Connect with us

Business

I’m working on my movie ‘ Igun Merin’ + I see Taiwo Hassan (Ogogo) as my mentor – Upcoming actor, Emmanuel Adedolamu Awolowo

Published

on

 

emm movi

 

 

Emmanuel Adedolamu Awolowo is an upcoming actor in the Nigerian Movie industry. He has done a couple of works in the acting scene and has worked with a lot of people. He was under late Yomi Ogunmola during his life time.

In an interview with SAHARAWEEKLY, he revealed to us how the going has been.

Excerpts Below:

 

Q- My name is Osho Oluwatosin. A reporter at sahara weekly magazine. Can we meet you sir?

R- My name is Emmanuel Adedolamu Awolowo, I’m an actor & the last born of the family of 5.

Q- What are you working on presently sir?

R- I’m working on a lot of things. Number 1, I’m working on my upcoming movie. A multi-million naira movie. I’m working on a T.V series & also my Acting academy that will be very very soon.

Q- Can you tell us more about your new movie?

R- Its titled ’igun merin’(4 cardinal point).its not a regular story line. It’s a mixture of Yoruba and English to the glory of God, God has given me two awards even without producing it.

Q- What inspired the movie?

R- Wao! God inspired the movie. Its God, not me cos I don’t get my story line from thinking. I get it from inspiration from God. God has been the major inspiration that has been inspiring me.

Q- In that movie, who are those you worked with?

R- I’m gonna work with muyiwa ademola (authentic), funsho adeolu, Joseph Benjamin, Ramsey Noah & some other people in the Yoruba & English sector.

Q- You mentioned something the other time, you said it’s a multi-million naira movie, who are those financing your project?

R- Well, I’m not the one and I don’t have any sponsor expect God. God is my major sponsor & he has been financing it and he will do better.

Q- How has the journey been so far in the movie world?

R- Haa……… the journey hasn’t been easy but I found it easy through God. I started at the early stage of my life. Kudos to yomi ogunmola. So many that I started from him but I’m making it known that I started with yomi ogunmola back then in the early 90s but glory be to God today that he has gone to rest yet I’m still proceeding so glory be to God.

Q- What have been your major challenges so far?

R- My major challenges, number 1 is there is no sponsor & people don’t want to buy into their own idea. Even those we look up to in the industry don’t want the younger ones to go & even in the industry today, they do everything with greed. No one wants to go for another which is the main fact of life but no one up there wants to pull another up expect God pulls you up & that’s why I’ve been looking up to God as the major step of life because I know the sky is the limit but a starting point for everyone that trusts in God.

Q- Can you tell us about your family?

R- My father & mother are from Remo and the only question people will love to ask me which I’ll not like to throw more light to now is about Awolowo but I’ll put that wrap. It’s a story for another time, not for today. it’s a long one & I’m also writing a movie on that titled ‘O.J.A’ which I’ll not tell the full meaning now & that will make us know the original story of some will known people they we never knew & it will throw more light on my background. I’m from Awolowo family & I’m also the last born of my family who is also an actor.

Q- In the movie world, most of the actors & actresses complain of piracy. As an actor, how do you intend to battle that?

R- Ah! Wao! That is another problem we’ve been battling with in the industry. I believe one thing about piracy is that if we can start, God will start with us but I believe there are people behind it. Even the so called marketers, actor who owns a multi-million naira movie see his or her movie being pirated, after challenging them, they will have to build the actor up on his or her challenges, on the money he or she spent. If they don’t have a strong backbone, they wouldn’t be doing that & that is killing our market sector. How will we produce a multi-million naira movie & we see pirates all over the streets. We wouldn’t have made half of our major cost yet we would have seen pirates all over the place. We pray God helps us & help the government ‘cos we are crying out loud to our government. They need to step into the matter ‘cos govt need to work on it.

Q- Another challenge in the movie industry is that most people say they have problem with the marketers & promoters. Do you have such problem too?

R- Well, I don’t have such problem ‘cos I’ve not produced any movie yet. Most of my movies are still coming soon expect those I featured in.

Q- ‘cos of the challenges in the movie in the movie industry, most actors & actresses have one into other businesses though they are still acting. Do you intend going into other business or you have one already?

R- Sure. Apart from acting, I’ve my other business which I’ll not love to talk about for now. God has been helping me. No man would survive without working & without having another business. Any man that has just a business is going No-where.

Q- You are handsome & cute. Can you tell us how you have been able to handle your female fans?

R- Well, I’ve a lot of them & God has been helping me. Everything is about dignity. Protect your dignity. Those who you cannot marry don’t date them. Don’t promise anybody relationship when you cannot marry them. I’ve my dignity to protect, my name; Awolowo to protect. I’ll not put a stain ‘cos of 5 minutes enjoyment, I’ll never. I’ve been able to manage my female fans with God’s wisdom.

Q- I noticed you see Awolowo as a father or a mentor. Before he died, did you at any point of time have a personal relationship with him?

R- Well, I’ll love to put that under wrap for now. I don’t want to show who my true Identity is for now so I’ll put it under wrap for now so later on, we can talk about that.

Q- Can you tell us about your relationship status?

R- Well, I’m still single but getting married very very soon.

Q- What’s your philosophy about life?

R- Life is easy, if you take it easy. Take challenges easy, draw your challenges easy. Take your challenges sweet. You will enjoy every challenge you take sweet. Experience is not what you pass through, its lesson you learnt from what you passed through. Everything about life is ease & take God first. When you take God first, life will be a better place to live. The way you want others to do to you, do it to yourself first.

Q- Can you tell us about the movies you featured in?

R- I’ve featured in so many movies. Let me mention few, I’ve featured in Owo Okuta by muyiwa ademola, Ori, Gospel of Judas, God behind bars e.t.c

Q- Your first movie will be a Yoruba movie. Are you going to be doing Yoruba movies or both Yoruba and English?

R- My taste is high ’cos I’ve a loud vision. A man who has a single vision cannot do far in life. If you are sitting on a single vision, you can’t go far in life, not even for once. The films I’ve featured in are Yoruba & English, so I’ll do both.

Q- Who would you consider as your role model in the industry?

R- My first role model is God ‘cos I’m a Christian & if I’ll take another person as my role model, I’ll take Taiwo Hassan (ogogo). When I watch him in films, he inspires me. He interprets his script very well & he fears God.

Q- What is your advice for upcoming actors?

R- My advice for them is that they should be focused. They shouldn’t be enticed by the things of the world. They shouldn’t be enticed by fame, money, connections. When they are enticed by these, they will never get their bearing in life but if they put God first & they are focused, they will get there

Q- It was great having this interview with you

R- Thanks.

Continue Reading
Advertisement
Click to comment

You must be logged in to post a comment Login

Leave a Reply

Business

Why Nicholas Auto Solution Is The Leading Automotive Solution in South Africa ….Reasons To Patronise Them

Published

on

Why Nicholas Auto Solution Is The Leading Automotive Solution in South Africa

….Reasons To Patronize Them

Evan Esar said “Some men take good care of a car; others treat it like one of the family”. Interestingly, Nicholas Auto Solution is arguably the leading automotive solution in South Africa. Owned by HRH, Dennis Ainabel Iseghohimen, NAS as the company is known for excel as the haven of auto solution to all brands of vehicles.

As reflected in their mission statement which is to serve customers and always deliver the highest level of customer service; to develop their team and strive to constantly improve; and to conduct themselves  in an environmentally responsible manner, testimonies from customers affirm the fact that NAS is the best place to pamper your wonders on wheels.

Checks revealed that they provide excellence in motion with leading automotive solutions, and expertise in fast, affordable, and reliable auto services.

Why Nicholas Auto Solution Is The Leading Automotive Solution in South Africa
….Reasons To Patronise Them

According to Kailash Rabikissoon , “I highly recommend this company if you need your car serviced or repaired , the staff is very friendly and honest and they are well trained in what they do, i previously took my 335i to them for a service and I’m really impressed with their level of expertise and service”.

TK Komape commended their  Excellent customer  service.  “Clutch repair on the automatic Suzuki Dzire was  excellent. Car starter was also repaired and the car is 100%. They are professional and responsive. Recommended”

Elijah mc master “Wonderful Service treated me very well and assistance and hospitality is great.Definitely recommend this Car Service Company, Went for my Brake service and repair and am satisfied.Thank You So Much.

Services”

Shailin Naidu “Excellent service. Brought my Citroen C3 in with an overheating problem,went to multiple places and couldn’t find the cause. It’s finally sorted now”

Shakhin Dinna, “Perfect service, my car was repaired in time with excellent service from the employees”

Kaiyal Ramsamy, “Brought my citi golf in for an engine swap, pleased with the results. Thanks NAS and team”

Leigh Cooke, “Excellent service by NAS Team. Quick response, efficient repair and reasonable rates”

gloria kamana, “The service was amazing and quick

I was treated like a queen. I recommend you guys to try NAS”

Osaretin e “Dollar6ix” Asemota, “Job was perfect and service is excellent”

HRH Dennis Ainabel Iseghohimen is the Chief Executive Office of the popular Nicholas Auto Solutions in Johannesburg, South Africa. His accomplishment has made him excel amid his contemporaries.

The well-achieved engineer, HRH Dennis is also the founder of the broken wall foundation, where he caters for aged men and women in the society, in terms of welfare and shelter. However, In South Africa, he is also a strong supporter of Nelson Mandela’s foundation.

Over the years, His Royal Highness Dennis Iseghohimen has been putting smiles on the faces of people around through his foundation, the Repairer of Broken Wall Foundation, whose responsibility is to help those aged from the age of sixty and above in his community in Edo State, Nigeria. The foundation has been in the front runner to empower people with their challenges.

Continue Reading

Bank

ZENITH BANK REWARDS HACKATHON WINNERS WITH N77.5M CASH PRIZE AT ZENITH TECH FAIR 4.0

Published

on

ZENITH BANK REWARDS HACKATHON WINNERS WITH N77.5M CASH PRIZE AT ZENITH TECH FAIR 4.0

 

A total sum of N77.5 million in prize money was won at the end of a keenly contested hackathon session at the Fourth Edition of the Zenith Tech Fair, themed “Future Forward 4.0: Embedded Finance, Cybersecurity & Growth Imperatives – The Impact of AI “, which held on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The prize money was shared among ten finalists who emerged from the over 1,700 contestants that took part in the hackathon, with JumpnPass, a self-checkout technology solution reshaping the retail landscape in Africa emerging as the overall winner and taking home the grand prize of N25 million. This is in addition to a six-week mentorship and incubation program designed to help them grow and scale effectively, which will run from December 2024 to February 2025.

The first runner-up, CreditChek, a credit and verification service provider which leverages AI and open banking to streamline income and credit history verification for financial institutions, won N20 million and a mentorship programme, while the second runner-up, Salad Africa, a start-up which offers seamless integration of credit products for digital platforms and software companies won N15 million as well as a mentorship programme. Other finalists who took home N2.5million each include Regxta, CashAfrica, Middleman, Messenger, Pocketfood, Famasi Africa, Kitovu.

Earlier during the programme, the Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON, in her welcome address expressed her appreciation to the Founder & Chairman, Dr Jim Ovia, CFR, for birthing the idea that led to the establishment of the Tech Fair initiative 5 years ago, she thanked him for his vision and foresight in utilizing technology to revolutionize the world of business and banking.

Commenting on the Hackathon, she said, “This prestigious annual event was created to empower and nurture young fertile minds. We hope to produce the likes of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs and Elon Musk from the Zenith Bank Hackathons in the nearest future. According to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, 70% of Nigeria’s population are youths which is an economic asset when properly harnessed. This is part of the reason why Zenith Bank is hosting this event to support the development of technology startups. Their success not only fosters innovation and growth in Nigeria, but it also plays a vital role in creating employment opportunities for our youth.” She also stressed on the importance of innovation and embedded finance in ensuring strong and enduring institutions. According to her, “it is paramount that we adapt and adopt technology to stay ahead of the curve. We have seen various cases of companies that failed because of their lack of innovation. It is quite obvious that when companies fail to innovate; they can easily be displaced, so this is not the time to be orthodox, innovation should be a top priority for us.”

In his goodwill message, The Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu called for a global approach to doing business in the country. According to him, “What we need to do is to be able to enhance our product and services in order to compete in the world. We can’t continue to act local, we need to think global. Anything that we’re doing now, we need to be able to know that we are not just serving a local market, we actually want to serve the global market, and that’s why I’m glad that consistently, for the past four years, I have kept up with the Zenith Tech Fair. I am sure 5.0 should be bigger and better than what we have today, but for us as a government, what we need to do is to continue to use platforms like this to reassure you of our readiness to provide an enabling environment for your ideas and innovative solutions.”

Described as a huge success by participants, the Fair featured the launch of the bank’s digital wallet, EazyByZenith, which will help to support the bank’s retail and financial inclusion strategy. The fair also included presentations on the leading technological innovations that cut across different aspects of life, such as Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Compliance, Financial Intelligence, Cloud Computing and Communication Technologies, with the keynote address, “Banking Transformation in a Digital World”, delivered by Robin Speculand, a renowned Strategy & Digital Implementation Specialist.

The event also featured goodwill messages by Jim Ovia, CFR, Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank; His Excellency, Hon. Kashim Shettima, GCON, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (represented by Dr. Tope Fasua, Special Adviser to the Presidency on Economic Matters). Other eminent IT practitioners from top global brands who also made presentations include; Robin Speculand, renowned Strategy & Digital Implementation Specialist; Danilo McGarry, Global Expert on Digital Transformation and AI; Jania Okwechime, Partner, Africa, AI & Data Leader, Deloitte; Rupert Nicolay, Director, Microsoft Worldwide Financial Services.

The panel session had Wole Odeyele, Client Technology Lead for Microsoft Inc. as its host, and featured six discussants including Ada Jabaru, Founder & Director, Nistad Limited; Funke Opeke, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MainOne; Guy Futi, Chief Executive Officer, Orda; Dr Auwal Adam Sa’ad, Founder, ZamzamPay; Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), and Engr. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, Director General/Chief Executive Officer, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).

The Zenith Bank startup pitch competition and incubation program seeks to identify and fast-track the growth of high-potential Nigerian startups innovating in key sectors, including Embedded Finance, Cybersecurity, Fintech, HealthTech, Agritech, E-commerce, and more. The program provides an ideal platform for startups to showcase their groundbreaking ideas and gain access to invaluable resources to scale their businesses.

Continue Reading

Business

NEW BPP DG COMMITS TO EFFICIENCY AND STAFF WELFARE FOR IMPACTFUL SERVICE DELIVERY

Published

on

NEW BPP DG COMMITS TO EFFICIENCY AND STAFF WELFARE FOR IMPACTFUL SERVICE DELIVERY*

*_…begins review of bureau processes to enhance government procurement systems_*

The Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr Adebowale Adedokun, has outlined his vision to drive efficiency, enhance staff welfare, and reinforce the Bureau’s regulatory mandate in alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed hope mandate and his commitment to improving Nigeria’s economy. This was made known during an interactive session with staff of the Bureau at the State House Banquet Hall on November 20, 2024. Dr Adedokun emphasised the urgency of delivering results as well as improving trust in the government procurement system to support President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, declaring, “Let us work together to get value for money for Nigeria’s developmental processes and achieve President Tinubu’s mandate of making Nigeria’s economy better.”

Furthermore, in a bid to strengthen operational efficiency, the DG also announced key reforms, including introducing Service Level Agreements for the bureau’s processes ensuring that letters are treated within 3 (three) days, and ensuring reports are completed within 14 (fourteen) days. He also highlighted plans to secure a sustainable budget that would improve the working environment and provide better welfare for staff.

Dr Adedokun firmly stated the Bureau’s resolve to uphold its regulatory integrity under his watch. He warned that officers are prohibited from visiting Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) unless on official assignments stressing the need for officers of the Bureau to stay above board. He further declared that contractors are no longer allowed within the Bureau’s premises to ensure that officers can perform their duties without undue interference and influence.

Calling for a collaborative approach, the DG urged staff to embody the Bureau’s regulatory values by adhering to procurement guidelines, avoiding delays, and striving for excellence. “As a regulator, you must be seen to be guided by the procurement process,” he stated. He assured the team of an open-door policy, encouraging innovative ideas that could propel the Bureau to greater heights.

The session also featured a visit from former DG, Engr. Emeka Ezeh, OFR, FNSE, who led the Bureau from 2009 to 2016. Engr. Ezeh commended President Tinubu for appointing Dr Adedokun and urged staff to provide their full support to the new leadership. He encouraged staff to focus on leaving a legacy of excellence, saying, “Work in a way that you will be celebrated wherever you go in life.”

Senior Directors, including Engr. Nasir Bello and Engr. Isaiah Yesufu reiterated the importance of supporting the DG’s vision while emphasizing adherence to the Bureau’s operational guidelines. Staff also welcomed the session, sharing their perspectives on improving the Bureau’s operations and pledging their support for the new leadership.

In a related development, Dr Adedokun sought collaboration with the Presidential Office of Digital Engagement and Strategy (PODES) led by its Head, Mr O’tega Ogra, who is also the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital/New Media, during a courtesy visit to his office on November 21, 2024. The DG emphasized the need to enhance the Bureau’s public engagement and visibility in line with the all-of-government communications approach being espoused by the PODES.

Mr Ogra congratulated Dr Adedokun on his appointment and highlighted the key role BPP plays in advancing Nigeria’s development agenda. O’tega further expressed his commitment to collaborating with the Bureau in amplifying its communication efforts and ensuring Nigerians understand and appreciate its critical role in national governance.

Dr Adedokun’s leadership marks a new chapter for the Bureau of Public Procurement, focused on accountability, efficiency, and impactful service delivery. His vision aligns seamlessly with the Federal Government’s goals of economic transformation and sustainable development as well as President Bola Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda.

Janet McDickson
Director, Information & Public Relations/Head, Media-BPP

Continue Reading

Cover Of The Week

Trending