While his recently released song Give it to me, is still enjoying massive airplay, Australia-based Nigerian singer, Walexy, on Friday, June 9, 2017 dropped yet another single, titled Omotola.
Omotola is produced by Headies-award winner Young John (the wicked producer).
The Osun State indigene who is signed to Australia-based Royal Saga Record has released hit singles such as Modupe, Elele-Elele, Wine am 4me and Stay with me.
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and her colleague, Kate Henshaw have been listed among personalities to address issues affecting women, at the Sexually Confident Women (SCW) conference, scheduled to hold on June 25, at the Renaissance Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos.
Tagged “Self-Love,” the event is organised by REB 360 Media, aiming to bring women together and to emphasise the importance of self-love in achieving greatness.
Mrs. Tope Mark Odigie, the convener, and co-host of the programme, Your View on TV Continental (TVC), explained that the conference would be very interactive as there would be line of experienced speakers to comment on the issue.
It is expected that Omotola will talk on her journey through motherhood and its impact on her body and the process of loving herself, while Henshaw, will discuss how physical fitness helped her fall more in love with herself.
The speakers will also include a gynaecologist, who will proffer medical solutions to women on sex and understanding their hormonal imbalance during pregnancy, and a psychologist who will talk on women and therapy, among others.
According to Odigie, the SCW conference would be very interactive and about 350 women are expected to be in attendance.
“We hope to build a support system for women, break the silence on sex and encourage one another. Many women struggle with weight gain, low sex drive, low self-esteem and many other issues. Our speakers will share their journey to self-love and how it has positively impacted their sex-life,” she said.
In 2016, the SCW hosted 100 women who were battling with the issue of sex in their marriages. The theme for the event was Mastering the Art of the Other Room and speakers were able to provide practical steps for women to improve their sex-life.
With several separations and divorces among Nollywood celebrities, legendary actress, model and singer, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde still has her beautiful family intact. The 39-year-old actress, who made her debut on screen in 1995 with the movie, ‘Venom of Justice’, is the mother of two sons; Michael and M.J Ekeinde, two daughters; Princess and Meraiah Ekeinde and her husband, Captain Mathew Ekeinde.
The couple who got married in 1996 and had their first child in 1997 have not had any form of controversy, as husband and children have supported the career of the actress.
One of the celebratory moments in the family happened on Tuesday February 7, when the second daughter of the house, Meraiah Ekeinde marked her birthday. The stunning teenager who shares the same birthday with her mother took to her Instagram page to congratulate herself.
Omotola, also called Omo-Sexy is a recipient of many awards including the Pan African Best Actress Award 2012, Film Actress ICON 2012, Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts Award (BEFFTA) and the Ebony Vanguard Award 2013. The actress has done well for herself by proving that she is not just a distinguished actress but also a good home-keeper
AS the year 2016 winds down, it seems that Nollywood actress, Omotola Jolade-Ekeinde, may have decided to take her career to a new level. On Thursday, a controversial clip surfaced of the actress in a movie titled ‘Alter Ego’ and her role in the flick has been generating a lot of buzz in the cyberspace.
In the one minute-long clip, the actress portrays a character of a woman with identity crisis. Going by the video, Omotola plays the lawyer with a successful career but has an alter ego who indulges in nasty lifestyles.
The real kicker for viewers is the sex scenes which appear so blatant. The actress is seen ‘doing it’ with different men at different scenes, sometimes clothed, sometimes half-clad and yet, other times, somewhat nude.
Some of the sex scenes have been described by fans as very vivid.
As one of the founding figures of what has come to be known as Nollywood, Omosexy, as she is widely referred to, has been known to be on the conservative side. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, she has not been linked to a movie with bedroom scenes as vivid as depicted in ‘Alter Ego’.
The only time she came close was in the movie, ‘The Prostitute’ produced some years back, co-starring Segun Arinze.
Although the actress admitted having used a body double in the sex scenes, she also revealed that the movie caused a lot of controversies as it threatened her marriage.
NOLLYWOOD diva Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is surely over the moon with her growing fan base which hit three million on popular social media site, Facebook.
Announcing the development on Wednesday on Twitter, the screen goddess who is also a social activist wrote: “Yesss!!! 3 million fans on Facebook!!! Thank you”
Omotola who is popularly known as ‘Omosexy’ by her fans also posted a picture on her Instagram account. Inscribed on the picture was written the words; ‘wow wow wow. 3 million ffs on Facebook. Thank you.’
The 38-year old actress who started out in Nollywood in 1995 has featured in over 300 movies and commands a huge following on social media, joining the ranks of other Nigerian celebrities like Don Jazzy, Peter and Paul of P Square, Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage and Wizkid among others.
IN a world where the age old institution called marriage has become as disposable as the paper on which the certificates are written, star actress Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde has been able to keep her marriage for close twenty years. The diva got married to Captain Matthew Ekehinde in 1996. Their long standing marriage proves wrong the often touted statement that actresses can’t keep a marriage, and a home.
Presently in Honolulu, in the tropical island of Hawaii on vacation ahead of her twentieth wedding anniversary coming up in a couple of days. The diva posted pictures of her and her hubby on Instagram. The marriage of Omotola and her pilot husband is blessed with four children; two daughters and two sons,
Omotola is blessed with looks that belie the fact that she is the mother of four grown kids, and has credited her choice of husband, and her decision to marry at the tender age of eighteen as two of the secrets of her successful marriage. Apparently believing that had she put of getting married, she would probably still have been single today. As she once said, “If I hadn’t been married earlier, I probably would not be by now. I don’t know if any other man would have been able to handle me the way my husband has done. It is not because I am a bad person. I am actually a very strong woman. I consider myself to be lucky to remain married. I don’t care much about it. I don’t even want to think about that because I got married early. What I always tell people is that all fingers are not equal. The fact that I got married early does not mean that my own child will get married early. My mother didn’t marry early. So it is not hereditary. But if my daughter wants to get married early and I like the guy and if I see that he is responsible enough, why not?”
Barely a week after her colleagues lashed at Ghanaian filmmaker; Leila Djansi for referring to Nollywood as Adolf Hitler, Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde took her 38th birthday celebrations to Accra, Ghana, where she made merry with other female celebrities.
Actress Stella Damasus it was who first slammed the Ghanaian producer for disparaging Nollywood, in an attempt to praise the new crop of Nigerian filmmakers for their inventiveness. Others followed suit in a renewed battle of supremacy between the film industries of Nigeria and Ghana.
In defense of Nollywood, Damasus had listed Omotola amongst the Nollywood actors she believed were insulted by Djansi’s utterance.
According to the actress who is now based in the United States, Djansi’s statement amounts to an insult to the likes of Kenneth Nnebue, Tade Ogidan, Kingsley Ogoro, Segun Arinze, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, Funke Akindele, and others who have taken Nollywood to its present position. She added that one of the factors that made Djansi’s 2011 film, Ties that Bind, strong was because she used “one of our best – Omotola Jalade Ekeinde.”
But at Omotola’s birthday bash last Sunday, the birthday girl did not show any any ill feeling. Although Djansi was not at the birthday bash, guests in attendance include Penelope Jones-Mensah, Ellen Thomas, Joselyn Dumas, Becca, Victoria Michaels, Bouchra Ait-Amar, Pierrette Vordzogbe among others.
While speaking to the local press during her visit, the actress made headlines for saying she cannot share space with award-winning American actress, Taraji P. Henson who plays Cookie Lyon on the hit Fox show, Empire.
Omotola while responding to speculations she is auditioning for a role in Empire, was reported to have said, “Is that a rumour in Ghana?” she asked.”Oh U.S? Maybe they want me to be in “Empire.” But then they would have to remove Taraji, because I’m a diva, I can’t share space with her.”
Empire is a TV series that revolves around Hip-hop artist and CEO of Empire Entertainment, Lucious Lyon, and his family. The series stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Grace Gealey, Ta’Rhonda Jones, Kaitlin Doubleday and Bryshere Y. Gray among others.
Barely a week after her colleagues lashed at Ghanaian filmmaker; Leila Djansi for referring to Nollywood as Adolf Hitler, Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde took her 38th birthday celebrations to Accra, Ghana, where she made merry with other female celebrities.
Actress Stella Damasus it was who first slammed the Ghanaian producer for disparaging Nollywood, in an attempt to praise the new crop of Nigerian filmmakers for their inventiveness. Others followed suit in a renewed battle of supremacy between the film industries of Nigeria and Ghana.
In defense of Nollywood, Damasus had listed Omotola amongst the Nollywood actors she believed were insulted by Djansi’s utterance.
According to the actress who is now based in the United States, Djansi’s statement amounts to an insult to the likes of Kenneth Nnebue, Tade Ogidan, Kingsley Ogoro, Segun Arinze, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, Funke Akindele, and others who have taken Nollywood to its present position. She added that one of the factors that made Djansi’s 2011 film, Ties that Bind, strong was because she used “one of our best – Omotola Jalade Ekeinde.”
But at Omotola’s birthday bash last Sunday, the birthday girl did not show any any ill feeling. Although Djansi was not at the birthday bash, guests in attendance include Penelope Jones-Mensah, Ellen Thomas, Joselyn Dumas, Becca, Victoria Michaels, Bouchra Ait-Amar, Pierrette Vordzogbe among others.
While speaking to the local press during her visit, the actress made headlines for saying she cannot share space with award-winning American actress, Taraji P. Henson who plays Cookie Lyon on the hit Fox show, Empire.
Omotola while responding to speculations she is auditioning for a role in Empire, was reported to have said, “Is that a rumour in Ghana?” she asked.”Oh U.S? Maybe they want me to be in “Empire.” But then they would have to remove Taraji, because I’m a diva, I can’t share space with her.”
Empire is a TV series that revolves around Hip-hop artist and CEO of Empire Entertainment, Lucious Lyon, and his family. The series stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Grace Gealey, Ta’Rhonda Jones, Kaitlin Doubleday and Bryshere Y. Gray among others.
Popular Nollywood star Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, star musician D’Banj and others are involved in a campaign seeking an end to abuse of women and the girl-child.
The campaign, being championed by ONE.org, involves nearly seven million people taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease.
They intend to achieve this with the theme, ‘Poverty is Sexist’ and a remix of the song: ‘Strong Girls’, which is about women’s empowerment and justice, written by Arielle T, Blessing, Gabriella, Judith Sephuma, Selmor Mtukudzi, Vanessa Mdee, Victoria Kimani, Waje and Yemi Alade . The remix will feature D’Banj, Diamond, Banky W, Femi Kuti, Bono and will be produced by Cobhams Asuquo.
The news conference on the campaign held at the weekend. It was attended by A-list music and movie stars like Omotola, Waje, Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), D’Banj and Bono, who is the lead singer of U2 and co-founder of ONE, Banky W, Selmor Mtukudzi (Zimbabwe) and Dr. Sipho S. Moyo.
“Women and girls everywhere are disadvantaged from the moment they are born. Who doesn’t want their sisters, daughters, nieces to have the same chances in life as their brothers, sons and nephews? That’s why this Strong Girl remix is so important. Our message is loud and it’s impossible to ignore, I hope that our leaders are listening.” Omotola said.
An outstanding line-up of top women musicians from across Africa including Waje, Omotola and YemiAlade have joined forces with ONE to create a brand new song called Strong Girl, a rally cry to empower girls and women everywhere.
Nine artists from seven African countries came together in South Africa earlier this month to write and record the track. They were joined by Nollywood superstar actress and activist OmotolaJaladeEkeinde, who stars in the Strong Girl video. The women are calling for action because poverty is sexist, and we won’t end it unless world leaders act now to help girls and women reach their full potential. The track and video was released on May 13, 2015 along with a global day of action amplifying the songs message and recruiting thousands worldwide to the fight for justice.
This year, new global goals to end poverty will be set by world leaders. To be truly transformative, the goals must focus on the countries and the people that are worst off, and that includes girls and women. Evidence shows that investing in girls and women helps their families, communities and whole economies too.
Talented Nigerian singer, Waje has said the campaign means a lot to her. “This is one of the most profound things I have done in my life. I am doing this for the African woman so she doesn’t have to die in childbirth. I am doing this so that girls in rural Africa can complete primary school education. I am doing this because it is the right and smart thing to do. Empowering girls and women is an idea whose time has come”.
Also speaking as regards the campaign, top Nollywood actress, OmotolaJalade said “I am fortunate to be a young woman living her dreams and a trailblazer of my generation but I also recognize that many women and girls are not so fortunate. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the injustice of poverty and inequality. But when we invest in women and girls, we increase and accelerate the chances of overcoming extreme poverty”.
On International Women’s Day, ONE published a policy report that revealed the scale of the gender gap in the world’s poorest countries, and how unlocking the potential of girls and women could transform lives. ONE’s call to action is already backed by more 36 of the world’s most powerful women, including Beyoncé, Meryl Streep, Lady Gaga, Angelique Kidjo and other leading women from the worlds of business, arts, politics and activism. They have written an open letter to Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and African Union Commission Chair NkosazanaDlamini-Zuma, who both host crucial summits in the coming months that should set us on a path to agreeing Global Goals that put women’s empowerment at their heart.