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Mo Abudu chairs 47th Emmy Awards in New York
EbonyLife TV manager, Mo Abudu, has been named as the Chair of the 47th International Emmy Awards Gala set to be held in New York United States, on November 25.
This was made known by the International Emmys, on their Instagram post on Tuesday.
The International Emmy recognizes magnificence in TV programming created and at first disclosed outside of the United States.
Abudu however, responded to the declaration: “As makers, we are in a special position to share new, legitimate, and unique stories with a worldwide audience. Our content isn’t restricted by language or culture. Watchers need to see stories that mirror their regular daily existences, which can be found all over the place.”
“At EbonyLife, we have faith in changing the worldwide African narrative. What’s more, in the same way as others, we interface the world with our stories. As a Nigerian TV maker, I am regarded to chair the 47th Emmy Awards and be a part of an association that celebrates phenomenal TV producers from everywhere throughout the globe.”
Meanwhile, the last year’s International Emmy for TV Movie/Mini-Series was won by “Man in an Orange Shirt” debuted during the BBC Gay Britannia season in 2017. The series depicts a couple of romantic tales, sixty years separated and connected by family ties, sexual character, and strange painting.
Dino Melaye and a former Senator at the Red Chambers bear his mind concerning his collections of automobiles.
Dino said, homosexuals spend so much money on same-sex, some hide their money in Switzerland, the occult buy blood for any amount while for him, he makes use of his money for what he loves which is to collect automobiles
Ajia Strauss, 28, from New Jersey on Thursday 13th February pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud the US by being involved in a fake marriage.
She was brought before the Pittsburgh federal court where she confessed to entering into a fake marriage with a Nigerian man residing in Pittsburgh at that time so he could be a permanent resident
The Nigerian, 36-year-old Monsuru Ogunbiyi went back to Pennsylvania where he lived after the marriage was done in New Jersey on 3rd June 2016. Besides, in addition to paying Strauss $1,500 for the arranged marriage, they made false statements to citizenship and immigration services, staged loved up photos, falsified documents, opened a joint bank account, and claimed they lived together.
They were discovered when the Nigerian man, Ogunbiyi, applied for permanent residence in 2017. Also, SMS in which they talked about Strauss’s address and to know about each other before going on with the marriage.
The couple was arrested in July 2019 where the Nigerian man pleaded guilty to the same offense in December 2019. Ogunbiyi has already served two and a half months in jail and likely to be deported.
On the other hand, Strauss is expected to be sentenced in Pittsburgh on 3rd June. If found guilty, she could spend five years in prison and $250,000 fines.
A youth corps member in Kaduna State has been praised by the NYSC authorities for returning the excess allowance paid into his account.
He was paid N66,000 instead of his N33,000 allowance in January. However, he alerted his superiors to the errors.
This act of integrity has earned him commendations as he was brought before his colleagues as an exemplary corps member.
