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Flawsome
Flawsome is a 2022 Nigerian Showmax Original drama series directed and created by Tola Odunsi, starring Enado Odigie, Bisola Aiyeola, Sharon Ooja, Gabriel Afolayan, Iretiola Doyle, Baaj Adebule, Shine Rosman, and Shawn Fuqua. Plot Flawsome revolves around the lives of four women: Ifeyinwa (Bisola Aiyeola), Ramat (Ini Dima-Okojie), Ivie (Sharon Ooja), and Dolapo (Enado Odigie). The series highlights their personal and professional lives, which are bounded by their flaws, and yet the unbreakable ties they share as friends. Ifeyinwa an heiress, preparing all her life on becoming CEO of her father’s company after his demise only to find out she isn’t her father’s chosen candidate. Ramat, has a supposedly perfect marriage, middle-class life, and a great career, but her reality isn’t as promising as it seems. Ivie is a wide-eyed young woman who abandoned her profession as a pharmacologist and a surgeon for a career in fashion design with the hopes of living the big city girl' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showmax
Showmax is an online subscription video on demand (SVOD) service which launched in South Africa on 19 August 2015. Showmax uses a localisation strategy to take on established video on demand competitors with a focus on local content and partnerships with mobile telcos. In South Africa Showmax has managed to out compete eight domestic competitors. It continues to compete with international video steaming services Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video. Showmax is a part of MultiChoice Group (which itself is a spin-off of Naspers, owner of 30.86% stake in Tencent which owns a similar service, Tencent Video and iflix). Showmax's engineering team is based in the Czech Republic. Showmax publishes engineering and research articles on a technical blog. History In December 2015, Showmax expanded its reach to audiences in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. In May 2016, Showmax expanded to 36 countries in Africa, taking the total number of countries in which S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titi Kuti
Titi Kuti is a Nigerian actor, film producer, model, and television host, well known for his role on '' King of Boys: The Return of the King''. Biography Titilope Kuti was born in Lagos and grew-up between Lagos Island, and Surulere. He is of the Ransome-Kuti family. He graduated with a B.Sc in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from Lagos State University. Kuti made his first debut as a model, in 2005, while he was an undergraduate, he became the face of MTN Nigeria, and Conoil on billboards. Shortly after, he modeled for The St Moritz style awards, and Benson & Hedges, on the runway. Before venturing into the media industry, Kuti, began working with Nigezie, where he learned production and media from the VMN crew, and the managing director of Virtual Media Network, Femi Aderibigbe. Kuti worked as Nigezie TV presenter, producer, and resource person with the channel communications department. In 2009, he became the host of The Top Ten Countdown Show on Nigezie Xt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Afolayan
Gabriel Afolayan, (born 1 March 1985) also known by his musical stage name G-Fresh, is a Nigerian actor and singer. Education He studied theatre arts at the University of Ibadan. Career He is part of the renowned Afolayan entertainment family that comprises Ade Love, Moji Afolayan, Kunle Afolayan and Aremu Afolayan. As an actor, he won the Best Supporting Actor award for playing "Tavier Jambari" in '' Hoodrush'' (2012). As a musician, he is known mostly for "Awelewa" and "Kokoro Ife". In an interview with ''The Punch'', he described his musical genre as "Love ballad". Afolayan's acting debut was in ''F Opawon'' by Baba Sala. In an interview with ''Nigerian Tribune'', he stated that his music career started in 1997, while he was part of a group in Ibadan. He also stated that he has always been part of the choir. He has cited 2face, Banky W., Aṣa and Bez as influences. He rose to fame, playing the role “Akin” in a Super Story Series titled NNENNA. Personal life A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iretiola Doyle
Iretiola Olusola Doyle (born 5 May 1967) is a Nigerian actress, entertainer, TV presenter, writer and a public speaker. Early life and education Doyle was born on 3 May 1967 in Ondo State but spent her early years with her family in Boston, United States. After returning to Nigeria, she attended Christ's School Ado Ekiti and obtained Diploma in Mass Communication and also graduated from the University of Jos with a degree in Theatre Arts. Career Doyle is a writer, actor, producer and presenter. She produced and presented her own fashion and lifestyle show titled ''Oge With Iretiola'' for ten years and at different times anchored several television shows, like ''Morning Ride'', ''Today On STV'' and ''Nimasa This Week'' on Channels TV. She was nominated at the 2016 Africa Movie Academy Awards in the Best Actress In A Leading Role category for her portrayal of Dr. Elizabeth in the Ebony Life film ''Fifty''. She also appeared in ''The Arbitration'' and ''The Wedding Party'', O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bisola Aiyeola
Bisola Aiyeola (born 21 January 1986) is a Nigerian actress and singer. In 2017, Bisola became the first runner up of ''Big Brother Naija''. In 2018, she won the AMVCA Trailblazer Award at the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.In 2021, she was one of the investors of ''Amaze'', an app that makes endorsement deals easier for celebrities. Education Bisola attended National Open University of Nigeria where she studied business management. Career Aiyeola appeared on the 2017 series of Big Brother Naija ''Big Brother Naija'', formerly known as ''Big Brother Nigeria'', is a Nigerian reality competition television series, based on the Big Brother television franchise, in which, contestants live in an isolated house and compete for a large cash pr ... where she was first runner up. While at BBN, she emerged winner of ONE Campaign reality show which is an international Advocacy Organisation for girl-child education with offices in London, United States, Nigeria and other part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent (mimesis) characters. In this broader s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s Crime Drama Television Series
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa International Film Festival
The Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is an annual film festival that takes place in Nigeria. It was founded in 2010 with its Inaugural edition in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. AFRIFF was founded by Chioma Ude a passionate film buff and entrepreneur, The event normally spans through a week and it includes award shows and film training classes. Keith Shiri, the founder/director of Africa at the Pictures is the artistic director of the festival. AFRIFF gives out honors in categories such Feature, Documentary, Short, Animation, and Students Short, as well as awards and prizes for Directing, Acting, and Screenplay. There are additional special awards for Audience Choice and an Outstanding Film Jury Award. Africa International Film Festival events 2010 Africa International Film Festival The 2010 Africa International Film Festival was held in Port Harcourt from 1 December 2010 to 5 December 2010. The festival followed after its first official announcement at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Branch
Femi Branch (born May 14, 1970) is a Nigerian actor, director and producer. Early life Branch was born on May 14, 1970. His parents were teachers in Sagamu, Nigeria. He attended Satellite Town Primary School at Amuwo Odofin before attending the Airforce Secondary School at Ikeja. He later proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University where, though admitted for Religious Studies, he later obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dramatic Arts. Career Branch began his career at Obafemi Awolowo University in 1991, the same year he featured in a yoruba stage play titled ''Eniyan''. He later featured in a movie titled ''Orisun'' (meaning: Origin) produced by members of staff of Obafemi Awolowo University but his first appearance on television was in 2003 in an MTN Group MTN Group Limited, formerly M-Cell, is a South African multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African and Asian countries. Its head office is in Johannesburg. , MTN recorded 280 million subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joselyn Dumas
Joselyn Dumas (; born 31 August 1980) is a Ghanaian television host and actress. In 2014 she starred in '' A Northern Affair'', a role that earned her a Ghana Movie Award and an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Early life Dumas was born in Ghana and spent her early childhood in Accra, Ghana. She had her basic education at Morning Star School and proceeded to the Archbishop Porter Girls High School where she became the Entertainment Prefect. Joselyn furthered her studies in the United States where she studied to earn a Degree in Administrative Law. Career TV career Joselyn Dumas was a practicing paralegal until she relocated to Ghana to follow her dreams of becoming a Television personality. She made her debut on Television as the host of Charter House's ''Rhythmz'', an entertainment show, which saw her interview many celebrities. She was head hunted by the defunct TV Network, ViaSat 1 to host their first own produced flagship Talk show, ''The One ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okey Uzoeshi
Okey Uzoeshi is a musician and an actor. He is known for his roles in ''Two Brides and a Baby'', ''Blood in the Lagoon'', ''Love and War'', ''Something Wicked'' and ''Couple of Days''. Early life and education He was born on April 8, 1983, in Imo State. He attended Birrel Avenue High School for his post primary education and attended Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri for his post secondary education Career He started his career as a musician before he ventured into acting where he made his debut in a movie called ''Fatal Imagination''. Since then, he has featured in several family and advocacy movies such as something ''Wicked'', ''Strain'', ''Couple of Days'' and others. Award and nominations He has received nominations from the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON), Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards (GIAMA), and the African Movie Academy Awards The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, is presented annually to recognize excellence amo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
