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Norbert Young
Norbert Young is a Nigerian actor. He has appeared in series like ''Third Eye'', ''Tinsel (TV series), ''Tinsel'''', and ''Family Circle''. In addition to his work in television and films, Young has also appeared in several plays and stage productions. Personal life Young is from Delta State, he is married to actress Gloria Young. Filmography * ''The Man Died'' (2024 film) *''The Black Book (2023 film), The Black Book (2023) as Mr. Craig'' *''Choke (2022)'' *''Lugard (2021) as Prof. Lambo'' *''Day of Destiny (2021) as Bankole'' *''Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story, RattleSnake: The Ahanna Story (2020) as Ali Mahmood'' *''Gold Statue (2019) as Antar'' *''King of Boys (2018) as Justice Nwachukwu'' *''Madam President (2017) as Faju Omola'' *''Checkmate (Nigerian TV series), ''Checkmate'''' *''Alan Poza (2013) as Managing Director'' *''Heroes & Zeros (film), Heroes & Zeroes (2012) as Nnamdi'' *''Living Funeral (film) (2013) as Mr. Dakup'' * ''ZR-7 :The Red House Seven, ZR-7:The Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinsel (TV Series)
''Tinsel'' is a Nigerian soap opera that began airing in August 2008. On 23 May 2013, the show's 1000th episode aired. It has been called "the most successful television drama on Nigerian television in recent times". On April 23, 2015, the show aired its 1500th episode.On March 23, 2017, the show aired the 2000th episode of the series.On February 21, 2019, the show aired its 2500th episode.On 21 Jan 2021, the show's 3000th episode aired. On December 21, 2022, the show aired a special 3500th documentary. On November 21, 2024 the show hit 4000 episodes. Series overview Plot summary ''Tinsels plot revolves around two rival film companies: Reel Studios, founded by Fred Ade-Williams ( Victor Olaotan), and Odyssey Pictures, headed by Brenda "Nana" Mensah ( Funmilola Aofiyebi-Raimi). Tinsel is a tale of drama, romance, betrayal and triumph. The show returned for its eighth season on 25 May 2015. Cast * Victor Olaotan as Fred Ade Williams(2008–13) * Gideon Okeke as Philip Ade Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red House Seven
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Male Film Actors
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urhobo People
The Urhobos are a people located in southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger Delta. They are the major ethnic group in Delta State. The people of this ethnic group speak the Urhobo language. Their population is approximately 7 million. The Urhobo people live in a territory bounded by latitudes 6° and 5°, 15° North and Longitudes 5°, 40° and 6°, 25° East in the Delta and Bayelsa States of Nigeria. Their neighbors are the Isoko to the southeast, the Itsekiri and Ijaw to the west, the Edo people to the north, the Ijaw to the south and the Ukwuani people to the northeast. History The Ughelli and Agbon Kingdoms are the oldest kingdoms in Urhobo land. The Ughelli and Agbor Kingdoms can be traced to about the 14th century. Ughelli oral tradition has it that the great ancestor and founding father of Ughelli (Ughene) was the second son of Oghwoghwa, a prince from Benin Kingdom. The Okpe Kingdom is also one of the twenty four kingdoms in Urhobo land. The Kingdom has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Nigerian Actors
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Actors From Delta State
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of acting pertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role", which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Births
It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * January 1 – Cameroon becomes independent from France. * January 9– 11 – Aswan Dam construction begins in Egypt. * January 10 – British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech for the first time, to little publicity, in Accra, Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana). * January 19 – A revised version of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan ("U.S.-Japan Security Treaty" or "''Anpo (jōyaku)''"), which allows U.S. troops to be based on Japanese soil, is signed in Washington, D.C. by Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The new treaty is opposed by the massive Anpo protests in Japan. * January 21 ** Coalbrook mining disaster: A coal mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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IMDb
IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. Since 1998, it has been owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. , IMDb was the 51st most visited website on the Internet, as ranked by Semrush. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes), million person records, and 83 million registered users. Features User profile pages show a user's registration date and, optionally, their personal ratings of titles. Since 2015, "badges" can be added showing a count of contributions. These badges rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Missing Angel
''Missing Angel'' is a 2004 Nigerian film directed by Charles Novia and starring Stella Damasus Aboderin and Desmond Elliot. Produced by Ulzee Nigerian Ltd, it was followed by two sequels. The plot deals with Dolly (Aboderin), a troubled young woman who makes a vow to God that she should die on her twenty-fifth birthday, if her misery continued. A dark angel (Elliot) is sent to manipulate her, but slowly falls in love with her. Synopsis Dolly was an orphan and was as poor as a church rat. Her only beacon of hope, who was her junior brother, died because she could not afford food and good hospital treatment for him. Tired of all her sufferings, she vowed that on her 25th birthday, if God did not answer her prayers, then He should take her life. The angels of darkness took her up on this vow. She won a lottery, and her luck turned around. She became a rich lady with a booming business while her 25th birthday was fast approaching. Her best friend, who wanted her to get married deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living Funeral (film)
Living Funeral is a 2013 is a Nigerian Nollywood movie produced by Mrs Orode Ryan-Okpu and directed by Udoka Oyeka under the sponsorship of Pink Pearl Foundation. The movie that sensitises the public on early discovery of breast cancer stars Liz Benson-Ameye, Norbert Young and Stephanie Wilson. Synopsis The movie tells the ordeal of a young woman who had to face the reality of battling with a breast cancer. It also portrays how cordial relationship with the victim of any terminal diseases can help to boost their physical and psychological morale. Premiere The movie was premiered in Lagos in October 2013 and later in Asaba, Delta State Delta is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South (Nigeria), South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State, on 27 August 1 ... in December 2013. Award and nominations The movie was nominated for eight Africa M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
