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‘Till’ Star Jalyn Hall Says Emmett Till Movie Is A Movement, Will Get Justice

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‘Till’ star Jalyn Hall says the film about Emmett Till is more than just art … it’s a form of activism and he’s certain justice will be served, no matter how long it takes.

We got the 15-year-old Thursday outside “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and asked about the importance of sharing Emmett’s story, whose death shocked so many when he was brutally killed in 1955 and a photo of his badly beaten body was made public.

Jalyn tells us he believes the movie will work as a movement, telling us filmmaker Keith Beauchamp worked on the project for 30 years, gathering missing evidence to create the movie.

If you didn’t know, there’s been a recent push to have Carolyn Bryant Donham indicted for accusing Emmett of whistling at her in a convenience store in 1955. Her claim led to a group of white men beating, mutilating and shooting Till in the head.

New evidence was recently uncovered — including a 1955 arrest warrant with Donham’s name on it for possibly lying about her encounter with Emmett — but a grand jury declined to indict her.

That doesn’t bother Hall though, who tells us justice has no expiration date. He says ‘Till’ shows the world what’s missing … and he’s confident Justice will be served.

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APC chieftain slumps, dies in church

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A top chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief Obinna Atuonwu has passed away.

He died on Sunday, 21st April, 2024 during a church service at the age of 65.

According to ABNTV, the late Atuonwu had attended a church service in Aba; the commercial capital of the state and was addressing the congregation when he collapsed.

Narrating how the incident happened, the only brother of the deceased, Dr. Chiedozie Atuonu said that on that fateful day, he got a call to rush to Aba from Umuahia where he was.

According to him, the caller told him that his late brother was feeling critically ill and needed urgent medical attention.

According to him, upon arrival, he discovered that his brother’s condition was critical and he was rushed to hospital where he was confirmed dead.

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170kg to 102kg is not easy

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Popular Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus has expressed the difficulty in her weight loss journey as she shared the progress so far.

Eniola took to her Twitter page to post a Update of herself as she stated that she’d gone from 170kg to 102kg.

She added that her target was to get to 85kg within a stipulated amount of time using the means and processes she’d so far employed in the journey.

She stated that the journey wasn’t easy. Recall Eniola has had a constant run in trying to lose weight.

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Mohbad’s widow Wunmi finally served DNA Application request by Court

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Omowunmi, the widow of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has finally been served with a court order for a DNA test following long months of being unable to reach her.

The Chief Magistrate Court in Ikorodu granted the order, necessitating the notice of the pending DNA test application to be served to Omowunmi.

According to the legal team, attempts by the court’s sheriff to serve Omowunmi the court process were unsuccessful twice. Consequently, the Chief Magistrate ordered that Omowunmi should be served by posting the court process at her last known address.

An update confirms that the court order has now been successfully delivered to Omowunmi, as the court order letter was affixed to her house gate.

Following Mohbad’s demise, there has been a call from various quarters, including Mohbad’s father, for a DNA test to ascertain the paternity of Liam, his son.

Omawunmi had previously stated her refusal to conduct a DNA test for her son, citing her own reasons and asserting her rights.

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