Newman Street debuts on TV + check out pics from the premiere

The Silverbird Galleria played host to celebrities, heads of industries and very important dignitaries last Thursday for the premiere of the latest TV series Newman Street.

 Newman Street is an entertaining and educative program that features Nollywood heavyweights like Bimbo Akintola, Fred Amata, Bimbo Manuel to mention a few.

 

This innovative TV series is focused on addressing key health concerns challenging Nigerians’ like Malaria and Family planning.

Babafunke Fagbemi , Executive Producer, Newman street, Oluwatoyin Afachung, DGA NURHI, Dr. Mojisola Odeku, PD, NURHI, Ms Susan Krenn, Director, JHUCCP, Bola Kusemiju, DPD, NURHI and Representative of the Director, Family Health, FMoH, Dr Wapada Balami

•       The edgy TV series brings you the stories of different Nigerian characters who strive to overcome the severe realities of life one of whom is a young man with big dreams (Andy).

•  Newman Street is supported by Nollywood Concept Promotions (NCP) and Center for Communication Programs Nigeria (CCPN) with the support of United State Agency for International Development (USAID/PMI), United Nation’s Population Fund (UNFPA), The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHUCCP) and the UK Department for International Development (UKaid).

•      The TV Series started on Sunday 19^th October; you can watch it on channel 105 of NTA Star times by 8:30 pm with a repeat broadcast on Fridays at 8pm. Please be sure to tune in. 

Dr Folake Olayinka, Programme Director, SuNMaP, FOMWAN representative, Executive Director CCPN and delegates from the NMEP, FMoH

(Babafunke Fagbemi, Executive Director CCPN, flanked on the left by Dr Yewande Jinadu, the Medical Director FMC ably representing the Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr Khaliru Alhassan and on the right by the Head Clinical services, Dr. Okwudiafor

(Bond Emeruwa, Director Newman Street, Dr. Okwudiafor , Head Clinical services, ,  Babafunke Fagbemi, Executive Producer, Newman Street, Dr Yewande Jinadu, the Medical Director FMC, Lagos, ably representing the Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr Khaliru Alhassan and Mr Etim, Head Corporate Services, FMC, Lagos

Delegates from USAID/PMI; Jessica Kafuko, Senior USAID/PMI Advisor, Dr Abidemi Okechukwu, Malaria Program Manager, HPN, and Olubunmi Dili-Ejinka, with Babafunke Fagbemi, Executive Director CCPN

 

Right: (Her Excellency, first lady of Lagos State ably represented by  Magistrate Mrs Maimun Folami and Babafunke Fagbemi, Executive Producer, Newman Street

Mr Bimbola Odutola, SuNMaP, Dr. Olaokun Soyinka, Hon. Commissioner for Health, Ogun State, Dr. Folake Olayinka, PD, SuNMaP Her Excellency, first lady of Lagos State ably represented by  Magistrate Mrs Maimun Folami and Babafunke Fagbemi, Executive Producer, Newman Street, Susan Krenn, Director JHUCCP, Dr Mojisola Odeku, PD, NURHI and Mrs Olaokun Soyinka)

•       For more information visit our Facebook page at facebook-Newman Street, or you can join the conversation on twitter @NewmanStreetNG or you can visit our website www.newmanstreetng.tv