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Dolapo 'LowlaDee' Adeleke
Dolapo Adeleke (born 6 September 1990), also known as LowlaDee is a multiple award winning filmmaker from Nigeria. Early life and education Born on September 6, 1990, in Kano State Nigeria, Adeleke began writing at an early age, publishing two literature books before university. Adeleke had her secondary education at Dansol High School, Lagos State. She graduated with a second-class upper in Mass Communication from Covenant University in 2011. Career In an interview with Busayo Adekoya of '' ThisDay Newspaper'', she stated that she began directing films at 21. In 2012, she was included in Vanguard list of young Nigerians making significant impact, and was noted to have won Best teen writer of the year award by Angles Magazine for writing ''Flesh and Blood'' and ''The Little White Hen''. With her break out short film Brave, starring Adesua Etomi and Wole Ojo, She was nominated under the Best Film Director category of the Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA 2015). The short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kano State
Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian states by population, most populous state in Nigeria. The recent official estimates taken in 2016 by the National Bureaucracy, Bureau of Statistics found that Kano State was still the largest state by population in Nigeria. Created in 1967 out of the former Northern Region, Nigeria, Northern Region, Kano State borders on Katsina State to the northwest for about 210 km (130 miles), Jigawa State to the northeast for 355 km (221 miles), Bauchi State to the southeast for 131 km (82 miles), and Kaduna State to the southwest for 255 km. The state's capital and largest city is the city of Kano (city), Kano, the List of Nigerian cities by population, second most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos. The incumbent governor of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiki Omeili
Nkiruka 'Kiki' Omeili (born 31 May 1986) is a Nigerian actress, best known for her role as Lovette in the TV series '' Lekki Wives''. She is also known for her role as Blessing in the 2015 crime caper, '' Gbomo Gbomo Express'' alongside Gideon Okeke. Early life and education Omeili was born in Lagos, and is the second of four children of Charles and Maureen Omeili. She is of Igbo ethnicity from Nimo in Anambra State. Her father, Charles, was a banker with First Bank Nigeria and retired as a general manager, while her mother, Maureen, was the controller of prisons in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Omeili began performing in stage plays all through her primary and secondary school years. This continued when she got into the university as she was a member of the drama club and acted in various productions as well as taking part in several drama competitions. In 2006, she obtained a Medical degree from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. Career In 2011, Omeili auditioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards
The 2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards held on Saturday, 14 May 2022 at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. It was set an 8-day event which started on Saturday, 7 May 2022, unlike previous 1 day events. The nominees were revealed by actors Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Daniel Etim Effiong on Saturday 19 March 2022 in a ceremony. A total of 33 categories were announced, 12 of which are open to public voting. Best Online Social Content Creator was introduced as a new category. The winner in the Best Soundtrack category won a ₦1 million prize. Stan Nze and Osas Ighodaro won the award in the Best Actor and Best Actress in a drama respectively for their roles in '' Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story.'' Ramsey Nouah won the Best Director award for the same film. Other award winners include Funke Akindele and Broda Shaggi in the Best Actor and Best Actress in a comedy categories. ''Amina'' by Izu Ojukwu & Okey Ogunjiofor win the award for the best overall film.'''' Awards Winners ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
The 3rd Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards ceremony was sponsored by Almstel Malta and the awards were presented by MultiChoice. It took place on 7 March 2015 at Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria. The awards honour excellence in television, film, and digital content creation in the African entertainment industry. The awards ceremony was televised by DStv, and hosted by IK Osakioduwa and Vimbai Mutinhiri. ''October 1'' had 13 nominations and won 9 categories. Other notable winners included OC Ukeje, who won Best Actor in a Drama for his role in ''Confusion Na Wa'', and Kehinde Bankole, who won Best Actress in a Drama for her performance in ''October 1''. '' The Meeting''s Femi Jacobs and Rita Dominic were awarded Best Actor and Actress in a Comedy. The awards ceremony honoured C.J. Obasi with the Trailblazer Award, Ayo Makun with the New Era Award and Amaka Igwe with the Industry Merit Award. A new category, Best Indigenous Language Movie (Igbo) award, was introduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards
The 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards was the 10th edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards. Wizkid won the most awards while Olamide received the most nominations with three across 39 award categories. Kiss Daniel won the Best New Act to Watch award while Praiz won the Best R&B Act award after he toppled the likes of Banky W, Chidinma, Seyi Shay, Timi Dakolo and Shaydee. The award was held at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, U.S.A. and was hosted by Osas Ighodaro and Ice Prince. Winners and nominees Below is the list of nominees and winners for the popular music categories. Winners are highlighted in bold. Musical categories Hottest Single of The Year *" Ojuelegba – Wizkid" **" Woju" – Kiss Daniel **"Shoki Remix" – Lil Kesh, Olamide, Davido **" Godwin" – Korede Bello **"Shake Body" – Skales **"Dorobucci" – The Mavins Best New Act to Watch * Kiss Daniel **Di'Ja **CDQ **Korede Bello **Lil Kesh **Ayo Jay ** Falz Gospel Artist of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Best Of Nollywood Awards
The 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards was the 6th edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards ceremony, and took place in Port Harcourt, Nigeria on 16 October 2014. The event was hosted by Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi and Fred Amata with special performances from Wizkid and Okey Bakassi. Awards Best Actor in Leading Role (English) * Kanayo O. Kanayo – ''Apaye'' *Joseph Benjamin (actor) - ''Don’t Cry for me'' *Gbenga Akinnagbe - '' Render to Caesar'' *Tope Tedela - '' A Mile from Home'' *Femi Jacobs - '' The Meeting (film)'' *Bob-Manuel Udokwu - ''Dining with a Long Spoon'' Best Actor in Leading Role (Yoruba) * Odunade Adekola - ' *Niyi Johnson - ''Oritoke'' * Yinka Quadri - ''Aremo Ite'' *Muyiwa Ademola - ''Eja Nla'' *Femi Adebayo - ''Fifehanmi'' Best Actor in Leading Role(Hausa) * Yakubu Mohammed - ''Duniya Han'' * Sani Danja - ''Byrin Zuciya'' *Ibrahim Maishunk - ''Aduniya'' *Adam A Zango - ''Ruwan Jakara'' * Sadik Sani - ''Hadarin Gabas'' Best Actor in Leading Role (Igbo) * Okey Baka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Etim Effiong
Daniel Etim Effiong, also Daniel Etim-Effiong is a Nigerian Nollywood actor and film director. Life and education He was born in Jaji, Kaduna State, Nigeria and had lived in Benin City, Edo State; Lagos State and Abuja. His dad was in the Nigerian Army. His father, former Lt. Col. Moses Effiong was granted official presidential pardon by the Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari alongside five others sentenced to life imprisonment in 1986 after the allegedly failed Vatsa Coup during the Ibrahim Babangida regime on charges of treason concealment against the regime and released in 1993 but without official proclamation and restoration of ranks and entitlements. In his formative years, he attended St. Mary's Private School, Lagos Island, Lagos and afterwards advanced for his secondary education at Government College, Ikorodu, Lagos. He thereafter proceeded to the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, where he studied and obtained a first degree in chemical engineerin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Kamau
Catherine Kamau (born February 3, 1987) is a Kenyan actress, popularly known as "''Celina''" (or "''Selina''") and "''Kate Actress''". She came into the limelight for her role in the Citizen TV show, Mother-in-Law (TV series), Mother In-Law where she played Celina. She has also featured in other films such as ''Sue na JonieNafsi'' ''Plan B (2019 film), Plan B'', and ''Disconnect (2018 film), Disconnect''. Catherine attended Chogoria High School where she joined the drama club and became well known for her talent, before moving to Loreto Convent Msongari where she won the 'Miss Loreto' Award. She has a Diploma in Communications, majoring in public relations from Kenya College of Communication and Technology which was upgraded to Multimedia University of Kenya, MultiMedia University of Kenya. Catherine Kamau is the brand ambassador for Harpic Kenya and the Nice and Lovely Petroleum Jelly. She was married to Phil Karanja but are divorced as of 19 September 2023. Career Catherin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Hassan
Sarah Hassan, O.G.W. (born 5 September 1988) is a Kenyan actress, producer, director and former TV host. She is notable for her roles in television series such as '' Crime and Justice'', ''Tahidi High'',''The Wedding Show'' and '' Zora'' and films that include the Nigerian-Kenyan romantic comedy '' Plan B'' and ''Family Vacation''. Sarah Hassan also features in DSTv's show, ''Zari'', as Nina. Her awards include Best Actress (2014) for the short film ''Now That You're Here;'' Best TV Host (2014) at the Kalasha Awards (''Discovery+ 254''); Best East African Journalist (2015) at the Swahili Fashion Week (''Mashariki Mix'' and ''Maisha Max''); Best Actress at the Kalasha Awards in 2019 (''Plan B''); and again in 2021 (''Crime and Justice)''. In 2022, alongside Willy Paul, she was a Brand Ambassador for OPPO's Reno 8 phone series. She is currently the Brand Ambassador for Dettol Skincare. Early life Sarah Hassan was born on September 5, 1988 in Mombasa, Kenya as the only child o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plan B (2019 Film)
''Plan B'' is a 2019 Kenyan-Nigerian romantic comedy film written, directed and edited by the Nigerian filmmaker, Lowladee. The film stars Kenyan actress and producer Sarah Hassan, Catherine Kamau Karanja, and Nigerian actor Daniel Etim Effiong who are the lead actors. The film won the Best East African Movie award at the 2020 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCAs). The award was received by Sarah Hassan. It also got nominated under the category of Best Lighting Technician for Walter Odhiambo. During the 2019 Kalasha International Film and TV Awards, the film got five nominations, of which it won in two categories. Sarah Hassan won under the Best Lead Actress- Film category, as Walter Odhiambo won the Best Lighting Technician award. The film was nominated in the Best Cinematography (Victor Ombogo), Best Supporting Actress- Film (Catherine Kamau) and Best Feature Film (Sarah Hassan). Synopsis After breaking up with her boyfriend Ethan (Lenana Kariba), Lisa Waweru (Sarah H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ini Dima-Okojie
Ini Dima-Okojie (born 24 June 1990) is a Nigerian actress from Edo State, Nigeria. She resigned from her job in investment banking to enroll at the New York Film Academy. She started her career with the first television appearance on Taste of Love (Nigerian TV series), ''Taste of Love'' and she has featured on many films including the multicultural romcom, ''Namaste Wahala'' in 2021 and the Netflix Nigerian original thriller, Blood Sisters (2022 TV series), ''Blood Sisters'' (2022 series) in 2022. Early life and education Dima-Okojie is from Esan people, Esan North-East LGA, Edo State, Nigeria. Her father is a medical doctor and her mother is a retired banker and entrepreneur. She attended Air Force primary school in Lagos and moved to Air Force comprehensive secondary school, Ibadan. She studied at Covenant University, Nigeria, where she earned a degree in International relations, International Relations. She quit her job in investment banking to pursue a pathway into actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mawuli Gavor
Mawuli Gavor is a Ghanaian accountant turned actor, model, television presenter, entrepreneur, and producer. Early life Gavor was born in Ghana. He studied business and finance at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Career Gavor started in the entertainment industry as a model while in the US as an undergraduate in business management and finance. Upon returning to Ghana. He began his career as an accountant. He however became a brand ambassador to Martini in 2013 and changed his career path. He transitioned into acting in 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 ... movies and is known for the movie ''Obsession''. He has gone on to act in multiple other productions. In 2018, he produced two films and won the Best of Nollywood award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
