EBONYLIFE TV CEO, MO ABUDU, DR NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA, BILL CLINTON AND OTHERS TO BE HONOURED AT THE CENTURY OF THE AFRICAN WOMAN GALA NIGHT IN NEW YORK

Chairman and CEO of EbonyLife TV - Africa's first Global Black entertainment and lifestyle network - Mo Abudu will be honoured at the Century of the African Woman Forum and Gala on March 8, 2014 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

Mo Abudu, chief executive officer of EbonyLife TV said "I am grateful for the recognition. For me it is humbling and challenging. I celebrate my team at Ebonylife TV whose commitment to excellence consistently pushes the frontiers in media in the continent and around the world."

Other honourees at the Gala will include Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; Finance Minister and Coordinating for the Economy, Former President of the United States of America; Bill Clinton and Dr Mehriet Mandefo; President of Truth Aid and winner of a 2014 Sundance Film Festival Award.

The Gala event is the second of a two-part celebration lined up for International Women Day following a Forum organized by WomenWerk and promises inspiring opportunities to learn, invest, and network. The hallmark Gala is also to celebrate the rich and positive contributions
of African women across the globe.

Hosts for the evening include Ijeoma Genevieve Mbamalu; Founder of MUI-The PR Company and leading Afrobeats DJ, Dj Universe.

For more information; email: WomenWerk@gmail.com

About Mo Abudu

Mosunmola Abudu popularly known as Mo Abudu, is the Chairman and Chief Executive of EbonyLife TV, Hostess and Executive Producer of Moments with Mo, a Media Personality, Human Resource Management Consultant and Entrepreneur/Venture Capitalist.

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MARRIED TO THE GAME DEBUTS ON EBONYLIFETV, MARCH 1

EbonyLife TV and Waltbanger 101 Productions cordially invite you to...

A brand new, cutting edge drama series titled Married to the Game (MTTG) will debut on EbonyLife TV on March 1. The series, a thriller packed with suspense, twists and cliffhangers stars Alexx Ekubo (Lagos Cougars, Weekend Getaway), Leonora Okine (Shuga, Tinsel), Dada Omowunmi, (Tales of Eve, The Gods Are Still Not To blame) Paul Adams, Daniel Lloyd, Lamide Pareto, Harry Dorgu, and Toni Tones.

The series is created and directed by Walter ‘Waltbanger’ Taylaur, whose works include New Kings of Nigeria (a BBC 4 documentary) and Get Lucky (a feature film distributed by Universal) Big Brother Nigeria, Vodafone Icons Ghana, and The Apprentice Africa. He produced the feature film, Half Empty Half Full. His short film, The Wages, has been nominated for the Best Short Film at the Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Award 2014

MTTG Synopsis:
In love and giddy with excitement, newlyweds, Vincent and Gloria Coker are headed toward a blissful future together. MTTG tells the story of Gloria (Leonora Okine) who marries Dr. Vincent (Alexx Ekubo) in a bid to appease her father, who is unhappy because of her total lack of interest in becoming a doctor and inheriting his hospital. The tale, however, takes a new twist when the couple runs over a stranger after their wedding reception.

In the stranger’s possession is a laptop bag containing more than just a laptop. The discovery of this sets the newlyweds on a journey of deception, greed and murder, as they battle with forces determined to tear them apart and destroy the future they once held dear.  All is not as rosy as it seems in the Coker household, as dark secrets begin to emerge pointing to the grave realisation that they may have both said “I do” to a complete stranger.

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