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Glamour Girls is a two-part Nollywood film about independent single women embarking on their independence within Nigeria's traditionally patriarchal society through escorting. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The film gained widespread popularity in Nigeria, [ 3 ] and starred Liz Benson , Ngozi Ikpelue , Eucharia Anunobi , Pat Attah, Ernest Obi, Zack Orji , and others.
Skin is a Netflix documentary produced by British-Nigerian actress Beverly Naya to explore the gap between fair skinned ladies and dark skinned in Africa. [1] Colorism, unlike racism means discrimination of people based on skin shades and is prevalent among people of the same ethnic or racial group. [2]
Wives On Strike: The Revolution is a 2018 Nigerian film. It is the sequel to Omoni Oboli's Wives on Strike produced in 2016. The film was written, produced, and directed by Omoni Oboli and was released in cinemas on December 29, 2018.
Genevieve Nnaji // ⓘ (/ ˈ n ɑː dʒ i /; [1] born 3 May 1979) [2] is a Nigerian actress, producer, and director. [3] [4] [5] She won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2005, making her the first actor to win the award.
During 2015 Nigerian elections, Nigeria had 20 women out of 359 in its Lower House (5.6%) and 7 out of 109 in Upper House (6.4%). As of the most recent elections, 7.3% of the Nigerian Senate and 3.1% of the House of Representatives are women. There are no state governors that are women. [88] There are no laws implemented to improve the gender gap.
The Nigeria women's national football team has represented Nigeria at the FIFA Women's World Cup at all nine stagings of the tournament, [1] [2] one of seven teams to do so. Despite the rich history, however, Nigeria's successes have been rather modest, having only progressed to the knockout phase in three occasions.
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Nollywood USA is a broad term, that is used to refer to Nigerian films made in the diaspora. Although they are popularly called Nollywood USA, these movies can be shot in any non-African country. These films are typically made by Nigerian filmmakers living in the diaspora and they are typically made for the Nigerian audience.