Happy New Year! Cheers!

 

Farewell To Pope Benedict XVI, Barbara Walters and Pelé

Three awesome humanbeings passed on to eternity one after the other in the last three days of December, the last month of the year 2022 as the world awaits the coming of the new year 2023. The great Roman Catholic priest, scholar and theologian,Pope Benedict XVI; the trailblazer of women in TV journalism, the beautiful and wonderful Barbara Walters and the unforgettable King of Soccer, Pelé.

Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ʔaˈlɔʏzi̯ʊs ˈʁatsɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known by the title "pope emeritus" upon his resignation.

Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality.

Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, Walters appeared as a host of numerous television programs, including Today, the ABC Evening News, 20/20, and The View. Walters was a working journalist from 1951 until her retirement in 2015.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento[note 1] (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛdsõ(w) aˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nasiˈmẽtu]; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), known mononymously by his nickname Pelé (Portuguese pronunciation: [peˈlɛ]), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. In 2000, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century. His 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, which includes friendlies, is recognised as a Guinness World Record.

"CATFISH Christmas" Starring The Young and the Restless Star Leigh Ann Rose in Cinemas in Nigeria

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"CATFISH Christmas" starring The Young and the Restless star, Leigh-Ann Rose 🌹is pulling crowds of moviegoers to the cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana.

Catfish Christmas

Romance/Comedy ‧ 1h 30m
Release Date: Friday December 16, 2022.
Actors: Angelo Kern, Anthony Riggins, Charlotte Evelyn Williams, Ciarah Amaani, Devin Laster, Ella Joyce, Grover McCants, Leigh-Ann Rose, Tony Todd
Director: Victoria Rowell
Producer: Dara Harper
Genre: Comedy, Coming Soon, Drama, Romance
Release: December 16, 2022
Language: English

SYNOPSIS

A heart-broken young woman returns home for the holidays and feels the family pressure of being single. Her loving and nosy sister hatches a plan to set her up on an online date with a handsome professional athlete. But things take an unexpected turn when he turns out not to be her “prince in shining armor”, and her childhood best friend shows her that true love may be much closer to home.

CATFISH Christmas is the Christmas Movie in Silverbird Cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana

CATFISH Christmas is the only Christmas romantic comedy showing at the Silverbird Cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana.

SHOWTIMES 

Silverbird Cinemas, SEC Abuja

FRI-SUN: 10:25am, 10:25am(VIP), 6:50pm, 6:50pm(VIP)
MON-THUR: 10:25am, 10:25am(VIP), 6:50pm, 6:50pm(VIP)

IBOM TROPICANA ENT. CENTRE, UYO

FRI-SUN: 10:40am, 12:40pm, 2:20pm, 4:50pm, 6:30pm
MON-THUR: 10:40am, 12:40pm, 2:20pm, 4:50pm, 6:30pm

WEST HILLS, GHANA

FRI-SUN: 10:00AM, 2:00PM
MON-THUR: 10:00AM, 2:00PM

ACCRA MALL, GHANA

SAT: 10:00AM, 12:00PM, 2:10PM
SUN: 10:00AM, 2:00PM
MON-TUE: 4:00PM
WED: 1:00PM
THUR: 4:00PM, 6:30PM

Catfish Christmas

Romance/Comedy ‧ 1h 30m

Release Date: Friday December 16, 2022.

Actors: Angelo Kern, Anthony Riggins, Charlotte Evelyn Williams, Ciarah Amaani, Devin Laster, Ella Joyce, Grover McCants, Leigh-Ann Rose, Tony Todd

Director: Victoria Rowell

Genre: Comedy, Coming Soon, Drama, Romance

Release: December 16, 2022

Language: English

SYNOPSIS

A heart-broken young woman returns home for the holidays and feels the family pressure of being single. Her loving and nosy sister hatches a plan to set her up on an online date with a handsome professional athlete. But things take an unexpected turn when he turns out not to be her “prince in shining armor”, and her childhood best friend shows her that true love may be much closer to home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYhdF-whG6s

#Christmas
#CatfishChristmas
#Catfish
#love
#lovers
#romantic
#romanticcomedy
#romance
#dating
#hookup
#relationship
#leighannrose
#holidays
#ChristmasSunday
#Hollywood

Hosanna in the Highest! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2023!

HALLELUJAH!!!

I wish you and your family Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2023 with all the thanksgivings to Almighty God for giving us the reason for the season of the annual celebration of His heavenly gift of His only begotten and beloved Son in whom He is well pleased, JESUS Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever.

AMEN!

Be safe!

2022 FIFA World Cup Final in Qatar: Kylian Mbappé is the Man of the Match

Kylian Mbappé is the Man of the Match

He becomes first player to score World Cup final hat-trick since Geoff Hurst as he twice brings France back level with Argentina and overtakes Pele and Zinedine Zidane.
He also wins the Golden Boot as the highest goals scorer with 9 goals.
The real STAR BOY of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Finals in Qatar.
#france #qatar #argentina #lionelmessi #worldcupfinal #worldcupfinals #fifaworldcupfinals #worldcup #worldcupqatar2022 #qatar2022 #fifaworldcup2022 #messi #mbappe #worldcup2022

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"CATFISH Christmas" in Cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana

"CATFISH Christmas" the romantic comedy starring fast rising Hollywood actress, Leigh-Ann Rose🌹 opened this weekend at the cinemas in Nigeria and Ghana.

The exciting romantic comedy has been described as the romantic comedy for singles and couples and especially for singles who want to know how to wow single women online. 

Romance/Comedy ‧ 1h 30m

Release Date: Friday December 16, 2022.

Actors: Angelo Kern, Anthony Riggins, Charlotte Evelyn Williams, Ciarah Amaani, Devin Laster, Ella Joyce, Grover McCants, Leigh-Ann Rose, Tony Todd

Director: Victoria Rowell

SYNOPSIS

A heart-broken young woman returns home for the holidays and feels the family pressure of being single. Her loving and nosy sister hatches a plan to set her up on an online date with a handsome professional athlete. But things take an unexpected turn when he turns out not to be her “prince in shining armor”, and her childhood best friend shows her that true love may be much closer to home.

NOW SHOWING AT THE FOLLOWING CINEMAS

BLUE PICTURES CINEMA ONIKAN, LAGOS

IMPERIAL CINEMA, OSHOGBO

SILVERBIRD CINEMA, IKEJA

SILVERBIRD CINEMA, SEC, ABUJA

SILVERBIRD CINEMA, JABI, ABUJA

SILVERBIRD CINEMA, GALLERIA, VICTORIA ISLAND

SILVERBIRD CINEMA, UYO

BRANDS CINEMA, OGUDU

FIESTA CINEMA, UGHELLI

NOSTALGEA CINEMA, BAYELSA

MILA CINEMA, AWKA

VINTAGE CINEMA, IBADAN

WOSAM CINEMA, AGO IWOYE

MEGA1 CINEMA, LEKKI

PEPPERONI CINEMA,  PORT-HARCOURT

KADA CINEMA, BENIN

KADA CINEMA, PORT-HARCOURT

CINE 21, ABA

PLATINUM CINEMA, KANO

OASIS CINEMA, IKORODU

FILMWORLD CINEMA, IKOTUN

DREAMPARK CINEMA, IKORODU

COVENANT PLUS CINEMA, ABULE EGBA

COVENANT PLUS CINEMA, ISHAGA

DEEPEND CINEMA, BENIN CITY

HERITAGE CINEMA, ABULE EGBA

SKY CINEMA, LEKKI

RAINBOW CINEMA, ONITSHA

CITADEL CINEMA, UROMI

MCRYSTAL CINEMA, IJEBU ODE

OOPL CINEMA ABEOKUTA

CARTEGE CINEMA ASABA

LIGHTHOUSE CINEMA WARRI

G2G CINEMA IFE

OZONE CINEMA YABA

GENESIS CINEMA FESTAC

GENESIS CINEMA MARYLAND

GENESIS CINEMA NOVARE LEKKI

GENESIS CINEMA CEDDI ABUJA

GENESIS CINEMA PH CLASSIC

EBONYLIFE CINEMA VICTORIA ISLAND

VINMILLAN CINEMA ASABA

ACE CINEMA OYO

ACE CINEMA BODIJA

ACE CINEMA OLUYOLE

MAGNIFICENT CINEMA, ONIPANU

"CATFISH Christmas" the Romantic Comedy for Christmas

 

This holiday, "CATFISH Christmas" and a few glasses of eggnog are just the perfect pairings for lovers and lovers at heart.

November 23, 2022 | Rating: 7/10 |
Critic Alan Ng

Catfish Christmas
Romance/Comedy ‧ 1h 30m
Release Date: Friday December 16, 2022.
Actors: Angelo Kern, Anthony Riggins, Charlotte Evelyn Williams, Ciarah Amaani, Devin Laster, Ella Joyce, Grover McCants, Leigh-Ann Rose, Tony Todd
Director: Victoria Rowell
Genre: Comedy, Coming Soon, Drama, Romance
Release: December 16, 2022
Language: English

At Blue Pictures Cinemas, City Mall  in Onikan, Lagos Island

Silverbird Cinemas nationwide

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas nationwide

Kada Cinemas in Benin, Edo State

SYNOPSIS

A heart-broken young woman returns home for the holidays and feels the family pressure of being single. Her loving and nosy sister hatches a plan to set her up on an online date with a handsome professional athlete. But things take an unexpected turn when he turns out not to be her “prince in shining armor”, and her childhood best friend shows her that true love may be much closer to home.

#catfish #Christmas #Christmas2022 #love #romance #comedy #drama #lovers #family #girlfriend #boyfriend #dating #holidays #Nigeria #Ghana #Hollywood #entertainment #sex

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Fair and Beautiful

Chika Ike

Compliments of the Yuletide.

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More Unicorns Are Coming in Africa

I declared that 2020 will be the Year of the Unicorns and it came to pass with the total number of unicorns reaching 563 in 2020 and increased to 957 in 2021 when I declared that Our Unicorns Are Coming, Nigeria and the rest of Africa contributed to make up the 1, 000 unicorns so far in the world. And more unicorns are coming in Africa in 2023.  

The unicorns in Africa include the following:

Chippers Cash (over $2 billion) 

Andela – ($1.5 billion) 

OPay (over $2 billion) 

Wave ($1.7 billion) 

Flutterwave – ($1 billion) 

Paystack – ($1 billion) 

Interswitch ($1 billion) 

Jumia ($1 billion)

Fawry ($1 billion)

PiggyVest ($1 billion)

New unicorns will emerge from EdTech startups, decentralized transactions startups, ride sharing startups and sports betting startups.

The World is Full of Unreasonable People

 Every conflict in history has been caused by Rebellion against rationality.

Humans have a preference for irrationality.
That's why the world has never known even one year of peace.
There is always a preventable war going on somewhere.

In the absence of noble ethos
The city burns in the violence of chaos.

The on going invasion of Ukraine by Russia is a rebellion against rationality.
The world is full of unreasonable people.

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Author of "The Prophet Lied", "Scarlet Tears of London", "Diary of the Memory Keeper", "Children of Heaven" and other books distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers.
#people #london #amazon #books #Ukraine #Russia #war #conflict #rebellion #rationality #noble #ethos #heaven #children #prophet #history #chaos #world
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Video: Lagos in Motion in December 2022

Video: Lagos in Motion in  December 2022

Girl Starts School with Confident Smile after Surgery

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Girl Starts School with Confident Smile after Surgery

Aissatou from Louga, in northwestern Senegal, was born with a cleft lip and palate, and the stigma around the condition in her home village left her trapped at home

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DAKAR, Senegal, December 5, 2022/ -- A little girl has been able to start school with her new confident smile after receiving surgery from a medical charity to treat a birth defect. Aissatou from Louga, in northwestern Senegal, was born with a cleft lip and palate, and the stigma around the condition in her home village left her trapped at home, isolated and withdrawn. Due to the unkind reaction she received, and the difficulties the condition brought, her father Ousmane and mother Khadija did their best to protect Aissatou. They felt the need to cover her head in public and felt forced into a decision to keep her out of school. Left untreated, a cleft lip and palate can lead to difficulties eating, drinking, speaking, and hearing loss. Farmer Ousmane used the proceeds from his harvest every year to try and find someone to repair his infant daughter’s cleft lip and palate. But every year, he was disappointed. Ousmane said: “I love my daughter so much, I would never stop looking for her healing.” In 2019, when Aissatou was just a toddler, Ousmane heard that a hospital ship from international aid charity Mercy Ships was coming to the port of Dakar to provide free surgeries and medical training. He made the journey to the port with Aissatou, and they were thrilled to receive a surgery appointment. But the joy was short-lived as the operation had to be delayed due to COVID-19. Ousmane and Aissatou had to return home and wait for the ship to return. He said: “In my heart I knew that these people would help my daughter. I just kept praying and hoping that the ship would return.” Aissatou was four years old when she boarded the Africa Mercy hospital ship in 2022 for surgery.  Despite being a curious little girl full of life she only played alone and not with other children on board. Ousmane came with Aissatou as a caregiver, while her mother Khadija waited anxiously at home, “I couldn't eat or drink,” she said. Aissatou’s father, Ousmane was also nervous, “during the surgery I was afraid,” he said as he recalled the difficult hours of waiting. “I don't know anything about surgery, and I had no idea what was happening. It took a long time before she came back, but when she came back, I was so happy!” Once the bandages were off, Ousmane and his daughter could both see the transformation. Where before Aissatou’s cleft had been, there was smooth skin. Aissatou stared at herself in the mirror, looking fascinated. Senegalese translator Boubacar Diallo who worked on the ship during Aissatou’s stay on board her joy was contagious. He said, “The first thing I see changing on her is the smile. After the surgery she was smiling all the time. “After surgery she was free. Playing and running everywhere, playing with other kids. She was dancing a lot.” Her father said: “Her life will change so much now. She will be able to speak properly and go to school.” When Aissatou returned home, some of those changes were evident immediately. She was embraced by her village and no longer hid her face. She started school, began playing with the other children and helped her father on the farm. One of the village elders shared: “We had lost all hope. We thought she was going to die like this. Nobody believed that she would be healed.” Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Mercy Ships.   About Mercy Ships: Global health for the last two decades has focused on individual diseases, while surgical care in low-resource countries has not received the attention it needs. Lack of surgical care resulted in almost 17 million deaths annually. Mercy Ships is an international faith-based organization that operates hospital ships to deliver free, world-class healthcare services, medical capacity building, and health system strengthening to those with little access to safe surgical care. Since 1978, Mercy Ships has worked in more than 55 countries, with the last three decades focused entirely on partnering with African nations. Each year, volunteer professionals from over 60 countries serve on board the world’s two largest non-governmental hospital ships, the Africa Mercy® and the Global Mercy™. Professionals such as surgeons, dentists, nurses, health trainers, cooks, and engineers dedicate their time and skills to the cause. Mercy Ships has offices in 16 countries and an Africa Bureau. For more information, visit www.Mercyships.org and follow us @MercyShips on social media. SOURCE Mercy Ships

The Rings of Power

Rings of Power

(An original story by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima)

Kingdom of Nri
circa 4,000 BCE

The oldest monarchy on the continent of Africa is the Igbo monarchy of Nri Kingdom.

Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì
Kingdom of the Rising Sun

How can you traverse the universe,
When you have chosen not to see beyond your nose? 

They called her the ageless woman of the Igbo Ukwu. The Mother of all the Dibias of Afa divination. 
I came to the peak of hills of Udi where I found her sitting under an Ugiri tree.
She was sitting on green palm fronds encircled by gourds. I came before her naked and bowed.
"Gini but afa ghi?" 
She asked  in the language of our our kingdom meaning, "What is your name!"
"Onyemachi."
I replied. 
She gazed at me. She gazed into my eyes. Her eyeballs were like golden almonds. She gazed at the windows of my soul. Then she nodded her hairless oval head.
"Hmm. Indeed Onyemachi. Of course, who knows God?"
She shook her head.
"Nobody knows God. They call, cry and shout His name every day and night and yet they don't know Him "
"Great Mother, I want to know Him. I have come to know Him," I said.
She gazed at me again.
With the index finger of her thin right hand she scribbled on the ground what I could not read and did not understand.
"You want to know Him whom they don't know?"
"Yes, Great Mother."

She brought out the bowl of the shell of a tortoise with a short stick of Ofo wood. Then she brought out the four strings of Afa one by one. 
"Open your right palm," she said.
I opened my right palm.
She held it and gazed at it.  She opened her right palm and gazed at it and gazed at mine again.
"The truth is only for the children of the covenant," she said.
"Not all the children of Yebu are called. Not all the ones who are called are chosen."

She picked up the first string of the Afa with her right hand and cast it on the ground.
Our forefathers and diviners said Yebu came with the Afa when he descended from the midst of the clouds in the sky with flashes of lightning and claps of thunder.
Yebu was one of the Sons of God who came down to the Earth 

Genesis 6:

"And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, ² That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

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Read another original fiction by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima in "Camouflage: Best of Contemporary Writing from Nigeria" distributed by Amazon.

Introduction of Drylab's ROUGH CUTS Featuring Comet

 

Rough Cuts

A view of Rough Cuts featuring The Comet

A revolutionary new extension tool within Drylab Viewer, Rough Cuts enables you to easily edit your rushes in a dailies platform. It is simplistically and intuitively designed to allow for effortless and immediate edits, giving you instant visibility of whether your takes will play out as intended.

While we are constantly refining and updating our platform, Drylab's latest Rough Cuts development is a ground-breaking technical transformation; not only within Drylab, but within the global production software industry

See all on https://www.drylab.io/products/creator

Happy New Month of December of Victory!

#ThursdayExaltations👏💕💋💞🙌

HALLELUJAH!

HAPPY NEW MONTH OF DECEMBER OF PROGRESS, PROSPERITY, SUCCESS, TRIUMPH AND VICTORY OF TRIUMPHANT OVERCOMERS AND VICTORIOUS CHAMPIONS OF OUR ONE AND ONLY ALMIGHTY FATHER GOD JEHOVAH JIREH!

AMEN!

Psalm 91

1 

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;

10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.