Tag: OMONI OBOLI
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Omoni Oboli, husband celebrate 21st marriage anniversary
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Omoni Oboli, on Thursday celebrated her husband, Nnamdi, on their 21st wedding anniversary.
The gorgeous role interpreter took to her verified Instagram page to announce the good news and reaffirm her love to her husband.
Sharing a picture of herself and her husband, the actress wrote, “Do you know what today is? It’s our anniversary. 21 years don waka. We still dey carry go, nobody waka, nobody go solo! Baba God na your grace. I love you Nnamdi today, more than the first day.” (sic)
Celebrating the couple, actress Ufuoma Mcdermott wrote:”There will always be love in your home baby. ❤️❤️❤️Love you two madly”
The 43-year-old filmmaker and her husband, 51, are blessed with three sons, Gozi, Chizi, and Tobe Oboli.
Nnamdi has been supportive of his wife’s career and also doubles as her manager.
He is also a producer and has co-produced blockbusters with his wife, Omoni. Such movies include “Being Mrs Elliott” and “Render to Ceasar.”
Asides movie-making, Nnamdi Oboli is also an optometrist, having studied optometry at the University of Benin.
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Omoni Oboli fumes after being slammed for kissing RMD
Popular actress, Omoni Oboli has reacted after she was condemned by a fan for kissing veteran actor, Richard Mofe Damijo in a movie.
An Instagram user identified as Jules Nkam faulted the Nollywood actress for kissing in such a manner considering her marital status.
According to Jules Nkam, there are some traditions that guide married women in Nigeria; hence Oboli shouldn’t have taken up such a role.
In her reaction, the star actress slammed the fan , asking her followers how such an individual would be told whatever is portrayed in a movie isn’t real.
Omoni Oboli wrote: “These are the issues…how do we educate her now?
Oh sorry it was a question! What a shame?
I’m playing a prostitute in my next BANGER!
I guess that will make me a prostitute in real life! Oh well…looking forward!
Las las everybody will be alright!
DOMITILLA is coming!!! You really haven’t seen anything like it! Y’all know I don’t play”. -
I will hunt anyone that falsely accuses my sons of rape – Omoni Oboli
Popular actress and filmmaker, Omoni Oboli has vowed to hunt anyone that falsely accuses her sons of rape.
TheNewsGuru recalls that a lady had accused a man on social media of raping her at 14-year-old, which generated reactions and backlash.
However, the suspect came out yesterday with proof debunking the accusations.
This is not the first time there would be rape accusations and it seems to be rampant these days.
Omoni said false accusations are as deadly as rape itself.
She also promised to hunt down anybody who falsely accuses any of her sons of rape.
According to her, her sons have been taught and are still being taught that consent is very important.
The mother of three on her Instagram page wrote: “False rape accusations are just as deadly as rape!
“As a mother of young men, please I am begging you to stay away. If anyone falsely accuses any of my sons, I will hunt you down with EVERYTHING!
“We’ve taught our boys and still teach them that consent is everything.”
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Lekki shooting: I felt like I was dying Omoni Oboli
Actress, Omoni Oboli has recounted her battle with trauma after the shooting at unarmed #EndSARS protesters by soldiers in Lagos state.
The shooting at the protesters, which occurred at the Lekki toll gate axis of the state on October 20, has continued to attract criticisms from Nigerians
In an extensive Instagram post on Tuesday, the award-winning actress recounted how the occurrence left her worried for days.
The ‘Oloture ‘ actress said the shooting made her ill psychologically.
In her word:”Healing does not mean the pain stops existing. It means the pain doesn’t control your life anymore,” she wrote, quoting a line from ‘The Stars Are Ageless’, her book.
“It’s been one week and I’ve been through it all. I’ve been emotionally, psychologically, physically, so violently ill to the point that I’ve puked out bile.
“I’ve barely slept in this one week and I’m sure many have felt it or are feeling this way but it’s time for healing.
“I’ve had to make a conscious decision to start the healing process because staying in this state just triggers more panic and anxiety attacks (I literally felt like I was dying many times).”
She enjoined others battling similar situation to embark on a healing process by reaching out to people for help.
“So I’m starting my healing process and I advice you all to because we are useless to humanity in this state. What we all experienced is very insane and most of us will suffer from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),” she added.
Oboli also urged those who lost their loved ones as well properties amid the turbulence trailing the protests to brace up.
“To all who lost property and livelihood to looters. God sees. He will restore 7 fold! Just watch and see him give you double for your trouble!” she added.
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Omoni Oboli’s ‘Love is War’ set for premature Netflix release
Omoni Oboli, a Nigerian film producer has stated that ‘Love is War, her 2019 political drama, will be making an early debut on Netflix as a token in celebration of her birthday.
The actress became 42 on April 22 — the day she took to her social media page to break the news. She also said she has reached out to the streaming platform’s establishment in Nigeria to that effect.
According to her, the movie, which sees her play a first female gubernatorial candidate in Ondo state along other bigshots, was earlier not intended for Netflix release just yet.
“‘Love is War’ wasn’t due for release on Netflix yet. But I spoke to my Netflix family, Netflix Naija, told them I really wanted to give you all a birthday present from me and they obliged!,” she wrote.
“Who can guess what day ‘Love is War’ starts showing? My birthday gift to you! I told you I had a birthday gift for you all!
“Ladies and gentlemen! The most anticipated movie! If I had a dollar for every time you guys have asked when LOVE IS WAR is coming on Netflix Netflix Naija, I would be a billionaire already!”
Among others who starred in the movie is Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD), who ends up also playing a politician and her opponent even as the duo engage each other in a romantic escapade.
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Why I use same faces in my films- Omoni Oboli
Popular actress and filmmaker, Omoni Oboli has stated her reason for using same faces in her flicks. Omoni who has produced movies like ‘Okafor’s Law’, ‘Moms at War’ and others noted that she prefers working actors who won’t give her much stress as a filmmaker.
Oboli made this known as a guest speaker at the ‘Film lab’ seminar organized by British Council in Lagos on Wednesday, 12th of February 2020.
In her words: ”Relationships is key to success in Nollywood. Every filmmaker has their own favourite actors that they love to work with. I would rather work with someone who will not give me much stress and would deliver, than work with someone who would take more time in delivering their roles. This is my reason for working with some actors on a regular basis”.
Asked why she wears the cap of writer, producer and director in her movie productions, Oboli said: “Nothing wrong in being the director, script writer and producer in your movie as long as you can play those roles well”.
Omoni began her movie career with her first movie role in Bitter Encounter (1996), where she played a secretary. Her next was Shame. She then went on to play the lead female character in three major movies; Not My Will, Destined To Die and Another Campus Tale. After enjoying a brief career in 1996, Omoni left the movie industry to complete her university education. She married immediately after school and did not return to the industry until a decade later.
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Nigerian filmmaker slams RMD, Omoni Oboli
Revered role interpreters, Richard Mofe-Damijo and Omoni Oboli have been criticized by filmmaker and director, Kesiena Obue.
Obue, a respected filmmaker has big credits to her name as scriptwriter behind works such as Bling Lagosians and other flicks.
Obue recently averred that RMD and Omoni Oboli are not dynamic in the way they interpret their roles in movies.
“Characterization is suffering in Nollywood. We lack diversity in characters. Majority of our characters are the same. Handsome man, pretty, sexy babe; stereotypical and flat. No depth. A lot of Nollywood actors approach different characters the same way. Same mannerism, same vocal pattern, same gait, same accent, same physicality, same emotional delivery. Same everything. They go as they are. No difference between their real life selves and the characters they play.
KESIENA OBUE “RMD uses the same unhurried, guttural vocal pattern for all his characters. Omoni wears the same honey brown contact lens for all her characters. How and why? A lot of our actors do not put careful and deliberate thought into putting some degree of radical difference in the physicality, emotional experience and delivery of their characters. We are not all the same in this life. Our experiences are different and they shape our external and internal qualities. Same as the characters you play so you cannot afford to play them in the same manner.”
“Actors need to discover the physical qualities of their characters; Mannerism, physicality, posture/gait, vocal pattern, behavioural norms, culture… the internal qualities; Thoughts, feelings, motivation, internal truth. Once you know these things, you will be able to convincingly delineate your character and deliver a performance that will resonate and linger. Dear Actor, give your character a soul. Once you discover the very thing that lies deep within that character, you will feel different in your body, soul, approach and delivery,” she advises young actors.
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It is witchcraft if you feel the only way to climb up is to bring someone else down- Omoni Oboli
Renowned actress and movie producer, Omoni Oboli has said it’s witchcraft for people to think bringing others down is the only way to rise.
The ‘Okafor’s Law’ actress revealed this on her Instagram page on Thursday in what appeared to be her new year message to her fans.
Oboli urged people to rather focus their attention on developing themselves in year 2020.
“I’m a very ambitious person and I’ve learnt to stop apologizing for it. I also believe very strongly that we can ALL win together,” she wrote on Instagram.
“If you think bringing someone else down is the only way you can climb, darling, that’s witchcraft right there! We are all striving to be better than we were yesterday.
“Stop talking about other people! HUSTLE on your lane!!! I’m not going to dump down to make you feel better. Get up let’s go! PS: If you really can’t stand the heat, honey, leave the kitchen! It’s 2020 #Omonifam, let’s win.”
TheNewsGuru recalls that back in July 2019,Oboli set Nigerian Twittersphere abuzz following her submission on the rape narrative by Busola Dakolo, celebrity photographer.
Busola, wife of Timi Dakolo, had claimed that Biodun Fatoyinbo, senior pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) sexually abused her as a teenager.
The award-winning actress took to Instagram to weigh in on the matter.
Oboli shared a long epistle in which she said she was trying to get all the facts before taking sides in the rape scandal.
Despite her support for Busola, she said that there were some inconsistencies in her claims which she believed was born out of ”truthfulness”.
“The Bible warns us to “be quick to hear, be slow to speak, and be slow to wrath, and going by my personal experience of seeing how quickly many took sides without first getting all the facts, weighing it against the character of all the parties involved, given our antecedents, and then drawing conclusions from evidence and an objective comparative analysis of the accounts, rather than from emotions, envy, the thrill of seeing strife, I have waited to digest the whole matter first,” she wrote.
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Omoni Oboli condemns Busola Dakolo’s rape allegation
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Omoni Oboli has identified loopholes in Busola Dakolo’s rape allegation. Mrs Dakolo,wife of singer Timi Dakolo, had in a viral video accused Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of raping her about 20 years ago.
Oboli in her Instagram post expressed her thoughts on the issue.
According to her: “Given her antecedent of being a calm, ‘dramaless’ queen (unless Timi says otherwise), with no history of seeking attention or being overly dramatic (at least not publicly), how did she get to this point of going public at such a time as this simply to make ‘spurious’ accusations against a ‘man of god’, as some have said in a bid to sound ‘objective’? I listened to the story, and because I know her husband, and his personality, I restrained myself from trying to weigh in based on the emotions that came flooding in, but here’s the thing, there was some incoherency in some of the claims, not because I believe she lied about them, but in my opinion was born out of the truthfulness of the real account. Why do I say that? Because unless you planned your own rape, the accounts are expected to sound incredible and spurious,” she wrote.
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Busola alleged that the pastor sexually molested her twice within a week when she was a minor, several years ago.
The COZA pastor, however, denied the allegations and threatened to take legal action against the Dakolos.
Busola’s claim sparked outrage, which led to protests by a group of 126 civil society organisations and individuals under the aegis of the #ChurchToo Movement, at Fatoyinbo’s church in Abuja and Lagos on Sunday.
