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The Good Husband
''The Good Husband'', is a 2020 Nigerian drama film directed and produced by Dickson Iroegbu. The film stars Sam Dede and Monalisa Chinda in the lead roles whereas Francis Duru, Thelma Okoduwa-Ojiji, Paul Sambo and Bassey Ekpo Bassey made supportive roles. The film deals with the problems arise with marriages. The film was shot in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The film made its premier on 13 November 2020. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Cast * Sam Dede * Monalisa Chinda * Francis Duru * Thelma Okoduwa-Ojiji * Paul Sambo * Bassey Ekpo Bassey Bassey Ekpo Bassey II (born November 1949) is a Nigerian journalist and politician Early career Bassey was born in November 1949, son of Etubom Dr EE Bassey a medical doctor and grandson of King James Ekpo Bassey of Cobham Town. He had his early ... * Eeefy Ike * Shield Nwazuruahu References {{DEFAULTSORT:Good Husband, The 2020 films English-language Nigerian films Nigerian drama films 2020s English-language fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickson Iroegbu
Dickson Nnamdi Iroegbu is a Nigerian film director and producer. He has directed and produced several Nollywood hit movies. In 2005, at the maiden edition of the African Movie Academy Awards, Iroegbu won three awards for the movie '' The Mayors'', including the awards for ''Best Picture'', ''Best Screenplay'' and ''Best Director''. Awards and nominations African Movie Academy Awards: *2005: ''Best Director'' (won) *2005: ''Best Picture'' (won) *2005: ''Best Screenplay'' (won) Filmography See also * Ikenna Iroegbu (born 1995), American-born Nigerian basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ... References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Dede
Samuel Dedetoku, popularly known by his stage name Sam Dede (born 17 November 1968), is a Nigerian veteran actor, director, politician and lecturer. Sam Dede as he is widely known in movies studied Theatre Arts at the University of Port Harcourt. Biography Sam Dede was born on 17 November 1965 in Lagos and moved to Sapele. Career He entered the Nollywood industry in 1995 and rose to prominence for his role in the film '' Ijele''. In 2005, Dede won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the 2004 film '' The Mayors''. He was honoured with SVAFF 2014 Special Recognition Award for his lifetime achievement and contributions to Nigerian cinema. He was nominated for the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2018 for his performance in the 2017 film ''In My Country''. He was appointed as the Director-General of the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency in 2012 and served in the position for a short peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monalisa Chinda
Monalisa Chinda (born 13 September 1974) is a Nigerian actress, film producer, television personality and media personality. Early life Monalisa Chinda was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Ikwerre parents. She is the firstborn in her family of two sons and four daughters. She attended Army Children's School GRA for Primary and then Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls' School, Elelenwo. Both schools are located in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. She obtained a degree in theatre arts from the University of Port Harcourt. Career and activities Monalisa's first major movie was ''Pregnant Virgin'', which she did in 1996 and subsequently, after she graduated in 2000, she did ''Above the Law'' and has done many others since then. In 2007 her road to stardom kicked off when she started appearing in the television soap ''Heaven’s Gate''. In 2011, she debuted as Executive Producer in the Royal Arts Academy movie, 'Kiss & Tell', which Emem Isong co-produced with her and Desmond Elli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Duru
Francis Duru (born July 27, 1969) is a Nigerian actor who in 2007 received the ''United Nations Ambassador of Peace award'' for his positive influence on the youths. In 2010 Duru was appointed as the interim president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria and also in the same year was nominated for ''Best Actor in a Supporting Role'' at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. Early life and education Duru was born on July 27, 1969 in Cameroon to Nigerian parents who hail from Imo State a southeastern geographical location of Nigeria. He received both primary and secondary school education in Cameroon but in order to obtain a B.Sc. degree, he moved to Nigeria where he applied to the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers State and was accepted as an undergraduate to study ''Theatre arts''. In 1996 he obtained a B.Sc. degree in ''Theatre Arts.'' Career Duru debuted in the Nigerian movie industry in 1989 with a movie titled ''Missing Mark''. The movie was directed by the now deceased director; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Sambo
Paul Sambo (born January 27, 1976) is a Nigerian Kannywood and Nollywood actor and Filmmaker. Life Sambo was born in Bauchi State, Nigeria. He had been married to Lami Daniel since March 2012. The couple was reported by ''TheInfoNG'' to have welcomed a baby girl into their family on September 17, 2015. He, however, was reported to be in a serious romance with a TV presenter, Juliet Chidinma Mgborukwe, with whom he was featured in a film at the time. Career He was featured as "Mr. Brown" in Ikechukwu Onyeka's 2012 romantic film, '' Mr. and Mrs.'', also featuring Nse Ikpe Etim, Joseph Benjamin, Thelma Okoduwa, Paul Apel. In 2014, he was featured in Stephanie Okereke's film on VVF titled, '' Dry'', which also starred Nollywood's and starring Liz Benson, American actor, William McNamara and British actor, Darwin Shaw. He was featured in Kemi Adetiba's 2018 political thriller film, ''King of Boys'', also featuring Adesua Etomi, Sola Sobowale, Reminisce, Illbliss, Osas Ighodaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassey Ekpo Bassey
Bassey Ekpo Bassey II (born November 1949) is a Nigerian journalist and politician Early career Bassey was born in November 1949, son of Etubom Dr EE Bassey a medical doctor and grandson of King James Ekpo Bassey of Cobham Town. He had his early education in Calabar, Onitsha and Lagos. In 1974 he graduated from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with a degree in journalism. . He followed a journalism career which saw him working in several parts of the country for organizations like the Nigerian Chronicle, The Punch, Newbreed magazine and The Call. Bassey was also for a time vice-president of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, and National Publicity director in the now defunct Nigerian Peoples Party. A socialist, in February 1989 he was head of the Directorate for Literacy and at about the same period he moved from crypto-politics to actual participation when he contested and won the elections for chairmanship of calabar Municipal council. . In 1991 he was a gubernatorial aspirant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Films
2020 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 notable deaths. Evaluation of the year The year was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous films originally scheduled for theatrical release postponed or released on video on demand or streaming services. However, it is to be kept in mind that several film companies stopped reporting box-office numbers during this time due to the pandemic, and several films were still in theatres where guidelines enabled them so. As a result, numbers will grow if they are re-released in the future to compensate for the impact this pandemic has had on consumers and film-watchers. Highest-grossing films The top films released in 2020 by worldwide gross are as follows: After being re-released in 4K in China, earning $26.4 million, the overall gross for the 2001 film ''Ha ... [...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] |
Nigerian Drama Films
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] |
