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, has revealed how he made his first million naira, stating that his breakthrough came after his National Youth Service Corps program in Abuja. The business tycoon made this known in an interview with BBC Pidgin on Tuesday. For days, Obi Cubana has been a social media sensation and the rave of the moment, especially with the ‘naira rain’ at his mother’s burial in Oba, a town in the Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Several videos went viral that show celebrities, business people and politicians spray money…

Following a lavish burial party for his mother who died in December 2020, Nigerians have launched series of inquiries to answer the question – “What does Obi Cubana do for a living?”. Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana took over the Nigerian social media space with everyone talking about his mother’s burial ceremony happening at Oba in Anambra State. The burial party first attracted attention after about 46 cows was announced ready to be killed, then the appearance of so many celebrities and instagram influencers and of course, the lavish spray of money that characterised the entire event. Nigerians…

The founder of hospitality business, Cubana Nightclub, Obinna Iyiegbu, and Nollywood actor, Kanayo O Kanayo, Cubana Chief Priest and others risk six months in prison after breaching the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rule. Iyiegbu, popular known as Obi Cubana, has been the talk of not just the town, but the whole country as he threw a lavish burial ceremony for his late mother, Ezinne Iyiegbu. Cubana’s mother died in December 2020, and her burial was held this weekend at Oba, in Anambra State. The funeral rites was graced by Kanayo O. Kanayo, and another Nollywod actor, Alex Ekubo, amongst…

Abba Kyari, Deputy Commissioner of Police and leader of the Inspector-General of Police’s Intelligence Response Team, has described Obi Cubana as one of the most hardworking entrepreneurs he knows. Kyari said this while giving reasons for attending his mother’s burial which was held at Oba in Idemili North Local Government of Anambra State. The event, which was attended by businessmen, politicians, musicians, and actors stirred reactions online after Abba Kyari was spotted in the pictures. But, Kyari in a post on Facebook, said he attended the funeral despite his busy schedule because of Obi Cubana’s good nature. His post read:…