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Michael Jackson's biopic was released over the weekend.  The Michael Jackson biopic has opened to $217.4M worldwide, the biggest debut ever for a biopic.  Fans showed up in force, showing that his legacy still moves the culture and he is the biggest to ever do this.  But the next of kin that he left are the new enduring and biggest beneficiaries of this biopic.  Before he died, Michael Jackson had three kids and he left debt for them.  After his untimely death, it's believed that 40% of Jackson's estate went to his mother Katherine, while 20% went to charity, and the remaining 40% was split among his three children – Prince, Paris, and Bigi.  Those three kids are swimming in money that kids of their generation can only dream about.  Before he died, the estate was heavily in debt, but not anymore, and this is why:  The Michael Jackson estate, managed by John Branca and John McClain, has generated over $3.5 billion since his 2009 passing.  ...

The Woman Who Claimed VeryDarkMan Fathered Her 9-Year-Old Daughter, The Full Breakdown by Fidelis Ozuawala. For those who couldn't watch the video, i couldn't too as the audio was bad, i used the transcript tool in the Learn with Fidelis platform to fetch out the audio, and i used the Optimize tool to optimize and proofread the texts, that's how i got this plain english. Listen and Enjoy!.. --   A woman walked into VeryDarkMan's office with one of the boldest claims ever.  She said VDM (Martins Vincent Otse) is the father of her 9-year-old daughter. VDM and his lawyer, Barrister Marshal Abubakar, sat her down and patiently dismantled her story piece by piece.  Here is how the whole drama unfolded. "I don't have a life of my own any longer, I am more or less a dead person" That was how the woman opened. Very heavy. Very dramatic.  She said the problem started 9 years ago in 2017, then corrected herself to 9 and 8 years ago.  The timeline was alr...

The speed I use when sending money on my Union Bank app is very different from how I operate OPAY app. With Union Bank, or any other traditional bank, it’s quite rare to send money to the wrong recipient. Even if an account number is similar (which is unlikely), the bank name won’t match, and the transaction usually won’t go through. That’s often when you catch the mistake. No matter how much we criticize traditional banks, cases of people sending money to the wrong account weren’t this common until banks like OPAY became widespread. It’s when you’re unlucky enough to send money to the wrong person on OPAY or Moniepoint that you realize how many dishonest people are out there, people who simply haven’t had the opportunity to take what isn’t theirs until now. Some of the reasons these onyeoshi people refuse to return mistakenly-sent-money:  1. OPAY doesn’t have physical branches like traditional banks. So you cannot really report them.  2. They believe you can’t tra...

New Nollywood producers tend to go for younger talents.  The likes of Timini, Stan Nze, Tobi Bakre, Sharon Ooja, others.  They're hot and it's their time. I gerrit.  But you have some old Nollywood actors who aren't as young as the aforementioned actors, at the same time they can't be considered old.  They're in that mid-age range.  For example: Nonso Diobi, Oge Okoye, Maureen Solomon, Chiege Alisigwe.  These ones are usually not featured in cinema projects despite their talents.  It's almost like top producers don't want to work with them.  Could it be a case of resentment on the part of the new generation of filmmakers? I mean, the old Nollywood actors had their days.  Could it be a thing where they're like, 'they thought they were the main attraction back then'. Or 'dem been think say na dem get Nollywood'? I might be reaching, but I feel they're deliberately being overlooked by the current guys at the top.  I feel low-...

Remember when Nollywood gave us this type of scene repeatedly in the 90s? Lady cruises down the road in her sleek Daewoo sports car. Picture her as Susan Patrick. Suddenly, the car slows, she says "damn it!" And slams her palm on the steering wheel in frustration. She pulls over and steps out in this trouser suit and high heels. She opens the bonnet and stares at the engine, confused.  She stands beside the car, unsure of what to do next.  (Somebody that would've climbed Okada since to where she's going). Suddenly, a Mercedes 230E pulls up in front of her.  It's Kenneth Okonkwo and his almighty dimples.  He says, "hi young lady, seems you're having troubles with your car."  "Yea, I don't know what the problem is. I have a meeting I can't miss." "Hmm, let's see..." He does abracadabra while touching the engine and radiator, the car starts immediately.  No spanner, no engine oil, nothing!   She qu...

Enioluwa is this, he's that. But Enioluwa don first una get babe wey set.  We're talking international baddie.  With all the lipgloss and softness, he's loved and deemed worthy of commitment.  Why Eni; why not you that knows how he should act as a man? You see him holding a pretty chic's hand on the streets of Paris - and you don't think he deserves to live his life because of how he presents. Word on the street is that he's fa'king the relationship for his audience.  Mgbo, you that is real, you're in your 15th talking stage. Why haven't you made any headway? Meanwhile, this sumoh boy with shiny lips has carried his babe from Tanzania, to Naija, to London, and counting.  They've even collabo'd on a love song just to spray more atarodo in ya eyes.  You sef know say shame suppose catch you. 😜 Go Eni!  BTV Reporting