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Nollywood Actors Campaign Against Domestic Violence
Nollywood actors, Charles Inojie and Ali Nuhu, have come together to launch campaign against domestic violence in Nigeria.
Respectively, the actors took to their social media pages to share a video in which they spoke against the culture of not speaking out on issues that are related to domestic violence in the country.
In the video, Inojie and Nuhu actually encountered a disturbing scenario of domestic violence in a restaurant.
In the encounter, they were left with the option of either ‘mind their own business’ or ‘speak up’.
Although, at first, Nuhu patiently decided that they should ignore the situation, but Inojie said: “Evil thrives when good men keep quiet”.
Subsequently, they spark a collective demonstration with other people in the restaurant by making noise to show their disapproval and take a stand against the act of violence that was perpetrated.
According to a joint-statement from the actors, they said they hope the video inspires observers to take action and speak up in their own way”.
A part of the joint-statement reads: “This is an issue close to the heart of both Inojie and Nuhu, as it is likely to be for many Nigerians.”
“Research has shown that 1 in every 3 Nigerian women have experienced domestic violence.”
“The campaign slogan, which is ‘MakeWeHalla’, is an open call to everyone and to encourage observers to speak up and show that they are opposed to domestic violence.”
By the content of the video, the actors are inspiring Nigerians to identify and recognize their power to speak up when they witness domestic violence within their communities or at any locations .
Violence is destructive and demeaning to humanity. The act of violence should be condemned and not condoned. Victims of violence should not keep silent and wallow in the web of violence. They should speak up and seek help, to emancipate them from violence.
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media platform on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
He also disclosed that the album, which is titled ‘Morayo’ and in honour of his late mum, would be released ‘very soon’.
Wizkid’s words: “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
It could be recaled that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
In his words: “The pain is profound.”
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Actress Patience Ozukor: I Rejected The Name-Tag ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ On Me, To Have My Own Name-Tag ‘Patience Ozukor’
Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed and talked about how people tried to impose titles and name-tags on her at the beginning of her career and how she handled it.
The veteran actress said when she began her acting career, people tried to compare her with legendary actress, Liz Benson, by tagging her as ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ but she rejected the tag because she believes they are both unique.
She disclosed that she also rejected suggestions to answer her husband’s first name as her surname and instead chose to bear his family name.
She actually disclosed this in an interview session via a media platform.
Her words: “I don’t know how it started, all I know was that when I started my acting career and people started recognizing this woman from Enugu.”
“So, there was a time I came to Lagos for a shoot and people started saying, ‘That’s her, this woman from Enugu.’ They said, “You’re the ‘Liz Benson of Enugu.”
“I said, ‘No, with all due respect, I don’t want to be like Liz Benson, I want to be myself. I am ‘Patience Ozokwor of Enugu’.”
“And some people came and said, ‘You don’t even need to answer Patience Ozokwor again. Answer your husband’s first name Edmund; Patience Edmund.’
“I said, ‘No, because in Igbo land, you’re not just married by one man, you’re married by a family. I don’t know about other tribes.”
“So, my husband’s people, their name is Ozokwor. When you mention Ozokwor in any part of this world, people who know the Ozokwors would say ‘I know where she comes from’,” she concluded.
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