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Hazeezat
''Hazeezat'' is a 2014 Nigerian drama film directed by Kabat Esosa Egbon, starring Mike Ezuruonye, Mary Njoku, Segun Arinze and Alex Ekubo. It was released in December 2014 on Irokotv website. Plot The film starts with Hazeezat (Mary Njoku) leaving the hospital unhurt to the residence of her former love interest, Roberto (Mike Ezuruonye). Roberto happily accommodated her, to the distaste of his friend and house owner, Osita ( Alex Ekubo). Osita and Hazeezat do not have a smooth relationship while at the university. Hazeezat's friend, Tamara ( Mary Lazarus) visits her in front of Osita's home at the request of Hazeezat, and she began questioning her PIMP on the location of Alhaji (Segun Arinze), explaining that she had an unfinished business with him. It was revealed that Alhaji and Hazeezat has a fling that resulted to a pregnancy and he wanted the child aborted. Roberto expresses his renewed interest in Hazeezat, who declined on the premise that he isn't financially capable o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rok Studios
Rok Studios is a Nigerian film production company. Its production studios is based in Anthony Village, Lagos. The company was founded in August 2013 by Mary Remmy Njoku. In addition to its numerous films, Rok Studios has produced over 12 TV series. Notable productions from Rok Studios include: '' Hazeezat'' (2014), '' Thy Will Be Done'', ''Festac Town'',–TV Series (2014), and '' A Northern Affair'' (2014) (all of which were produced by Mary Njoku). Mary Njoku launched ROK on Sky, a network airing across the UK at the Nigerian High Commission in the UK in 2016. In July 2019, ROK was acquired by Canal+ Group Canal+ S.A., formerly Groupe Canal+, is a French Media conglomerate, media and telecommunications Conglomerate (company), conglomerate based in Paris. It runs its own Canal+ (streaming service), eponymous Over-the-top media service, over-the-to ... from iROKO Partners. Mary Njoku stays on as director general of ROK under the Canal+ acquisition. On 23 November 2022, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Ezuruonye
Mike Ezuruonye (born 21 September 1982) is a Nollywood actor. Early life and career Ezuruonye is from Uzuakoli in Abia State, southeast Nigeria. He was born on 21 September 1982 in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. He attended the Federal Government College, Wukari, Taraba State, in the northeastern region of Nigeria, and Archbishop Aggey Memorial School, Lagos State, before studying accounting at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, in Anambra State, southeast Nigeria. He worked as a banker prior to becoming an actor. He has featured in several Nollywood movies. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in ''The Assassin'' at the Africa Movie Academy Awards The Africa Movie Academy Awards is an annual entertainment award ceremony presented to recognize excellence among African and non-African professionals, who have contributed to the African film industry. The award was founded by Peace Anyiam-Osig ... in 2009 and was also nominated for Best Actor i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Lazarus
Mary Lazarus (born 5 May) is a Nigerian actress and movie producer who won the '' City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actress of the Year (English)'' at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2018 and was nominated for ''Best Actress in a leading role'' in the same year at the Best of Nollywood Awards. She also won the award for Most Peaceful Actress of the Year. Early life and education Lazarus hails from Abia State in Nigeria, a southeastern geographical location of Nigeria predominantly occupied by the Igbo people of Nigeria. Lazarus is specifically from Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State and was born into a family of nine consisting of a mother, a father and six siblings of which she is a twin and one of the last born children of the family alongside her twin brother named Joseph. Lazarus, upon receiving both primary and secondary education and obtaining her First ''School Leaving Certificate and the West African Senior School Certificate'' respectively, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hausa-language Films
Hausa (; / ; Ajami: ) is a Chadic language spoken primarily by the Hausa people in the northern parts of Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Benin and Togo, and the southern parts of Niger, and Chad, with significant minorities in Ivory Coast. A small number of speakers also exist in Sudan. Hausa is a member of the Afroasiatic language family and is the most widely spoken language within the Chadic branch of that family. Despite originating from a non-tonal language family, Hausa utilizes differences in pitch to distinguish words and grammar. ''Ethnologue'' estimated that it was spoken as a first language by some 58 million people and as a second language by another 36 million, bringing the total number of Hausa speakers to an estimated 94 million. In Nigeria, the Hausa film industry is known as Kannywood. Classification Hausa belongs to the West Chadic languages subgroup of the Chadic languages group, which in turn is part of the Afroasiatic language family. Geograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Nigerian Films
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that migrated to Britain after its Roman occupiers left. English is the most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in 57 sovereign states and 30 dependent territories, making it the most geographically widespread language in the world. In the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, it is the dominant language for historical reasons without being explicitl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Set In Lagos
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Films
The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. DreamWorks Animation celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2014. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best films of 2014, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' stated, "The great surge in American filmmaking in the past ten years is due to independent financing at all levels. The American independent cinema is right now the flower of the world, but independence isn't in itself a merit badge. Artistically, the films in question range from the majestic to the meretricious. Independent financing has set truly imaginative directors into free flight. This is a moment of extraordinary cinematic invention—of filmmakers, working at a wide range of budget levels, coming up with original and personal ideas about movies and how to make them. On the other hand, this independent surge has also created ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Drama Films
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 F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naij
Legit.ng (formerly Naij.com), also known as Legit News is a Nigerian digital media and news platform run by Naij.com Media Limited, part of Legit (ex-GMEM). It was ranked as the #1 news and entertainment platform and the seventh overall most visited website in Nigeria by Alexa Internet in 2018. Legit.ng is the biggest publisher on Facebook by the audience in 'Media' category. History Founded in 2012, Legit.ng has its headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria and launched an editorial hub in the country’s capital, Abuja, in May 2015. Legit.ng is a partner oLegit(ex-GMEM), a global media holding, which also cooperates with Tuko.co.ke (in Kenya), Yen.com.gh (in Ghana), Briefly News (in South Africa) and Sports Brief (worldwide). In May 2014, Legit.ng released an Android mobile app. It soon became #1 in its category in Nigeria and was featured by Google Play Market. The app hit 500,000 installs in 10 months. The all-time number of installs is more than 5 million. In June 2015, Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irokotv
irokotv is a web platform that provides paid-for Nigerian films on-demand. It is one of Africa's first mainstream online movie streaming websites, providing access to over 5,000 Nollywood film titles. irokotv is a part of iROKO Limited, which is one of Africa's entertainment companies. irokotv was launched on 1 December 2011. Its parent company, iROKO Partners, was founded by Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter in December 2010, with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom. irokotv is one of the world's legal digital distributors of African movies. Whilst living in London, iroko's co-founder, Jason Njoku, realised how popular African movies had become. Despite a growing worldwide demand, there was no legal option to watch movies from his home country. He therefore decided to take matters into his own hands and negotiate licensing deals with local Nigerian producers. History The irokotv website was launched on 1 December 2011 by iROKO Partners, who are the licensors and distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segun Arinze
Segun Arinze (born Segun Padonou Aina in 1965) is a Nigerian actor and singer. Early life and education Segun was born on 24 September 1965 to Lydia Padonou in Onitsha, Anambra State. He is the eldest of seven children. He hails from Badagry, Lagos State. He attended Victory College of Commerce Edidi in kwara, then proceeded to Taba Commercial College in Kaduna State to complete his secondary education. He studied Dramatic Arts at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State. He is popularly known as "Black Arrow" which he gained from a role he played in the 1996 classic movie "Silent Night" a film by the late filmmaker Chico Ejiro. He was married to fellow Nollywood actress Anne Njemanze. The couple has one daughter, Renny Morenike, who was born on 10 May. Career Segun Arinze started his career professionally as a singer and an actor. It was singing that first shot him into prominence, and that was after the release of his debut album, ''Dream'', which was not parti ... [...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] |
