CNN’s African Voices to feature Screen Goddess, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
Airs Friday: 10 January at 0930; Saturday: 11 January at 1630; Sunday:
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This week, one of Nigeria’s top actresses, singer, television
star and philanthropist, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, will feature on African
Voices, CNN International’s weekly half-hour programme highlighting Africa's most engaging personalities.
The interview, with CNN correspondent, Vladimir Duthiers, will feature Omotola
AKA ‘Omosexy’ as she talks about her upbringing, career achievements, passion
for activism and future plans.
Popularly referred to as the Queen of Nollywood, Omotola is not only an
Icon in the Nigerian entertainment industry; she is also a UN ambassador and
activist with Amnesty International. In 2012, Omotola was awarded the Black
Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts (BEFFTA) Icon, a special
honorary award, in recognition of her contribution to the film industry in
Africa, Europe and globally.
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| Omotola, Steven Spielberg and Daniel Lewis at Time100 gala, New York |
She tells CNN: “I've reached a point in my life where I’ve realised I
have to leave something. I have to have a legacy. I decided I will be an
activist for Africa. My experience with the UN and other humanitarian organisations inspired me to want to speak out and say more and there's so much you
can just say with words. This was my motivation for singing.”
Omotola is the first Nigerian with her own reality TV show, tagged “Omotola: The
Real Me”, she was also named one of the most influential people in the world by
Time Magazine in the annual Time 100 List in 2013.
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