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I’m A Proud Feminist, Single Mother -Genevieve Nnaji
Genevieve Nnaji has been a prominent fixture in the Nigerian film industry primarily as an actress.
Her contributions to film making have received several awards and nominations over the course of her career. In recent years, the actress has moved into film production through her production company, The Entertainment Network (T.E.N.)
“Lion Heart” is her directorial debut.
In a recent interview with Women and Hollywood, the star actress made many women and men in Nigeria and abroad proud as she aligned herself with the feminist movement. When asked to name her favourite woman directed film and why, she said Patty Jenkins, “Wonder Woman”, “It was powerful and strong and at the same time feminine and sexy”, she said.
I am a proud feminist who embraces her feminity. I feel sometimes that women are made to feel self-conscious and ashamed of their womanhood, perhaps like “Wonder Woman”, We may wake up one day to discover that it is our super power and then we would be unstoppable.
The Nollywood diva said she has noticed “How quickly the oppressed have risen to the top, yet the train has not stopped. If any thing, they continue to create amazing content. History has shown that in every situation where a group of people or a demographic is being oppressed, it is usually because the oppressors are threatened by the potentials of the oppressed to be great.
I’m happy that women all over the world are discovering their super power and “Why Me?” and Not Me”.
Meanwhile, the Nollywood screen goddess is a star actress in a British movie titled “Farming” which was premiered at the 2018 Toronto international film festival (TIFF)on Saturday, September 8, 2018. The movie which was shot and rounded up in late 2017 also stars Kate Beckins-le, Gugu Mbatta-Raw and Damson Idris, directed by Nigerian British Director, Adewale Akinu Oye-Agbajie.
Farming was shot in different locations including London and Enugu, South-East Nigeria. Genevieve’s own self-produced movie “Lion Heart’ was also premiered at the 2018 Tiff.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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