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Enakhe
''Enakhe'' is an Africa Magic original crime drama set in modern-day Benin City. It was directed by Victor Sanchez Aghahowa and features Alex Usifo, Ivie Okujaye, Philip Asaya, Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun and Lota Chukwu. It premiered on September 28, 2020 and airs on Africa Magic Showcase, DStv channel 151. It also streams on Showmax, at the same time as the broadcast on Africa Magic. Plot summary Set in modern-day Benin city, ''Enakhe'' tells the story of Epa Iwinosa, father of the Eponymous character and the leader of “the association of friends” also known as “the table”, a small brotherhood that rules the underworld in Benin. Epa moved to crime after his friend's child died due to a lack of funds. It also tells the story of Enakhe who is kind, unassuming and ignorant of her father's dealings. Enakhe is unfit for a life of crime but in spite of this, she is destined to rule after Epa who is unexpectedly killed. Enakhe grows to know about her father's dealings and is fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivie Okujaye
Ivie Okujaye Egboh (born 16 May 1987) is a Nigerian actress, film producer, scriptwriter, dancer, singer and activist. In 2009, she participated and won the '' Amstel Malta Box Office'' (AMBO) reality TV show. She is sometimes called ''little Genevieve'' because she resembles actress Genevieve Nnaji. She was awarded ''Best Young Actor'' at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Personal life She was born in Benin City to a Delta State father and an Edo State mother. She is the last of 5 children. She has often stated that her parents wanted her to study medicine due to the presence of several medical practitioners in her family. She spent the first 10 years of her life in Benin before settling in Abuja. She had her primary education at Our Ladies of Apostle Private School. She attended Queen's College, Lagos before studying Economics at the University of Abuja. She married Ezie Egboh in 2015. Career She had been performing on stage years before her Nollywood debut. Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Usifo
Alex Usifo (born 16 April 1953) is a Nigerian actor. Career Usifo auditioned at different media houses including Radio Nigeria Lagos, Voice of Nigeria, NTA Ilorin etc. He made it to the top list, but was dropped because of ‘Racial quota, Quota System’. He was unemployed for years. On the invitation of his friend/brother Peter Okun, Alex attended a Deeper Life Crusade, where he desperately asked God for a change in his condition and he got an answer: ‘look inwards’. His acting career kicked off in 1984 when he played a major role in the tele-movie ''The Return of the Native''. He took lead roles in ''Natas'' and ‘''Two People''. He started attending NTA, Victoria Island to take part in the weekly series ''At Your Service''. He was part of NTA productions: ''Echoes of Life'', and ''Turning Wheel,'' between 1984 and 1987. Recogiton came in 1988 when he starred in Zeb Ejiro's soap opera, ''Ripples''. Usifo portrayed Talaab Abass. The show broke ground in television beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lota Chukwu
Ugwu Lotachukwu Jacinta Obianuju Amelia is a Nigerian actress popularly known as Lota Chukwu. She gained popularity after starring in popular Nigerian TV series, ''Jenifa's Diary,'' alongside Funke Akindele, Juliana Olayode, and Falz where she plays the role of "Kiki", a friend of the lead character, Jenifa. She is also a yoga fitness enthusiast. Early life Lota was born in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria but she had her childhood upbringing mostly in Benin City. Lota is the last of four children of her parents. She studied Agricultural Economics and Extension Service at the University of Benin and subsequently acted at the Royal Arts Academy in Lagos, Nigeria. Career Before acting, Lota was a model and participated in the 2011 edition of The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria representing Yobe State. She started her acting in 2011, but became popular after appearing on Jenifa's Dairy, playing the role of Kiki. She has also starred in movies like The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, Fa ... [...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] |
Africa Magic
Africa Magic is a collection of Pay TV entertainment channels that focus on African programming, most popularly Nigerian series and movies. ''Africa Magic'', which started off as single channel of the same name, is a brand owned by M-Net and now comprises seven channels. History Africa Magic was launched in July 2003 as a movie and general entertainment channel geared at showcasing Nollywood talent and African culture and couture. At the time of its launch it received high popularity amongst DStv subscribers, especially in South Africa and Nigeria. Thus the launching of a sister channel, Africa Magic Plus, was made possible. The two channels went on another brand identity and over the next decade, the brand expanded to include seven more channels comprising movies, television shows and general entertainment. Africa Magic broadcasts in more than 50 African countries. The channels include ''Africa Magic Family'', ''Africa Magic Showcase'', ''Africa Magic Yoruba'', ''Africa Magic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards
The 2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards held on Saturday, 14 May 2022 at Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos. It was set an 8-day event which started on Saturday, 7 May 2022, unlike previous 1 day events. The nominees were revealed by actors, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Daniel Etim Effiong on Saturday 19 March 2022 in a ceremony. A total of 33 categories were announced, 12 of which are open to public voting. Best Online Social Content Creator was introduced as a new category. The winner in the Best Soundtrack category is set to won a ₦1 million prize. Stan Nze and Osas Ighodaro won the award in the Best Actor and Best Actress in a drama respectively for their roles in '' Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story.'' Ramsey Noah won the Best Director award for the same film. Other award winners include Funke Akindele and Broda Shaggi in the Best Actor and Best Actress in a comedy categories. ''Amina'' by Izu Ojukwu & Okey Ogunjiofor win the award for the best overall film.'''' Awards Winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odera Olivia Orji
Odera Olivia Orji is a Nigerian actress, film director and producer. Career Odera Olivia Orji's acting career started after starring in the 2012 film " Last flight to Abuja". Her career came into the limelight after she starred as the character " Peace" in the MNET Africa television series ''Jemeji''. She has also starred in several movies, including ''Obsession'', ''The Father'', ''Blue'', ''Fifty'', ''Kayanmata'', ''Bedroom Points'', and ''Just a Fling''. In 2018, she was nominated for the Best of Nollywood Awards for Best Kiss in a movie alongside Mawuli Gavor. Other work fields Olivia serve as media and creative associate at Eureka Media Services and Assistant Director, Content Development, Mind works Story Consultancy and Productions. Selected filmography * ''Kayanmata'', 2020 * To Be Frank With You, 2022 * ''Lunch Time Heroes'', 2015 * ''Fifty'', 2015 * ''Colourless'', 2016 * ''Coming to Nnewi'', 2015 * ''Blue Collar'', 2019 * ''Love and Pain'', 2020 * ''Through The Wire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin City
Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, Edo State, Nigeria. It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after Lagos, Kano (city), Kano, and Ibadan, with a population estimate of about 3,500,000 as of 2022. It is situated approximately north of the Benin River and by road east of Lagos. Benin City is the centre of Nigeria's rubber industry, and Palm oil, oil production is also a significant industry. The city was the most important settlement of the Edo people, Edo Kingdom of Benin, which flourished during the 13th to the 19th century. It held important trade relations with Kingdom of Portugal, Portugal during the last centuries before being captured, sacked and burnt in 1897 by a British Benin Expedition of 1897, punitive expedition. Many Art of the Kingdom of Benin, bronze sculptures in Royal Palace of the Oba of Benin, Benin City palace, collectively termed the Benin Bronzes, were taken by the British who followed up their victory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Television Shows
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 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Television Soap Operas
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken 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 derive from over 250 ethnic groups and languages.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 Fa ... [...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 Showmax ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
