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The Black Book (2023 Film)
''The Black Book'' is a 2023 Nigerian crime thriller film produced and directed by Editi Effiong, starring Richard Mofe-Damijo, Sam Dede, Shaffy Bello, Femi Branch, Alex Usifo, Ade Laoye and Ireti Doyle. The film was released to Netflix on 22 September 2023, Nigerian online newspaper Premium Times has likened Richard Mofe-Damijo's character in the film to John Wick's character owing to the storyline leaning towards a former hitman who is now drawn back into the criminal underworld he had abandoned. Synopsis The Black Book, directed by Editi Effiong, starts with the kidnapping and killing of the husband and infant of Professor Craig ( Bimbo Akintola), the kidnapping and killing of her family emanated from the professor who also doubles as a minister revealing some dark secrets of corruption in the ministry. To cover their doings, the plotters of the killings, sort to pin the killing to an innocent Damilola Edima (Olumide Oworu), son of Paul Edima (Richard Mofe-Damijo). Paul was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premium Times
''Premium Times'' is a Nigerian online newspaper based in Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory. It was launched in 2011. The online medium is notable for investigative journalism and Reports among other fields. Awards and nominations In 2013, ''Premium Times'' was nominated for the 'Website/blog of the year' award at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Award. In 2017, ''Premium Times'' reporters shared in the Pulitzer Prize for participating in the international consortium that investigated the Panama Papers, revealing corruption and offshore tax havens used by highly placed people. In November 2017, Global Investigative Journalism Network announced that ''Premium Times'' was awarded Global Shining Light Award for the investigative work on the extrajudicial killings in Nigeria's South-East and How the Onitsha Massacre of Pro-Biafra supporters was coordinated. See also * List of Nigerian newspapers Newspapers published in Nigeria have a strong tradition of the principle of " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flutterwave
Flutterwave is a Nigerian fintech company that provides a payment infrastructure for global merchants and payment service providers across the continent. History The company was founded in 2016 by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Olugbenga Agboola, and Adeleke Adekoya and is headquartered in San Francisco, California with operations in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa , and seven other African countries. In 2021, Flutterwave raised a US$170 million Series C funding round. At the time, this was the largest amount ever secured by an African tech startup and gave it a valuation of over US$1 billion, making Flutterwave a unicorn. Investors in Flutterwave include Y-Combinator, Visa Ventures, Mastercard, Avenir Growth Capital, and Tiger Global Management. Also in 2022, Flutterwave raised a US$250 million Series D funding round at over US$3 billion valuation. In December 2021, Flutterwave launched Send, an African-focused remittances service, and immediately appointed Nigerian Grammy Award- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gbenga Agboola
Olugbenga Agboola (born 1985) is a Nigerian software engineer and entrepreneur. He is the CEO and co-founder of Flutterwave. Career Born in Lagos, Agboola is a graduate of the MBA program at MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to founding Flutterwave with Iyinoluwa Aboyeji in 2016, he worked as an application engineer at PayPal and in product management at Google. National Honours Agboola was decorated with Nigeria's National Honour Medal of the Officer of the Order of Niger (OON) by President Muhammadu Buhari in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of technology, innovations and economic development. He was awarded the honour alongside Ameyo Adadevoh, Abubakar Abdullahi, Jim Ovia, Tony Elumelu, amongst others. Recognition & Awards Agboola was listed on ''Fortune'''s 40 Under 40 ''Fortune'' magazine's 40 Under 40 is a list of individuals the publication considers to be the most influential young leaders for the year. The list has existed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odunayo Eweniyi
Odunayo Eweniyi is a Nigerian business executive and activist. She is the Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer PiggyVest and co-founder of Feminist Coalition. Background Eweniyi is the first child of two professors that take up origins from Oyo State, Nigeria. Education and career Eweniyi graduated from Covenant University in 2013 with a first-class degree in Computer Engineering. Eweniyi started out to launch Push CV with Somto Ifezue and Joshua Chibueze after her graduation in 2013. Two years later, the trio went on to start PiggyVest in 2016. Awards In 2018, Eweniyi won the Future Awards Africa Prize in Technology. In 2019, she was on ''Forbes Africa'' 30 under 30 Technology list. Eweniyi was named as one of 30 ''Quartz Africa'' Innovators for 2019. Eweniyi was on ''Forbes Africas list of 20 New Wealth Creators in Africa 2019. She was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Prize for Young Person of The Year in 2020. Eweniyi was also listed on ''Bloomberg'' 50 in 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paystack
Paystack is a Nigerian financial technology company that offers payment processing services to businesses and was acquired by Irish-American financial services company Stripe for $200M in 2020. Its headquarters is located in Lagos, Nigeria. History Paystack was founded in 2015 by Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi who met at Babcock University and worked in banking and IT before founding Paystack. In November 2015, it became the first Nigerian company to be accepted into the startup accelerator Y Combinator. It expanded to Ghana in 2018 and to South Africa in 2021. Funding In 2016, it raised $1.3M seed funding from Tencent and other investors. In 2018, it raised $8M in a Series A funding led by Irish-American financial services company Stripe. It was acquired in 2020 by Stripe for $200M in a bid to extend Stripe's reach in Africa. Before the acquisition, Paystack was reported to have been used by over 60,000 businesses in Nigeria and Ghana for the collection of online and off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Producer
Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights or royalties). In films, the executive producer generally contributes to the film's budget and their involvement depends on the project, with some simply securing funds and others being involved in the filmmaking process. Motion pictures In films, executive producers may finance the film, participate in the creative effort, or work on set. Their responsibilities vary from funding or attracting investors into the movie project to legal, scripting, marketing, advisory and supervising capacities. Executive producers vary in involvement, responsibility and power. Some executive producers have hands-on control over every aspect of production, some supervise the producers of a project, while others are involved in name only. The creditin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzor Osimkpa
Uzoma Okwuchi Osimkpa is a Nigerian actress popularly known as Uzor Osimkpa. She emerged 5th in the 2012 Gulder Ultimate Search season 9. Biography She obtained a bachelor's degree in Economics Education from Abia State University, Nigeria. Career Uzor's acting career started in 2004 when she featured in the movie shallow Waters. In 2005, she was featured in the BBC World Service Trust test series ''Wetin dey.'' The TV series ''Do Good'' and ''Hustle'' made her more prominent. Subsequently, she has featured in films and TV series which includes ''Tinsel'', ''The Maze'', ''Flatmate'', ''Edge of Paradise, Doctors Quarters'', amongst others. Uzor Osimkpa contested and emerged fifth in the 2012 Gulder Ultimate Search. Even though she was eliminated after breaking a rule by removing the shameful stump from her leg as punishments for finishing last in the final challenge titled Wave your Flag Filmography Accolades In 2017 Uzor was nominated for City People Movies Awards c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bimbo Manuel
Bimbo Manuel (born 30 October 1958) is a Nigerian actor. He was nominated for Best actor in a supporting role at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards. Career Bimbo hails from Lagos State. After graduating from the University of Port Harcourt with a degree in Theater Arts, he began his television career in 1985 as a broadcaster at Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC). He later moved to Ogun State Television (OGTV) before commencing his acting career in 1986 Selected filmography Films *King Invincible *'' Women's Cot'' (2005) *'' Tango with Me'' (2010) *'' Heroes & Zeros'' (2012) *'' Torn'' (2013) *''Dazzling Mirage'' (2014) *''Render to Caesar'' (2014) *''October 1'' (2014) *''Heaven's Hell'' (2015) *''Shijuwomi'' (2015) *''93 Days'' (2016) *'' Banana Island Ghost'' (2017) *''Seven'' (2019) *''Charge and Bail'' (2021) *''If i am president'' 2018 *'' The Governor'' (2016) Television *''Checkmate'' *''Fuji House of Commotion'' *''Tinsel'' *''Castle and Castle ''Castle an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Doyle (Nigerian Actor)
Patrick Rupherford Doyle (born 23 March 1961) is a Nigerian veteran actor and broadcaster who was popular in the 1990s for his roles as a pastor or a religious leader. Doyle originally from Delta state attended Saint Finbarr's College, Akoka and Federal Radio Cooperation Nigeria. He went into broadcasting at the age of 20 where he was working with the Voice of Nigeria (VON) and Nigeria Television Authority before he then became a consultant at Silverbird TV. Dolyle is married to veteran actress Iretiola Doyle with 5 kids after he lost his first wife to sickle cell anemia in 1999 and his son Raymond in 2009. Selected filmography Films * ''Man of God'' (2022) * ''Lady Buckit and the Motley Mopsters'' (2020) * ''Isoken (2017)'' * '' Idahosa Trails (2017)'' * ''The Widow'' (2015) * '' Flower Girl'' (2013) Television * ''Ripples'' * ''Castle & Castle ''Castle and Castle'' is a Nigerian series which premiered in the year 2018 and is streaming exclusively on Netflix. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwo Ajai-Lycett
Taiwo Ajai-Lycett , OON (born 3 February 1941) is a Nigerian actress,journalist, television presenter, and cosmetologist. Lycett is a feminist and was the first editor of ''Africa Woman'' magazine in the 1970s. Biography Lycett was born as the first of a set of twin girls on 3 February 1941 in Lagos, Western Region of Colonial Nigeria, her father was of Awori heritage. She was educated at Mt Carmel Convent School, Lagos, before proceeding to Methodist Girls' High School, Lagos. To further her studies, she traveled to London to study business and administration. In London, she took courses at Christine Shaw School of Beauty Science in London, where she received a certificate in cosmetology. She also attended Hendon College of Technology, where she obtained a Higher National Diploma in Business Studies in 1969. While studying, she worked as a waitress at Lyons Tea Shop, then moved to the Post Office and later advertising. In the Post Office, she started as a personal secretary i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelechi Udegbe
Kelechi Udegbe is a Nigerian film actor and voice over artist. He is best known for starring as the lead character in ''Officer Titus''. Since his screen debut in 2009, Kelechi has starred in several films and soaps including ''Behind The Smile'', ''Ojuju'', '' Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo'', ''Horn Free Day'' and ''Kpians: The Feast of Souls''. Filmography Awards and nominations See also *List of Nigerian actors ''This'' is a list of notable Nigerian actors. Actors * Ramsey Nouah * Richard Mofe Damijo * Osita Iheme * O. C. Ukeje * Jim Iyke * Ebisan Arayi * Olumide Oworu * Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje * Bovi * Olu Jacobs * Tope Tedela * Mike Bamiloy ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Udegbe, Kelechi Living people People from Imo State Igbo comedians 21st-century Nigerian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) Nigerian film actors Nigerian voice actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
