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Amstel Malta Box Office
Amstel Malta Box Office, also known as AMBO is a Nigerian television reality show launched in 2005. The TV reality show is sponsored by Nigerian Breweries, the largest brewing company in Nigeria. The show centered on the cinema of Nigeria, often referred to as Nollywood and had produced several award-winning Nollywood stars such as Alex Okoroji, Bayray McNwizu, Annabella Zwyndila and OC Ukeje. The first maiden edition was directed by Niji Akanni Niji Akanni is a Nigerian dramatist, screenwriter, director, producer and filmmaker. Education Akanni received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dramatic Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University and a master's degree in Film Studies from the University ... and was won by Azizat Sadiq. References Nigerian reality television series 2000s Nigerian television series {{Nigeria-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Breweries
Nigerian Breweries Plc, is the largest brewing company in Nigeria. It serves the Nigerian market and West Africa. History Early years The idea to establish a brewery in Lagos was first promoted by Frank Samuel of UAC before World War II. But it was not until the war ended that concrete steps were taken to kick-start such a project. Market leaders in the sector were all imported brands without a locally produced beer. UAC did not have a technical history in beer-making, leading the firm to enter into a technical agreement with Heineken and investments from other merchandise companies in Nigeria, including John Holt, GBO, SCOA, CFAO and UTC who all took some equity interest in the new company. Nigerian Breweries was incorporated in 1946. Construction of the brewery began at Iganmu, Lagos, in 1947 and was completed in 1949. The first bottle of its brand, the STAR Lager, rolled off the bottling lines of its Lagos brewery in June 1949. NBL utilized consumer market research to un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nollywood
Nollywood, a portmanteau of Nigeria and Hollywood, is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term goes back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in ''The New York Times''. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject of several controversies. Etymology The origin of the term "Nollywood" remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in ''the New York Times'', where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema. Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for ''the New York Times''. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words "Nigeria" and "Hollywood", the American major film hub. The definition of which films are conside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Okoroji
Alex is a given name. Similar names are Alexander, Alexandra, Alexey or Alexis. People Multiple *Alex Brown (other), multiple people * Alex Cook (other), multiple people * Alex Forsyth (other), multiple people *Alexander Gardner (other), multiple people *Alex Gordon (other), multiple people *Alex Harris (other), multiple people *Alex Jones (other), multiple people *Alexander Johnson (other), multiple people * Alex Lee (other), multiple people *Alex Taylor (other), multiple people Politicians *Alex Allan (born 1951), British diplomat *Alex Attwood (born 1959), Northern Irish politician *Alex Kushnir (born 1978), Israeli politician *Alex Salmond (1954–2024), Scottish politician, former First Minister of Scotland Baseball players *Alex Avila (born 1987), American baseball player *Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player *Alex Freeland (born 2001), American baseball player *Alex Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayray McNwizu
Eberechukwu Nwizu (born July 1, 1984), better known as Bhaira Mcwizu or Bayray McNwizu is a Nigerian actress. She is a graduate of philosophy from the Lagos State University, Ojo. Bayray came to the limelight after winning the third Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) reality show. In 2009, she received an Africa Movie Academy Awards nomination. Filmography * ''Cindy's Note (2008) - Cindy Haastrup'' * ''Tales of Eve (2014) - Tosan'' * '' Kiss and Tell (2011) - Eka'' * ''Calabash'' * ''Lies Men Tell (2013) - Annabel'' * ''My Rich Boyfriend (2014)'' * '' A Long Night (2015) - Mary'' * ''Cruel Intentions'' * '' The Visit (2015) - Eugenia Nebo'' * '' Tiwa's Baggage (2017) - Tiwa'' * ''Kada River'' ''(2017)'' * '' The Ghost and the Tout (2018) - Adunni'' * ''Broken walls (2018) - Bee-Bee'' * '' Seven and a Half Dates (2018)'' * ''Kasanova (2019)'' * '' Crazy Grannies (2021) - Munachi'' * ''April (2022)'' * ''My Patient and I (2022) as Grace'' * ''Escape (2022) as Joyce'' * ''The Date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabella Zwyndila
Annabella, Anabella, or Anabela is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Annabella of Scotland (c. 1433–1509), daughter of King James I *Annabella (actress) (1907–1996), stage name of French actress Suzanne Georgette Charpentier * Anabela Atijas (born 1975), Serbian pop singer known mononymously as Anabela * Anabela Basalo (born 1972), Serbian writer * Anabela Braz Pires (born 1976), Portuguese singer known mononymously as Anabela * Anabella Castro, Colombian model * Anabela Cossa (born 1986), Mozambican basketball player * Anabela Đogani (born 1975), Bosnian-Serbian singer *Anabella Drummond (c. 1350–1401), Queen Consort of Scotland *Annabella Lwin, (born 1966) Anglo-Burmese lead singer of Bow Wow Wow who sometimes records under the name "Annabella" * Annabella Piugattuk (born 1982), Canadian actress * Anabela Miranda Rodrigues (born 1954), Portuguese politician *Annabella Sciorra (born 1964), American actress *Bella Thorne (born 1997), American ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OC Ukeje
Okechukwu Ukeje, known as OC Ukeje is Nigerian actor,Model (person), model and musician. He came into prominence after winning the Amstel Malta Box Office (AMBO) reality show. He has received several awards including Africa Movie Academy Awards, Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Nollywood Movies Awards, Best of Nollywood Awards, Nigeria Entertainment Awards and Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards. He has featured in several award-winning films including ''Two Brides and a Baby'', ''Hoodrush'', ''Alan Poza'', ''Confusion Na Wa'' and ''Half of a Yellow Sun (film), Half of a Yellow Sun''. Early life Okechukwu Ukeje, is a native of Umuahia, the capital city of Abia State, southeastern region of Nigeria. He was born and raised in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. He is the second child of a family of three. Career He attended Federal Government College Ijanikin, Ojo, Lagos. He began his career in acting from his first year at the University of Lagos, Yaba, Lagos, Yaba, with a lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niji Akanni
Niji Akanni is a Nigerian dramatist, screenwriter, director, producer and filmmaker. Education Akanni received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dramatic Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University and a master's degree in Film Studies from the University of Ibadan as well as a professional master's degree (MFA) in Screenplay Writing and Film Directing from the Film and Television Institute of India. Career He has scripted, co-scripted and directed several notable Nigerian films and reality shows. As one of Nigeria's official three theatrical presentations at the 2012 Cultural Olympiad in London, he directed '' The Lion and the Jewel'', a play by Nigerian writer, Professor Wole Soyinka that was first performed in 1959. In 2005, he was Assistant Director of the first season of Amstel Malta Box Office, a Nigerian Reality Television Show. In 2006, he was Content Director on Big Brother Nigeria, the same year he co-scripted, '' The Narrow Path'', a 95 minutes film produced by Mainframe Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Telegraph
The ''New Telegraph'' is an all-national newspaper in Nigeria, with a circulation of up to 100,000 copies per day. The ''New Telegraph'' targets Nigerian and foreign readers in and around the country's urban centers, as well as internationally, and aims to provide objective and incisive coverage of pressing political and socio-cultural issues. The ''New Telegraph'' is chaired by Orji Uzor Kalu and features prominent domestic and foreign columnists, including human rights lawyer Emmanuel Onwe. See also * List of newspapers in Nigeria Newspapers published in Nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of "publish and be damned" that dates back to the colonial era when founding fathers of the Nigerian press such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ernest Ikoli, Obafemi Awolowo and Latee ... References Newspapers published in Lagos {{Nigeria-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Reality Television Series
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. Nigeria is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians are derived from over 250 ethno-linguistic groups.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities.Toyin Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
