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The New Normal (2020 Film)
''The New Normal'' is a 2020 Nigerian dramedy film written by Tunde Babalola, produced and directed by Teniola Olatoni under the production studio of Sourmash Stories. The film stars Richard Mofe Damijo, Mercy Johnson, Broda Shaggi, Bimbo Akintola, Kehinde Bankole, Femi Jacobs, Femi Blaq, Meg Otanwa, and Mofe Duncan. Premiere The movie first premiered on 15 November 2020. The premiere was held at Adam & Eve, Ikeja, was attended by show business executives and movie enthusiasts. Also, on the 20 November 2020, it was screened in over 51 opened cinemas across the country. Synopsis The movie revolves around the individual lives of four families who are faced with different physical and psychological problems. Despite all these problems, they find different ways of coping with their new normals of lives. Awards and nominations The movie was named the Best International Narrative at the annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Jury Awards, and the award for Best Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunde Babalola
Tunde Babalola is a Nigerian screenwriter in Nigerian cinema and British television. He is most notable for writing movies such as ''Last Flight to Abuja'', ''Critical Assignment'', ''October 1 (film), October 1'' and ''Citation (film), Citation'', as well as the Nigerian soap-opera Tinsel (TV series), ''Tinsel'' and UK series ''The Bill'' and ''In Exile (TV series), In Exile''. He also acted in the 2001 movie ''Deep Freeze (film), Deep Freeze'', however it is not a career path he says he intends to pursue. Personal life He was born and grew up in England. Later, he moved to Nigeria with his parents and siblings. His father was an accountant and his mother worked in the Central bank, Central Bank. Under the guidance of his uncle, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Nigerian Army, Babalola forced to apply to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). However, his mother did not give him permission. Therefore, he gained admission to study Dramatic Arts at the Obafemi Awolowo University. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikeja
Ikeja is the capital city of Lagos State in southwestern Nigeria. Its population, as of the 2006 census, is 313,196. Prior to the emergence of military rule in the early 1980s, Ikeja was a well planned, clean and quiet residential and commercial town with shopping malls, pharmacies and government reservation areas. It lies 10.5 miles (17 km) northwest of Lagos city. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport is located in the city. Ikeja is also home to Femi Kuti's Africa Shrine and Lagbaja's Motherland, both venues for live music. Its Ikeja City Mall is the largest mall on the Lagos State mainland. Ikeja also has its own radio station, broadcasting both in English (Eko FM) and in Yoruba (Radio Lagos). History Ikeja, which was formally called "Akeja", was named after a deity of the Awori people of Ota. It was originally settled by the Awori people, and the area was raided for slaves until the mid-19th century. Early in the 20th century it became an agricultural hinterland for L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olumide Oworu
Olumide Oworu (born December 11, 1994) is a Nigerian actor, model and rapper. Career Oworu attended King's College, Lagos , and the University of Lagos. He graduated from Babcock University in June 2017. Oworu commenced his acting career at the age of six with the television series ''Everyday People.'' He is also known for his role of Tari in the Africa Magic Series ''The Johnsons''. He also starred in other television series such as ''The Patriot, The Men In Her Life, Hammer, Stolen Waters, and New Son.'' Olumide portrayed the character ‘Weki’ in MTV Base's Shuga series, seasons 3 and 4. He is also a television presenter. Olumide has won several awards including the "Mr. Popularity" prize in the ''Model of Africa 2012 contest'', the Nollywood Revelation of The Year award at the Scream Awards 2014, and The Most Promising Youth Actor award at Ping Awards 2014. He won the Most Promising actor in the 2015 Best of Nollywood Awards and Best Supporting actor for his role in the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Okolie
Kenneth Obinna Okolie (born February 21, 1984) is a Nigerian actor and model who was crowned Mr Nigeria in 2010 and in 2015 won the '' City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.'' Early life and education Okolie is a native of Ihiala in Anambra state a southeastern geographical area of Nigeria predominantly occupied by the Igbo people of Nigeria. Okolie is the first born child of his parents and has three siblings. He graduated with a B.Sc. degree from Valley View University in Ghana. Modeling and acting career Okolie before his debut into the Nigerian movie industry began as a model in 2006, in which he described as a coincidence as he merely escorted a friend to an audition for models and never intended to participate in the auditioning process but was compelled to audition by those conducting the audition of which he accepted their request and auditioned. He was successful in the audition and was selecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bikiya Graham-Douglas
Bikiya Graham-Douglas is a Nigerian-born British trained actress and performing artist. She is the daughter of Nigerian politicians Alabo Graham-Douglas and Bolere Elizabeth Ketebu. Graham-Douglas has attended and taken courses at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Oxford School of Drama, Bridge Theatre Training Company and Point Blank Music School. She has B.A. degrees in business economics and business law from the University of Portsmouth. Graham-Douglas is the founder of the Beeta Universal Arts Foundation (BUAF). Career Graham-Douglas is known for her roles in movies, plays, and TV shows such as '' Flower Girl'', '' Shuga'', ''Closer'', ''Saro'', ''For Coloured Girls'', ''Suru L'ere'', '' Lunch Time Heroes'', '' Jenifa's Diary'', ''Legacy'' and ''The Battleground''. Her professional career started when cast in the Femi Oguns' play ''Torn at the Arcola Theatre London''. Graham-Douglas worked with the Africa Unite Music Group which sponsored the first best Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yemi Blaq
Yemi Blaq born Folayemi Olatunji is a Nigerian film actor, songwriter and model. Early life and education Yemi was born to Mr Olatunji Blaq in Ondo State, Nigeria. Yemi Blaq was raised in Lagos where he attended and completed his primary and tertiary education. He attended Adeyemi Demonstration Secondary school in Ondo, Ondo state, and he was the school’s first Head boy. He started acting during his high school days and continued till date. Career Yemi Blaq started his professional career in Nollywood in 2005. He had registered with the Actors Guild of Nigeria back then in order to be an actor. His first movie that brought him to limelight was ''Lost of Lust'' where he acted alongside Mercy Johnson. After his first movie, he was sought out for in the Nigerian movie industry and has since acted several movies. Filmography * ''The Good Samaritan 2 (2004)'' * ''Without Shame (2005)'' * ''Lost to Lust (2005)'' * '' 11 Days 11 Nights 2'' ''(2005)'' * ''Traumatised (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adunni Ade
Adunni Ade is an Nigerian actress and model. She was born on the 7th of June in Queens, New York to a German American mother and a Nigerian father from Lagos. Early life and education Adunni Ade was born in Queens, New York to a German-Irish mother and a Yoruba Nigerian father. She is a Nollywood actress and fashion model. She returned to Nigeria when she was a year and half old with her parents to attend her grandfather's burial. She was brought up in Lagos State, Nigeria till she was in her late teens and moved back to the United States for her university education. She attended the Chrisland primary school, Opebi, Lagos State, where she obtained her First School Leaving Certificate. She obtained her Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) at the Bells Comprehensive Secondary School, Ota, Ogun State. Her Lagos-based father, who is also a successful businessman inspired her to study accounting. Adunni Ade studied accounting at the University of Kentucky . Prior to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Black Film Festival
The American Black Film Festival (originally called the Acalpulco Black Film Festival) is an independent film festival that focuses primarily on black film—works by Black members of the film industry. It is held to recognize achievements of film actors of African descent and to honor films that stand out in their portrayal of Black experience. It has been called "the nation’s most prominent film festival.""Hollywood's Biggest African American Stars Snub the 2010 ABFF" Rollingout.com The festival is held annually and features full-length narratives, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Business
Show business, sometimes shortened to show biz or showbiz (since 1945), is a vernacular term for all aspects of the entertainment industry.''Oxford English Dictionary'' 2nd Ed. (1989) From the business side (including managers, agents, producers, and distributors), the term applies to the creative element (including artists, performers, writers, musicians, and technicians) and was in common usage throughout the 20th century, though the first known use in print dates from 1850. At that time and for several decades, it typically included an initial ''the''. By the latter part of the century, it had acquired a slightly arcane quality associated with the era of variety, but the term is still in active use. In modern entertainment industry, it is also associated with the fashion industry (creating trend and fashion) and acquiring intellectual property rights from the invested research in the entertainment business. Industry The global media and entertainment (M&E) market, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Mofe-Damijo
Richard Eyimofe Evans Mofe-Damijo (born 6 July 1961), popularly known as RMD, is a Nigerian actor, writer, producer, lawyer, and former journalist. He was also a former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State in 2009. In 2005, he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2016. Early life Mofe-Damijo was born in Aladja community of Udu Kingdom, Delta State. He attended Midwest College, Warri and Anglican Grammar School and was a member of the Drama Club. He enrolled into the University of Benin to continue his education and studied Theatre Arts. In 1997, Mofe-Damijo returned to the university to study law at the University of Lagos and graduated in 2004. Career After graduating from the university, Mofe-Damijo took part in the soap opera ''Ripples'', but gained more popularity as villain Segun Kadiri in rival soap '' Checkmate''. Before then, he had a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Mofe Damijo
Richard Eyimofe Evans Mofe-Damijo (born 6 July 1961), popularly known as RMD, is a Nigerian actor, writer, producer, lawyer, and former journalist. He was also a former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State in 2009. In 2005, he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2016. Early life Mofe-Damijo was born in Aladja community of Udu Kingdom, Delta State. He attended Midwest College, Warri and Anglican Grammar School and was a member of the Drama Club. He enrolled into the University of Benin to continue his education and studied Theatre Arts. In 1997, Mofe-Damijo returned to the university to study law at the University of Lagos and graduated in 2004. Career After graduating from the university, Mofe-Damijo took part in the soap opera ''Ripples'', but gained more popularity as villain Segun Kadiri in rival soap '' Checkmate''. Before then, he had ... [...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] |
