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VIDEO: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde Featured On CNN | Talks About Childhood, Career & The Future

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Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

After having made it unto the BBC and several top media platforms, Nigeria’s Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has sat down with CNN African Voices to talk about her childhood, career and the year’s ahead.

With Nollywood leading film-making in Africa and other industries fast falling behind, we should embrace ourselves for those Nollywood stars who work tireless day in and out to be recognized—and be given such vibrant platforms.

Omotola is said to have appeared in over 300 movies and became the first African celebrity to obtain 1 million fans (likes) on Facebook.

Check out the interview below

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PHOTOS OF THE DAY: Joselyn Dumas & Omotola Jalade Ekeinde At Gospel Artiste-Muyiwa Concert In London

International gospel musician- Muyiwa of Riversongz fame managed to pull Ghana’s Joselyn Dumas and Nollywood heavyweight-Omotola Jalade Ekeinde from Africa to his Concert which took place yesterday at London’s Kentish Town… The well attended Concert saw our African movie stars bringing out the best out of their wardrobes—and they both look GREAT.   Photos Credit: … Read more

TIME Magazine Names 100 Most Influential People In The World & Omotola, Beyonce, Mario Balotelli, Obama & Others Are In There

TIME has published its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, from artists and leaders to pioneers, titans and icons… And notably in the list are; Nigeria’s Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kate Middleton, Barrack Obama and AC Milan football star-Mario Balotelli. I guess Mario ‘Barwuah’ Balotelli is representing Ghana in … Read more

MORE PHOTOS: Jackie Appiah, Genevieve Nnaji, Shirley Frimpong Manso, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Karen Igho & Others At AMVCA Cocktail Party

Star actress Jackie Appiah was the only Ghanaian actress courtesy her nomination in the ‘Best Actress in a Drama’ category from the movie ‘Perfect Picture’ to be present at the Cocktail party for the inaugural edition of the AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards, held last night in Lagos-Nigeria. From the Nigerian’s movie industry known as Nollywood … Read more

Ama K. Abebrese Beats Jackie Appiah, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde & Others To Win 2013 International African Film Personality At Screen Nation Awards

The 2013 Screen Nation Film and Television Awards took place today (17th February, 2013)  at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London. Ghanaian Actress-Ama Konadu Abebrse took home the 2013 International African Film Personality award by beating Jackie Appiah (Ghana), Omotola Jalade Ekeinde (Nigeria), John Dumelo (Ghana), Joseph Benjamin (Nigeria) and Wale Ojo (Nigeria)… Full List Of … Read more

Videos: Watch Episode 1 Of Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Reality TV Show ‘The Real Me’ Which Was Shot In Ghana

The producers of Omotola Jalade Ekeinde’s reality TV series-‘The Real Me‘ have started airing the show… Though the 1st episode is quiet boring to me (This is why I don’t understand who will be watching these African celebrities reality series because they will always be boring), it was shot in Ghana and as such, I … Read more

Videos: Watch Episode 1 Of Omotola Jalade Ekeinde Reality TV Show 'The Real Me' Which Was Shot In Ghana

The producers of Omotola Jalade Ekeinde’s reality TV series-‘The Real Me‘ have started airing the show… Though the 1st episode is quiet boring to me (This is why I don’t understand who will be watching these African celebrities reality series because they will always be boring), it was shot in Ghana and as such, I … Read more

OBS: Watch Omotola Jalade Ekeinde’s Reality TV Show ‘The Real Me’-The Trailer

Nigerian superstar ‘Omotola Jalade Ekeinde’ has jumped on the celebrity Reality TV badwagon and has released a trailer for her first Reality TV Show-The Real Me… Filmed on location in Lagos, London, Ghana, Miami and Kingston (Jamaica), Omotola: The Real Me will be screened on AfricaMagic Entertainment, starting on December 6 and premiering a new episode every Thursday (5:30pm/8pm WAT) … Read more

OBS: Watch Omotola Jalade Ekeinde's Reality TV Show 'The Real Me'-The Trailer

Nigerian superstar ‘Omotola Jalade Ekeinde’ has jumped on the celebrity Reality TV badwagon and has released a trailer for her first Reality TV Show-The Real Me… Filmed on location in Lagos, London, Ghana, Miami and Kingston (Jamaica), Omotola: The Real Me will be screened on AfricaMagic Entertainment, starting on December 6 and premiering a new episode every Thursday (5:30pm/8pm WAT) … Read more

Readers’ Mail: African Movie Academy Awards Is Bias, Has Non Reflective Jury & They Have Gotten It Wrong Again!

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Hello Chris Vincent and Ghanacelebrities.com. My name is Leslie Berth Walker, a senior film student at the Georgia State University. Your website has been an immense help to me in my study of African Cinema. But today, I read with great disappointment the letter sent you by the AMAA regarding their flawed nominations list.
I have followed the award scheme for 3 years now and attended the one held in Bayelsa last year to cover it for my documentary class. I was quite impressed to see someone rose up to challenge the award nomination list, but to read their response was a great disappointment and a shame to the reputation of the awards.
3 years ago, the award nominated Perfect Picture’s three actresses as leads and all three ladies won. I am surprised that the AMAA are making such a lame excuse for relegating Omotola Jalade Ekeinde’s  role in Ties That Bind, which I was privileged to watch at the WOCAF in Atlanta last week, to a supporting role.
The headline for Ties That Bind I believe is 3 women, 3 lives, 1 hope.  Omotola did not play a supporting role in Ties That Bind, she is a member of the three women who make up the story. Ama Abebrese may have had more scenes, but that was made possible because of the presence of the clinic and her being a Dr.
Her story did not surround her job, the clinic. The clinic was part of the story as a character because it was used as an element of adumbrating. Each of the women had different stories but they all knew each other, a phenomenon that surely influenced the title, The Ties That Bind.

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Africa Movie Academy Awards Reacts To ‘AMAA 2012 Nominations Full Of Errors’ Article!

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AMAA Jury Members, Shuaibu Husseini

GhanaCelebrities.Com has received a release from the chair of the Africa Movie Academy Awards [AMAA] Screening Committee; Shaibu Husseini responding to an article captioned ‘AMAA 2012 Nominations Full of Errors’ which was originated written and published in the Flex Newspaper, a weekly Entertainment newspaper in Ghana.
Below are full excerpts of the release sent to us.

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Africa Movie Academy Awards 2012: Ama K. Abebrese Nominated Again For AMAA Best Actress Award…Full List Of Nominees Below!

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Whatever Ama Konadu Abebrese is eating has a lot of luck and she got to keep jumping on it… Scratch that! The lady is got talent and for the 2nd time, she has been nominated for AMAA 2012 BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE for her performance in ‘Ties That Bind’.
Ama K. Abebrese will be battling for the AMAA 2012 BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE  Award  with Yvonne Okoro (Single Six), Nse Ikpe Etim (Mr & Mrs), Rita Dominic (Shattered) Uche Jombo (Damage), Millicent Makheido  (48) and Kudzai Sevenzo-Nyarai (Playing Warriors).
Majid Michel has also been nominated in the category-AMAA 2012 BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE for his role in ‘Somewhere In Africa’. His competitors are Menzi Ngubane  (How To Steal 2 Million), Chet Anekwe (Unwanted Guest),  Jafta Mamabolo (Otelo Burning), Karabo Lance (48), Wale Ojo (Phone Swap) and Hakeem Kae-Kazim -(Man On Ground).
Ghanaian movies ‘Ties That Binds’ and  ‘Somewhere In Africa’ have received multiple nominations…

Read Also: AMAA 2011: Ama K Abebrese Beats Genevieve Nnaji, Omoni Oboli & Others To Win ‘Best Actress’ In Africa As Majid Michel & Yvonne Okoro Miss Out On Glory!

Africa’s most prestigious awards for filmmakers announced this year’s  nominees last night in Banjul, Gambia. And guess what, The Ghana Movie Awards nominated/considered Omotola Jalade Ekeinde for her role in ‘Ties That Binds’ to be a lead role, however, the Africa Movie Academy Awards seems to be saying, that is a supporting role fetching her AMAA 2012 BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE nomination…Do you catch it? LOL!

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Most nominated films include South Africa’s Otelo Burning and How to 2 Steal 2 Million; Nigeria’s Adesuwa; Ghana’s Somewhere in Africa; The Nigerian-South African co-production Man on Ground; and Kenya’s Rugged Priest.
Nigeria received 52 nominations on 17 March 2012 in Banjul, Gambia for the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Africa’s most prestigious awards for filmmakers.
South Africa was a close second with 45 nominations, followed by Ghana with 17, Kenya with 14, Uganda with 5, Tanzania with 3, and Algeria, Cameroon, Guinea, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.
There were also nominations for films linked to the Diaspora in America, Canada, France, Germany, Guadalupe, Italy, Jamaica, and the UK.

AMAA received 328 entries from across Africa, up from 220 in 2011. This includes 134 feature films, 88 short films, 57 documentaries and six animations. 43 entries came from Africans in the Diaspora, with the other entries coming from 23 countries across the continent. 

South African surfing film Otelo Burning scooped the most nominees (13), followed closely by South African film noir How 2 Steal 2 Million (11) and Nigeria’s Benin-set historical epic Adesuwa (10).  Ghana’s civil war filmSomewhere in Africa has seven nominations, as does the Nigerian-South African xenophobia-themed coproduction Man on Ground, while Kenya’s Rugged Priest has six.
Dr. Asantewa Olantunji, director of programming of The Pan African Film Festival, headed this year’s jury, which included June Giavanni, programmer for Planet Africa at The Toronto International Film Festival; Keith Shiri, founder and film curator at the London festival, Africa at The Pictures; Dorothee Wenner, a curator at The Berlin Film Festival; Shaibu Husseini, an actor, dancer and The Nigerian Guardian arts journalist; Steve Ayorinde, editor-in-chiefof The Daily Mirror;  Ayoko Babu, executive director of The Pan African Film Festival; Dr. Hyginus Ekwuazi, a film scholar and critic; and directors Berni Goldblat and John Akomfrah, OBE. 
Only films produced and released between December 2010 and December 2011 were eligible.
The winners will be announced at a glittering ceremony on 22 April 2012, hosted by Heroes star Jimmy Jean-Louis. For the first time, the awards will be held in Lagos rather than Bayelsa in Nigeria.
“Our theme this year is Africa Rising,” says founder Peace Anyiam-Osigwe. “Africa’s economies are consistently growing faster than those of almost any other region of the world and our film industries are following suit. With the success of last year’s AMAA winner, Viva Riva!, all of a sudden there’s this great excitement about the potential of the African film industry, which isclearly demonstrated in this year’s diverse nominees.”
For more information, keep an eye on http://www.ama-awards.com
Check out the full list of the nominees below…

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Official Trailer Of Leila Djansi’s ‘Ties That Bind’…

For the Leila Djansi fans and those who care to know…Leila Djansi and her Turning Point Pictures have released an official trailer for their latest movie ‘ Ties That Bind’ starring Kimberly Elise, Ama Konadu Abebrese, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, John Dumelo and others… “Ties that Bind tells the story of 3 women (Adobea, Buki and Theresa)  from … Read more

Congrats: Jackie Appiah, Ama K Abebrese, ‘Perfect Picture’ & Others Nominated For UK’s Screen Nation Awards…

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Lydia Forson, Jackie Appiah And Naa Ashorkor From Perfect Picture

The prestigious Screen Nation Awards slated for 16th October, 2011 at the O2 Indigo, London will honour some of the best African Entertainers for their excellent contribution to the African Movie Industry…

Ghanaian star Actress Jackie Appiah and Ama Konadu Abebrese have been nominated alongiside Nollywood heavy weights like Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Mercy Johnson and Funke Akindele to compete for this year’s   ‘Favourite West African Actress’  Award. This looks really tough!

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Out Of Box Story: Omotola Jalade Ekeinde In An Exclusive Chit Chat With GC, Describes Her B*tts As ‘Bumper Bumper’ & Speaks About The Hand On Her B*tts At Grammy Awards!

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Omotola Jalade Ekeinde

Most African women are gifted with over-sized protruding backsides [buttocks] and some African men consider themselves lucky to have such a woman at their disposal.

However when a man places his hand on top of over-sized butts of a woman, it is mostly not a big deal but then it can become a big deal when the over-sized butt owner is a married celebrity who hails from a country with ruthless tabloids.

The news of Actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde gracing the red carpet at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles was overshadowed by the fact that, the Nollywood Actress also known as Omosexy appeared too normal with her outfit.

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