Nigerian born US based Actor Tracy Obonna featured in a recent Hollywood movie Bermuda Island.
She played
the character in Film: Laura
Beverly
Hills Fine Arts Theatre is the location for the sold out premiere of the Mahal
Empire thriller, Bermuda Island starring Tom Sizemore, John Wells, Greg Tally ,Tracy
Obonna and others.
Directed by Adam Werth. Story by Michael Mahal
& Sonny Mahal, Screenplay by Robert
Thompson.
SYNOPSIS
Passengers
on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a
deserted island. Desperate to survive the elements and infighting between
survivors, they find that the island has more in store for them than they ever
imagined.
Tracy on set
Tracy Obonna Bio
Tracy
graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts from The University of
Albany in New York. She then obtained a MBA in Finance from Nova Southeastern
University in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Tracy also received a scholarship to
play Division 1 volleyball for Youngstown State University in Ohio. She was
then inducted into the Schools Hall of Fame. Tracy is now working on numerous
film projects around the world.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West told the
world last year that he lost $1 billion after severing a partnership with
Adidas. Now it turns out Adidas stands to lose even more.
The German sportswear brand expects to lose $1.3
billion in sales this year because Yeezy clothes and shoes will not be
available, the company said Thursday. A lack of Yeezy products will also reduce
operating profit by $534 million, with the company projected to break even this
year, Adidas said.
“The numbers speak for themselves. We are currently not performing the way we should,” CEO Bjørn Gulden said in a statement. “2023 will be a year of transition to set the base to again be a growing and profitable company.”
Passengers on their way to a tropical paradise crash at sea and find themselves on a deserted island. Desperate to survive the elements and infighting between survivors, they find that the island has more in store for them than they ever imagined.
Story by Michael Mahal & Sonny Mahal, Screenplay by Robert Thompson. Director Adam Werth
Amanda (Abimbola ESTHER-Modella BBN) visits her
younger brother, Steve (Baaj Adebule), in prison to hear his side of the story.
Steve has been convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. After
listening to his brother’s story, Amanda realizes it is a set up by the same
organization that killed her father. StarCity Properties Ltd is an Estate Development
firm on the outside. But on the inside, the company engages on illegal
activities like drug and human trafficking. When Amanda’s father realized what
the company was really about, he threatened to go to the police if they don’t
stop. StarCity Properties Ltd had two choices, either to disengage from its
criminal activities or remove Mr. Bankole from the face of the earth. They
chose the latter. Now, StarCity Properties Ltd is a criminal organization ran
by the blood thirsty Madam Seggy(Sola Sobowale), whose only daughter(Ojumu
Christiana-ChristO BBN) is a renowned Police Inspector, Betty. Now, there is a
potentially incriminating documents Mr. Bankole hid somewhere before his
demise. StarCity Properties Ltd want that recording by all means. That is why
they set up Bankole’s only son, Steve, hoping to propose a deal to the young
man in exchange for his freedom.
Convinced that her brother is innocent, Amanda decides to infiltrate the Double Dekoi (StarCity Properties Ltd). She sends her mother(Franca Brown) to Abuja and joins her cousin, who lives in the ghetto. Amanda recruit her cousin, Jaspa(Nwekete Bright Chidi-BBN) and the funny Flecky (Seyitan Adeyemi). And together, they infiltrate the Cartel, in search of evidence that could set Steve free. “DOUBLE DEKOI” is intriguing, hilarious. Action packed and suspense- filled. But above all, the lessons are priceless.
Also starring
Kanayo O Kanayo as Don Malaika
Hilda
Dokubo
Tony
Akposheri
Angela
Phillips
Leon
Slaboh
Ronke
Odusanya
Yinka
Quadri
Sunny
McDon
Elliel
Otote and others
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR NNAMDI ODUNZE
Nnamdi Odunze, Director of DOUBLE DEKOI, Multimillion Dollar Nollywood Film
You must have heard about
the multi-million dollar star studded film Double Dekoi. But you may not have
heard about the director behind it.
Nnamdi E Odunze is n ot
new in the Nigerian film industry . he started his entertainment career at The
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), trained as a core Script Supervisor &
Director by the best hands on television and films.
He created the first
reality TV show in Nigeria after the Big Brother Africa in 2004,”Next Nollywood
Star” a TV Talent Hunts Show. He has directed over a dozen movies/TV programmes.
He has also packaged and managed several premiere deals for Nigerian
international Diaspora filmmakers.
Odunze has a vast knowledge
of organizing road shows of any standard.
He has to his credit,
Assistant Director: “Sakobi Returns” (A ZebEjiro Production), Director:
“Adaeze” (1st Igbo soap opera in Nollywood), Director: ‘Enu Ofe’(Igbo soap
opera), Director: ‘Crossed Road’(Golden Pyramid Productions Ltd.), Director:
‘Comfort Zone’(Golden Pyramid Productions Ltd.), Director:
‘Adamma ’(FAD Productions
Ltd.), Director: ‘Ikpe Omuma’ (TV Series-Golden Pyramid Productions Ltd./Africa
Movie Magic), Director: ‘Secret Pain’(TV Series-Golden Pyramid Productions
Ltd./Africa Movie Magic ),Director: ‘Diary of a Hood’(Heavy Metal Studios
Ltd.), 1st Assistant Director ‘Sweet & Sour’ (ZebEjiro Productions (on The
NTA Network Service), 1st Assistant Director & Script Supervisor: ‘Mortal
Sin’ (ZebEjiro Productions Ltd), Assistant Director: ‘Extreme Measures’ (Zeb
Ejiro Productions Ltd), Director: ‘Ice Cold’ (MacMillan Productions), Director:
‘Sweetest Goodbye’ and ‘Paradise of Shame’ (Monarch Productions), Production
Designer & Script Supervisor:
Slave Masters’(New-Vision
Productions, London), Producer: A Queen For Domingo(A Live Musical Drama Makeli
Multi-media Productions Ltd), Assistant Director: ‘with God’ (O’King
Productions Ltd.),Unit Director: Black Night In South America(African Oasis Productions,
Brazil ), etc.
In the last few years,
Odunze has established good reputation in producing and directing movies,
organizing and management of events, stage plays in partnership with Nigerian
Television stations.
Nnamdi’s experience spans
beyond theatre and the shores of Nigeria as he can be considered as a world
Citizen by being involved in productions “12 Ayilara Street (on tour) in the
Republic of Benin by the Embassy of France/French Cultural Center (Lagos
–Nigeria) and the Republic of Togo.
This flowing experiences
made it easy fir him to gather top veterans like KOK, Sola Sobowale, Hijda
Dokubo and a host if others in the criss cultural feature film Double Dekoi.
NnamdiE. Odunze is the
creator of“Millionaire’s Mansion” reality TV shows.
Nnamdi E Odunze is happily
married to his beautiful wife and blessed with lovely children.
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the
Silverbird Group have signed an MoU in an agreement to construct a
state-of-the-art and Africa’s largest film and studio studio complex in
Nigeria.
The Partnership was signed by Mrs. Helen Brume,
Director Project & Asset-Based Finance, Afreximbank and Mr. Ben
Murray-Bruce, Founder of Silverbird Group.
The Ben Murray-Bruce Studios and Film Academy (BMB
Studios and Film Academy), will transform the 32,725 square meter land area in
Eko Atlantic City into two purpose-built sound stages, a Digital Hub with music
and broadcast studios, editing bays, screening rooms, Studio backlot,
Production Offices and a Film Academy designed to meet the aspirations of
today’s and tomorrow’s content creators.
The development of the BMB Studios and Film Academy
is in line with Afreximbank’s Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX) Initiative, a
programme established by the Bank to support Africa’s creative and cultural
industry.
Rudolf
Brenyah Launches the Maiden Edition of Africa’s Future Empowerment Conference
(AFEC)
Rudolf
Brenyah – a Dutch-born Ghanaian – is set to launch a revolutionary Africa’s
Future Empowerment
Conference
on October 8th, 2022, in Lagos, Nigeria.
Rudolf
Brenyah, through Rudolf Brenyah International, presents the first edition of
Africa’s Future Empowerment Conference (AFEC), slated for 8th October 2022. The
event, designed to empower, inspire, and prepare African youths for leadership,
will take place at D’podium International Event Center, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
Rudolf
Okyere-Brenyah is an author, award-winning digital entrepreneur, and
motivational speaker.
Despite
being born in Amsterdam to Ghanaian parents and spending most of his life in
the West, Rudolf has always focused on African Youths, which is his motivation
for launching AFEC.
According to
a publication from UNICEF, three out of five people are under the age of 25,
and half of Africa’s population is between 3 and 24 years old, making Africa
the youngest continent. Rudolf Brenyah believes this population should be
leveraged and utilized for Africa’s development. When he was asked the reason
he started this conference, Rudolf said;
“Africa has
a very young population. So, the reason why I started the Africa’s Future
Empowerment Conference
(AFEC) is
because I want to ensure that I play my part in preparing this young population
that we have for
leadership
and consequently, position them for greatness. We do not always have to depend
on the government for
everything.
I believe in taking actions not complaints. And this is what AFEC is all about
– taking actions that will impact Africa positively.”
AFEC is
Rudolf’s way of contributing to Africa’s development. AFEC is a
mega-conference! The conference aims to educate African youths on
self-development, financial education, entrepreneurship, purpose discovery,
unleashing potentials, tech skills, and equipping them for leadership.
Africa’s
Future Empowerment Conference is not just a conference but a movement. AFEC is
projected to take off in Nigeria and move on to every African country! And it
gets better. AFEC will feature a section called ‘Pitch and Win’, where people
(especially young minds) can present their business ideas and win prizes like grants
and mentorship.
Entry into
the event is free, but registration is compulsory.
Serial Entrepreneur, Chioma Ikokwu, widely known as
Chioma Good Hair sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude to discuss being
on the reality TV show – The Real Housewives of Lagos, her expectations before
she joined the show, and her experiences.
“I enjoyed some parts of RHOL, like the fun
activities. But in most parts, I didn’t. If you are having fun, you are having
fun, and anyone who knows me knows that I like to have a good time. For a lot
of the activities we had, I actually genuinely enjoyed it. I felt like I met
one or two amazing people and that was interesting. Also, It challenged me,
physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.
“But, it was a very toxic environment and my
real life is not toxic at all. I don’t have anybody around me that is negative
or jealous or has an unsolicited opinion. I don’t have people like that around
me. To be subjected to that kind of thing day in and day out, where I can’t
avoid you is very toxic, it is unnecessary.
“I went there quite naive, thinking, ‘be
yourself, have fun with it’. I didn’t even realize that reality TV dramas sell,
that when you have issues people gravitate towards you, whether they hate you
or love you and you become popular. So, some people have that strategy and that
is why they were probably acting crazy from the start. With other people, I
feel like you can’t really hide your persona, like they say, a character is
like pregnancy, you can’t hide it for long”.
Reacting to the meanness on the show and the drama
that follows, she shared, “for me, it was just embarrassing. Looking at
the person that I am, and the family that I came from, this is not something
that I have ever even engaged in. I was never even on Twitter. The last time I
was on Twitter was when I was in Lebanon because I had a desktop but after that
time I never really went back. I just felt like it was such a violent space to
be in, seeing all that was so new to me “.
“All the back and forth could have been
avoided. What did we teach young girls? People come to me, and say things like,
“Oh my, you are so inspiring”, but I know how much more I would have
offered to the situation to actually genuinely inspire people, to want to be
better and do better but I don’t want to be seen on TV as someone who is
fighting or arguing. That is not the legacy that I want to leave. I don’t want
the tagline to be insults, I want it to be something you can use to empower
yourself and I never really liked the fact that they pushed more negativity. At
the end of the day, of course, drama sells on TV, but it could have been mixed
a little bit more”, she added.
When asked if she regretted being part of the show,
she mentioned that she has mixed feelings about it, “some days I will just
wake up and wonder what possessed me to be in the show, where even when there
is the violence they don’t mind. Other times, I see that it also gave people an
opportunity to see
different sides of me, before that it was just pictures on Instagram, and people kind of thought that I was so stuck up.”
Chris Rufus’ new album, “Timeless”, reflects on the sovereignty of God and the efficacy of His power, His goodness and unending grace. Artists featured in the Album are Rionbee and Lex. Chris Rufus is addicted to creative sounds; he makes music sound beautiful and his songs inspire change. Chris Rufus has written several songs cutting across many genres such as Afro-pop, Country, Inspirational, classical and hip-hop. This is based on his belief in creative diversity that is not restricted by borders, beliefs, traditions and philosophies. Consequently, his songs are inspired by, and embrace a universal diversity. According to Chris, his mission is to create songs that will be timeless, transcend many generations, and inspire and change lives. Mma Mma (Chris Rufus Feat. Rionbee) Mma Mma is one of the hit songs in the “Timeless”
“Mma Mma” is a song of praise, thanksgiving and worship. Words alone, are not enough to express God’s goodness over my life. This is very personal and deep for me and everyone who understands and acknowledges God’s Love and mercy in their Lives. LINKS TO LISTEN TO THE ALBUM Click to view the “Timeless” Album on the various platforms below: Website: https://www.chrisrufus.com
He is a Business Strategist and an Entrepreneur who served as Pioneer Board Member and Treasurer of the Association of Strategic planning, Australia. He holds a bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and also holds double master’s degrees in Business Administration and Professional Advanced Accounting from the prestigious University of Lagos and Torrens University, Adelaide, South Australia.
