TONTO DIKEH, NDLEA, HEMP & 15 YEARS? who do we believe Saturday Punch or Seun Oloketuyi or even the NDLEA?

TONTO DIKEH

 Tonto was alleged to have posted pictures of Ganja(marijuana, Indian hemp) on her Instagram page a couple of days ago. The post like it should do, drew the ire of everyone. Basically because everyone thought that how can a supposed role model be seen to openly support the smoking of weed. She was alleged to have posted the following ''Mi ssmoke ganja mi smoke weed while my hatez smoke my gossip''. 


After the uproar & anger expressed correctly expressed by all and sundry. The controversial thespian/singer through her media aides came up with a press statement denying complicity in the posting of the very controversial pictures. While claiming it was a fan of hers that sent her the picture of the happy birthday message written in weed, another picture with a rolled-up ganja stick read to be smoked, next to her business class ticket, supposedly in her hotel room as left more to the imaginations than answers. 

The uproar has even now gone further, because unconfirmed report from Saturday Punch alleges that, the spokes man for the National Body helping to control the sales, distribution and even intake of hard-drugs, the NDLEA in the person of a Mr. Mitchell Ofoyeju, is said to have spoken about the matter, saying it would be investigated. According to the report, Mr. Ofoyeju stated as follows- The law is clear on the issue. No one is permitted to sell, use, cultivate or encourage the use of Indian Hemp in Nigeria. The weed is one of the banned narcotics in the country. Then went on to quote ''NDLEA Act Section 14b. For the alleged offense, our beloved Tonto risks 15 years in the slammer.  Saturday Punch of June 29, 2013 on Page 8- Titled: Hemp Photos: Tonto Dikeh risks 15-year jail term.

Though investigation is said not to have started, but they are saying it would. If that be the case, then another musician Brymo might also have to face the music, because a picture of him allegedly smoking weed too, was supposedly posted on Instagram. Said picture was alleged to have caused a rift between him & his 'former' record label Chocolate City.

So what happens from here? We do not yet know, but our ears are on the ground to bring to you readers all the updates. 

Although another alert has been going about debunking the NDLEA upcoming investigation- It reads good morning all. Please ignore stories about the NDLEA is after Nollywood star Tonto Dikeh. This new broadcast was sent by Seun Oloketuyi. It went on further to say ''I spoke with the NDLEA Spokesman, who denied such plans and says that is not in the scope of the agency work. The BC went on further to state- And I also spoke to Tonto Dikeh, who says as at 11am, no one has reached her on such issue. If I may ask those using Instagram? How many pictures that you use  that belong to you, most are taken from somewhere else. Let's focus on better things as I am we do have bigger issues. 

Signed by Seun Oloketuyi, CEO of Best Of Nollywood. 

So who do we believe? Saturday Punch or Seun Oloketuyi of BON?

OIL RICH DELTA STATE COLLABORATES WITH BEST OF NOLLYWOOD AWARDS

 

DR EMMANUEL UDUAGHAN

 

 Nigeria's premier Movie awards, Best of Nollywood Awards would rock Asaba, the Delta State capital this year 2013. It would be one of the biggest gathering of the movers and shakers and shapers of Nollywood, which is second only after Bollywood in terms of production. We hear also that the Guinness Book of Records has certified the World's Longest Red Carpet event which the stars/ celebs etc would walk on at this year's event. 

This year's edition is the 5th in the series and it would be at a 5000 seater dome. The confirmation of the event venue is coming after months of discussions with top officials of the Delta State Government.

According to the Governor of the state, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, while signing a Memorandum Of Understanding to the effect on behalf of the State Government: "We are hosting this event for a lot of reasons. Nollywood and football come side by side in Nigeria when you talk about what sells us to the world, with Nollywood gradually overshadowing football, especially in African countries where our stars are hero worshiped.

 

"To us in Delta State, it is important we develop Nollywood, especially with the way filmmakers have gradually turned our state to the Hollywood of Nigeria. It is on record that an average of 300 films are shot yearly in Asaba because we have given the producers the right environment and also because our state is quite safe now after our heavy investment in our security operatives and security equipments."

 

The Executive Producer of the Awards, Mr. Seun Oloketuyi, had earlier disclosed that Asaba was chosen because it's not just the heartbeat of the Nation, but that of Nollywood. Producers not just love to shoot in Asaba, Oloketuyi said, the state is blessed with talented scripts interpreters in the mould of the legendary Richard Mofe Damijo, the late Enebeli Elebuwa, Fathia Balogun and Rachael Oniga to mention just a few.

Oloketuyi added: "Apart from the Awards, we will be setting a record for the longest Red Carpet in the world, a dream we have had since 2010 but could not happen then because of technical hitches. However, this time around, we are flying Adjudicators from the Guinness Book of World Records from the United Kingdom to ensure all goes well and the record is broken and so all that will attend will walk on the carpet.

"Overall, it will be a better Awards and Events managed by world class events managers and with world class standards in mind. Already, the first stage of the Awards has started with Nollywood filmmakers jostling to be part of the Awards as they have begun to submit their movies for the Awards. The entries for the Awards opened on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 and will close on Sunday, June 30, 2013.