NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT
CONFERENCE TO HONOUR COBHAMS, LERE PAIMO, ALEX OKOSI, LAGBAJA, BENSON IDONIJE,
OTHERS AT 2015 CONFERENCE
On Wednesday April
22, 2015 at the third edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive)
holding at Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos, a number of respected contributors
to Nigerian show business will be awarded NET Honours in
recognition of their efforts in the promotion and development of Nigerian
entertainment.
The NET Honours are
awarded annually at the Nigerian Entertainment Conference, which is organized
by Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET), the premier Nigerian entertainment
industry media platform. They recognize media and entertainment personalities
for their contribution to the growth and development of the entertainment
industry in Nigeria, which cuts across music, film, fashion, comedy, art &
design, media & broadcasting and branding.
Past winners of NET Honours include music
icon Onyeka Onwenu, Nollywood legend Jide Kosoko,
street music pioneer, Daddy Showkey, Gospel legend, Ebenezer
Obey, Media mogul Ayo Animashaun, distinguished
moviemaker, Zeb Ejiro and music executive Obi Asika.
Others are Don Jazzy, D’Banj, Laolu Akins, Amaka Igwe, OJB Jezreel,
Christy Essien-Igbokwe, Sunny Okosuns, Adebayo Salami,Sunday Omobolanle
and Tajuddeen Adepetu.
The prominent Nigerian
entertainment personalities who will receive NET Honours this year for their
contribution to the advancement of their respective field include iconic
OAP J.A.J, respected broadcaster and music critic, Benson
Idonije, award winning music producer Cobhams Asuquo, media
executive Alex Okosi, NBC DG Emeka Mba and
respected entertainment writer Jahman Anikulapo.
Others are popular Yoruba
movie actor Tajudeen Oyewole (Abija), Corporate Pictures CEO Razak
Abdullahi, legendary actor and musician Moses Olaiya (Baba
Sala), filmmaker Lere Paimo, Music icon (Lagbaja),
Galaxy TV CEO Steve Ojo, renowned poet and actor,Adebayo
Faleti and COSON Board chairman Tony Okoroji.
Chris Ihidero, chairman of the NET Editorial Board
describes the NET Honours as a small token of appreciation for the immense
contributions made by the awardees to the evolution of Nigerian entertainment
as a business and as a culture.
In his words, “Few things
define the culture of a country so closely as its entertainment culture. The
overall culture of a country closely mirrors that of its entertainment industry
and the positive contributions they have made are contributions, not just to
entertainment, but also to national development.”
The Nigerian
Entertainment Conference is the premier forum for entertainment industry
discussions and agenda setting in Nigeria. The third edition of the annual
conference tagged “Buying And Selling Nigerian Entertainment…And
Everything In Between” will feature addresses and panel sessions
involving prominent Nigerian show business personalities such as Davido, Shizzi, Bez
Idakula, Linus Idahosa, Shina Peller, Tunde Laoye, Mai Atafo,
Yetunde Babeko, AY, Wunmi Obe, Innocent Uba, George Thorpe and Jason
Njoku.
Profiles Of NET Honours Recipients
Jacob Akinyemi-Johnson
Jacob Akinyemi-Johnson aka JAJ has had over 36 years of
experience as a broadcaster. He has become one of Nigeria’s biggest
broadcasting personalities and he has been instrumental to the growth of Rhythm
93.7 FM. JAJ’s consistently high standards and longevity have contributed in no
small way to the growth of private radio and TV broadcasting in Nigeria.
Mr Benson Idonije
Benson Idonije is an iconic broadcaster, journalist, music
producer and artist manager. At 78 years of age, with over 57 years in the
industry in which time he has worked with legends like Fela Anikulapo Kuti, he
continues to participate actively in the industry without showing any sign of
letting up.
Cobhams Asuquo
One of Nigeria’s most successful song music producers ever,
Cobhams Asuquo has achieved local and international acclaim. He is currently
the CEO and Head of Productions of CAMP (Cobhams Asuquo Music Productions) and
he is signed on to Sony ATV (Sony Publishing) London as a songwriter. Cobhams
is living evidence of the human ability to surmount any kind of challenge and
achieve success against all odds.
Abija
Tajudeen Oyewole aka Abija is one of the
Nollywood’s most successful Yoruba actors. He is also a successful movie
producer with titles such as Aji Perin, Ija Eleye, Omo Eleye and Orikunkun under
his belt amongst others. With over 40 years of work under his belt in the
Nigerian film industry, Abija still maintains his high level of output and creativity
and does not look like quitting anytime soon.
Razak Abdullahi
Razak Abduallahi is the CEO of Corporate Pictures, one of the
country’s top movie and music marketing firms. Razak Abdullahi’s efforts in
marketing Nigerian movies and making Nollywood a profitable business model have
contributed greatly to the success of the Nigerian film industry.
Moses Olaiya (Baba Sala)
One of the fathers of modern Nigerian comedy, Moses Olaiya has
contributed immensely to the success of the Nigerian movie industry as an actor
and a producer. He is also a huge contributor to the evolution and growth of
Nigerian music. Moses Olaiya is a genuine living legend of Nigerian
entertainment.
Alex Okosi
Alex Okosi is a media executive responsible for the launch
of the pan-African MTV channel MTV Base in February 2005. This platform now
gives African artistes a global audience of more than 100 million. He is also
the creative force behind the MTV Africa Music Awards, another massive
international platform for African artists to enhance their profile and status.
Lere Paimo
As a film actor, film-maker, producer and director, Lere
Paimo has featured in, produced and directed several Nigerian films over the
years. He has been awarded an MFR in recognition of his immense contributions
to the Nigerian film industry, and till date he continues to make use of his
experience and knowledge to contribute to the development of the industry.
Emeka Mba
Emeka Nkem Mba is the Director General of the National
Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and a highly respected veteran with over 23 years
of experience in the industry. As DG of the NFVCB, he has carried out
trailblazing work in reforming the Nigerian film industry and he was also
instrumental to the launch of Africa’s first satellite movie channel Africa
Magic which has given Nollywood a truly global platform.
Jahman Anikulapo
Jahman Anikulapo is a respected entertainment writer, Arts
critic and journalist. He has presented Nigerian films to large international
audiences at the Milan African Film Festival and French African Film Festival in
Stuttgart, Germany, where he also served on the international jury. He is also
on the board of the West African Documentary Film Forum, conveners of the
yearly Real Life Film Festival in Ghana. He has continuously striven to promote
the Nigerian movie industry.
Lagbaja
Afrobeat musician, Bisade Ologunde aka Lagbaja is one of
Nigeria’s most successful and internationally recognized artistes. He has
regularly used his clout to push for the interests of the Nigerian
entertainment industry and his success in promoting indigenous African music to
the African and global audience was key to the resurgence of the Nigerian music
industry.
Tony Okoroji
Chief Okoroji is Chairman of the Copyright Society of Nigeria
(COSON) Board and he has been at the forefront of efforts to review Nigeria’s
copyright laws. As one of Nigeria’s most respected authorities on Intellectual
Property, he has consistently fought to promote the interests of Nigerian
copyright holders in the entertainment industry.
Steve Ojo
Steve Ojo has been involved in broadcasting for 49 years. He
later set up the first production company in Nigeria, supporting
government stations with production and post-production services. As the
founder and CEO of Galaxy TV, he continues to work to advance the interests of
private broadcasting in Nigeria.
Adebayo Faleti
Adebayo Faleti is one of Nigeria’s entertainment pioneers with a
career stretching back over five decades in poetry, acting, writing and
broadcasting. One of Nigeria’s most celebrated Yoruba playwrights, he is also a
successful Yoruba movie producer and one of the most respected exponents of the
indigenous language creative sector.
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