Beginning from
Friday, January 10 through Tuesday, January 14, Nigerian screen goddess, Mrs. Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde would feature on CNN African Voices to share her upbringing,
road to stardom, fame and her passion for activism, reports DigitalSENSE Art & Fashion.
The actress who
doubles as a singer, television personality and philanthropist, would feature
on CNN African Voices, for the half-hour
programme to underscore her Africanness.
The session
anchored by CNN correspondent, Vladimir Duthiers, would host Omotola alias
‘Omosexy’ as she dwells on life, career achievements, passion for activism and
future plans.
Omotola. A Nollywood
icon in the Nigerian entertainment industry is also a United Nations (UN)
ambassador and activist with Amnesty International.
DigitalSENSE Art & Fashion
reports that 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.
“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,” she said.
Omotola is the
first Nollywood act with her own reality TV show known as “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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