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38—Vanguard, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019
CHIEFTAINCY:Conferment of title of Akpeli Ugo Fufu 1 of Ebu Kingdom
on Chief Mrs. Shimite Bello by HRH Onu Paul Odilile Opili , the Onu of
Ebu Kingdom, Delta state. Photo: Nath Onojake
Nigeria's justice system has failed
women —BFF
By Emmanuel
Elebeke
ABUJA—A
nongovernmental
organization, Breath of
Freedom Foundation, BFF
has accused the Nigerian
justice system as being
unfair to the women folk.
The foundation made the
assertion at the weekend
during an outreach
programme at Suleja
prison.
The Founder of the
foundation, Tony Ekoaba,
who decried the nation's
justice system expressed
concern over the manner in
which widows in the
country are sent to prison
for trying to assert authority
over properties willed to
them by their late
husbands. A situation he
said is supported by some
traditions and culture in the
country.
This he said is injustice
to women and should be
condemned in totality,
especially widows who
lawfully seek what rightfully
belong to them
Ekoaba, who was
represented by other
management team of the
foundation called for total
overhaul of the entire
justice system in the
country to address the
injustice in the land,
especially as it concerns
women and the will left
behind by their late
husbands.
‘‘I think the laws need to
be changed, they need to
be in black and white and
straight forward. If a person
puts one as next of kin, that
person should be next of
kin. There should just be a
standard justice system that
would just be there based
on if you are not as
powerful as the opposition
party, then you have to be
on the receiving end.
Aduwak’s
“Heaven’s
Hell" the
Movie for
launch May
By Gabriel
Olawale
LAGOS—ONE
of
Nigeria’s leading
media experts, Katung
Aduwak, popular for being
the winner of the first-ever
Big Brother Nigeria, is set
to release his first
blockbuster movie, titled
“Heaven’s Hell”; a
psychological drama, based
on true life story that tells
the story of two friends,
Alice Henshaw and Tsola
Aliu and their husbands
Edward Henshaw and Jeff
Aliu.
Set to be released in a few
weeks; the movie is packed
with Nollywood greats
such as Nse Ikpe-Etim,
Bimbo Akintola, Damilola
Adegbite, OC Ukeje,
Gideon Okeke, Linda
Ejiofor, Chet Anekwe, Kalu
Ikeagwu, Bimbo Manuel,
Katherine Obiang, Femi
Jacobs, Waje (singer), and
Fabian Lojede.
Speaking on this
accomplishment and the
expected impact “Heavens
Hell” will have on
Nollywood, the director -
Katung Aduwak, reveals
that it has been all about
hard work and
determination, for him to
finally release this movie
that was shot as far back as
2012. He stated that: “I am
very happy that we are now
ready to release this piece,
It is not my first movie but I
am particularly happy
about this; I owe this to
every member of the crew
and the entire staff of One
O Eight Media, also the
members of Hashtag
Media for being more than
a reliable partner; this is a
win for us and I am very
sure that Nigerians can’t
wait for it to get to the
cinemas”
Aduwak is currently the CEO
One O Eight Media & African
Partner for Campfire Media, a
position he now holds after
serving for years as Senior
Channel Manager at MTV Base,
Senior Creative Director at
VIACOM International and
Executive Director at Chocolate
City. He has also sat as a media
panelist at the Harvard Africa
Business School Forum where he
presented a paper titled “Using
the media to tell African stories
the African way”