Nollywood Is Now A Dumping Ground – Yul Edochie Laments
Veteran Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has said that the amount of illiterate actors and actresses finding their way into the industry is appalling.
Sharing his thoughts on Instagram, the polygamist said that the industry now takes in any one who has interest in acting even those who have poor understanding of the English Language.
He went on to blame the country for the state of the industry insisting that everything dies in Nigeria.
He wrote: “EVERYBODY WAN BE ACTOR AND ACTRESS.
ALL THE DUMMIES AROUND WANT TO BE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES.
NOLLYWOOD HAS TURNED TO DUMPING GROUND FOR BLOCK HEADS.
EVEN PEOPLE THAT CAN’T SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH HAVE BECOME ACTORS AND ACTRESSES UNLIKE BEFORE.
NOLLYWOOD DON SUFFER.
SOMEHOW EVERYTHING DIES IN THIS COUNTRY.
WHY??”
Hushpuppi Becomes Renowned Toilet Washer In Prison
Renowned internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas who is better known as Hushpuppi, has appealed for leniency in his pending sentence before a US court judge using services such as bathroom cleaning and improved relationship at the United States (US) prison where he is currently being remanded as a basis.
Naija News reports that the Nigerian man is facing criminal charges in the US following his arrest over conspiracy to launder money obtained fraudulently from business emails among others
The 39-year-old was first arrested in Dubai in June 2020 and summarily transferred to the prison in the U.S. as his trial continued.
A report surfacing in the public domain on Thursday, however, claimed that the internet fraudster put up a good attitude at the prison as he is reportedly becoming a better version of himself.
Hushpuppis’s counsel was said to have appealed to US Judge, Otis Wright to temper justice with mercy and hand the confessed fraudster a lighter jail term ahead of his sentencing later this month.
According to him, Hushpuppi had become a changed person after scoring high in cleaning activities.
Peoples Gazette claimed that Hushpuppi’s record as seen by its platform in part of his memorandum countering sentencing recommendations of prosecutors showed he performed well and related well with other inmates.
His report card for the Central Valley workshop for prisoners showed the Internet fraudster put up a very good attitude, quality of work, dependability and productivity between July 2021 when he enrolled and November 2021 when he completed work.
This article was originally published on Naija News
