Roseline Afije nicknamed Liquorose, a Big Brother Naija star has been spoilt on her birthday by her fans.
Her fans gave her different gifts to make her birthday a memorable one.
On her 29th birthday yesterday, March 31st, her fans showered her with presents, including N5 million cash. She used her social media platform to show off the gifts.
According to her, she received an N100,000 naira gasoline voucher, an additional N100,000 naira for spa treatment, and other fascinating presents.
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In other news, Actor Joseph Benjamin has taken to social media to lament about tribalism in Nollywood.
He said that certain Nigerian filmmakers use indigenous films to promote tribal superiority.
In a post on his X page, the 47-year-old addressed the surge in cultural-based film production in Nollywood. He stated that, while Nigerian films are “amazing,” there appears to be a “race to showcase whose culture is best.”
Benjamin also mentioned the South African film industry, stating that they “are more focused on pushing their country to the world rather than tribes.”
He also addressed indigenous film producers, asking if they develop their films with a “mindset of communalism or individualism”.
He said:
“My dear Nollywood, we are slowly pivoting towards a tribal trajectory. As I skim through, all the amazing language based titles, coming out of the industry. I cannot help, but see a subtle race, to showcase whose culture is best,” he wrote.
“As much as we desire to tell our stories ourselves. The competitive lines are becoming less blurry. When South Africans make films, they have one goal. Which is quite evident in their final work.
“The big picture is South Africa as a brand. How do we sell South Africa to the world? Not Afrikaans, Ndebele, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Swazi, Setswana, Tsonga, Venda, Xhosa, and Zulu.
“However, reverse is the case with us. We are all about, how do I sell the Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa culture. Well, as much as some might be of the opinion that, if they see these tribes, and the beauty of our diversity. They will be attracted to our culture at large.
“Let me ask this question to you dear filmmaker. Please look in the mirror, and honestly tell yourself the truth. When you make your language based films. Do you have a mindset of communalism? Or individualism?
“Until we start seeing this whole process as a ‘WE’ focused movement and not ‘I’, then and only then can we boldly say we are ready to scale up.”
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