Adesuwa may refer to:
Oni (鬼) are ogres or demons in Japanese folklore.
Olubankole Wellington, popularly known by his stage name Banky W and credited in film as Banky Wellington, is a Nigerian-American singer, rapper, actor, entrepreneur and politician.
Adesuwa (A Wasted Lust) is a 2012 Nigerian historical fiction film produced and directed by Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen. It stars Olu Jacobs, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, and Kofi Adjorlolo. The film was scheduled to be released in theatres across Nigeria on 4 May 2012, but due to an ownership rift between the director and executive producer, it was released on DVD. The film was shot in Benin City, Edo State.
Dakore Egbuson-Akande is a Nigerian actress. She is an ambassador for Amnesty International, Amstel Malta and Oxfam of America.
The 2011 Nigeria Entertainment Awards was the 6th edition of the ceremony to reward outstanding contribution to Nigerian entertainment industry. It was held at Sharp Theater, Symphony Space, New York City on September 5, 2011. It was hosted by Funke Akindele and Julius Agwu.
Bob-Manuel Obidimma Udokwu is a Nigerian actor, movie director, producer and politician. Udokwu was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards for his role in the film Adesuwa (2012). He received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2014.
Ngozi Ezeonu is a veteran Nigerian actress and former journalist notable for her portrayal of archetypal matriarchs in Nollywood movies. In 2012, she starred in Adesuwa, a role that earned her the Best Supporting Actress nomination at the 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards
Family on Fire is a 2011 Nigerian film produced and directed by Tade Ogidan. The film stars Saheed Balogun, Segun Arinze, Sola Fosudo and Sola Sobowale. The film was premiered on November 4, 2011, at The Lighthouse Hall, Camberwell road, London.
Tolulope Adesua Etomi-Wellington commonly known as Adesua Etomi is a Nigerian actress and entrepreneur. She debuted her film career with Knocking On Heaven's Door (2014). Since then she has starred in several films and many awards. Amongst them is the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
Shaffy Bello is a Nigerian film actress and singer. She first shot into the entertainment scene when she featured vocals in a 1997 hit song by Seyi Sodimu titled "Love Me Jeje".
Adesuwa Onyenokwe is a Nigerian television personality. She was a former presenter at NTA before becoming an editor for the magazine "Todays Woman". She is a talk show host of the program "Seriously Speaking" which came on air in 2014. She is a motivational speaker and elocution trainer, living in Lagos Nigeria.
Adesuwa Thongpond Pariyasapat Aighewi is an American fashion model and filmmaker. In 2018, she was chosen as the runner up for "Breakout Star of the Year" by models.com. As of January 2019, Aighewi ranks as one of the "Top 50" models by models.com.
Linda Osifo is a Nigerian actress and television host. She was first runner-up Miss Nigeria Entertainment Canada 2011 and 2nd runner up Miss AfriCanada 2011 beauty pageant. In 2015, Linda was nominated for the ELOY awards for her role in the hit TV series: Desperate Housewives Africa by Ebonylife TV– An adaptation of the ABC Studio franchise ‘Desperate Housewives’.
Adesuwa Obasuyi is a Nigerian environmentalist, climate change advocate, and the initiator of Sustainable Africa Cities and Communities Initiative - an environmental non-governmental organization that focuses on waste, and waste data management in Nigeria and Africa. She currently works as the Climate Change Policy Manager at the British High Commission, Abuja.
Princess Osayomwanbor Peters better known by her stage name Princess Peters is a Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter, recording and performing artist, actress, film producer, and philanthropist. She started her musical career at a very tender age and launched professionally into music with a debut album in 2007 under Lighthworld Productions.
The Nigeria Billie Jean King Cup team represents Nigeria in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Nigeria Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group III.
In My Country, is a 2017 Nigerian action film directed and produced by Frank Rajah Arase. The film stars Sam Dede, and Bimbo Manuel in lead roles along with Okawa Shaznay, Austin Enabulele and Precious Udoh made supportive roles. The film revolves around a teacher who needs to raise money for her daughter's life-saving expensive surgery.
Adesuwa is a female given name of Yoruba origin that is used by the Yoruba and Edo people. It means "the crown makes wealth". Ade, the Yoruba suffix for Crown, common in other Yoruba names like Adekunle, Adeleke, Adeyemi, Adeola, Adebayo, Adesewa and so on. Suwa in some Yoruba dialects means surrounds. The name is used in Yoruba and Edo/Benin culture.
Adesuwa Oni is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Queen Njinga in the Netflix docudrama series African Queens: Njinga and Ngozi Okoye in the BBC medical drama series Casualty.