7 LESSONS FROM MOHBAD'S DEATH

Promise Oladimeji Aloba, known professionally as MohBad, was a Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter from Lagos. He was formerly signed to Naira Marley's Marlian Records and left the label in 2022.

The death of this popular Nigerian rapper and songwriter has really triggered a whole lot in the social media space becoming the most talk about in the last few days. I am not here to talk about what I know or don't know about what had happened, just want to share 7 lessons I personally learnt from this incident and I feel this may be of help to any young person out there;

TOP 20 YOUTUBE BUSINESS IDEAS

YouTube video content is growing in popularity as a source of entertainment and a way to make money. According to recent estimates, YouTube channels can make on average about $18 per 1,000 ad views. This means a YouTuber can make about $3 to $5 per 1,000 video views, which is based on the rate of ads that were actually viewed.

There are lots of great ideas you can do on YouTube that have the potential to bring in a lot of YouTube viewers when you upload videos. Here are some of the top ideas you can start a business around on YouTube:

 

1. Video Content Creator

You would be responsible for creating engaging and entertaining videos that capture the attention of your audience. This could involve anything from vlogs, how-to videos, comedy sketches, or other videos like animation or short films.

2. Vlogger

 

Vlogging is simply creating full video blogs about your life or interests. You could discuss anything from current affairs to makeup tips on your YouTube channel.

3. Video Editor

 

If you’re good with editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro, then you could start offering services for editing videos. Business owners would be willing to pay someone to edit their video footage for them. For example, you can add their business name and business email to their video.

4. Social Media Influencer

Here you would use your social media accounts on social media platforms like YouTube to promote products or brands that you love. Featured channels can be very profitable, but you have to stay active.

5. Gamer

 This is a popular idea as there are many YouTube users and gamers out there who would love to watch others play. As a gamer, make sure you have an awesome channel banner.

6. Reviewer

If you’re passionate about a particular topic, then you could start a review channel reviewing products, a business website, movies, TV shows, video games, or anything else you can think of.

7. Cooking Show

If you enjoy cooking and have some great recipes, then you could start your own cooking show and record yourself cooking the food.

8. Travel Show

You could film your travels and then upload the video footage onto YouTube. This would be a great way to share your experiences with others and inspire them to travel as well.

9. Show Off Your Dancing

You can film yourself dancing to popular songs. This would be a great way to show off your dancing skills, get people moving and sharing trending content.

10. Be a Prankster

If you’re good at pranking people, then you could start a channel where you upload prank videos to entertain your viewers and make them laugh.

More Business Opportunities Making YouTube Videos

If you’re looking to start making money through YouTube, it’s important to create a business account so you can monetize your video footage and start earning revenue. Here are more ideas to earn money.

11. eCommerce Marketer

You can start a channel to promote your eCommerce business. This is a great way to reach new customers, make your business stand out, and increase sales.

12. Infoproduct Marketer

You can share your expertise on YouTube and create and sell info products, such as eBooks, online courses, and webinars. This is a great way to generate email marketing leads and build your brand.

13. Affiliate Marketer

Diving into affiliate marketing can be a lucrative endeavor for YouTube creators. Essentially, it involves endorsing products and services relevant to your niche. By placing affiliate links in your video descriptions, you can earn a commission every time a viewer makes a purchase using your link.

It’s imperative, however, to maintain transparency and disclose to your audience that you’re using affiliate links. By doing so, you build trust and credibility. Choosing products that align with your channel’s theme ensures relevancy and increases the likelihood of conversions.

 With the right strategy, your YouTube channel can be a powerful platform for affiliate marketing, helping you diversify your income streams.

14. How-To Tutorial Video Creator

The digital age has seen a surge in people seeking online tutorials. As a How-To Tutorial Video Creator on YouTube, you are positioned to address this demand. By producing informative, clear, and engaging content, you can guide your audience through complex processes or teach new skills.

If your tutorial revolves around a product or service, you can collaborate with brands or use affiliate links to generate revenue. However, always ensure the content is genuine and prioritizes the educational aspect. Authenticity is key.

When viewers trust you and find value in your content, they are more likely to return, boosting your viewership and potential earnings.

HOW TO START A YOUTUBE BUSINESS

WHY YOU SHOULD CONSIDER STARTING A YOUTUBE BUSINESS

There’s no doubt that YouTube is a powerful platform for businesses of all sizes. But, what are the best ways to make use of it? We’ll be discussing 20 creative ideas you can start on YouTube that are great Small Business Ideas for Beginners.

 Why You Should Consider Starting a YouTube Business

Starting a YouTube business can be a great way for small business owners to promote their businesses and grow their customer base. It can also be a great way to connect with customers and share personal life moments. Here are 5 reasons to start a YouTube business in 2023.

Connect with customers. Sharing video content from your YouTube account allows you to post videos showing customers who you are and what your business is all about.

Share your story. Customers want to know the story behind a small business, and YouTube can be a great way to tell that story.

Build customer loyalty. A YouTube business can help build customer loyalty by providing customers with an inside look at the business and its owner.

Promote your products and services. YouTube is a great platform to promote your products and services. You can create a product demonstration video, unboxing video, and more.

Grow your customer base. A YouTube business can help you reach a wider audience and grow your customer base.

SELECTION FOR 96th OSCAR IS NOW OPENED - Nigerian Selection Committee

 

This call comes after Stephanie Linus was named as the new head of Nigeria's Oscars committee.

The Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) for the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), is calling on Nigerian filmmakers to submit their feature films for consideration in the International Feature Film (IFF) category of the 96th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars).

Officially recognized by the AMPAS, the NOSC will choose one film as the country’s official submission for the IFF Award. The IFF Award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains 50% or more in a language or languages other than English.

The Academy Awards requires that films submitted must meet other criteria, including accurate, legible English language subtitles, shooting formats, and theatrical releases – details of which are available on the NOSC website.

On the call for submissions, the newly appointed chairperson of NOSC, Stephanie Linus, said, "I am honoured to take on the esteemed role of NOSC Chairperson for the Oscar Awards. I look forward to working closely with my committee members on our shared vision of promoting African filmmakers on a global platform. We now have a unique opportunity to honour the exceptional storytellers and talents whose works have entertained and connected us in many ways. I hope the decisions we make in the days ahead will inspire the next generation of filmmakers."

The NOSC portal is open for submissions from August 28, 2023 to September 15, 2023. The 96th Oscars will take place next year on Sunday, March 10, 2024. The show will air live in more than 200 territories worldwide from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

I ALMOST COMMITTED SUICIDE – Iyanya recounts bankruptcy

 Nigerian singer, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, popularly known as Iyanya, has recounted how he almost committed suicide after he became bankrupt in 2020.

He said he lost his house and was staying in a hotel but couldn’t afford the hotel bills anymore at some point.

This was when he was taken to court by his former management, Temple Management Company, for allegedly “stealing” a car belonging to the company.

Iyanya narrated this while featuring as a guest in the latest episode of the Tea With Tay podcast hosted by actor, Temisan Emmanuel Ahwieh, aka Taymesan.

He said, “I was in court for a long time, I didn’t do shows. I couldn’t do anything. You know, when you stopped doing show, you now have to fall back on your savings. But when you are popping, that inflow [of money] is different, the way you spend is different from the way you spend whatever you saved. So, I felt it.

“I got to a point where I was like, mehn, I need to start touring. That was a crazy period for me. Guess what, two days after my last court case, COVID-19 started. I was stalked. I was in a hotel. My house was gone. I was in the hotel for a very long time. It got to one point, I couldn’t pay for the hotel bills anymore.

“The owner of the hotel is such a great human being. I have never seen a such an amazing human being like that. He allowed me stay there. His name is Alaba. He allowed me stay there for over a year. COVID literally caught up with me there. So, imagine not doing shows. Not touring for over a year, no inflow, and you are in court for the whole year. And then finally, it’s looking like the court case is finishing, the lockdown.

“I was in that hotel throughout the lockdown. I almost committed suicide. The manager stopped me one time. All of that stuff. Madness, man.”

WHY FARIDA SOBOWALE AND I WENT OUR SEPARATE WAYS – Estranged husband, Odulaja

 

The Chief Executive Officer of House of Phreedah Body Care, Farida Sobowale’s estranged husband, Demola Odulaja, has revealed the reasons their marriage crashed two months after they had an elaborate wedding.

Odulaja alleged that Sobowale was engaging in promiscuity, lies and covetousness, among others.

He further said that they had enjoyed a good relationship for over 20 years but their marriage could not endure the “unrestrained and promiscuous way of living” Sobowale displayed.

Odulaja revealed these in an interview with a Yoruba social commentator, ArewaTopeFamous, on Tuesday via Instagram Live.

Recall that Sobowale attempted to take her life by jumping into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge last Thursday, but was restrained by some people.

Sobowale, while venting her frustration after the incident, said her crashed marriage was the reason she planned to commit suicide.

But, in his own explanation, the estranged husband said there was a time when Sobowale engaged in simultaneous intimate relationships with him and other men before they eventually got married.

The London-based entrepreneur further alleged that the popular socialite randomly visited his brother who lived close to them often and even stayed there for hours without justifying her action.

While fielding questions on Sobowale’s allegation and label as a gigolo, Odulaja said: “I am extremely wealthy.  I live in a 22-bedroom mansion in Gbagada.

“I am not a gigolo. I come from a wealthy home and have been flying first class long before now. People know me well in London.

“When I got back to Nigeria from London in 2009, Farida met me in Lagos in 2010. That same year, I took her to China to start an importation business which of course yielded results and was the beginning of her travelling.”

 

 

NIGERIAN ARTISTS CAN’T MAKE MUSIC WITHOUT TAKING SUBSTANCE – Ajebo Hustlers supports Burna Boy

 

Nigerian musical duo, Ajebo Hustlers have backed Grammy-winning singer, Burna Boy’s controversial statement that the afrobeats genre has no lyrical “substance.”

After Burna Boy was accused in a recent interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, asserted that 90 per cent of Nigerian musicians make music with no substance.

Reacting via their Twitter handle, Ajebo Hustlers said Burna Boy was on point.

 Ajebo Hustlers tweeted: “Be mad at Burna all you want!! Still don’t change the fact that half y’all favs make music with no substance. Tbh [to be honest] that’s absolutely fair cause this is entertainment at the end of the day. But he’s saying the bitter truth.”

 

 

Why I am Not Married - Allwell Ademola, Nollywood Actress Opens Up

 

Yoruba Nollywood actress, Allwell Ademola, has opened up on the demise of her lover ahead of preparation for their marriage in 2005.

Naija News reports that the thespian who celebrated her 41st birthday on Wednesday, 9 August disclosed the reason she is still unmarried during an interview with her colleague, Biola Adebayo, on her YouTube program, Talk to B.

In the snippet shared on Biola’s Instagram page, Allwell opened up on her dating life, saying she would have gotten married in 2005, but death took the love of her life.

According to the movie star, they were having a phone conversation when the man was shot.

Allwell stated that the tragic incident left her speechless, and she was traumatized for two years.

Also, speaking on her journey in the movie industry, the actress said she had always received support from her mother, adding that her father never supported anything about entertainment.

She said, “It has been my mom supporting me, my dad never supported anything about entertainment. I know a lot of people who don’t want to be married and want to be alone. I know those who want to be married but don’t want kids.

“I was supposed to have gotten married in 2005, but he died in November of that same year.

“I was talking to him on the phone when he got shot. It was a traumatic experience, I lost my mind for two years, I didn’t know how my phone dropped from my hand, I was just speechless.”

 

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Funke Akindele is back to her drawing board as she cooks another movie 'A TRIBE CALLED JUDAH'

After a period of silence, the filmmaker is back with another movie production, the amazing filmmaker is currently on set working on another movies project.

A Tribe Called Judah is Funke Akindele's first movie production in 2023.
The feature film is currently in its production stage and is directed by the filmmaker and Adeoluwa Owu a.k.a Captain Degzy while Barny Emordi is the Director of Photography.
Akindele has shared pictures of her onset of the production along with the production T-shirt.

This production comes after the success of Funke's movie Battle on Buka Street which had its theatrical release on December 16, 2022, and went on to the Prime Video streaming platform on June 16, 2023.
The movie also hit the record for Nigerian film with the highest-grossing film ever with ₦640million. Battle on Buka Street also received nominations during the 2023 African Magic Viewer's Choice Awards: Best Writer, Best Actress in a comedy movie/TV Series and Best overall movie.
Battle on Buka Street is currently streaming on Prime Video.

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT THE POPULAR FEMALE FILMMAKER, JADESOLA OSIBERU

 

Jadesola Osiberu is a Nigerian writer, director and producer and founder of Greoh Studios. She is known for Isoken (2017), Sugar Rush (2019), Brotherhood (2022) and Gangs of Lagos, the first Nigerian original film set to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. In September 2022, Osiberu's Greoh Studios signed a three-year deal with Amazon to develop and produce original scripted TV series and feature films.

 

Born on the 18^th of August 1985 into a royal family, Osiberu's father, Oba Adewale Osiberu is the Elepe of Epe Sagamu. Osiberu had her secondary education in Ibadan, before obtaining a Computer Systems Engineering degree from University of Manchester. She is also an alumna of Pan-Atlantic University, where she studied Media and Communications.

Despite working professionally as a software developer after graduation, Osiberu decided to change career to film-making. In celebrating the Women's History Month, Pulse included her in its list of ten women making waves by developing content in Nigerian film industry.

Osiberu is the former head of Ndani TV – in charge of everything from The Juice to Skinny Girl in Transit

Osiberu started her production company, Tribe85 Productions in 2017 with the aim of "telling African stories to a global audience". During an interview with BellaNaija, her work ethic, attention to detail and creative drive was praised by the interviewer.

In 2018, she headlined Nollywood Film Festival in Scotland.

In 2017, Osiberu wrote and directed Isoken, a film about the challenges faced by an unmarried female professional amidst pressure from family, as well as romantic interracial relationships in modern Nigerian setting. For her directorial role, she won best director at 2018 Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards (AMVCA) and got a Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director nomination.

The film was also the subject of scholarly discussions with the titular character being characterized with traits of feminism. Culture Custodian highlighted how the theme of the film is set up to fight misogyny in the Nigerian patriarchal society.

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FAILURE MADE ME CHOOSE ACTING AS A CAREER – Actress Genoveva Umeh

 

Nigerian-British actress, Genoveva Umeh has disclosed that even though acting has always been her passion, she didn’t study it in the first place.

She said she studied law in the university but it dawned on her that acting was really her passion after she failed law in her first year.

The thespian revealed this on the latest episode of Is This Seat Taken podcast hosted by Nollywood actress, Chinasa Anukam.

She said, “Studying law, I would say was my decision. But I would also say that I realised that I was first generation immigrant, I know how hard my parents worked to get me into the UK.

“So, I didn’t want to do a course that I just kinda took as a hobby. I thought acting was a hobby.

“I literally just went from just thinking of it [acting] as a hobby in university and just thinking, yeah, when I graduate, I’m going to come back and pursue this.

“But that didn’t happen until I failed my first year. I failed my first year of law. That was when I realised that I need to start considering what I actually want to do as opposed to what I feel I have to do.”

 

2023 OSCARS: RUTH CARTER MAKES HISTORY AS FIRST BLACK WOMAN TO WIN 2 OSCARS

 

Four years after she became the first black person to win costume design for Black Panther, Ruth E. Carter made another history in the movie’s sequel At this year’s Oscar ceremony, Carter was recognised again for her achievement on the superhero Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Carter’s speech after her win gave the audience a lot of chills as she beckoned on the late movie star Chadwick Boseman to look after her mother, who died recently Ruth E. Carter, the costume designer best known for her work on the Marvel blockbuster Black Panther, has made history as the first black woman to win two Oscars. Carter won her first Oscar in 2019 for Black Panther, and then became the first black person to win the costume design category. Ads by Ruth E. Carter bags two Oscar Awards for costume design on Wakanda movie, she was recognised for her achievement on the superhero film’s sequel, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, in a competitive field that included Catherine Martin for Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis and Shirley Kurata’s costumes for the multiverse epic Everything, Everything, All At Once.

"Thank you to the Academy for recognizing the superhero that is a black woman," Carter began after her win on Saturday night. "She endures, she loves, she overcomes; she is every woman in this film. She is my mother. This past week, Mable Carter became an ancestor. This film prepared me for this moment. Chadwick, please take care of Mom." The history-maker encouraged other black women and young designers to keep up with their excellent work. "I feel that this win opens the door for other young costume designers who may not think that this industry is for them. And hopefully, they’ll see me, and they’ll see my story, and they’ll think that they can win an Oscar too.

NOLLYWOOD HAS NOW BECOME TOO DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG GIRLS – Regina Daniel

 Famous Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels has highlighted how movie producers take advantage of young girls in the movie industry.

Revealing this in a trending video shared via her Instagram page on Tuesday, Regina narrated her encounter on set with a 14-year-old makeup artiste, who had been going from set to set working with different people.

Calling out her colleagues who turned a blind eye to the said girl in the past, the actress pleaded with them to stand against child labour.

 Rescuing the girl from child labour, Regina took her to a boarding school and was surprised to see how well she passed her entrance exam.

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

Buttressing her point, she also recalled how her mother, actress Rita Daniels, during her early years in the industry, protected her from being sexually abused by movie producers.

 

R KELLY GETS ADDITIONAL 20 YEARS JAIL TERM

 

Former American recording artiste Robert Sylvester Kelly, professionally known as R. Kelly, has been sentenced to an additional 20 years imprisonment.

The United State District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber sentenced the 56-year-old to 20 years in jail on Thursday after he was found guilty by a jury of child pornography and enticement of a minor.

Kelly, who is already serving a federal 30-year jail term after three counts of production of child pornography and three counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity in a federal trial in 2022, was found guilty of sexual molestation of a minor.

In the latest guilty verdict, the prosecutions produced concrete video evidence showing the singer sexually abusing his 14-year-old goddaughter.

The U.S. District Judge, handing out the judgement on Thursday, sentenced R. Kelly to 20 years imprisonment, in which 19 of those 20 years would be served concurrently with his earlier sentence instead of the 25 years sentence the prosecutors had demanded. While the remaining year would be served consecutively or after that sentence is completed.

According to the prosecutors, ”Robert Kelly is a serial sexual predator who, over the years, targeted young girls and went to great lengths to conceal his abuse of Jane and other minor victims. Following the jury verdict against him, to this day, Kelly refuses to accept responsibility for his crimes.”

The singer, however, remained silent for almost the entirety of the sentencing hearing and also refused to speak on his behalf.