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  • Kemi Lala Akindoju, husband welcome second child

    Kemi Lala Akindoju, husband welcome second child

    Actress and producer, Kemi Lala Akindoju and her husband, Chef Fregene, have welcomed their second child, a baby boy.

    The actress shared the exciting news on Instagram, showcasing her baby bump and expressing her joy.

    She described motherhood as “a beautiful, complex, tough, miraculous, transforming experience”.¹

    This new addition joins their first son, Adeoreofe, born in February 2021.

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    Kemi’s Instagram post was filled with congratulatory messages from friends and fans.

    ”Carrying and birthing a child…a beautiful, complex, tough, miraculous , transforming experience. You can now call me Mummy awon boys

    #BoyMum. #MummyBoys. #KingOfBoys. #YummyMummy. #YummyMummyof2

    #BabyAnnouncement. Thank you guys for all the congratulatory messages”, she wrote.

  • Kemi Lala makes directorial debut with ‘Lavender’

    FOLLOWING the success of her one-woman show ‘Naked’, which premiered at the Lagos Theatre Week last year, Nollywood actress Kemi Lala Akindoju will be making her directorial debut at the same festival this year with ‘Lavender.’

    ‘Lavender’ is a stage play presented by The Make It Happen Productions, TMIHP, which is owned and run by Kemi Lala Akindoju. The play stars Kehinde Bankole, Deyemi Okanlawon, Oludara Egerton-Shyngle and Rita Edward.

    In the past, Kemi Lala Akindoju had produced plays such as ‘The V Monologues’ and ‘Naked’. The award-winning producer also has credits as associate producer on Ndani TV’s ‘Gidi Up’, co-producer on Akin Omotoso’s ‘The Ghost and The House Of Truth’ and Ishaya Bako’s soon to be released ‘4th Republic’

    The Lagos Theatre holds from the 8th to 14th of April, 2019.

    The play is expected to show three times during the festival – on Friday, April 12 by 7pm at MUSON Centre, Onikan, on Saturday, April 13 by 4:30pm and 7:30pm, behind Igroove Radio Station, Freedom Park, Lagos and on Sunday, April 14, by 4:30pm and 7:30pm, behind Igroove Radio station Freedom Park, Lagos.

    In recent times, TMIHP has been responsible for some productions including The V monologues-The Nigerian story (2013), The Wives (2014) ,London Life, Lagos Living (2015), ‘Naked’: a critically acclaimed one woman show and aOpen Mic Theatre- a event/hub for actors, directors, writers, producers and theatre lovers held several times each year.

    The production company has just completed her first short film, ‘Fine’, which is set to premiere at the Nollywood Week Film Festival in May, 2019.

     

  • Kate Henshaw becomes governor in new 4th republic

    Griot Studios Ltd and Amateur Heads Productions with Bem Pever, Ishaya Bako, Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju and Ummi A. Yakubu serving as Producers are set to release a new movie titled 4th Republic in cinemas across Nigeria from April 2019.

    The movie, which is written by Emil B. Garuba and Zainab Omaki, follows the story of Mabel King (Kate Henshaw), a gubernatorial candidate who races to become Nigeria’s first female governor but is caught up around a heavily marred election.

    According to the ace Nollywood actress in a statement, 4th Republic is not just a film right for the election period,

    “I think what is most significant is the message it carries; we need to stand up for the truth and fight for justice. It’s our duty,” she said.

    The political thriller, which also features other top actors like Bimbo Manuel, Sani Muazu, Enyinna Nwigwe, Linda Ejiofor and Yakubu Mohammed, is directed by award-winning director and writer Ishaya Bako.

    In the movie, viewers are confronted with a violent and heavily marred governorship election, which sets aspirant King and her idealistic campaign manager, Ike, to discover what went wrong and seek justice through an election petition tribunal.

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    Their quest soon becomes a race to find and convince two young witnesses with evidence of violence at the elections to testify in court; before the opposing candidate finds them first.

    The producers said that the action-packed thriller will take viewers from voting polls marred by violence and rigging to the law court as Mabel King petitions the tribunal for the seat of governor she believes was stolen from her.

    The movie was funded by grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA).

    4th Republic was shot on location in Abuja, Lokoja, and Lagos. It will be distributed by FilmOne Distribution.

  • I’m lucky to be cast for ‘The CEO’ – Kemi Lala Akindoju

    I’m lucky to be cast for ‘The CEO’ – Kemi Lala Akindoju

    DAZZLING Mirage actress, Kemi Lala Akindoju, has revealed that, she would never have believed anyone if she was told she will be part of The CEO movie cast.

    According to the actress, she was called few weeks to the production, even when she was one of the first to know about the project.

    She stated: “If I was told earlier that I would be part of this production, I would have doubted the person. Though I knew about it early in the year, when Kunle mentioned it to me, but he told me that he was done with the casting.

    “Guess I was surprised when he called me few weeks to the production around 8.00am that morning and told me to get to his office for an audition for 10:00am. I went, did the reading of script and I was told they will get back to me. I was later called and sent the script.

    “That is Kunle for you; the fact that you know him does not guarantee you getting into his production. You will still go for auditioning. And that is to check if you can fit into that role. He already knows you have talent, but he has to be sure that will suit the role he wants to cast you for,” she added.

    Kemi Lala Akindoju ventured into the movie industry in 2007, with the team that started Theatre At Terra initiative at Terra Kulture, with Wole Oguntokun, working in everything from her main goals of acting to managing money and people. And in 2013, she made a debut in Charles Novia’s Alan Poza.

    Earlier in 2013, her production company staged a set of performances of The V-Monologues, starring industry heavyweights like Bimbo Akintola, Taiwo Ajai Lycett and Dakore Akande. She has also worked as a casting director for the NdaniTV web series ‘Gidi Up’.

    Her last work was the female lead in Tunde Kelani’s Dazzling Mirage, playing alongside Kunle Afolayan.

  • Kunle Afolayan, Kemi Lala Akindoju in a duet

    Kunle Afolayan, Kemi Lala Akindoju in a duet

    DAZZLING Mirage couple; Kunle Afolayan and Kemi Lala Akindoju, were the cynosure of all eyes, not in the Tunde Kelani’s sickle cell advocacy movie, but as makeshift leaders of a live band.

    It all appeared like the band members at the Tinapa Lake Hotel were tired, when Afolayan and Lala took to the stage. From Kcee’s Limpopo, which Lala remixed into reggae to Victor Olaiya’s Baby Jowo which Afolayan led, and several other contemporary and highlife tunes, both artistes showed that their talents aren’t limited to acting – it was the best of duets by these artistes who merely improvised to make the evening thick, and fellow artistes not only cheered them to high heavens, they danced emotionally to the songs.