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Monday, November 2, 2009

NTA turns 50

The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), turns 50. The video up top marks the station's five decades of dedicated service and steps it's taking to stay up to speed in the digital future.

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Investing in Nigeria promo video

Globacom strikes five-year sponsorship deal with Manchester United

Nigeria's leading telecoms operator, Globacom Limited, signed a five-year sponsorship deal with the world's richest football club, Manchester United. The deal will be made official on November 6th at Manchester United's home ground, Old Trafford.

As part of the deal, aspiring football players in West Africa are to gain international exposure by having access to training facilities at Manchester United. The three west African countries to benefit from this five-year sponsorship contract are Nigeria, Benin Republic, and Ghana.

The Group Executive Director for Globacom, Mr. Paddy Adenuga made this statement:

"At Globacom, we have consistently played a leading role in identifying opportunities and providing platforms for positive transformation of youths through football. This new partnership with the world's most famous football club will no doubt give impetus to the quest by kids in Nigeria, Ghana and Benin Republic to become world stars."

Included in the deal is an all expenses paid package for lucky Manchester United fans from Nigeria, Benin Republic, and Ghana to travel to Old Trafford to watch 14 live matches of the English Premiership, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Mr. Adenuga said "Globacom will continue to explore opportunities to satisfy the people's deep passion for football and we believe that we can enrich such experience by making it possible for fans to meet their club heroes and watch them play."

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MEND threaten ceasefire

The main militant group in the Niger Delta of Nigeria, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), is threatening to end its ceasefire with the Nigerian government.

Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege spoke with MEND's leader, Henry Okah, who said in the video that the government has not kept its part of the deal and that "there will be a resumption of violence very soon".

Winners of the 2009 Nigeria Music Video Awards

The Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) concluded yesterday at the Expo Hall Eko Hotels & Suites in Lagos. The award show was organized by CallyVision Networks...and the winners are:

BEST AFRO HIP HOP VIDEO
Mo hits – Ten Ten

BEST GOSPEL VIDEO
Kefee – Kokoroko

BEST USE OF ANIMATION IN A MUSIC VIDEO
Holy Mallam – Somebody Say

BEST PRODUCER OF A MUSIC VIDEO
Soul Muzik

BEST MAINSTREAM HIP HOP VIDEO
M.I - Safe

BEST R n B VIDEO
Darey – Not The Girl

BEST DIRECTOR
Mex ( Safe – M.I)

BEST USE OF SPECIAL EFFECTS IN A MUSIC VIDEO
M.I – Safe

BEST AFRO POP VIDEO
D’banj – Mo Gbono Feli Feli

BEST HIGHLIFE MUSIC VIDEO
Mc Loph – Osondi Owendi

BEST USE OF COSTUME
Darey – More

MOST PROMISING DIRECTOR
Gbenga Salu

BEST REGGAE DANCEHALL VIDEO
Frank D Nero – Cure My Craze

BEST CONTEMPORARY AFRO MUSIC VIDEO
Bracket – Yori Yori

BEST USE OF CHOREOGRAPHY
Freewindz – Tolotolo

BEST INDIGENOUS CONCEPT
Benita – We Ose

BEST AFROBEAT MUSIC VIDEO
Seun Kuti - Many Many Things

BEST NEW VIDEO
Jaywon – Filebe

MOST POPULAR NIGERIAN MUSIC VIDEO IN EUROPE
May7even – Take off my clothes

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mo Gbono Feli Feli – D’banj ( Sesan)

BEST FUJI
Ayuba

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Sunday, November 1, 2009

Piracy in Nollywood

Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports from Lagos, Nigeria. She speaks with Nigerian film director Theodore Anyanyi and producer Emmanuel Isikaku about how Nollywood, the world's fastest growing film industry, is being affected by DVD piracy.

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Interview with the father of Nollywood

Sony to invest in Nigeria