Royal Times of Nigeria.
  • News
    • Politics
    • World
  • Opinions
    • Editorial Opinion
    • Advertorial
  • Metro
  • Lifestyle
  • Foreign
  • Sports
  • Editorial Policy
TRENDING
Nigeria Customs generate N9.3b in one-and-half years in...
Students protest illegal detention of Nigerians in Bangladesh
Task force Speaks on Mans Death in Lagos
Just In: Buhari sacks service chiefs, appoints new...
APC faction rejects Abdullahi Samari as chairman,says purported...
Nigeria attracts $2.6bn FDI in 2020 amid global...
Abuja court to Pass a Verdict On Men’s...
Why We Demolish Illegal Structure-FCTA
53 doctors tested positive for covid-19 in Kano...
School Feeding: Kwara begins medical screening for 4500...
More victims of Ilorin rainstorm get govt support,...
Uganda court orders end to Bobi Wine house...
Chelsea set to replace Lampard with Thomas Tuchel...
Silence from leaders over herdsmen worrisome – Saraki
Police deploys Armoured Personnel Carriers, detachment of officers...

Royal Times of Nigeria.

Banner
  • News
    • Politics
    • World
  • Opinions
    • Editorial Opinion
    • Advertorial
  • Metro
  • Lifestyle
  • Foreign
  • Sports
  • Editorial Policy
News

Omosexy, Mo Abudu among 50 global women in showbiz

written by Taiwo Adediran March 8, 2018
Omosexy, Mo Abudu among 50 global women in showbiz

Mo Abudu, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EbonyLife TV, and Nollywood star Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde a.k.a, have been named among 50 women making an impact in showbiz by Variety magazine.

According to Variety, a weekly American entertainment trade magazine, the 50 women on the list are “doing extraordinary things on the worldwide stage” with special focus on the entertainment industry.

Abudu’s profile on the magazine’s website; Variety.com read: “Abudu used her star-making springboard as the face of daytime talkie ‘Moments With Mo’ to launch the EbonyLife empire.

“With a film production unit and upscale lifestyle TV network; she’s been dubbed the Oprah of Africa.

“‘As a woman in a male-dominated industry, I’ve had to be strong, focused and relentless and work twice as hard as the men around me,’ she says.

“Determined to push for gender parity in the Nigerian biz, she estimates that nearly 80 per cent of ‘key positions’ at EbonyLife are filled by women,” Variety wrote.

Jalade-Ekeinde, one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2013, was described as a Nollywood icon.

Variety wrote: “With more than 300 acting credits to her name, Ekeinde is an icon of Nigeria’s prolific Nollywood film biz.

“Although she says that, “at heart, I think I am an activist first.

“An ambassador for the UN’s World Food Program and campaigner for Amnesty Intl., she’s used her big-screen platform to drive her humanitarian goals.

“Her next step is developing a film village in the former slave port of Badagry, where she wants young Nigerians to hone their filmmaking skills while learning about “our rights and future as Africans,” they said.

Reacting to the news, Abudu excitedly shared a post on Thursday on her instagram page @moabudu, writing:

“Happy International Women’s Day! I am happy to share this good news with you all that I have been listed in The Variety Magazine 2018 International Impact Report, as one of the 50 women during extraordinary things on the global stage.

Thank you @variety for the honour. May this be your year of GREAT PROGRESS Ladies.”

The list, which was compiled to mark International Women’s Day, also features British singer Adele, Hollywood stars; Nicole Kidman, Lupita Nyong’o, and Muccia Prada, creative director at Prada.

Other prominent inclusions include Harry Potter author J.K. Rowlings, British actress Emma Watson, Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot, CEO Atresmedia Mercedes Gamero and British screenwriter Jane Goldman.

The Variety Magazine 2018 International Impact Report is the first of its kind and it is aptly tagged ‘Showbiz Women Prevail (and Persist) Around the Globe’.

They wrote: “It’s not always easy to be a woman in this world, let alone a showbiz leader that happens to be one.

“There are the usual leadership obstacles to overcome, plus downright sexism and resistance in certain pockets of the planet. Yet, these women persist.

“In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Variety presents its first International Women’s Impact Report.

“It is an outgrowth of our annual Women’s Impact Report, with a singularly global focus,” Variety said

Join our twitter community :

Follow @royaltimesng
0 comment
0
Facebook Twitter Google + Pinterest
Taiwo Adediran

previous post
FIFA Women world cup: Falconets draw Germany, China, Haiti
next post
IWD: NNPC celebrates Nigerian women achievements

You may also like

Reps summon Fashola over comments on budget

July 4, 2017

National Assembly leadership says no date set for...

August 14, 2018

Two died, Several Injured In Trailer-Bus Accident at...

July 20, 2018

Police arrests teenage boy over sexual assault on...

August 26, 2019

SERAP tells serving senators who were former governors...

June 30, 2019

House of reps summons EmefieleMEFIEL, Kachikwu over alleged...

March 24, 2017

Akwa Ibom governor sacks Akpabio’s brother over misconduct

August 8, 2018

APC: Nigeria is already being reformed

September 1, 2020

N2.2bn fraud: Fayose granted court’s permission for medical...

December 4, 2020

Five delegates to Niger Delta summit die in...

September 12, 2017

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

Facebook
  • British singer Adele reaches divorce settlement with estranged husband

    January 22, 2021
  • Orisabunmi’s death, end of an era: Kwara Governor

    January 6, 2021
  • ‘Chadwick Boseman role will not be recast in Black Panther 2’

    December 11, 2020
  • Burna Boy And Wizkid To Perform At The Livespot X-Clusive Concert

    December 10, 2020
  • Davido loses personal bodyguard of over 11 years

    December 9, 2020
  • Abuja court to Pass a Verdict On Men’s b’ball league fate today

    January 26, 2021
  • Chelsea set to replace Lampard with Thomas Tuchel —Report

    January 25, 2021
  • NPFL ranks 77th best league in the world

    January 22, 2021
  • We did not cancel Tokyo Olympics – Japan

    January 22, 2021
  • Kwara United Shocks Plateau United Away As NPFL Returns

    December 28, 2020
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • News
    • Politics
    • World
  • Opinions
    • Editorial Opinion
    • Advertorial
  • Metro
  • Lifestyle
  • Foreign
  • Sports
  • Editorial Policy

@2017 -Royaltimes of Nigeria. All Right Reserved.