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22 — SATURDAY Vanguard, FEBRUARY 20, 2021
You are multi-talented.
How do you cope with
these talents?
When God gives you talents,
He equally gives you the will,
wisdom and knowledge to
manage them.
How do you combine your job
as an actor who could play
some negative roles with your
religion or faith?
My job is different from my
faith which you chose to call
religion. As a professional, I am
supposed to play or act any and
all roles assigned to me. This
has nothing to do with my faith
as a Christian. But I need to
correct one impression here,
being religious is different from
being spiritual.
You may be religious yet very
carnal....but once you are
spiritual, you see things from
divine point of view.
You have featured in countless
movies, which of them is most
outstanding?
Life evolves and no
progressive dwells in the past
or wants to remain static. Each
work I do takes me to a bigger
challenge. It is very difficult for
me to pick any of my works as
outstanding because I try to go
a step further in every job as
they come....more so, the roles
differ with each movie.
I have tried as much as
possible to maintain a standard
professionally. I don’t go below
that standard, instead, I go
higher. So with such mindset
on your job, everything comes
out with a different higher or
better result. So it is difficult to
pick.
Wha
hat t I tell my
female admirer
ers
when they y make
advances to me
— Odunlade Adekola
*Says: ‘My family is my strength’
Multiple award- winning actor,
Odunlade Adekola is our
guest this week. In this
interview with DESMOND
EKWUEME, he speaks on how Nollywood
could improve to compete favourably with
Hollywood and Bollywood. He also talks about
his career and how his family has been his
source of strength among other salient issues.
Excerpts
Many of the actors on set with
you refer to you as “Boss”.
How much of a boss are you
to them?
This question should have
gone to them...and not me.
However, being a boss and a
good one for that matter goes
beyond the job. You must be
friendly with your colleagues.
The boss and subordinate
relationship works better while
you’re on location or set
shooting a movie. There must
be seriousness which boils
down to professionalism.
Outside that arena, you see
yourselves as one big family.
You should care and concern.
You must know what’s
happening to your colleagues
outside the job. You must know
how they are faring. You should
be part of their pains and gains
so to say. When you keep such
relationship, it won’t be out of
place for colleagues to address
you as Boss.
Have you groomed actors and
I am not a husband snatc
tcher
her, Ada Ameh cries
out ...as she makes public appearance after the death of her only child
Ada Ameh
By BENJAMIN NJOKU
Nollywood actress, Ada
Ameh, was in high
spirits once again
during the week, after months
of mourning her only child,
Aladi Godgifts, who died in
October, last year, following
an unsuccessful surgery in
Abuja.
Since her daughter’s
demise, the star of M-net
produced TV series
‘The Johnsons’ has
refused to be
consoled, as
s h e
continues
to mourn
the loss
of a
young girl, whom she had at
the age of 14.
But at the night of
tributes,which was held in
honour of the late movie
producer, Chico Ejiro, on
Tuesday, at the National
Theatre complex, the Idoma,
Benue State-born actress was
spotted cracking jokes and
exchanging pleasantries with
her colleagues, as if she has
overcome the painful exit of
her daughter. It was perhaps,
her first ever public
appearance after the death
and burial of Aladi.
However. while she was
having a swell time with her
colleagues under the popular
Abegi tree, after the event,
Onos Morgan ready to take Nigerian
music scene by storm
Italy-based Nigerian singer and
songwriter,
Onoriode
Oghenevwogaga popularly known
as Onos Morgan is banking on his
recently released debut single, “Alika”
to break into the Nigerian music scene.
Onos Morgan teams up with the prolific
singer, Graham D to serve fans and music
lovers this well curated record.
“Alika” happens to be the singer’s first
project of 2021. The song, already
available on different digital
platforms, is said to have the potential
to top charts in the coming weeks.
The Delta State-born Afro-pop singer,
who doubles up as a dancer, relocated
to Italy in 2015, where he has
developed his passion for singing.
He’s all out to take the country’s music
space by storm, and his debut single
is his starting point.
one of her colleagues jokingly
accused Ada Ameh of being a
husband snatcher following
the fact that she was playing
passionately with one of her
male colleagues.
The actress, who’s best
known for her role as Anita in
1996 movie titled “Domitilla”
and as Emu Johnson in the
award winning sitcom, ‘The
Johnsons’ quickly denied the
accusation. “I am not a
husband snatcher,” she
enthused.
Indeed, while the event
lasted, the popular actress
was not only lively, but was
also seen jumping from one
place to another, reuniting
with her friends and
colleagues.
Onos
actresses?
The hallmark of a good leader is to
groom other leaders. By the grace of God,
some people have benefitted from my
tutelage in the industry even as young
as I am. But I won’t mention names
because I am still growing and yet to
reach the point I want.
Many of your fans describe you as
ladies man. How do you react to this?
It depends on what they mean. Yeah if,
you say ladies like my work or roles
in movie, I will understand and
appreciate.
By ladies man, they
seem to be talking
about your look.
Or haven’t you
been told by
your female
fans that you
are handsome?
Oh, sure...and
I show
appreciation
by saying,
Thank you to
them. Of
course, I
equally thank
my creator for
making so.
Has a lady
ever made
advances to
you?
It is normal for
such to happen
in the western
world. But in our clime,
we often see such as an
abomination or a taboo.
When a female fan of
mine makes advances at
me, I simply thank her,
then, remind her that I
am a happy family
man....and then make
her to understand that
she could get my betters
as there is a good man for every
good woman.
How do you combine family
life with your job as an actor?
I am always grateful to God for
the kind of family especially
wife that He gave to me. When
you truly have your better half
as a wife or husband, every
other thing falls in place. Once
the home front is at peace, you
will surely have a sweet and
smooth sailing career. Beside,
every successful man there is
always a virtuous woman and
vice versa. Truth is my family
is my strength.
What is the secret of your
scandal free career?
Fear of God and selfdiscipline.
Temptations will
come naturally but with the fear
of God which goes with
prayers, you will conquer.
How will you describe
Nollywood?
It is an industry with great
potential. It is growing in leaps
and bounds...yet it has potential
to grow more. All we ask for is
for an enabling environment
from government to help us
thrive.
It would be nice if the
entertainment industry gets
greater attention and
consideration in government
finances because this is a
money spinning industry. What
you invest is what you get. That
is why Hollywood and
Bollywood remain on top. They
have made the movie industry
in America and India part of
their income generators.
Government must equally
tackle piracy. By this move the
copyright laws should be
effectively put to use.