Desmond Elliot drags Governor Suswam to Nollywood

It is not so often to get those in high echelon of politics to get involved in movies. Sometimes we get to see some of them strut their stuff in music in case in hand is that of Donald Duke or Babatunde Fashola at Coliseum. But to get them go beyond lip service to back Nollywood is as Herculean as what Herculean could mean.

Desmond Olushola Elliot did almost the undoable when he got His Excellency Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State involved in his first movie as a producer. Don't start thinking the governor is now an actor, no not at all. The governor rather than act is backing the premier of Desmond Movie, Reloaded in Abuja come December 12th at the Trancorp Hilton Hotel.

Suswam is not just backing the premier heavily he is also planning to grace the occasion. According to a source, a couple of his cabinet members will also be at the venue. The deal according to Desmond would see Benue State advertisement grace every CD of the movie when it will be finally sold. From the plans on ground the movie would witness massive distribution and that would translate into good leverage for the people and government of Benue to showcase their culture and heritage.

Desmond told us he has sold the America and Jamaica right of the movie and for every copy sold Benue advert would be air. So, don't be surprised if the state emerge one of the most popular in Nigeria in a short while. The deal we learnt made Desmond richer with a couple of millions. Reloaded is a movie that has to do with maltreatment of the female gender and aftermath event and consequence.

It is one movie you might not get to see up and coming stars as it parades strictly A-list artistes such as Desmond, Ramsey Nouah, Van Viker (from Ghana), Monalisa Chinda, Ini Edo, Uche Jombo, Rita Dominic, Stephanie Okereke and others. On that same day at the same Venue, Vivian Ejike will also premier her movie, When the heart lies. The movie which many had rated as top-class feature star actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo, Paul Play Dairo and others. So, if you are thinking of when to spend your evening come December 12th, proceed to Transcorp Hilton where entertainment will meet governance.

Wicked Nigerian batters veteran actor Enebeli…may go blind!!!

Nigerians may soon lose the services and sight of one of its finest entertainers, Enebeli Elebuwa, if urgent medical attention is not provided for his left eye, which was recently battered by a heartless Nigerian, Onyeka Dike.

In a voice filled with tears and regret, the veteran actor, who became famous in the “Andrew Wants To Check Out”, TV re-orientation promo, in the 80's, narrated how his ordeal began in the hands of 47 year old Dike, an auto dealer at Berger, Apapa, Lagos.

According to Elebuwa, 62, “ What you are looking at (removing his dark spectacle to reveal a battered left eye), happened in the evening of Friday, November 28, 2008, at the Mobil Filling Station, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos”.
Explaining further, now weeping Elebuwa, who was also writhing in pains said: “ We were on a moving queue when this young man came from nowhere and wanted to jump the queue with his car, but other law abiding motorists protested but the man refused. That was when I alighted from my car and was trying to plead with him to follow due process. But to my consternation, he started cursing and shouting my full names and told me to get out of his sight. When I tried again to calm him down, he started abusing me and boasted that my being an actor does not mean he cannot deal with me and nothing would happen. I later got closer and asked him, if I was not old enough to be his father? I had not finished saying this when he brought out a sharp object and stabbed me in the eyes at a close range and I immediately passed out.”

Elebuwa, further disclosed that immediately this happened, an angry mob that had already gathered descended on Dike, and were about lynching him, when some plain clothes policemen came and whisked him away to Aguda Police Station, Surulere.
Though, at the station, during our visit, an officer who pleaded for anonymity confirmed the incident and disclosed that Dike was detained for three days, before being released on bail.
Elebuwa, also called on well meaning Nigerians to immediately come to his aid, adding that his doctor had advised him to travel abroad for further treatment, but he could not afford the bills. “I'm totally helpless now and cannot even work. Well meaning Nigerians should come to my aid, I do not want to go blind,” he pleaded.
The leadership of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and the Association of Movie Producers (AMP) have come out to strongly condemn the unwholesome attack.