On Sunday, August 4, 2013, the Actor’s
Guild of Nigeria (AGN) held a dinner
party to celebrate one of Nollywood’s
finest Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde .
The event which held at the Oriental
Hotel, Victoria Island had several
celebrities from the Entertainment and
Broadcast Industry who came together to
celebrate the actress’ recent Times
Magazine recognition.
Hosted by veteran Nollywood actor Segun
Arinze , guests at the event tagged
‘Celebrating Omotola’ included the main
attraction herself Omotola who arrived in
company of her husband Mathew
Ekeinde and her four children: Princess,
M.J, Meriaih, and Michael; the AGN Lagos
chairman, Victor Osuagwu ; other key
players in the movie industry, Fred
Amata, Ini Edo, Charles Novia,
Monalisa Chinda, Rita Dominic, Olisa
Adibua, Zeb Ejiro , Zik Zulu Okafor , Chidi
Mokeme, Steve Onu , amongst others.
Guests were treated to an evening of
music, and entertainment with
performances from the G-Notes Band,
Capital Femi, Timi Dakolo and comedy
skit from Funny Bones .
Speaking with NET correspondent, the AGN
president Ibinabo Fiberesima described
Omotola as ‘a very passionate, loving
mother……and very innovative actress’ .
She added that although this was the first
time the AGN would be honoring one of
their own, she intends to work towards
celebrating other people in the movie who
are worthy of such recognition in future.
Receiving her award from the AGN
president, Omotola thanked her
colleagues and family, describing the
award as one of the biggest honors she
has ever received. In her words, ‘ it’s
always a good thing when you are
recognized but it’s awesome when one of
your own recognizes you’. She further
urged other actors and actresses to
continue being passionate for what they
are doing adding that, ‘you might not
always be noticed…..still continuing doing
it with all passion because one key person
is seeing you. You don’t need the whole
world to change life but just one person
and that one person is watching you.’
Omotola was honoured in April on the
2013 Times 100 Most Influential People
in The World List alongside Michelle
Obama, Beyonce and Kate Middleton.
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