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Onyeka Onwenu (31 January 1952 – 30 July 2024) was a Nigerian singer/songwriter, actress, human rights and social activist, journalist, politician, and former X Factor series judge.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 92 relations: Adam Huss, Adesua Etomi, Africa Movie Academy Awards, Album, AllAfrica, Arondizuogu, Bachelor's degree, Ben Murray-Bruce, Charles O'Tudor, Charly Boy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colonial Nigeria, Communication studies, Corruption, D. K. Onwenu, EMI, Environmental degradation, Falz, Family planning, Genevieve Nnaji, God Calling, Goodluck Jonathan, Half of a Yellow Sun (film), Headquarters of the United Nations, HIV/AIDS, Hold Me Tight (Johnny Nash song), Ideato North, Ije Awele, Ikedi Ohakim, Imo State, International relations, Jùjú music, Johnny Nash, Joke Silva, Kanayo O. Kanayo, King Sunny Adé, Lagos, Lionheart (2018 film), List of Nigerian gospel musicians, Liz Benson, London, Mahmood Ali-Balogun, Massachusetts, Master's degree, Media studies, Muna (2019 film), National Centre for Women Development, National Youth Service Corps, Nelson Mandela, New York City, ... Expand index (42 more) »

  2. 20th-century Nigerian women singers
  3. Actresses from Imo State
  4. Best Supporting Actress Africa Movie Academy Award winners
  5. Imo State politicians
  6. Musicians from Anambra State
  7. Nigerian HIV/AIDS activists
  8. Nigerian actor-politicians
  9. Nigerian contemporary R&B singers
  10. Nigerian television journalists
  11. Nigerian women pop singers

Adam Huss

Adam Thomas Huss (born March 1, 1977) is an American actor.

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Adesua Etomi

Tolulope Adesua Etomi-Wellington (born 22 February 1988) commonly known as Adesua Etomi is a Nigerian actress and entrepreneur. She debuted her film career with Knocking On Heaven's Door (2014). Since then she has starred in several films and many awards. Amongst them is the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. Onyeka Onwenu and Adesua Etomi are 21st-century Nigerian actresses, Actresses from Imo State and Nigerian film actresses.

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Africa Movie Academy Awards

The Africa Movie Academy Awards, popularly known as AMAA and The AMA Awards, are presented annually to recognize excellence among professionals working in, or non-African professionals who have contributed to, the African film industry.

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Album

An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital.

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AllAfrica

allAfrica is a website that aggregates and produces news primarily on the African continent about all areas of African life, politics, issues and culture.

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Arondizuogu

Arondizuogu (Aro-ndizuogu) is a town inhabited by the Aro people, an Igbo subgroup in Imo State of Nigeria.

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Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years (depending on institution and academic discipline).

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Ben Murray-Bruce

Benedict Murray-Bruce (born 18 February 1956) is a Nigerian business magnate and politician. Onyeka Onwenu and Ben Murray-Bruce are 21st-century Nigerian politicians and Nigerian television journalists.

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Charles O'Tudor

Charles O'Tudor (born June 20, 1971) is a Nigerian brand strategist, public speaker, and businessman.

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Charly Boy

Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa (born 19 June 1950), popularly known as Charly Boy is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, television presenter, actor, and producer. Onyeka Onwenu and Charly Boy are Nigerian singer-songwriters and Nigerian television journalists.

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Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor (born 10 July 1977) is a British actor.

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Colonial Nigeria

Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1 October 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence.

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Communication studies

Communication studies (or communication science) is an academic discipline that deals with processes of human communication and behavior, patterns of communication in interpersonal relationships, social interactions and communication in different cultures.

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Corruption

Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain.

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D. K. Onwenu

Dickson Kanu Onwenu was a Nigerian teacher and politician who represented Port Harcourt at the Federal House of Representatives from 1954 until his death in 1956.

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EMI

EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London.

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Environmental degradation

Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution.

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Falz

Folarin Falana (born 27 October 1990), better known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter and actor who began his career while in secondary school after forming a group called The School Boys with his friend before his professional career as a music artist began in 2009. Falz became more well-known after releasing the song "Marry Me" featuring vocals from Poe and Yemi Alade.

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Family planning

Family planning is the consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them.

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Genevieve Nnaji

Genevieve Nnaji (born on 3 May 1979) is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. Onyeka Onwenu and Genevieve Nnaji are 20th-century Nigerian actresses, 21st-century Nigerian actresses, Actresses from Imo State, Igbo actresses and Nigerian film actresses.

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God Calling

God Calling is a 2018 Nigerian Christian drama film written and directed by Bodunrin 'BB' Sasore.

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Goodluck Jonathan

Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. Onyeka Onwenu and Goodluck Jonathan are 21st-century Nigerian politicians.

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Half of a Yellow Sun (film)

Half of a Yellow Sun is a 2013 Anglo-Nigerian drama film directed by Biyi Bandele and based on the novel of the same name by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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Headquarters of the United Nations

The headquarters of the United Nations (UN) is on of grounds in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Midtown Manhattan in New York City.

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HIV/AIDS

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system.

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Hold Me Tight (Johnny Nash song)

"Hold Me Tight" is a song written and performed by Johnny Nash.

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Ideato North

Ideato North is a Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria.

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Ije Awele

Ije Awele is a 2022 Nigerian drama film directed by Emeka Ojukwu and executive produced by Emeka Nwokocha.

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Ikedi Ohakim

Ikedi Ohakim (born 4 August 1957) is a Nigerian businessman who became governor of Imo State in the South Eastern region in May 2007, standing for the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA). Onyeka Onwenu and Ikedi Ohakim are imo State politicians.

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Imo State

Imo State (Ȯha Imo) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east.

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International relations

International relations (IR) are the interactions among sovereign states.

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Jùjú music

Jùjú is a style of Yoruba popular music, derived from traditional Yoruba percussion.

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Johnny Nash

John Lester Nash Jr. (August 19, 1940October 6, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known in the United States for his 1972 hit "I Can See Clearly Now".

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Joke Silva

Joke Silva MFR is a veteran Nigerian actress, director, and businesswoman. Onyeka Onwenu and Joke Silva are 20th-century Nigerian actresses, 21st-century Nigerian actresses and best Supporting Actress Africa Movie Academy Award winners.

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Kanayo O. Kanayo

Anayo Modestus Onyekwere popularly known as Kanayo O. Kanayo (born 1 March 1962) is a Nigerian actor and lawyer. Onyeka Onwenu and Kanayo O. Kanayo are Nigerian actor-politicians.

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King Sunny Adé

Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (born 22 September 1946), known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain international success and has been called one of the most influential musicians of all time.

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Lagos

Lagos (also US), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria.

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Lionheart (2018 film)

Lionheart is a 2018 Nigerian drama film produced by Chinny Onwugbenu and directed by Genevieve Nnaji.

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List of Nigerian gospel musicians

This is a list of notable Nigerian gospel musicians arranged in alphabetical order.

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Liz Benson

Elizabeth 'Liz' Benson (born 5 April 1966) is a veteran Nigerian actress, television personality and philanthropist. Onyeka Onwenu and Liz Benson are 20th-century Nigerian actresses, 21st-century Nigerian actresses and Nigerian film actresses.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Mahmood Ali-Balogun

Mahmood Ali-Balogun is a Nigerian filmmaker, cultural worker and the managing director of Brickwall Communications Limited. He directed the multiple award-winning film 'Tango With Me'. He is the Chairman of the Audio Visual Rights Society (AVRS) of Nigeria (2).

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Master's degree

A master's degree (from Latin) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media.

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Muna (2019 film)

Muna is a 2019 action crime drama film directed by Kevin Nwankwor.

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National Centre for Women Development

The National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) is a Nigerian state-owned enterprise based in Abuja.

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National Youth Service Corps

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a mandatory, post-tertiary scheme set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime of Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, to "reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war".

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Nelson Mandela

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid activist, politician, and statesman who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Niger Delta

The Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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The Nigerian Television Authority or NTA is a Nigerian government-owned and partly commercial broadcast station.

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Nigerians

Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria.

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Nkem Owoh

Nkem Owoh (born 7 February 1958) is a foremost Nigerian actor and comedian.

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Nollywood

Nollywood, a portmanteau of Nigeria and Hollywood, is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry.

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Obara'M

Obara'M is a 2022 Nigerian musical film directed by Kayode Kasum and produced by Dare Olaitan.

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Obosi

Obosi is a city in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.

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Onyeka Nwelue

Onyeka Nwelue (born 31 January 1988) is a Nigerian writer, jazz musician and filmmaker.

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Order of the Federal Republic

The Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) is one of two orders of merit, established by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1963.

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Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)

The People's Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in Nigeria, along with its main rival, the All Progressives Congress.

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Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria

Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (also known as Performing Musicians Employers' Association Of Nigeria and abbreviated as PMAN) is an organisation founded by Christy Essien-Igbokwe and Sunny Okosun in 1984 to guide, protect and promote the interests of musicians in the west African nation of Nigeria.

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Pete Edochie

Chief Pete Edochie, MON (born March 7, 1947) is a veteran Nigerian actor.

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Phyno

Chibuzo Nelson Azubuike Ezege (born 9 October 1986), who is known professionally as Phyno, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.

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PolyGram

PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands.

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Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt (Pidgin: Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa) is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria.

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Public service announcement

A public service announcement (PSA) is a message in the public interest disseminated by the media without charge to raise public awareness and change behavior.

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Ramsey Nouah

Ramsey Nouah (born Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jr.; 19 December 1970) is a Nigerian actor and director.

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Reddington Hospital

Reddington Hospital is a private hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Richard Mofe-Damijo

Richard Evans Mofe-Damijo (born 6 July 1961), popularly known as RMD, is a foremost Nigerian actor, writer, producer, lawyer, and former journalist. Onyeka Onwenu and Richard Mofe-Damijo are Nigerian actor-politicians.

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Rising Moon

Rising Moon is a 2005 Nigerian drama film directed by Andy Nwakalor and starring Onyeka Onwenu.

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Rivers State

Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region).

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Sonny Okosun

Sonny Okosun (1 January 1947 – 24 May 2008) was a Nigerian musician, who was known as the leader of the Ozzidi band.

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Station identification

Station identification (ident, network ID, channel ID or bumper) is the practice of radio and television stations and networks identifying themselves on-air, typically by means of a call sign or brand name (sometimes known, particularly in the United States, as a "sounder" or "stinger", more generally as a station or network ID).

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Stephanie Okereke Linus

Stephanie Okereke Linus (born as Stephanie Onyekachi Okereke; 2 October 1982) is a Nigerian actress, film director and model. Onyeka Onwenu and Stephanie Okereke Linus are 20th-century Nigerian actresses, 21st-century Nigerian actresses, Actresses from Imo State, Igbo actresses and Nigerian film actresses.

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Television presenter

A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces or hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience.

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Thandiwe Newton

Melanie Thandiwe Newton (born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress.

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The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing.

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The New School

The New School is a private research university in New York City.

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The X Factor

The X Factor is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment.

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Tina Mba

Tina Mba is a Nigerian actress who was nominated for Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in the 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Onyeka Onwenu and Tina Mba are 21st-century Nigerian actresses and Igbo actresses.

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Tony Okoroji

Tony Okoroji is a Nigerian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, author and intellectual property activist.

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Traffic collision

A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building.

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Vanguard (Nigeria)

Vanguard is a Nigerian daily published by Vanguard Media, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Walk Right Back

"Walk Right Back" is a 1961 song by Sonny Curtis that was recorded by The Everly Brothers, and went to No.

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Wellesley College

Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

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Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018), also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, convicted kidnapper, politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela.

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Women's Cot

Women's Cot is a Nigerian film that was directed by Dickson Iroegbu in 2005.

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Yoruba people

The Yoruba people (Ọmọ Odùduwà, Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire) are a West African ethnic group who mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo.

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Zack Orji

Zachee Ama Orji (born 1960) is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and filmmaker known for his role in Nollywood movies Glamour Girls, and Blood Money.

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Zainab Balogun

Zainab Balogun-Nwachukwu (born 10 October 1989) is a Nigerian actress, model and television presenter. Onyeka Onwenu and Zainab Balogun are 21st-century Nigerian actresses and Nigerian film actresses.

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2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards

The 2nd Africa Movie Academy Awards ceremony was held on April 29, 2006 at the Gloryland Cultural Center in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, to honor the best African films of 2005.

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See also

20th-century Nigerian women singers

Actresses from Imo State

Best Supporting Actress Africa Movie Academy Award winners

Imo State politicians

Musicians from Anambra State

Nigerian HIV/AIDS activists

Nigerian actor-politicians

Nigerian contemporary R&B singers

Nigerian television journalists

Nigerian women pop singers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onyeka_Onwenu

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