FEVA TV was a conceptualized by a group of Nigerian professionals in Toronto, Canada: Dr. Idahosa Wells Okunbo, Robert Onianwah, Kingsley Jesuorobo, Lonzo Izekwe, Osahon Okunbo and Lancelot Imasuen.
The Toronto based TV showcases entertainment programs from Africa and the African diaspora. It features music videos and programs in the Afrobeat, HipHop, Reggae, Soca and Samba genres. It also has concerts, veriety of shows, drama series, documenteries, sports programs and comedy shows.
According to Dr. Idahosa Wells Okunbo, the chairman of Wells Multimedia Entertainment, FEVA TV parent company, “FEVA TV was set up by our committed team to fill a void created by a near total absence of African Canadian entertainment of Canadian TV. Our entertainment channel will expose Canadians to a robust array of exciting programs from Africa and the African diaspora around the world.”
“For the first time in Canadian history FEVA TV has provided a Canadian based permanent platform through which Africans and Caribbean people can now find authentic representation and portrayal of themselves.” reported its executive director, Kinsgley Jesuorobo
Programs viewers can be expecting from FEVA TV includes top quality international programs like Planet Nollywood, a showcase of top quality Nollywood films, from the classics of yesteryear to the present blockbuster Nigerian and Ghanaian films; Top Boy, the acclaimed, gritty U.K. crime series; Catwalq, a Nigerian soap opera set in the glamorous fashion world; High Rollers, a South African drama set in the high-stakes world of big-money casinos; Jim Iyke ‘Unscripted’, a reality show following bad boy Nollywood actor Jim Iyke; Omotola ‘The Real Me’, a similar reality series about Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade (named one of Time 100 Most Influential People in 2013); and Making of a Mogul, hosted by award-winning Ghanian TV personality Anita Erskine, which profiles successful Africans around the world as they share their stories of building their brands and businesses.
