Tag Archives: million

In the spirit of smashing records, Funke Akindele’s Everybody Loves Jenifa has grossed ₦511 million in just 12 days.  In an official announcement, by the film distributor, FilmOne, this blockbuster comedy has raked in a jaw-dropping ₦511 million at the box office, officially crowning itself as 2024’s highest-grossing Nollywood title and fastest to hit the  ₦500 million mark. “History Made! …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has ordered MTN Nigeria Communications Limited to pay N15 million in general damages for violating a customer’s privacy through unsolicited messages and callertunes.   A three-member panel ruled unanimously on Friday that MTN’s actions infringed on the privacy rights of Ezugwu Anene, a public interest lawyer, disrupting his quiet enjoyment of airtime he had …

A brother of France midfielder Paul Pogba has been sentenced to a three-year prison term, with two years suspended, after convicting him in a high-profile extortion case.     Mathias Pogba will be able to serve his one-year sentence with an electronic bracelet rather than behind bars.     The court also fined Paul Pogba’s brother €20,000 for participating in …

Nollywood actress and producer Mercy Aigbe’s Thin Line has grossed  ₦28.5 million at the box office since its release on December 13, 2024. Thinline is up against tough competition this December from other high-budget holiday films, including projects from Funke Akindele, Toyin Abraham, Ayo “AY” Makun, and Ghanaian director Peter Sedufia. However, with December being a prime month for the …

The box office queen has done it again, breaking the record of Nollywood’s highest-grossing one-day performance with ₦87.8 million and the biggest opening weekend of all time with ₦206 million. If there’s one thing Funke Akindele knows how to do, it’s give us hits. And her latest December release, Everybody Loves Jenifa, has proven she’s still the queen of the …

ABC News and George Stephanopoulos have reached a settlement with incoming US president, Donald Trump in his defamation suit and will issue an apology to Donald Trump and pay $15 million to a charity.   The settlement was filed publicly on Saturday, December 15! and reveals ABC will pay $15 million as a charitable contribution to a “presidential foundation and …

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund.  It appears to be the latest attempt by the Meta boss to build a closer relationship with the incoming president.  The donation comes just weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Trump privately at Mar-a-Lago.  A Meta spokesperson confirmed …

A rare Roman coin bearing the portrait of Brutus, one of the assassins of Julius Caesar, was sold at a Geneva auction on Monday, December 9, for 1.98 million euros, according to organiser Numismatica Genevensis. The coin was purchased by a “European collector following intense bidding among eight online bidders,” fetching over 1.83 million Swiss francs ($2.09 million), as stated …

Ruth Kadiri has calmed actors who feel pressured by producers to provide 1 million views per day on movies posted on YouTube.  The actress/producer, who has carved a niche for herself by publishing videos on YouTube and getting massive views, shared this on Instagram.  She proceeded to call out producers who place this pressure on their actors.  She wrote: “Dear …

A pair of ruby slippers featured in the classic 1939 film‚ The Wizard of Oz’ and stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota in 2005, sold at auction for $28 million on Saturday, December 7. The slippers, one of four surviving pairs Garland wore in the film – is the most valuable movie memorabilia ever sold at …