MOVIE TITLE: Charge and Bail.
FILMING LOCATION: loading…
BUDGET: loading…
BOX OFFICE: loading…
RELEASE DATE: October 21, 2021.
YEAR: 2021.
DIRECTOR (s): Uyoyou Adia.
WRITTEN BY: Chinaza Onuzo, Zulumoke Oyibo.
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Inkblot productions, Film One Entertainment.
DISTRIBUTED BY: Inkblot productions.
RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes (1hour, 35 mins).
COUNTRY: Nigeria.
LANGUAGE: English.
STAR CAST: Zainab Balogun, Stan Nze, Femi Adebayo, Folu Storms, Craze Clown.
Charge and Bail, is a 2021 Nigerian comedy drama film directed by Niyi Towolawi and co-produced by Eku Edewor and Matilda Ogunleye. The film stars Zainab Balogun in the lead role while Stan Nze, Femi Adebayo, Folu Storms, Tope Olowoniyan, and Eso Dike made supportive roles. The film revolves around Boma, a high-flying lawyer from the upper class who finds herself posted to a charge and bail law firm during her NYSC year.
Official Trailer: Charge and Bail (2021 film)
Release Date, Production, Location
The official trailer of the film was unveiled on September 16, 2021 on Inkblot productions’ YouTube channel, with a special premiere to hold on October 21, 2021 in Lagos state, Nigeria.
Charge and Bail (2021 Nigerian film) will made its premier on 21 October 2021.
Filming Location
More details coming soon…
Cast
- Zainab Balogun as Boma
- Stan Nze as Dotun
- Femi Adebayo as Wole
- Folu Storms
- Tope Olowoniyan
- Eso Dike
- Craze Clown
- Chigul
- Bimbo Manuel
- Chris Iheuwa
- Pere Egbi
Below are Living in Bondage: Breaking Free (2019) cast and their social media handles;
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF ZAINAB BALOGUN (as Boma)
Zainab Balogun: Zainab Balogun-Nwachukwu (born 10 October 1989) is a Nigerian actress, model and television presenter. She began modeling at an early age after being scouted at 16. She has been featured in several international campaigns for different brands. She co-founded The J-ist TV, an online entertainment web-series that highlights African culture and a range of topical issues; the series features interviews involving some of Africa’s top personalities.
Balogun works as a television presenter for EbonyLife TV, an entertainment television station, for which she currently co-hosts and produces The Spot, the channel’s leading talk show, with Lamide Akintobi. Balogun also appears as a presenter and associate producer on Jumia TV, a teleshopping show.
Zainab Balogun was born in London to Nigerian parents, where she was raised with a large extended family, predominantly in Clapham, a district of South West London. She is an Egba, and claims descent from a family from Abeokuta, Ogun State. Due to the nature of her mother’s work, she moved around a lot and spent most of her formative years growing up with relatives.
Her secondary school education was obtained at Sacred Heart RC Secondary School. Her interest in the arts began with her regularly taking part in talent shows and school plays. She studied music and eventually went on to join the school choir and later formed an R&B girl group with two friends called Regné (pronounced “reign”). She attended Christ the King Sixth Form College where she completed her A Levels in Law, Psychology, and English Language & Literature. She then attended the University of Kent in Medway where she received a Bachelor of Law degree (LLB).
Balogun worked as a model after being scouted by Premier Models Management at the age of 16. After obtaining her law degree, she began to appear in shows such as BBC One’s Material Girl, Bollywood movie Cocktail (2012), and The Charlatans by Ashley Waters. She soon found herself on set with legendary director Christopher Nolan in 2011 for the film The Dark Knight Rises, which she describes as an “unforgettable experience”.
Balogun is now a television presenter, who produces and hosts shows for EbonyLife TV, an entertainment television network. She has also produced shows such as EL Now, a daily entertainment news show for the latest in fashion, music and arts. She is currently joined by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Lamide Akintobi on The Spot, a daily hang-out talk show.
In May 2018 Balogun married Dikko Nwachukwu, founder of Jetwest Airways. The pair were traditionally married on 13 May in Lagos, Nigeria. [citation needed]
Balogun splits her time between London, England, and Lagos, Nigeria.[citation needed]
Real Name: Zainab Balogun.
Character Name: Boma.
Date Of Birth: October 10, 1989.
Nationality: British Nigerian
State of Origin: Egba, Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Net Worth: $40,000 (as of 2021).
Height: loading…
FOLLOW ZAINAB BALOGUN ON:
Facebook: Zainab Balogun
Instagram: Zainab Balogun-Nwachukwu |ZBN|
Twitter: Zainab Balogun
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF STAN NZE as Dotun
Stan Nze: Stan Nze was born on 16 May 1989 in Lagos, Nigeria, to a businessman father and fashion designer mother as a first of five children. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka. He also had training in acting at the Stella Damasus Arts Foundation.
He made his acting debut in a 2009 TV series named Private Sector and his first major film role was in a 2013 movie named Murder At Prime Suites where he played the role of a serial killer with bipolar affective disorder.
He married actress, Blessing Jessica Obasi on Saturday 11 September 2021 in Lagos.
Real Name: Stan Nze
Character Name: Dotun
Date Of Birth: May 16, 1989.
Nationality: Nigerian.
State of Origin: Anambra state.
Net Worth: $7 million. (as of 2021)
Height: loading…
FOLLOW STAN NZE ON:
Facebook: Stan Nze
Instagram: Stan Nze
Twitter: Stan Nze
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF FEMI ADEBAYO as Wole
Femi Adebayo: Femi Adebayo Salami (born 31 December 1978) is a Nigerian lawyer, film actor, director, producer and Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Arts, Culture and Tourism. He is the son of the veteran actor, Adebayo Salami. His father, who is a veteran Nigerian actor Adebayo Salami (Oga Bello), hails from Ilorin, Kwara State.
Femi Adebayo attended the C&S College for his secondary school education. He then went to the University of Ilorin, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Law. He later earned a master’s degree in Law at the University of Ibadan.
Femi Adebayo married Omotayo Adebayo on the 9th of October, 2016. Femi Adebayo and his wife have one son. He also has three children from an earlier marriage.
Adebayo began acting in 1985, the same year he featured in his father’s first movie titled Ogun Ajaye.
Adebayo has starred in over 500 Nigerian films, winning four awards as Best Yoruba actor at the 17th African Film Awards popularly known as Afro Hollywood awards at the Stratford Town Hall in London. He also won an award in the same category for the Best of Nollywood Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria Awards in 2012.
Adebayo has a long list of movies to his credits, which includes the Sonto Alapata, Wura Ati Fadaka, Ma Wobadan and Buga, among others. He is the MD/CEO of J-15 media network Nigeria.
Real Name: Femi Adebayo
Character Name: Wole
Date Of Birth: December 31, 1978.
Nationality: Nigerian
State of Origin: Ilorin, Kwara State.
Net Worth: $800,000 (as of 2021)
Height: loading…
FOLLOW FEMI ADEBAYO ON:
Facebook: Femi Adebayo
Instagram: Femi Adebayo
Twitter: Femi Adebayo
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF Folu Storms
Folu Storms: Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye (born November 25, 1986) popularly called Folu Storms, is a Nigerian radio host and presenter, actress, voice-over artist, and television host.
Storms was born in Aguda, Surulere, Lagos state. She attended primary school at Corona VI, then had her secondary education first at The Lagoon Secondary School, then St Leonards Mayfield in the UK and then proceeded to Aberystwyth University where she studied for a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) between 2005 and 2008. Storms later enrolled at the University of Bristol for her Master of Laws (LLM) in 2009. Storms has a diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Pan-African University.
Storms began to work as a lawyer, before she started with the radio station 92.3 Inspiration fm in 2012. She competed for the MTV Base Africa’s VJ search and she was one of the three finalists. Storms was later hired by the Nigerian company Ndani TV as a presenter and content producer where she produced The New Africa documentary which was nominated for best documentary award at the 2016 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards. She co-hosted the Breakfast show at Smooth 98.1FM in Lagos and was still doing this in 2019.
Storms won the 2017 Ebony Life TV Sisterhood Awards for TV Personality of the Year the 2018 On-Air Personality award for the Future awards and ELOY Awards.
The role of “Sope” was included when it went into a mini-series titled MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus in April 2020. The series was written by Tunde Aladese and broadcast every night – its backers include the World Health Organization. The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Côte d’Ivoire and the story progresses using online conversations on location between the characters. All of the makeup and filming was done by the actors who include Lerato Walaza, Mamarumo Marokane, and Jemima Osunde.
Real Name: Ada Afoluwake Ogunkeye
Character Name: Folu Storms
Date Of Birth: November 25, 1986.
Nationality: Nigerian.
State of Origin: Lagos, Nigeria.
Net Worth: $50,000. (as of 2021)
Height: loading…
FOLLOW FOLU STORMS ON:
Facebook: Folu Storms
Instagram: Folu Storms
Twitter: Folu Storms
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF TOPE OLOWONIYAN
Tope Olowoniyan: Tope Olowoniyan is a fast-growing Nollywood actress born into a Yoruba family in southwestern Nigeria on 22nd of December, 1990.
30-year-old Tope, who is best known for acting, doubles up as a model and TV presenter. Tope earned herself fame for having served as a presenter at Linda Ikeji TV.
Real Name: Tope Olowoniyan
Character Name: Tope Olowoniyan
Date Of Birth: December 22, 1990.
Nationality: Nigerian
State of Origin: loading…
Net Worth: loading… (as of 2021)
Height: loading…
FOLLOW TOPE OLOWONIYAN ON:
Facebook: Tope Olowoniyan
Instagram: Tope Olowoniyan
Twitter: Tope Olowoniyan
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF ESO DIKE
Real Name: Eso Dike
Character Name: Eso Dike
Date Of Birth: loading…
Nationality: Nigerian
State of Origin: loading…
Net Worth: loading… (as of 2021)
Height: loading…
FOLLOW ESO DIKE ON:
Facebook: Eso Dike
Instagram: Eso Dike
Twitter: Eso Dike
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF CRAZE CLOWN
Real Name: Emmanuel Iwueke
Character Name: Craze Clown.
Date Of Birth: December 24, 1991.
Nationality: Nigerian.
State of Origin: Imo State.
Net Worth: $100,000 (as of 2021).
Height: loading…
FOLLOW CRAZE CLOWN ON:
Facebook: Craze Clown
Instagram: Craze Clown
Twitter: Craze Clown
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF CHIGUL
Chigul: Chioma Omeruah, best known as Chigul, is a Nigerian comedian, singer and actress who is known for her accents and comedic characters.
Omeruah was born in Lagos to Igbo parents. She moved away whilst still a baby. She was the second of four children of Air Commodore Samson Omeruah.
She attended two Air Force secondary schools one in Jos and latterly in Ikeja, Lagos. After her secondary school, she entered Abia State University (ABSU). She attended ABSU for three months. In 1994, she left ABSU to study Criminal Law at Delaware State University, at her father’s request,. This was not a success so she left after two years to study French Education at Delaware State University. Omeruah is a polyglot and speaks 5 languages fluently. She returned to Nigeria after twelve years in America.
She initially became a singer under the name C-Flow but this has been subsumed by her characters – principal of which is Chigul. Chigul speaks in a strong Igbo accent. Chigul was first heard as a recording of the song “Kilode” sent by Omeruah to her friends but the sound was soon re-sent around Nigeria. Chigul has been married but this ended with no joint children.
Omeruah has twelve characters but she is known as “Chigul” after her most well-known invention. She has been interviewed and lauded by a number of media outlets. She had given a TEDx talk and appeared as a character in the Nollywood film, Road to Yesterday. In 2015 she appeared as a guest on the single “Karishika” by Falz.
In May 2020, Omeruah appeared in the Visual Collaborative electronic catalog, in an issue called TwentyEightyFour, she featured in the same issue with Dakore Akande, Oliver Nakakande and Coppé.
Real Name: Chioma Omeruah
Character Name: Chigul
Date Of Birth: May 14, 1976.
Nationality: Nigerian.
State of Origin: Abia state.
Net Worth: $50,000 (as of 2021)
Height: loading…
FOLLOW CHIGUL ON:
Facebook: Chigul
Instagram: Chigul
Twitter: Chigul
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF BIMBO MANUEL
Bimbo Manuel: Bimbo Manuel (born 30 October 1958) is a Nigerian actor. He was nominated for Best actor in a supporting role at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards.
Bimbo hails from Lagos State. After graduating from the University of Port Harcourt with a degree in Theater Arts, he began his television career in 1985 as a broadcaster at Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation (OGBC). He later moved to Ogun State Television (OGTV) before commencing his acting career in 1986.
Real Name: Bimbo Manuel
Character Name: Bimbo Manuel.
Date Of Birth: October 30, 1958.
Nationality: Nigerian.
State of Origin: Lagos state.
Net Worth: $50,000 (as of 2021)
Height: loading…
FOLLOW BIMBO MANUEL ON:
Facebook: Bimbo Manuel
Instagram: Bimbo Manuel
Twitter: Bimbo Manuel
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF CHRIS IHEUWA
Real Name: Christopher Nnodim Iheuwa
Character Name: Chris Iheuwa
Date Of Birth: loading…
Nationality: Nigerian.
State of Origin: loading…
Net Worth: loading… (as of 2021)
Height: loading…
FOLLOW CHRIS IHEUWA ON:
Facebook: Chris Iheuwa
Instagram: Chris Iheuwa
Twitter: Chris Iheuwa
QUICK BIOGRAPHY | PROFILE OF PERE EGBI
a 35 years old Realtor from Delta State.https://youtu.be/PHdShvFrw0YBorn in Warri, Delta State, Pere was raised by a single mother and is the firstborn of two children.Pere is a qualified nurse and served in the United States Military for six years, before coming back to Nigeria to pursue a career in real estate.
This vibrant 35-year-old is also a part-time actor and model.
Real Name: Pere Egbi.
Character Name: Pere Egbi.
Date Of Birth: June 27, 1986.
Nationality: Nigerian.
State of Origin: Delta state.
Net Worth: loading… (as of 2021)
Height: loading…
FOLLOW PERE EGBI ON:
Facebook: Pere Egbi
Instagram: Pere Egbi
Twitter: Pere Egbi
Charge and Bail (2021 film) Soundtracks
loading…