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Actress Hope Samuel Wins Yar’Adua International Leadership Award
Renowned filmmaker and actress, Hope Omenihu Samuel, has won the prestigious award as she joins the list of distinguished recipients of ‘President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Leadership Awards’ which includes notable personalities like Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Bimbo Daramola, Alh. Yakubu Ibn Mohammed, Obong John Umoren amongst others.
Hope Samuel was bestowed with the ‘President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Excellence in Creative Industry Development’ alongside eminent Nigerians like Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar, Governors Babagana Zulum, Siminalayi Fubara, Bala Mohammed, amongst others.
The filmmaker, who is an indigene of Elelenwo, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, was identified, recognized and nominated for the award in the individual category – which she got informed of via a letter of notification for the award.
The notification letter reads: “Your nomination is based on an exemplary profile by your rise through the ranks of your various endeavors in the industry, spanning music entertainment, movie production and film house promotion etc.”
The President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International Leadership Conference and Awards is a brainchild of ‘Global Initiative for Leadership Success (GILS)’. And the main objective is to identify, encourage and honour leadership success in individuals, corporate organizations, institutions, governments and entities who in their judgement and scale qualifies to be honoured with accolades, medals and trophies.
The event was held on May 26, 2024, at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja. It was graced by eminent Nigerians, members of the Diplomatic Corp and other dignitaries.
Hope Omenihu Samuel started her acting career in 2003. She has produced and acted in numerous interesting movies. Some of the movies she has produced include ‘Household Murder’, ‘Broken Home’, ‘Love/Sacrifice’, ‘Domestic Chaos’, ‘Locked’, ‘Christmas Holiday’ and many others.
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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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