Category: Celebrity Gossips

Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning Italian film composer, has died at the age of 91

The Italian musician, who is credited for his work on more than 400 films and TV shows, died on Monday, July 6, at the Campus Bio-Medico in Rome, a week after suffering a fall in which he broke his femur.

His death was confirmed by his lawyer, Giorgio Assumma, who also disclosed that Morricone requested a private funeral.

Morricone began his career as a trumpet player before switching to film composition in 1961.

He created music for more than 70 award-winning movies, including “Once Upon a Time in the West ” and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” which earned him a spot in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2009. He also won an Academy Award for his soundtrack for Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” in 2016.

Surgery Saga: Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju granted bail on self-recognisance

Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos state has granted bail on self-recognisance to Lagos based cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju.
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Dr Anu who runs Med Contour, was dragged before the court by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission FCCPC today July 3.
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In a five-count charge, the FCCPC arraigned her over allegations of a botched surgery she allegedly conducted that led to the death of a patient, one Mrs. Nneka Onwuzuligbo. The agency also accused her of obstructing the investigation by its officers into the case. The agency also accused Dr Anu of disregarding several summons sent to her to appear before the agency and summons by the agency to appear and produce certain documents.
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In a six-paragraph affidavit of completion of investigation attached to the charge sheet, the commission through its counsel, Babatunde Irukera, said it received complaints against Dr. Anu from one Marlene Oluwakemi, Taiwo Temilade, and Vivian Onwuzuligbo that Dr. Anu’s services “are unsafe for consumers,” and that she made “false, misleading and deceptive representation in relation to the marketing of their services.”
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