|
Diamonds In The Sky
''Diamonds in the Sky'' is a 2018 Nigerian drama film directed by Kunle Afolayan and produced by Femi Adebayo. The film stars Femi Adebayo, Omowumi Dada, and Joke Silva with Ali Nuhu, Bolaji Badejo, Bolaji Oba, and Toyin Abraham in supporting roles. The film tells the story of three families where they struggle when cancer affects their lives. The film received mostly positive critics acclaim and screened worldwide. The film was nominated for 11 Best of Nollywood Awards including Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Actress (English language, English) and Best Director. Cast * Femi Adebayo as Kayode * Omowumi Dada as Teniola * Joke Silva as Aisha Dalhatu * Ali Nuhu as Faisal Dalhaty * Bolaji Oba as Ibrahim Dalhatu * Toyin Abraham as Yesimi Gbeborun * Yvonne Jegede as Halima * Mogaji Majinyawa as Uncle Idi * Adebayo Salami (actor), Adebayo Salami as Kayode's Dad * Ayo Mogaji as Kayode's Mum * Kayode Olaiya as Akanbi Aliyu * Bimbo Akintola as Labake Aliyu * Yemi Shodimu as Brai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunle Afolayan
Kunle Afolayan (born 30 September 1975) is a Nigerian actor, producer and director. He is widely credited for elevating the quality of Nollywood movies though larger budgets, shooting on 35mm, releasing in cinemas, and improving cliché Nollywood storylines. After starting his film career as an actor in the 1999 political drama '' Saworoide'', Afoloayan made his directorial debut in 2006 with '' Irapada'', a Nigerian supernatural thriller, which won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Film in an African Language. His follow-on directing credits include ''The Figurine'', ''Phone Swap'', ''October 1,'' and ''Citation. October 1'' was the winner of 16 major African movie awards in 2015 and the second highest grossing Nigerian film in Nigerian cinemas at the time of its release, a feat Afolayan was to repeat two years later with '' The CEO''. In 2021, the director signed a three-picture deal with Netflix. ''Swallow'', the screen adaption of Sefi Atta's book of the same name w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayo Mogaji
Binta Ayo Mogaji is a veteran Nigerian actress. According to the film critic Shaibu Husseini, Mogaji has been a part of at least 800 films, television shows, and theater productions. Personal life Born in 1964, Mogaji is a native of Agbo-Ile, Ibadan. Her father is an Islamic cleric, while her mother is an education administrator. In 2006, she married retired soccer player and physiotherapist, Victor Ayodele Oduleye. Prior to her marriage, she was romantically involved with actor, Jibola Dabo and had a son as a result of the relationship. Career Her first home video film was ''Mojere'', which was done in Yoruba. She was awarded best actress at the REEL Awards. In 2015, Mogaji debunked filmmakers' preference for younger generation actors in Nollywood. She explained that their reasons can not be based on the act of professionalism, because there is nothing younger actors were doing that the older ones can't still do. In a 2018 interview with The Punch, Mogaji explained that due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Films
2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2019, Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "It's the year of apocalyptic cinema of the highest order, the year in which three of our best filmmakers have responded with vast ambition, invention, and inspiration to the crises at hand, including the threats to American democracy, the catastrophic menaces arising from global warming, the corrosive cruelty of ethnic hatreds and nationalist prejudices, and the poisonous overconcentration of money and power. At the same time, it's a year of inside-movies practicalities, of special attention to the business at hand, because of the structural threats to the movie business from new and powerful players. The major crisis specific to cinema outleaps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Nigerian Films
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Best Of Nollywood Awards
The 2019 Best of Nollywood Awards was the 11th edition of the ceremony and took place in the Coronation Hall of the Kano State Government in Kano State on 14 December 2019. Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was the chief host of the event and the event was co-hosted by actress, Maryam Booth and Gbenga Adeyinka. About 100 films were considered. The nomination list was revealed by the jury on 29 September 2019 where ''Gold Statue'' by Tade Ogidan earned the highest nominations with 12 nominations followed by ''Diamonds In The Sky'' by Femi Adebayo with 11 nominations. Veteran actor, Sadiq Daba was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award which was presented by the Kano State governor, Ganduje. Governor Ganduje also endowed Sadiq Daba with a ₦1 million donation on behalf of the Kano the State Government. ''Gold Statue'' won in 6 categories including movie of the year, best actor of the year, director of the year, movie with the best production design, film with the best use of sound and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayo Akinwale
Ayobami Akinwale (1946 – 13 September 2020) was a Nigerian actor, producer, and academic. Early life and career He was born in Ibadan and attended Methodist High School and the University of Ibadan before commencing academic work as a lecturer at the Polytechnic Ibadan. He was the Dean, of the Faculty of Arts and Culture of University of Ilorin. He was also the chairman of Oyo State Council for Arts and Culture. He has been a judge at several cultural festivals across Nigeria. He began his acting career in the 1970s featuring in television and drama productions. He won the Best Indigenous actor award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Death He died due to a brief illness in the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital at the age of 74. Selected filmography *'' Sango (1997) *''Ladepo Omo Adanwo'' (2005) *''Iranse Aje'' (2007) *''Diamonds In The Sky'' (2019) References External links Ayo Akinwaleat the Internet Movie Database Ayo Akinwalein University of Ilorin Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaiya Igwe
Ebun Oloyede popularly known as Olaiya Igwe is a veteran Nollywood actor, producer and director who is known for the production of ''Iru Esin'', ''Alase Aye'' and ''Abela Pupa''. Biography Olaiya is a native of Ogun State and in 2022, He graduated from Crescent University, Abeokuta Abeokuta is the capital city of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria. It is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River, near a group of rocky outcrops in a wooded savanna; north of Lagos by railway, or by water. , Abeokuta and the surrounding are ..., Nigeria. Career Olaiya Igwe has spent more than forty years in the movie industry, he has featured in over one hundred movies and produced over twenty movies. Filmography * Iru Esin * Kosi Tabi Sugbon * Abela Pupa * Baale Oko Ilu * Awon Aladun De (TV series) * Ile Alayo References {{DEFAULTSORT:Igwe, Olaya Living people Yoruba male actors Yoruba filmmakers Nigerian film directors Nigerian male film actors Nigerian film produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Shodimu
Yemi Shodimu (born 29 January 1960) is a Nigerian dramatist, television presenter, film director and filmmaker. Early life He was born in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State southwestern Nigeria. He spent his early life in Abeokuta at the palace of Alake of Egbaland where he was exposed to the Yoruba culture. He attended Obafemi Awolowo University where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in dramatic art and later proceeded to the University of Lagos where he received a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Mass communication. Career He began his acting career in 1976, the same year he featured in a movie titled '' Village Head Master''. He was known for his lead role, ''Ajani'' in ''Oleku'', a movie directed and produced by Tunde Kelani. In 2018, he was assigned as the producer of the satirical stage play franchise titled Isale Eko. Filmography *'' Village Head Master'' that featured Victor Olaotan *'' Oleku (1997)'' produced by Tunde Kelani *'' Ti Oluwa Ni Ile'' *'' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bimbo Akintola
Bimbo Akintola (born 5 May 1970) is a Nigerian actress. Early life and education Akintola was born on 5 May 1970 to a father from Oyo State and a mother from Edo State. She studied at Maryland Convent Private School in Lagos State. She proceeded to Command Day Secondary School, Lagos. She earned a degree in Theater Arts from University of Ibadan. Early life A family of six includes Abimbola as the third child. She began portraying a student alongside her peers for the school's end-of-year theater events, encouraged by her mother's encouragement. Her enthusiasm for performing intensified as she participated in more plays, eventually becoming second nature. She was raised in Maryland, Lagos, where she received her elementary education at Maryland Convent Private School and her secondary school at Command Day School, also in Lagos. She completed her undergraduate studies in theatre arts at the University of Ibadan. The actress used to perform every weekend with the late Jaiy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adebayo Salami (actor)
Adebayo Salami popularly known by his stage name Oga Bello (born 9 May 1952), is a veteran Nigerian actor, filmmaker, film producer, and director. Family Adebayo is married with two wives and Eighteen children (9 sons and 9 daughters) Career Although Salami is of Kwara descent, he was born on 9 May 1953 in Lagos State where he had both his primary and secondary education. He began his acting career in 1964, with a group called Young Concert Party, under the leadership of Ojo Ladipo, popularly known as Baba Mero. After a few years, the group changed its name to Ojo Ladipo Theatre Group, and later metamorphosed into Awada Kerikeri Theatre Group. Following the demise of Ojo Ladipo in 1978, Salami took the mantle of leadership of the group, which brought him into the limelight. He featured in the first Yoruba film, ''Ajani Ogun'', in which the late Adeyemi Afolayan, the father of Kunle Afolayan and Gabriel Afolayan, plays the lead role. He also featured in a movie titled ''Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Adebayo
Femi Adebayo Salami (born 31 December 1978) is a Nigerian film director, film actor, lawyer, producer and Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Arts, Culture and Tourism. He is the son of the veteran actor Adebayo Salami. Early life Adebayo was born on 31 December 1978 in Lagos, southwest Nigeria. His father, who is a veteran Nigerian actor Adebayo Salami (Oga Bello), hails from Ilorin, Kwara State. Education Adebayo attended thC&S College, Ilorin, Kwara State for his secondary school education. He then went to the University of Ilorin, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Law. He later earned a master's degree in Law at the University of Ibadan. Personal life Adebayo married Omotayo Adebayo on 9 October 2016. Adebayo and his wife have one son. He also has three children from an earlier marriage. Career Adebayo began acting in 1985, the same year he featured in his father's first movie titled ''Ogun Ajaye''. Adebayo has starred in over 500 Nigerian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Jegede
Yvonne Jegede is a Nigerian actress, film producer, model, and television personality; notable for producing ''3 is Company''. She rose to prominence after she made a cameo appearance in the music video ''African Queen'' by 2Face Idibia alongside Annie Macaulay. Early life and education Yvonne Jegede was born in Agenebode, Edo State, Nigeria on the 25th of August, 1983. She had her primary and secondary education in Lagos State Nigeria before proceeding to the University of Cyprus, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Relations. Career Yvonne Jegede started her movie career in 2004 when she featured in the Nollywood movie ''Missing Angels''. Her first major camera debut came up in 2005 with her appearance in the now popular music video ''African Queen'' by 2Face Idibia. After her University education in 2012, she came back to Nollywood and starred in movies like ''Okafor's Law'', ''Single and Married'', ''10 Days in Sun City'' among others. In 2015, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
