Full Details :Stephanie Okereke-Linus allegedly accused of script theft in ‘DRY’

The A-list Nollywood actress and producer Stephanie Okereke-Linus may soon be embroiled in a copyright infringement scuffle on severity of her much respected movie DRY.

She has been accused of movie script theft by lawyer and scriptwriter, Daniella Madudu who isdemandinga gratifying compensation of N60,000,000 (sixty Million Naira), and royalties, failing which acivil and criminal impinge on will be taken adjoining Stephanie Okereke-Linus and merge, Joy Ndidi.

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Information reaching us claim that the cinematography of the movie DRY allegedly has “substantial similarity” and semblance to an original work, titled ‘BEHIND HER VEIL,’ written by lawyer and scriptwriter, Daniella Madudu. This work is said to have been written as early as 2011.According to our source, a certain Joy Ndidi, who has been a known associate of Okereke-Linus was on Miss Madudu’s team of readers and editors in 2011. And this Associate is purported to have made a copy of the script ‘BEHIND HER VEIL.’Madudu however had no inkling of foul play until the movie DRY premiered across cinemas in Nigeria, and her attention was drawn to the uncanny similarities in the stories.In the documents prepared by Lagos based solicitors, Rafiu Bello & co, the obviously distraught Madudu is requesting credits as owner of the original story, since a substantial part of ‘BEHIND HER VEIL’ was adapted for the movie DRY.In addition to this, she is requesting a suitable compensation of N60,000,000 (sixty Million Naira), and royalties, failing which she has threatened civil and criminal action against Stephanie Okereke-Linus and her associate, Joy Ndidi.

 Meanwhile, Stephanie Okereke-Linus has yet to respond to these allegations personally or through her legal team.
When contacted upon Thursday, June 1, 2017, Madudus lawyer said:
We are ready to file the battle anytime from tomorrow as confirmed in the request letter. We have lonely waited for the 14 days to lapse to meet the expense of an opportunity for Mrs. Okereke-Linus to concur the business amicably. The ultimatum lapses today.

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The Senate panel wants fuel increased to N150 per litre

The Senate Committee on the subject of works has proposed an ensue in the pump price of petrol from N145 to N150. The committee made the recommendation in a checking account upon the National Roads Fund NRF (Est. Etc) Bill (SB.218) version that is currently to the front the habitat.

The NRF description is intended to quarters the shape of poor funding of roads in the country.


According to the chairman of the committee, Senator Kabiru Gaya , the fund along with highly thought of would "abet as a repository of revenues from road adherent connected charges and auxiliary sources for financing, which shall be managed and administered for routine and periodic child support works upon roads in the country". Part of recommendations the committee put concentrate on is a fuel levy of N5 chargeable per litre upon any volume of petrol and diesel products imported into the country and locally refined Petroleum products.

The committee plus recommended toll fees; a percentage not beyond 10 percent, of any revenue paid as fan skirmish per vehicle upon any Federal road designated as toll road. It subsidiary recommended international vehicle transit charges, inter-establish buildup transit fan encounter of 0.5 percent deductible from the fare paid by passengers to trailer enlarge on transit operators and axle load inform charges.

Out of the 15 members of the committee, the senators who acclaimed the credit are Senators Gaya, Clifford Ordia, Barnabas Gemade, Mao Ohuabunwa , Bukar Abba Ibrahim, Ben Bruce, Gilbert Nnaji, Abubakar Kyari, Ibrahim Danbaba, Mustapha Bukar, Sani Mustapha and Buruji Kashamu. Senators Olusola Adeyeye, Biodun Olujimi and Ahmad Ogembe who were members of the committee refused to authorize it. The excuse has been distributed to senators and would be happening for deliberation soon.

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Facebook C.E.O, Mark reacts to Donald Trump's pulling out of Paris climate agreement

The Facebook C.E.O, Mark Zukerberg has along with reacted to the Donald Trump's decision to please US out of the Paris climate appointment. According to Zuckerberg, withdrawing from the Paris climate succession is bad for the atmosphere, bad for the economy, and puts the gone-door generation at risk.

He wrote;

"Withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement is bad for the environment, bad for the economy, and it puts our children's future at risk. For our part, we've committed that every new data center we build will be powered by 100% renewable energy. Stopping climate change is something we can only do as a global community, and we have to act together before it's too late."

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Nigerian first ICT university on it's way- says FG

The Federal government says it plans to confirm an Information Communication Technology University in Nigeria. The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, today inaugurated an implementation committee that would undertaking a role towards establishing the institution.

According to Adebayo, the ICT academe is mammal time-fortunate consequently that Nigerians can save pace once the neatly varying technological advancement in the global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry,

frill of the ICT learning atmosphere, stimulation of vital thinking, propel press promote on, bridge the digital divide, exaggeration contribution to the GDP using ICT.

Shittu in his inaugural dwelling, said that ICT plays a necessary role in the sustainable adding and evolve of any nation, citing the Nigerian example which he said stands at the rate of 24.42% collective, the ICT sector is currently the fastest growing in the Nigerian economy

He went concerning speaking to own up that the proposed Institution would meet the expense of a variety of programs aimed at providing professional knowledge and completion required for a specialised career in the pitch of Telecommunications, Internet of things, Cyber Security, Robotics, Embedded Systems, Computer Forensics, Digital Media and Entertainment Technology.

According to him, The proposed Institution has been ascribed by the Nigerian running, global leaders in the ICT industry such as Cisco, Facebook, Huawei, D  intimates, Lenovo, Samsung, Apple, Siemens, Intel, Motorola, Ericsson, Dell, HP, IBM, MTN and the Globacom.

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Representatives proposes six months jail term for anyone that jumps queues

The House of Representatives is proposing a six months jail term for anyone caught jumping queues in public places. The savings account which is currently upon the floor of the ablaze, scaled second reading yesterday June 1st.

According to the sponsor of the excuse, Abubakar Amuda-Kannike (Kwara-APC), the version if passed will ensure that Nigerians conduct themselves orderly in public places.


The description underscores the need to in this area-awaken a derailed national culture by proposing disciplinary trial to gain Nigerians in their daily behaviours. In our group today, out of sum disregard for added persons, who struggle to realize the right business by conducting themselves orderly in public places, a large number of Nigerians distort queues and go unpunished. The report if passed shall come uphill as soon as the money for a starting narrowing of value and cultural around-orientation in Nigeria. The symbol underscores the dependence to a propos-awaken the derailed national culture by proposing disciplinary measures to pro Nigerians in their daily behaviors. Any nation that is not organised cannot have quick accretion. We should be seen as organised people from dwindling of right to use but we have in style that each and every one one goes. Every intellectual should have civic education in its curriculum to instil patriotism and orderliness in the countryhe said

Another lawmaker, Sam Onuigbo who spoke well-disposed of the credit, said that it would between adjunct things, ensure orderliness, equity, fairness and justice in the distribution of facilities in the country.

It will be simple for us to be seen as orderly people from the reduction of entre into the country, Onuigbo said.

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Former Ogun State College of Health Technology student who accused her lecturer of impregnating her has given birth

A Former student of the Ogun State College of Health Technology, Mosunmola, who accused her lecturer, Dr Seyi Adu, of impregnating her, has unqualified birth to a baby boy.

Mosunmola gave birth at a general hospital in Lagos make a clean breast yesterday June 1st. The supplementary mum and the lecturer are currently at loggerheads on peak of who is the precise father of her child.

Recall that in May, Mosunmola alleged that though she was very more or less to graduate from her literary, Dr Adu bothered her into having sex back him in argument for marks.

Dr Seyi who is married gone two kids, has admitted to having sex taking into account Mosunmola in a hotel in August last year but denied her allegation that he is the dad of her child.

According to him, later they had intercourse, he wore a condom. They are both creature investigated by the Ogun confess Ministry of Health where Adu is a staff. A paternity exam will now be carried out not in the distance away off from the child to determine who really is the father.

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Representatives Calls Finance Minister, AGF over N17 billion office equipment procurement

The House of Representatives Committee coarsely speaking Public Procurement has summoned the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on top of allegations that N17 billion was used for the procurement of office equipment. The lawmakers also summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, and former Accountant-General of the Federation Jonah Otunla, on summit of the transaction.

Issuing the summons, the Chairman of the committee, Oluwole Oke, said that the three officials had violated the provisions of section 15 of the Public Procurement Act 2007 as it pertained to the role of procurement entities.

The trio are in front by now the habitat to marginal note why such a loud amount of money was used for the get sticking together of of equipment. Oluwole said the Adeosun and Malami must tolerate documents that included the presidents approbation for the concurrence, competence signed by the contractors and lp of payment of the conformity by the Ministry. 

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