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Dark October
''Dark October'' is a 2023 Nigerian film released to Netflix on 6 February 2023. The film is centered on the lynching of four young students at University of Port Harcourt, popularly known as the Aluu Four lynching. The four were falsely accused of theft in Aluu area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The film documents the events that led to their killings and the aftermath of the event. Synopsis Based on true events, Dark October tells the story of four university students in Nigeria, who went to a particular area in search of a debtor who owed one of them. Unfortunately, the debtor raised a false alarm and alleged that the boys came to rob him of his valuables; mobs then paraded the boys as thieves and lynched them. The mob attack, however, sparked a nationwide crisis. Selected cast * Chuks Joseph as Tizzy * Munachi Okpara as Big L * Oriaku Kelechukwu James as Tamuno * Kem-Ajieh Ikechukwu as Chiboy * Boman Bognet as Wisdom * Oge Gabriel as Rachel * Anichi Chinedu a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Ikeji
Linda Ifeoma Ikeji (born 19 September 1980) is a Nigerian blogger, writer, entrepreneur, and former model. She is known for her blog and controversial online publications. Early life and education Ikeji was born and raised in a Catholic family in Nkwerre, Imo State, Southeast Nigeria. She is the second child. She began writing at the age of 10. She completed her secondary school education at the age of 17 and at 18, enrolled at the University of Lagos, where she studied English language. To assist her family and support herself through school, she held part-time jobs as a waitress, model, and writer. Ikeji graduated from the university in 2004. In 2006, she started blogging as a hobby. At that time, the internet was not as prominent in Nigeria, and she had to make her posts at a cybercafé. Professional career Ikeji started blogging in 2006. She became an active blogger in 2007 using the Blogger sub-domain '''lindaikeji.blogspot.com''' and later obtained her own domain, www.li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuks Joseph
Odum Chukwuemeka Joseph (born 25 January) is a Nigerian actor, model, and influencer known professionally as Chuks Joseph. He gained prominence following his debut in the film ''Dark October'' based on true-life events. Background Chuks was born in Kaduna, Nigeria. Due to the Sharia riots in the early 2000s, his family moved to Aba, Abia State where he and his younger sister were raised by their grandmother. He attended Prize Mates Modela Academy and later studied Microbiology at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri. During his NYSC, Chuks served in Lagos State as a project assistant with Save The Children on the ''Alive & Thrive'' project before passing out in 2019. Career Chuks debuted as a model in 2020 after a friend helped him apply for the Mr. Ideal Nigeria pageant. He emerged as the first runner-up (Mr. Ideal Nigeria Earth 2020). After playing minor roles in the Africa Magic series '' Riona'', ''Baby Drama'', and ''Papa Benji'', he took acting courses at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple languages. Launched in 2007, nearly a decade after Netflix, Inc. began its pioneering DVD-by-mail movie rental service, Netflix is the most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service, with 301.6 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries as of 2025. By 2022, "Netflix Original" productions accounted for half of its library in the United States and the namesake company had ventured into other categories, such as video game publishing of mobile games through its flagship service. As of 2025, Netflix is the 18th most-visited website in the world, with 21.18% of its traffic coming from the United States, followed by the United Kingdom at 6.01%, Canada at 4.94%, and Brazil at 4.24%. History Launch as a mail-based renta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynching
Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged or convicted transgressor or to intimidate others. It can also be an extreme form of informal group social control, and it is often conducted with the display of a public spectacle (often in the form of a hanging) for maximum intimidation. Instances of lynchings and similar mob violence can be found in all societies. In the United States, where the word ''lynching'' likely originated, lynchings of African Americans became frequent in the South during the period after the Reconstruction era, especially during the nadir of American race relations. Etymology The origins of the word ''lynch'' are obscure, but it likely originated during the American Revolution. The verb comes from the phrase ''Lynch Law'', a term for a punishment without trial. Two Americans during this era are generally credited for coining the phrase: C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Port Harcourt
The University of Port Harcourt is a public research university located in Aluu and Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. It was established in 1975 as University College, Port Harcourt and was given university status in 1977. The University of Port Harcourt was ranked the sixth in Africa and the first in Nigeria by Times Higher Education in 2015. In July 2021, Owunari Georgewill was appointed substantive Vice-Chancellor of the university. School and faculties The university originally had six schools in 1977: *School of Humanities *School of Social Sciences *School of Biological Sciences *School of Chemical Sciences *School of Physical Sciences *School of Educational Studies *School of Science Laboratory Technology (SSLT) It changed from a school system to a faculty system in 1982. The university now has fourteen faculties: *Faculty of Humanities *Faculty of Social Sciences *Faculty of Education *Faculty of Engineering *Faculty of Management Sciences *College of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aluu Four Lynching
The Aluu Four lynching was a necklace lynching that involved students of the Department of Geology in the University of Port Harcourt. Their names were Ugonna Obuzor, Lloyd Toku, Chiadika Biringa, and Tekena Elkanah. They were all lynched after being accused of theft in Aluu, a community in Ikwerre local government area, Rivers State, Nigeria, on 5 October 2012. Incident Chiadika Biringa, Lloyd Toku Mike, Tekena Elkanah and Ugonna Obuzor were all friends, first sons of their parents, and students of University of Port Harcourt. The four students were also occasional roommates. Ugonna sometimes spent the night with Tekena who lived outside the campus because his residence on campus was broken into multiple times. Ugonna had a debtor called Bright who owed him some undisclosed amount of money. Ugonna sought the help of his fellow rapper Lloyd, childhood friend Tekena and roommate Chiadika. Together they ventured to the house of the debtor around midnight carrying axe, pen knife, cut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers State
Rivers is a states of Nigeria, state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). Formed on 27 May 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Nigeria, Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include Imo State, Imo and Anambra State, Anambra to the north, Abia State, Abia and Akwa Ibom State, Akwa Ibom to the east, and Bayelsa State, Bayelsa and Delta State, Delta to the west. The State capital, Port Harcourt, is a metropolis that is considered to be the commercial center of the Petroleum industry in Nigeria, Nigerian oil industry. With a population of 5,198,716 as of the 2006 census and an estimated population of 9,898,470 in 2024, Rivers State is the List of Nigerian states by population, 4th most populous state in Nigeria. Rivers State is a diverse state that is home to many ethnic groups including: Ikwerre people, Ikwerre, Degema, Nigeria, Degema, Ijaw people, Ijaw, Ogoni people, Ogoni, Ogba people, Ogba, Ekpeye, and Kalabari tribe, Kalabari. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynching
Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged or convicted transgressor or to intimidate others. It can also be an extreme form of informal group social control, and it is often conducted with the display of a public spectacle (often in the form of a hanging) for maximum intimidation. Instances of lynchings and similar mob violence can be found in all societies. In the United States, where the word ''lynching'' likely originated, lynchings of African Americans became frequent in the South during the period after the Reconstruction era, especially during the nadir of American race relations. Etymology The origins of the word ''lynch'' are obscure, but it likely originated during the American Revolution. The verb comes from the phrase ''Lynch Law'', a term for a punishment without trial. Two Americans during this era are generally credited for coining the phrase: C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Menakaya
Tochukwu Lorenzo Uzonna Menakaya (born 4 April 1986) is a Nigerian on-air personality, actor, event host, filmmaker and singer. He received nominations for On-Air Personality (OAP) of the Year at The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) in 2011 and 2012, and he won the award of Outstanding Radio Presenter at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards in 2016. He also hosted the 2019 Africa Movie Academy Awards. Biography Menakaya was born into the Menakaya family of Umunya in Anambra State, Nigeria. He was educated at the University of Nigeria Secondary School, Nsukka, and studied religion at the University of Nigeria before receiving a short training in broadcasting by the Institute Panos Afrique de l’Ouest ( PANOS Institute West Africa) in Dakar, Senegal, and the Institute for Media and Society in Lagos, Nigeria. He recorded his first short film, ''Sundown Tale,'' in 2015, and in 2019, he produced his debut feature film, '' Ordinary Fellows,'' co-directing with Ikenna Aniekwe. In 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Films
2023 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Studios celebrated their 100th anniversaries this year. '' The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' and ''Barbie'' were the only two movies that made $1 billion in 2023. A huge number of the year's films significantly underperformed at the box office, attributed to high budgets and low marketing due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2023, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "Though a year in movie releases is a small and arbitrary sample size, it's nonetheless clear that, at the moment, the art of cinema is in good shape in the United States. The overwhelming commercial success of two of the year's strangest big-budget films, '' Oppenheimer'' and ''Barbie'', released on the same day this summer, is an obvious sign of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix Original Films
__NOTOC__ The following are lists of Netflix original films by year: * List of Netflix original films (2015–2017) * List of Netflix original films (2018) * List of Netflix original films (2019) * List of Netflix original films (2020) * List of Netflix original films (2021) * List of Netflix original films (2022) * List of Netflix original films (2023) * List of Netflix original films (2024) * List of Netflix original films (since 2025) See also * List of Netflix original programming * List of ended Netflix original programming * List of Netflix original stand-up comedy specials * Lists of Netflix exclusive international distribution programming External links Netflix Originalscurrent list on Netflix (based on geolocation) {{Netflix, state=autocollapse Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is availabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
