CNN African Voices Changemakers, sponsored by leading telecommunications service provider, Globacom, will this weekend spotlight the efforts of legendary Nigerian actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, and two others who are raising awareness on malaria.
Omotola will be joined by Laolu Senbanjo, a New York-based Nigerian artist, and Meji Alabi, a British-Nigerian Music Video Director. They will be shedding light on their advocacy work on stemming the tide of malaria induced health risks across Africa.
Forty-three-year-old Omotola was listed in Time Magazine’s 100 influential people in the world alongside Michelle Obama, Beyoncé and Kate Middleton, as far back as 2013. She is indeed one of the most watched actresses in Africa and has been honoured by the Nigerian government as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) for her contributions to the Nigerian film industry.
On his part, New York based Laolu Senbanjo, is a thirty eight year old visual artist, musician and songwriter. He equally is a former attorney specializing in women and children’s rights. He travels across Northern Nigeria advocating for the girl-child education and inclusion of women in leadership in both public and private sectors. In recent times he has been recognized for his work in designing global music icon, Beyoncé’s album, Lemonade.
Meji Alabi, is known largely for his music video production works with Beyoncé, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy, among others. He is a winner of the Nigeria Entertainment Award for Music Video of the Year (Director) 2019 and nominee of The Headies Award for Best Music Video, 2019, and City People Music Award for Music Video Director of the Year, 2018. Overall, Meji is influenced by his multicultural background of London, Texas and Lagos where he grew up.
These three talents will all be featured in this week’s 30 minutes edition of the program on DSTV channel 401 on Saturday at 9.30 a.m., on Sunday at 4.30 a.m., 7.30 a.m., 12. 30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. and on Monday at 5.30 a.m. The programme will also be repeated in two installments of 15 minutes each at 6.45 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.