If there is one unarguable unwritten rule in Nigeria’s movie industry called Nollywood, it would definitely be that of actresses mostly being light skinned, beautiful and sexy. Those in this category are many. Just few actresses who are not light skin have joined the class. Omotola, Genevieve, Uche Jombo, Mercy Johnson, Ini Edo and few [...]
In this piece, Patience Ivie Obhafuoso analyses the economic impact of Nollywood in Nigeria, being the second-largest film industry in the world. Nollywood, Nigeria‘s thriving movie industry, has taken a giant stride to become an industry to reckon with in and outside the country. In just few years, Nollywood has grown to become the second [...]
As part of the efforts to retain their cultural roots, the Nigerian Students Society, Exeter in the United Kingdom recently held a movie night in celebration of the Nollywood movie industry. The event, which featured Kunle Afolayan’s film, Figurine was attended by Nigerian, Ghanaian, Jamaican, and British students from various schools and departments like the [...]
Nollywood actor,director and producer Fred Amata has finally signed the N5 million deal with Globeceleb Entertainment ,organizers of The Next Soap Star Reality TV Show. The light skin filmmaker sealed the deal on Saturday,March 31,2012,and became one of Nollywood actors who will anchor the show,teach all the contestants rudiments of film making and decide who [...]
Just some weeks ago, a prophecy made by top Nigerian prophet and head of Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua on the death of an African leader came to pass. Alas! It was the President of Malawi that was the victim. The controversial man of God at his second service on Easter [...]
Stemming The Tide Of Violent Extremism
Stemming The Tide Of Violent Extremism By Philip Amiola From the tides of terrorism that have reached a climax in Nigeria to the torrents of similarly horrifying tidings across the world, it will probably take a full time job to keep track of the tragic events that have become a normal part of our [...]
Open letter to NGF: Do not betray your own
Open letter to NGF: Do not betray your own By Igwe Douglas It is allegedly the highest height of desperation if what is being reported in an online news website -http://abusidiqu.com about how the President of Nigeria, Mr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan wants to compel the Nigerian Governors’ forum to hold its election in the Presidential village [...]
In Africa’s Great Lakes region, peace dividend must follow peace deal
In Africa’s Great Lakes region, peace dividend must follow peace deal By Ban Ki-moon and Jim Yong Kim Africa’s Great Lakes region today has the chance to achieve something that has eluded its war-weary people for several decades. It can silence the guns, boost trust and trade between neighbours, educate millions of out-of-school [...]
The Big Uniport Four (Jonathan, Amaechi, Wike & Princewill) And Way Out Of The Rivers Macabre Dance
The Big Uniport Four (Jonathan, Amaechi, Wike Princewill) And Way Out Of The Rivers Macabre Dance By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze. ezemediaconcept08@rocketmail.com, 08038199163 PREAMBLE Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Widely regarded as one of [...]
Divide Nigeria Peacefully OR by Civil War
The fact that Boko Haram has succeeded in waging war against Nigeria in total violation of the fundamental principles of society means Nigeria security arrangements have failed, and either the personnel are untrained or ill-equipped to meet the present and future threats to Nigeria territorial integrity The perpetual granting of amnesty to people who commit [...]
Fulani Forum to NEF: You Do Not Represent The Good People of North Nigeri
Fulani Forum to NEF: You Do Not Represent The Good People of North Nigeria In lieu of your statement: NEF to Jonathan: You‘ve declared war on Northern Nigeria We progressive youth of North Nigeria hereby assert that the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) does not represent the good people of North Nigeria. We are disappointed in [...]
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NGF Election: Presidency Entices Governors with Release of Statutory Funds
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Ateke Tom leads protest against Amaechi, despite Police ban on procession in …
Ateke Tom, Leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante (NDV) on Wednesday led thousands of youths to protest against Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. DailyPost cannot confirm if the rally, which paralyzed normal business activities in Port Harcourt, had the permission of the state Police Command, which earlier on Tuesday vowed that no “illegal” public gathering [...]
Jonathan vs. Amaechi: House of Reps report indicts Aviation Ministry, Caverton …
The Aviation Ministry refused to submit required documents. The federal government’s allegation that Rivers State Government falsified permits used in operating its aircraft, is a deliberate falsehood that cannot be substantiated and enforces the state’s claim that it was a victim of federal “witch-hunting”, a House of Representatives committee has said in its report of [...]
Amnesty International slams slum evictions
The bulldozers came to the settlement just before midday, when most people were busy at work. Resident Jim Tom George was there to see over 20,000 people forcibly evicted from their homes in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. “They blocked the entry points to our settlement and just started to demolish everything,” he says of the day [...]
Jonathan’s 2015 campaign posters flood Port Harcourt again
Few months after outrage greeted the display of pro-President Goodluck Jonathan 2015 campaign posters in Abuja, a group of campaigners have again flooded the streets of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital with the President’s posters. The posters are canvassing supports for Jonathan to seek a second term in 2015. The posters, which were sponsored [...]
Port Harcourt Boils As 10000 Want Amaechi Out
Port Harcourt Boils As 10,000 Want Amaechi Out CURRENT political crisis rocking Rivers State, one of the major oil and gas states in Southern Nigeria, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, with Rivers Peoples Assembly, a mass civil society movement, galvanising 10,000 men, women, and youths to demand fopr the resignation of Governor [...]
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