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Chioma Akpotha
Chioma Chukwuka (born March 12, 1980, also credited as Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha or Chioma Akpotha) is a Nigerian actress, director and movie producer. In 2007, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for "Best Actress in a leading role" for her performance in the movie "Sins of the flesh", and the Afro Hollywood award for best actress in a lead role in 2010. Early life Chioma Chukwuka was born in Lagos State, on March 12, 1980. She hails from Oraifite in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. She completed her primary education at Onward Nursery and Primary School in Lagos State, and then proceeded to Federal Government Girls College in Onitsha, Anambra State for her secondary education. Chioma then headed to Lagos State University, where she studied Banking and Finance. Career Chioma Chukwuka's acting career began with her debut in the movie "The Apple" in 2000. Chioma also acted in the film ''The Handkerchief'' in 2000. In 2007 she received the "Best Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos State
Lagos State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, states, it is both the List of Nigerian states by population, most populous and List of Nigerian states by area, smallest in area. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the Benin–Nigeria border, international border with Benin Republic, Lagos State borders Ogun State to the east and north making it the only Nigerian state to border only one other state. Named for the city of Lagos—the List of urban areas in Africa by population, most populous city in Africa—the state was formed from the Western Region, Nigeria, Western Region and the former Federal Capital Territory on 27 May 1967. Geographically, Lagos State is dominated by bodies of water with nearly a quarter of the state's area being lagoons, creeks, and rivers. The largest of these bodies are the Lagos Lagoon, Lagos and Lekki Lagoon, Lekki lagoons in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Maker
Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a Film, motion picture is #Production, produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, Casting (performing arts), casting, pre-production, shooting, sound recording, post-production, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a film release and an exhibition. Filmmaking occurs in a variety of economic, social, and political contexts around the world. It uses a variety of technologies and cinematic techniques. Although filmmaking originally involved the use of photographic film, film, most video production, film productions are now digital. Today, filmmaking refers to the process of crafting an audio-visual story commercially for distribution or broadcast. Production stages Film production consists of five major stages: * Development: Ideas for the film are created, rights to exis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best Of Nollywood Awards
Best of Nollywood Awards (stylised as BON Awards) is an annual film event presented by ''Best of Nollywood Magazine,'' honouring outstanding achievement in the Nigerian Movie Industry. The first edition was held on 6 December 2009, in Ikeja, Lagos State. The 2013 ceremony honouring movies of 2013, was held at Dome, Asaba, Delta State on 5 December 2013. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan was the chief host, and the nomination party was held at the State House in Lagos. The red carpet used for the event was aimed to be one of the longest in history. Ceremonies * 2009 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2010 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2011 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2012 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2013 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2014 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2016 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2018 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2019 Best of Nollywood Awards * 2020 Best of Nollywood Awards The 2020 Best of Nollywood Awards was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saga
''The Libertines'' is the second studio album by English indie rock band The Libertines. Released on 30 August 2004, it is particularly biographical of the relationship between frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 72,189 copies in its first week of release. The album is included in the book ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. In 2006, NME placed the album 47 in a list of the greatest British albums ever. In 2013, ''NME'' ranked the album at number 99 in its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. On the other hand, ''The Libertines'' was voted the third-most overrated album ever made in a 2005 BBC public poll. ''The Libertines'', like its 2002 predecessor, ''Up the Bracket'', was re-released with a bonus DVD on 22 November 2004. The DVD, entitled '' Boys in the Band'', is a collection of live shows, band interviews, and the "Can't Stand Me Now" promotional video. The song "Arbeit Macht Frei" fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nneka The Pretty Serpent (2020 Film)
''Nneka the Pretty Serpent'' is a 2020 remake of the 1994 horror mystery film of the same name. It was directed by Tosin Igho with Idia Aisien playing the lead role alongside Bovi Ugboma, Bimbo Ademoye, Zack Orji, Shaffy Bello, Beverly Osu and Ndidi Obi. It was written by Adia Uyoyou. Plot Nneka Agu is on a journey to avenge her mother's death. The film starts with a flashback with Little Nneka and her parents celebrating her mother's 32nd birthday. She witnesses the killing of her parents by strange men and runs off. In the present day, Nneka is a waitress working with a critical boss, Gbenga and a bubbly co-waitress, Ada. She flirts with a customer named Tony Okechukwu. She has dreams about her mother and visits a soothsayer to get answers about her dreams. She starts having audiovisual hallucinations and ends up at sea, where she is possessed by a snake. Upon attaining her powers, the Queen Mother appears to Nneka in a mirror and narrates to her how she (queen mother) los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara And The Beat
''Lara and the Beat'' is a 2018 Nigerian drama film, directed by Tosin Coker, starring Seyi Shay, Vector, Somkele Iyamah, Wale Ojo, Sharon Ooja, Shaffy Bello and Uche Jombo. The film premiered on 8 July 2018. Lara and the Beat is a coming of age story about the beautiful Giwa Sisters who are caught in the center of a financial scandal with their late parents media empire. The sisters are forced out of their privileged bubble and must learn to build their own future and salvage their family's legacy through music and enterprise. Cast * Seyi Shay as Lara Giwa * Somkele Iyamah as Dara Giwa * Vector as Sal Gomez (Mr Beats) * Chioma Chukwuka as Aunty Patience * Uche Jombo as Fadekemi West * Sharon Ooja as Ngozi * Shafy Bello as Jide's Mum * Saheed Balogun as Board Chairman * Kemi Lala Akindoju as Tonye * Ademola Adedoyin as Wale Ladejobi * Chinedu Ikedieze as Big Chi * Folu Storms as Tina * Bimbo Manuel as Uncle Richard * Wale Ojo as Uncle Tunde * Deyemi Okanlawon as Cashflo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ghost And The Tout
''The Ghost and the Tout'' also known as Ghost and the Tout is a 2018 Nigerian ghost film, written and directed by Charles Uwagbai. The film stars Sambasa Nzeribe, Toyin Abraham, Rachael Okonkwo and Omowumi Dada in the lead roles. The film had its theatrical release in Nigeria on 11 May 2018 and received positive reviews from the critics. The film became a huge box office success grossing 30 million within one week and remained as the fifth highest grossing Nigerian film in 2018. The film still occupies the 25th position in the overall list of highest grossing films in Nigeria. The movie streams on Netflix. Plot The plot of the film revolves around a young woman from the ghetto who is called Isila (Toyin Abraham). She encounters a ghost called Mike (Sambasa Nzeribe), who is in need of her assistance to communicate with the people he left behind. At the ghost's request, she becomes tangled and puzzled in solving a murder mystery and her life takes an interesting turn. Only s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wives On Strike
''Wives on Strike'' is a 2016 Nigerian film produced and directed by Omoni Oboli and starring Uche Jombo, Chioma Akpotha, Ufuoma McDermott, and Kehinde Bankole. Cast * Uche Jombo * Chioma Akpotha * Ufuoma McDermott * Kehinde Bankole * Kalu Ikeagwu * Julius Agwu * Kenneth Okonkwo * Sola Sobowale Sola Sobowale (born 26 December 1963) is a Nigerian film actress, screenwriter, film director and film producer. Sola Sobowale had her big break in 2001, in the premiere of Nigeria's popular television drama series Super Story: ''Oh Father, Oh ... Plot A satire about a group of market women who denied their husbands sex, in a bid to stir them into standing up for a young girl, who was compelled by her father to marry a man against her will. The film was shot in the heat of the #ChildNotBride conversation. Reception Critical reception Irede Abumere for ''Pulse'' praised the story and the use of the amusing approach adopted in the screenplay for addressing stern issues. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen (born 20 June 1971) is a Nigerian film director and film producer. Career Imasuen has worked in the film industry since 1995 mainly as a film director and producer. He currently lives in Lagos. His films feature unexplored aspects of the African experience including tribalism, witchcraft, crime, poverty, religion, and folk beliefs. Imasuen has plans to commence filming an epic movie titled ''Nogbaisi Ovonramwen'' in 2013. It will be about the last Oba of Benin. ''Nollywood Babylon'' In 2008 a Canadian documentary ''Nollywood Babylon'' co-directed by Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, and produced by AM Pictures and the National Film Board of Canada in association with the Documentary Channel, followed Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen while he was shooting his 157th film ''Bent Arrows''. The documentary played in the Official Competition at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. ''Bent Arrows'' was released into the Nigerian home market in 2010. Selected filmog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Games Men Play
''Games men play'' is a 2006 Nigerian drama film directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen. Plot The film looks at the indiscretions among several wealthy Lagosian couples. The main protagonist Tara (Kate Henshaw-Nuttal) decides to do a research on relationships for a TV show, centering her research on couples which include a television talk show host Abby (Monalisa Chinda); her boyfriend Richmond (Mike Ezuruonye) and his greedy woman on the side (Ini Edo); a housewife with a painful past (Chioma Chukwuka) and her husband (Bob-Manuel Udokwu), haunted by dark secrets; and another housewife (Uche Jombo) struggling with a wealthy, cheating husband (Jim Iyke) and his demanding mistress (Dakore Egbuson). Cast Kate Henshaw-Nuttal Ini Edo Chioma Chukwuka Chinedu Ikedieze Kalu Ikeagwu Jim Iyke Dakore Egbuson Uche Jumbo Bob Manuel Udokwu Benita Nzeribe Michael Ezuruonye Monalisa Chinda Monalisa Chinda (born 13 September 1974) is a Nigerian actress, film producer, television personality a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Movie Academy Award
The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, is presented annually to recognize excellence among professionals working in, or non-African professionals who have contributed to, the African film industry. It was founded by Peace Anyiam-Osigwe and is run through the Africa Film Academy. The awards are aimed at honouring and promoting excellence in the African movie industry as well as uniting the African continent through arts and culture. The award presentation is attended by numerous media representatives, celebrities, politicians, journalists, actresses and actors from all across the world. The AMA Awards is widely considered to be Africa's most important film event and the most prestigious film award in Africa. History The first Africa Movie Academy Awards was held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria on 30 May 2005. All other subsequent African Academy Awards before 2012 were held at the same venue, except for the 2008 AMAA Awards which was moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harpic
Harpic is the brand name of a toilet cleaner launched in the United Kingdom in 1932 by Reckitt and Sons (now Reckitt). It is currently available in Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas. The toilet cleaning products marketed under the brand name include liquids, tablets, wipes, brush systems, and toilet bowl and cistern blocks. It contains hydrochloric acid (10%) as the active ingredient, along with butyl oleylamine and other ingredients, in an aqueous solution. History The original toilet cleaner was invented by Harry Pickup (hence the origin of the name Harpic), who was based in Roscoe Street, Scarborough, in North Yorkshire. He also invented Oxypic, which was a sealant used in cast iron heating systems, and patented the Lock & Lift circular manhole covers, which were used initially by the British Military. The company also produced the steel components used on the Mulberry harbours during the D-day landings. Advertising UK adve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
