{"id":31158,"date":"2024-05-13T12:39:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T12:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=31158"},"modified":"2024-05-13T12:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T12:39:39","slug":"31158","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/05\/13\/31158\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerians React to Funke Akindele&#8217;s &#8216;A Tribe Called Judah&#8217; Missing Out at 10th AMVCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Cynthia Abah<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The aftermath of the 10th Africa Magic Viewers&#8217; Choice Awards (AMVCA), held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, continues to reverberate across social media platforms, particularly concerning the snub of Funke Akindele&#8217;s acclaimed film, &#8216;A Tribe Called Judah.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Despite being Nigeria&#8217;s highest-grossing film, &#8216;A Tribe Called Judah&#8217; failed to secure any awards at the prestigious event, sparking widespread discussions and varied reactions online.<\/p>\n<p>The night&#8217;s biggest winner, &#8216;Breath Of Life,&#8217; claimed six coveted awards, including Best Movie, Best Director (BB Sasore), and several acting accolades. However, the omission of &#8216;A Tribe Called Judah&#8217; from the winners&#8217; circle has dominated conversations, with many expressing surprise and disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users took to various platforms to share their thoughts on the matter, offering a spectrum of opinions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>@abazwhylllz expressed solidarity with Funke Akindele, stating, &#8220;A Tribe Called Judah is my own movie of the year. Keep your head high Funke Akindele.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>@EObaniyi praised Akindele&#8217;s talent regardless of the awards outcome, asserting, &#8220;Award or not, Funke Akindele is the best in the game.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>@PoojaMedia expressed astonishment at the snub, simply stating, &#8220;A Tribe Called Judah didn&#8217;t win any award. Wow.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>@Wizkidfc showered praise on the film, remarking, &#8220;A Tribe Called Judah is my own Best Movie. Funke Akindele take your flowers.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>@Lil_maamiii urged against dismissing the achievements of &#8216;Breath Of Life,&#8217; emphasizing, &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to hear anything like Funke Akindele was robbed oo.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>@PureMind_ speculated on the motivations behind the backlash against Akindele, suggesting, &#8220;The money Funke Akindele made from &#8216;A Tribe called Judah&#8217; must have rattled a lot of people for this level of hate.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These reactions underscore the passionate discourse surrounding the AMVCA outcomes and highlight the enduring impact of Akindele&#8217;s contributions to the Nigerian film industry. While opinions vary, one thing remains clear: &#8216;A Tribe Called Judah&#8217; continues to provoke thought and discussion long after the curtains close on the awards ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cynthia Abah The aftermath of the 10th Africa Magic Viewers&#8217; Choice Awards (AMVCA), held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, continues to reverberate across social media platforms, particularly concerning the snub of Funke Akindele&#8217;s acclaimed film, &#8216;A Tribe Called Judah.&#8217; Despite being Nigeria&#8217;s highest-grossing film, &#8216;A Tribe Called Judah&#8217; failed to secure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":31164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31158"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31167,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31158\/revisions\/31167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}