Meet the OKENWA'S...A family with unimaginable talents and skills...

When i received this family's profile i was confused as to how to really write about them, if i should profile them individually or as a family because there are all individually next rated stars! But decided to profile them as a family so people can read and know we also have families here in Nigeria that both the mother and children are hardworking actors we have seen this in the Amata's family too but why am amazed with this particular family is how young the kids got into acting and have been consistent since then, not 1 not 2 but 3 beautiful, amazing, hardworking and talented children...Enough of the talking, let me introduce you to the Okenwa's...lol
Onyinye Okenwa hails from Enugu State, Nigeria and holds a degree in Food Science & Technology form the Institute of Management and Technology(IMT), Enugu, a Certificate in Acting from Wale Adenuga's PEFTI in 2007, a Speech Course from Ultimate Movie Academy in 2009 and she studied Directing in 2012,   she took a course in 2011 at FRCN for Presentation and is presently undergoing a Photography training!!! i would have to pause and scream woooooooooow...This just goes to show how Passionate she is of her craft and the extent she would go to train herself and be ready to take on whatever is thrown at her because she is well equipped for the job.
Nyny as she is popularly called joined the industry in 2008, she has featured in Disclosure, Champions of our Time, Household, Musical Whispers, Kukere Babes, The Error, Clinic Matters, Together, Footprints, Undercover, House-Apart, Lekki Wives, Mama Africa, Every Woman, God of Shilo just to mention but a few...
Nyny is blessed with 3 wonderful children loaded with talents and we would talk about them from the 1st to the last child. Her first child is a beautiful girl named Chidera Okenwa she is in Senior Secondary School 1, a science student that is passionate about being a Surgeon, She acts and model as a hobby but has so far done so well for herself in acting and modelling, she started modelling at the age of 8, her first modelling job was a TV commercial where she was the lead character for Anapuna salt. Chidera has since featured in several TV series and movies like: The Benjamins, Kidnappers, Household, Crack in the wall, Musical Whispers, Together, Champions of our Time e.t.c...Chidera if you have ever seen her, the very first thing you will notice is her captivating ,charming and welcoming smile, no wonder she won the Middle Charming Princess 2010 Nigeria and represented Nigeria in Turkey in 2012 for the Charming Kids Pageant. Chidera is a fast rising talent that must be watched out for not just in Nigeria but the world.
Nyny's second child is named Victor Okenwa and he is 10yrs old. He started acting at the age of 6 and he is  still a very active kid actor. He hopes to be a Nollywood Actor or a Footballer in future well he is already a Nollywood Actor...wink...Victor has proven he is born to be an actor as he always displays his unimaginable and unbelievable skills in every job he has featured in both modelling and acting job he was born ready to do this no doubt... Victor has stared in various Tv series, movies and Tv commercial like; 2 Sides of a Coin, Meet the Neighbors, So wrong so Wright, Tonye's diary, Tendencies, God of Shilo, Household, Musical Whispers, Lekki Wives e.t.c...He is currently the face in the harmattan Dettol advert with Kehinde Bankole on TV...Watch out for this one, he has so much to offer and he only just started...
The baby of the house Chisom Okenwa is 7yrs old, he has a flair for computer and due to that he was sent to learn the act of editing at the age of 6...pardon me i need to pause and scream again!!! wooooooooooow! Chisom is training to be the youngest editor in Nigeria! He started acting at 2yrs old and has taken part in several productions like Mama Africa, Kidnappers, Richie, Gold, Musical Whispers, The Wounded Mother, just to mention but a few...
Omg! it so much fun writing about a family with so much talents, skills, passion and love for what they all love doing Acting...I guess you wouldn't need me to say the Okenwa's are taking over the industry and are sure a force to reckon with, if from this young age they are doing so well, imagine them in the nearest future...
I love this family, they are so blessed and i bet you will too after reading about them...Feel like going on and on but i have to stop so i don't bore you if i can...One thing you must learn from this family is to try and observe your children, help them develop whatever skills you notice they have from a young age and you will forever be a happy parent...I wouldn't be surprised if they start their own show someday called MEET THE OKENWA'S...Wink

The OKENWA'S

Nyny Okenwa

Chidera Okenwa

Victor Okenwa

Chisom Okenwa

The Okenwa's Thespians 

Miss Charming Smile

Okenwa's talented kid actors

Chidera in the Benjamins

Nyny in Clinic Matters

Like mother like daughter: Beautiful smile and loaded with talents and intelligence 

Victor on set for the Dettol TV Commercial

Nyny and her handsome talented sons

Victor doing what he loves doing

Chisom doing his thing

Wonderful and blessed children

Playing with recipes (Vegetable Stir-Fry)

Made an Asian inspired fried rice the other day and wanted a sauce to go with it then i realized i had a number of vegetables in the fridge and decided to make a vegetable stir-fry...you can always add more vegetables like broccoli,cauliflower e.t.c and chili if you like spicy food, peanut oil would be perfect for it too but didn't have so i used sesame and soya oil. This is a really good meal, very nutritious and tasty.

Ingredients

• cabbage cut into big pieces
• carrot cut thinly diagonally 
• green pepper cut into big pieces
• mushroom roughly chopped
• peas
• cayenne pepper
• runner beans chopped
• spring onions chopped
• onions chopped
• soy sauce
• cornstarch
• sugar
• ginger
• chicken stock/vegetable stock
• sesame oil
• soya oil

Method

1. Put a pan on heat. Add little sesame and soya oil. When hot pour in the onions and ginger and stir.
2. Add the mushrooms, carrots, cabbage, green pepper and stir. Add the spring onions, runner beans and peas.
3. In a small bowl mix the stock (if you don't have you can melt seasoning in water), soy sauce and cornstarch and a tbs of sugar, mix and make sure it is well dissolved.
4. Pour into the vegetable sauce, add cayenne pepper and keep stirring, make sure you don't over cook your vegetables. When it is thick, it is ready to be served with your rice.
Enjoy you highly nutritious meal...wink

Damwin Media Presents A Theatre Production: AFRICA JAMBALAYA

Damwin media in conjunction with musicnest radio presents Africa Jambalaya - The Afrobeats Fairytale . Introducing a 'Once in a lifetime opportunity' to see Desmond Elliot perform in a theatre for one night only.
This is a MUST SEE musical show which features a historical special theatre musical performance; this is The African Jambalaya: Astory of how a King called Diamond (Desmond Elliot) strikes up a deal with 'Oba toh badt' (Adot Comedian) to save his daughter from her wicked ways, we get to experience history as it is made as we come out to see the first ever Afrobeats Theatrical Musical.
Damwin Media was founded by two young graduates from Brunel University whose allaince gave birth to the  creation of an Afro-beats theatre producion called'African Jambalaya' (An Afrobeat Fairytale) The company has collaborated with different organisations like 'Imperial Dynasty' and 'Smart Promo/SIP nad worked on projects like Africa Unplugged amongst others.
On this particular project they have collaborated with a modern theatre group 'Silhouettez in the Dark' to create the first ever Afro-beats fairytale in theatres in order to highlight upcoming talent to the world.
The event will be held on the 26th of January 2013 at SYNC LONDON -361 High Street Stratford, London, E15 4OZ. The evening promises to be a mix of diverse African culture with variety of entertainments consisting of dance, music, poetry and drama amongst others.
Nigerian Actor and Director Desmond Elliot alongside YouTube sensation Adot Comedian, Africa Boy and new comer June Ubi are a few names that will be taking part in this production.
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Meet Shawn Faqua the Handsome Actor loaded with talent...

Shawn Faqua is a graduate of Engineering from the University of Portharcourt and he obtained a Certificate in Acting from the recently concluded Nollywood Upgrade Training in affiliation with the Center for Digital Imaging Arts at Boston University.
Shawn is an Actor and Model. he came into the industry in 2010 and he has so far been part of very good productions, if you have seen the FCMB season greetings advert on television that has been running since December 2012, Shawn's face wouldn't be new to you because he must have made you laugh so many times as he played the main character in the advert. He has featured in productions like Four Crooks, The Last Ritual, A love like ours, Hosea, Storm, The love triangle, For the Love of Country e.t.c.
Modeling jobs he has been involved in include; FCMB Christmas greetings television commercial, Etisalat's BlackBerry Promo, Television Commercial for the Federal Government of Nigeria a project titled You Win, to mention but a few...
He has hosted shows like Urban Royale's Magazine Launch where he was Co-host and Presenter, Retro 52 an Independence Event where he was Co-Host.
Shawn has a way of making his presence felt, he is handsome, talented and blessed with numerous skills, did i mention that he sings too...oh yes he sings, excellent actor that can do funny crazy roles and drop his fine boy attitude to get into character, wonderful model you can find on the runway, television and photography jobs, he can make different accents and he does it perfectly, he has also acquired various skills to boost his acting and make him highly competitive n he has a very cute dimple...lol..so tell me why you wouldn't want to feature him in your production?...Wink

Meet Colette Mgbe the new hot Face in the Industry...

Colette Mgbe hails from Cross River State, Nigeria. She is a final year student of the University of Calabar studying Banking and Finance.
She just launched her acting career and has since featured in Emem Isong's 'I will take my Chances', Streets and several unreleased movies slated for cinema in 2013.
She recently signed under the management of The African Film Consortium and is presently undergoing special drama training within and outside Africa.
She will be filming a featured movie titled 'Dirty South' a Mykel Parish film in Nigeria, Cameroon and Austria. Colette is also a top events planner, she had an event at Jaspers in Calabar recently where Psquare and a host of other music stars and comedians performed.
This beauty with the little time she has spent in the industry is already rolling with the stars which is a sign that she is sure going to shine very soon...Keep an eye on this one...Wink

Meet Amaka Nedolisa combination of Beauty, Brains and Talent...

Amaka Nedolisa is an Actress and Model. She is a native of Nnewi North LGA of  Anambra State, Nigeria. She holds a B.A French from the Abia State University, Abia State.
Amaka came into the industry in 2005 and featured in a couple of productions like End of Discussion, Different World and left to concentrate on other things, she returned back to the industry fully in 2012 and has been part of a lot of productions like B4 30, Four Crooks, Bad Brillance, Green Grass, Julia, The Rage, 9:15 e.t.c.
She has been part of several modelling jobs both for fashion shows, photography and TVCs for companies like Cadbury, Standard Chartered Bank, Nigerian Breweries, Skye Bank, Airtel (Zain), Supee Spice, e.t.c.
Amaka has only been in the industry for a very short time and she has done considerable very well for her self and is always ready for work whenever she is called upon, she is a very pretty, intelligent and classy young lady that has a way of drawing attention unconsciously.
Amaka is the kind of lady that you wouldn't see coming because she passes across like a calm and quite person but don't be surprised when you see her at the top because she will get there sooner than you think...Wink

Amaka on set for a short film titled THE RAGE

working on the set of THE RAGE 

on set for a BAD BRILLANCE

Amaka busy on set for her most recent production

Amaka with her fellow Actors on location

Amaka on set for a 9:15

FOUR CROOKS set

Amaka on the set of a feature film titled FOUR CROOKS

Meet Georgina Ibeh, an Actress you have to watch out for...

Georgina Ibeh hails from Imo State, Nigeria. She is a final year student at the Federal Polytechnic in Owerri, studying Public Administration.
Gina as she is fondly called came into the industry in 2007 and she has featured in several TV series and movies like Superstory, The Benjamins, 2sides of a coin, The Patriot, College Boys, National Crisis, Kukere babes, Blackberry Babes, Bella's Place, About to Wed, This Life, Private Storm, God of Shiloh, Love and Lust, e.t.c...
Gina is an actress that has a way of breaking through any producer or director because she is loaded with talents,she doesn't need you to break and put her into character as she will already wear her role like a garment and deliver it in a way that she must be applauded. Aside from the fact that she is a pretty young lady that has an impeccable dress sense and a dimple to die for when she smiles, She is really good at what she does, she loves acting and her passion for it shows whenever she is called upon to perform, she is always ready to put efforts and carry all her roles in an outstanding manner.
Gina is an Actress to watch out for because she is heading fast to the top and you better be ready for her when she gets there...Wink

On set for THIS LIFE

Gina as a Princess in THIS LIFE

On set for COLLEGE BOYS

Four Crooks Location

Gina on set for THE BENJAMINS

Gina busy working on set