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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Video - Bringing Nollywood to the world

Online entrepreneur Jason Njoku shows African Voices around Yaba market where thousands of Nollywood films can be bought.

CNN

How Nollywood Could Thrive More With Online Video Streaming

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Video - The search for the next Nollywood star

Davis Media Group in collaboration with Paradise Entertainment GH and TLDC for the Nigerian market presents - The Search for Africa's Next Hollywood Star! A reality show to scout and recruit acting talents in West Africa to Hollywood.

TLDC is an entertainment company that organizes and manages brand driving events uniquely through Latin dances. It is the pioneer of salsa dancing in Nigeria and its activities stretch to other African countries. TLDC has since 2005 partnered with well known multinational companies / Brands like Baileys, Unilever's Close Up tooth paste; to enhance their brand awareness in the Nigerian market through Latin dance events.

Our mission is to help our partners drive their brands Africa using Latin dance and arts, as the medium. TLDC believes that through arts, mutual marketing goals can be effectively and profitably achieved with its partners.

Davis Media Ghana Limited (DMG)
DMG is a multi-media production company, located in Ghana, West Africa founded by Award
Winning Producer/Director Samad Davis and his business partner Usman Sharif. DMG is a division of their US film investment and production company and was set up to immediately start producing groundbreaking, next level projects such as; television shows, films, commercials, web content and music videos, that will not only elevate the quality of content produced in Africa, but ultimately make an immediate impact in the entertainment industry in the continent as a whole.

PARADISE ENTERTAINMENT
Paradise Entertainment is management firm owned by Mr. Duke Banson and located in Ghana, West African. Paradise Entertainment has served as the driving force behind such musical super stars in Africa as VIP, KWAISEY PEE, MIMI, SALA and 4X4.
Mr. Banson and his team also specialize in marketing solutions through events and television
Productions like their newest reality show ICONS, the divas edition sponsored by Vodafone.

Tracey Moore --Hollywood Celebrity Acting Coach
Tracey Moore has committed well over twenty years to casting for film, television and
Commercials with directors such as: Spike Lee, Gus Van Sant and Samad Davis. Moore has been instrumental as an acting coach in mounting of thousands of actors, from Dave Chappelle to John Stewart, to Hip-Hop Artist such as: Busta Rhymes, 50 Cents, Eve, Nelly and Ludacris, to BET's 106 & Park television host, Terrence J and Rocsi, in the embryonic and most successful stages of their careers.

Hollywood star Anthony Anderson; Will be in Nigeria August 12, 2011 for the audition as the host.

Linda Ikeji

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Monday, August 1, 2011

Nigerian Girl, 15, Victim of Norway Terror Attack

A 15-year-old Nigerian girl, Modupe Ellen Awoyemi, has been named in a list of 24 victims of the Friday, July 22, 2011 terror attack in Norway.

Awoyemi's name appeared among those confirmed by the Norwegian police at the weekend during the tragic events which happened at Utoya and Oslo.

Although information about Awoyemi were sketchy as at press time, it was found that she was a resident of Drammen, a city in Buskerud County, Norway.

Already, a facebook page titled: Norway Victim - Modupe Ellen Awoyemi - Rip - 22.07.11 has been opened to accommodate condolences for Awoyemi for which scores of such have already poured in less than two days.

Further information obtained about the deceased indicated that she had a sister, Tinuke Margreth Awoyemi, who is an assistant Nurse resident in Debrecen, Norway.

Meanwhile, it has also been confirmed that most of the victims of last week's terror attack were aged between 14 and 30.

It was also discovered that of the people identified so far, 23 were killed on Utoya Island, while one was killed in the Oslo bomb blast.

The total number of confirmed dead is now at 41, from a provisional death toll of 76.

The list also includes Tamte Lipartelliani, a Georgian woman who is the second non-Norwegian to be named.

Norway was struck by two sequential attacks targeted at the civilian population, the government, and a political summer camp on Friday last week.

The first was a car bomb explosion in Regjeringskvartalet, the executive government quarter of Oslo, outside the office of Prime Minister, Jens Stoltenberg, and other government buildings.

The explosion killed eight people and wounded several others, with more than 10 people critically injured.

The second attack occurred less than two hours later at a youth camp organised by the youth organization (AUF) of the Norwegian Labour Party (AP) on the island of Utoya in Tyrifjorden, Buskerud where a gunman disguised as a policeman opened fire at the participants, killing 69 attendees, including personal friends of the Prime Minister and the stepbrother of Norway's crown princess Mette Marit.

The Norwegian Police Service arrested Anders Behring Breivik, a 32-year-old Norwegian right-wing extremist, for the mass shootings in Utoya and subsequently charged him with both attacks.

Breivik, who has acknowledged responsibility, is currently in custody awaiting trial for the twin attacks. Prosecutors have said that trial will likely not take place until next year due to the complexity of the case.

During the week, sources were quoted as saying the gunman's first words to special operations teams arriving on Utoya Island were "I am now finished".

The 32-year-old, who gave no resistance to his arrest, was also said to have put his hands in the air, leaving his weapons 15 metres away.

Eyewitness accounts said the gunman was dressed as policeman, with a walkie-talkie at the time of the attack.

Police also confirmed that Breivik is being kept in solitary confinement, and was interviewed again on Friday.

Meanwhile, the attacks have generated lots of reactions, some of which are rather controversial.

Guardian of London reported that one of Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi's former ministers has defended the thinking of the Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik.

Francesco Speroni, a leading member of the Northern League, the junior partner in Berlusconi's conservative coalition, who was reportedly interviewed on a popular radio show, said, "Breivik's ideas are in defence of western civilisation."

Speroni spoke as other right-wingers around Europe, including leading officials of his own party, distanced themselves from the massacre on Utoya and the ideology that inspired it.

The Italian politician was endorsing the comments of another high-profile member of the league who had drawn fierce criticism for arguing that the killings might have been part of a plot to discredit hardline conservative thinkers.

His lawyers have also been reported to say, Breivik may be insane, a statement that has polarised the society.

Breivik's attack is considered the deadliest of such to have ever been carried out by one man.

Daily Independent

Friday, July 29, 2011

Russia to build Nigeria’s first nuclear power plant

As part of efforts to boost Nigeria’s electricity generation capacity, the Federal Government is set to sign an agreement with the Russian Federation that will culminate in the building of the nation’s first nuclear power plant.

Consequently, Minister of Science and Technology, Prof Ita Oko-Bassey Ewa, yesterday in Abuja, received a 7-man delegation from the Russian Federation, preparatory to the signing of a draft project implementation agreement between the two nations for the proposed nuclear power plant.

Ewa disclosed that the proposed power plant was a major component of the agreement between the two countries in 2009, saying” a draft project implementation agreement has been prepared and ready for signing”.

The Minister, who regretted the delay in the consummation of the agreement since 2009, assured that “follow up meetings are now being initiated to discuss modalities for its implementation.”

He noted that Nigeria was in dire need of diversifying its energy generation base as part of the overall goal of making the nation’s energy sufficient, adding that “government activated the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, NAEC, as the pivotal promotional agency to achieve the objective.

Speaking earlier, Director-General of the Russian State Corporation, RUSATOM, and leader of the delegation, Mr Nikolay Spassy, stressed that nuclear power plants were a safe method of generating electricity, assuring that the Russian Federation had an enviable record in the building of such plants.

Vanguard

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Super Eagles drop two places in FIFA Rankings

Nigeria's Super Eagles have dropped two places in the latest FIFA Ranking, which has Spain remaining the best ranked side in the World and the Netherlands coming second, followed by Germany in third and Brazil in fourth position.

According to the list released Wednesday in Zurich, Nigeria, who were ranked 41st in the June ranking, were only able to scoop 636 points to now stay in the 43rd position, while Cote d 'Ivoire are the highest ranked African team on the table, sitting pretty in the 14th position. Egypt, who are placed 34th, are the second best ranked team from the continent with 735 points.

Nigeria's next opponent in an international fixture on August 9 in Warford, Ghana, have also dropped three places in the July edition of the ranking. The Black Stars after slipping in the previous ranking, now occupy the 36th spot on the log after an impressive seven-month on the high which ended last month due to the devaluation of points.

Ghana lost a significant 39 points which also affected the team's placing on the continental table.

Fifa says a total of 88 matches were taken into account for the July edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, almost a third of which were part of this year's Copa America, which therefore had a considerable impact on this month's positions. Copa America champions, Uruguay are in the fifth position, thanks to their heroics at the tournament which ended weekend in Argentina.

The next release date of the monthly ranking is on August 24.

Vanguard

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