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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
PalmPay Reinforces Commitment to Educate Users through Monthly Wallet Safety Workshops
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Misinformation on Nigeria and Misrepresentation of Nigerians in Hollywood Movies
Misinformation on Nigeria and Misrepresentation of Nigerians in Hollywood Movies
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Why Corruption Cannot Stop in Nigeria
They call it You Chop, I Chop.
That is why corruption cannot stop in Nigeria.
Incorruptible people are the most endangered species in Nigeria.
Read my book, "In the House of Dogs" to see how corruption became the popular lifestyle of majority of Nigerians.
It is distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers.
Saturday, March 18, 2023
The Political Hysteria of the 2023 Elections in Nigeria
The 2023 elections in Nigeria are becoming great stuff for historical epics on the political history of Nigeria; with the good, the bad and ugly scenarios of human frailties and depravities.
Nigeria is what Nigerian are.
Majority of them are as dirty as their dirty politics of tribal bigotry, religious buffoonery and Machiavellian demagoguery.
No Nigerian politician is a saint.
No Nigerian politician is incorruptible.
Everyone of them is either corrupt or a beneficiary of political corruption.
The 2011 elections were the worst in electoral malpractices and violence since 1999 to date.
The 2015 elections were also bad and bloody with "Rivers of Blood" in Rivers State.
I included the live reports sent to me by SMS in my book, "The Victory of Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Dream: My Eyewitness Account of the 2015 Presidential Election" printed in Raleigh, NC, USA and distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers.
- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.
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Saturday, March 4, 2023
2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria: Delusions of Grandeur of Peter Obi, Chimamanda and the Obidients
2023 Presidential Election in Nigeria: Delusions of Grandeur of Peter Obi, Chimamanda and the Obidients
The followers of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) need a reality check for their bloated political Delusions of Grandeur for his victory in the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Making the loudest noise does not mean you are making sense.
Emotional immaturity, intellectual insecurity and political hypocrisy of majority of them are glaring from their widely circulated lies of demagogy and now worsened by the intellectual hypocrisy of the celebrated Nigerian novelist and feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie who is misinforming the ignorant foreign news media on the current affairs in Nigeria. She has been posing and posturing in conceit and deceit to show Peter Obi as a new political personality. A lie.
She has known him since he became the Governor of Anambra State in South eastern Nigeria from March to November 2006, February to May 2007, and June 2007 to March 2014 as a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and later decamped to the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in 2014.
He was in the PDP when the party lost to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 presidential election.
He was a leading member of corrupt and incompetent administration of the former President Goodluck Jonathan of the PDP that failed to tackle the insurgency of the Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in northern Nigeria and failed to rescue the unfortunate hundreds of Chibok secondary school girls abducted by Boko Haram in April, 2014.
On 12 October 2018, Peter Obi became the running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2019 presidential election and they lost to the incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Oluyemi Osinbajo of the APC.
When Peter Obi was in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie rejected the national honour given to her by the Nigerian government.
She and Obi are from the same Anambra State and of the same Catholic Church.
In May 2022, Obi became the Labour Party nominee for President of Nigeria in the 2023 presidential election, after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party.
Living in denial of the truth is foolishness.
It is delusional for the followers and supporters of Peter Obi to claim that he won the 2023 presidential election held on February 25 as the presidential candidate of the dysfunctional Labour Party (LP) without formal functional offices in the 36 states and federal capital of Abuja.
During the last presidential election in 2019, LP had only 5, 074 votes nationwide for the presidential candidate Alhaji Muhammed Usman Zaki and his running mate, Chief Ezekiel Akpan.
LP has had only one state governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, who ran successfully as Governor of Ondo State under the banner of the LP for a period of two terms (2009-2017). Then he returned to the PDP in 2021.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu achieved more than all the state governors combined as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 - 2007.
He made Lagos attractive to FDI.
His economic blue print made Lagos the 4th biggest economy in Africa: the Startups capital of Africa and with the most Unicorns and attracted Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world.
Majority of people attacking the APC do not understand the indices of human capacity development and achievements of Nigeria under the government of the APC.
Over 10 million new jobs have been created since the administration of the APC came to power in 2015.
Most of the jobs have been created in Lagos.
Lagos is the best and safest state to do business in Nigeria.
The economic development master.plan of Bola Tinubu, include the Eko Atlantic City; the Lekki Port Project, a $1.5 billion project to develop Lekki port in Lagos.
The acceleration of any ecosystem depends on the environment.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu made Lagos the best place to do business in SubSaharan Africa.
Achievements of the Administration of the APC
Majority of the supporters of Peter Obi are ignorant of the unprecedented achievements of Nigeria under the dynamic economic policies of the administration of the APC since 2015 - 2023.
The booming fintech sector created more than 2 million jobs from the POS vendors on every street to those trading on the internet with over 300,000 online traders.
There were over 41 million micro-enterprises in Nigeria in 2017, which represented over 99 percent of the micro. And the numbers have increased.
Number of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria in 2017.
For more details, contact Sylva Ifedigbo
Head, Clients and Markets Development, PwC Nigeria
https://www.pwc.com/ng/en/events/nigeria-sme-survey.html
$256 billion: The total sum of money Nigerians transferred electronically in 2019.
Digital payments in Nigeria have surged more than fivefold since 2014, hitting 105 trillion naira ($256 billion) by 2019. This rise was partially fueled by companies like Flutterwave and Paystack, which developed easy-to-use payment solutions for individuals and businesses.
This is why it wasn’t a surprise when U.S. payments giant Stripe paid over $200 million to acquire Paystack in October 2020, or Tiger Global valued Flutterwave at over $1 billion in March. Others are also getting involved: The Nigerian Inter-Bank Settlement Scheme (NIBSS) and Interswitch have developed infrastructure like real-time transfers that fintechs rely on.
https://restofworld.org/2021/five-nigeria-fintech-stats/#/256-billion-the-total
All these unprecedented achievements happened during the administration of the APC with the visionary leadership of President Muhammad Buhari and tech savvy Vice President Oluyemi Osinbajo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-jjMBCgthM
The acceleration of any ecosystem depends on the environment.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu made Lagos the best place to do business in SubSaharan Africa.
Hundreds of thousands of Igbos did not come out to vote on Saturday, February 25, because of their fear of attacks by different fringe elements of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)
that threatened to enforce the Sit-At-Home order declared by the Simon Ekpa-led faction of IPOB that the 2023 general elections will not take place in the South East geo-political zone of the country.
Peter Obi has not condemned the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and this has implications for his presidential ambition, because majority of Muslims and others, especially non+Igbos who are against the breakup of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will not vote for him.
It is even unbelievable that Peter Obi defeated Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos State, the home state of the presidential candidate of the APC!
Wherever the LP won, they were happy and even claimed that they should have won more votes than the national ruling party of the incumbent administration of the Nigerian government.
How can you claim you have won in more states than the APC that has been ruling the federal government since 2015 to date; with 22 governors in 22 states of the 36 states in Nigeria; majority of Senators in the Senate; majority of members in the House of Representatives and the Houses of Assembly in the 36 states with functional offices in all the states and in Abuja.
Peter Obi and the Labour Party cannot win the presidential election in more states than the national ruling party.
Peter Obi actually exploited the gullibility and political naivety of majority of Nigerians by widespread defamation of the personality of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and labelling the APC as an evil political party and lied that the APC has failed in the administration of the federal government. They deliberately ignored the outstanding achievements of the APC since 2015 to date.
The Labour Party accused the APC of rigging the presidential election. But I have a video showing the LP rigging the election.
They lied by calling Peter Obi "Mr. Clean" and incorruptible politician. But Peter Obi was linked to the misappropriations of funds by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) when he was a leading member of the former national ruling party, People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo, the MD of Fidelity Bank was arrested by the EFCC and he told his interrogators that he was under instructions from Peter Obi, believed to be one of the owners of the bank, to go to former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Alison-Madueke’s residence in Abuja for a “financial transaction that could benefit the bank.”
Peter Obi was once the Chairman and is a major stakeholder in Fidelity Bank.
He is among those named in the Pandora Papers for international financial crimes in illicit foreign assets.
PANDORA PAPERS: Inside Peter Obi’s secret businesses — and how he broke the law
Peter Obi serially violated the law by failing to declare to the Code of Conduct Bureau the companies and assets he tucked away in secrecy havens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_Papers
Read the following for more details on the consequences of foreign illicit assets.
This Act governs the freezing, confiscation and restitution of assets held by foreign politically exposed persons or their close associates, where there is reason to assume that those assets were acquired through acts of corruption, criminal mismanagement or by other felonies.16 Aug 2016
https://www.unodc.org › 201...
Foreign Illicit Assets Act (FIAA) of 18 December 2015
The IMF and the Fight Against Illicit Financial Flows
Illicit and tax avoidance related financial flows (ITAFF) can have a significant impact on the economic stability of a country and
https://www.imf.org/en/About/Factsheets/Sheets/2023/Fight-against-illicit-financial-flows
It is really baffling that Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie would endorse such a character, because they are from the same tribe and church when she should know that suspects in similar situations in the United States of America would have been on trial for their crimes and not contesting for public office.
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Thursday, November 24, 2022
The Most Popular Nigerian News Blog on Pinterest
New Nigeria on Pinterest is the most popular Nigerian news blog on Pinterest with an audience of 280, 000 viewers monthly.
www.pinterest.com/nigeriansreport
New Nigeria on Pinterest is going to become bigger, greater and larger with the mobile app coming soon before the 2023 presidential election in Africa's most populous country with over 200 million people and as of 2022, Nigeria had nearly 84 million internet users.22 Aug 2022. Everyone of them can use the app to post and share news on Pinterest.
We need a New Nigeria!
Cheers!
Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
The Publisher/Editor
+234 706 637 9246
Thursday, September 29, 2022
New Nigeria on Pinterest Has Over 240, 000 Viewers Monthly
This is the screenshot of my New Nigeria blog on #Pinterest
I have over 1 million views monthly on my blogs with over 20, 000 Followers so far without fanfare and without publicity campaign.
When my mobile video app for all users of smartphones is released on #Google Play Store, there will be more than 95 million users in Nigeria alone before including users in every country in the world posting and sharing videos in their languages.
The mobile app will include e-commerce and streaming channel.
I already have access to premium content of regular supply of movies, series, documentaries, music videos, etc
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Friday, September 9, 2022
Notable Nigerian Female Filmmakers
Notable Nigerian Female Filmmakers
Ngozi Onwurah
Prof. Branwen Okpako.
Sandra Mbanefo Obiago
Amaka igwe (of blessed memory)
Remi Vaughn-Richards
Mildred Okwo
Emem Isong
Michelle Bello
Tope Oshin-Ogun
Ego Boyo,
Stephanie Linus
Chineze Anyaene
Chika Anadu
Blessing Egbe
Ema Edosio
Amaka Anioji
Grace Edwin Okon
Belinda Yanga-Agedah
Vanessa Nzediegwu,
Nosarieme Garrick
Zina Saro-Wiwa
Dolapo Adeleke, aka "LowlaDee"
Destiny Ekaragha
Mary Remmy Njoku
Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde
Adebukola Bodunrin
Kemi Adetiba.
Jade Osiberu
Lilian Aimiehi Onyinyen Afegbai
Genevieve Nnaji just got on the list, because of the outstanding success of her directorial debut, "Lionheart".
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#movies
#series
#Scholars
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#film
This is not the complete list, because there are still some notable female directors in Nollywood who emerged after this selection who will be included in the third edition of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series printed in Raleigh, NC, USA.
This edition is a special focus on the Nigerian female filmmakers in Nigeria and the Diaspora.
I am the sole funder of the NOLLYWOOD MIRRO ® Series, the first book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry since the first edition in 2013. I have not received any support from anyone else, private or public organization.
The articles in the first and second editions are among the most cited and quoted references in film studies, anthropology and African Studies by film scholars, students and others.
The Art Editor and Book Designer, Juvelin Aripal in from the Philippines.
- By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor, NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series.
Friday, July 29, 2022
Nigerians Spend N730 Billion Annually on Sports Betting
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
“Rise” to Premiere on ESPN this August
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“Rise” to Premiere on ESPN this August |
Rise is based on the triumphant true-life story of the remarkable family that produced the first trio of brothers to become NBA champions in the history of the league |
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 27, 2022/ -- Disney+ original film based on the true story of remarkable Antetokounmpo basketball brothers; Antetokounmpo: a Nigerian surname which, according to the Yoruba people of West Africa, means “the crown has returned from overseas” ESPN Africa announced that the Disney+ original film Rise, will have its linear premiere across the continent on ESPN (DStv218, Starsat 248) on Monday 1 August at 20:00. Directed by Akin Omotoso, Rise is based on the triumphant true-life story of the remarkable family that produced the first trio of brothers to become NBA champions in the history of the league - Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and former Los Angeles Laker Kostas Antetokounmpo. In this powerful, uplifting film, viewers will witness how one family’s vision, determination and faith lifted them out of obscurity to launch the career of two-time MVP Giannis and his brothers, Thanasis and Kostas. Last season, Giannis and Thanasis helped bring the Bucks their first NBA championship ring in 50 years, while Kostas played for the previous season champs, the Lakers. After immigrating to Greece from Nigeria, Vera and Charles Antetokounmpo struggled to survive and provide for their five children, while living under the daily threat of deportation. With their oldest son still in Nigeria with relatives, the couple were desperate to obtain Greek citizenship but found themselves undermined by a system that blocked them at every turn. When they weren’t selling items to tourists on the streets of Athens with the rest of the family, the brothers would play basketball with a local youth team. Latecomers to the sport, they discovered their great abilities on the basketball court and worked hard to become world-class athletes. With the help of an agent, Giannis entered the NBA Draft in 2013 in a long-shot prospect that would change not only his life but the lives of his entire family. Newcomers Uche Agada and Ral Agada - also real-life brothers - portray young Giannis and Thanasis, with Jaden Osimuwa and Elijah Sholanke as their younger two brothers, Kostas and Alexandros (“Alex”), respectively. Dayo Okeniyi (“Emperor,” “Shades of Blue”) and Yetide Badaki (“American Gods,” “This Is Us”) play their parents, Charles and Veronica (“Vera”), with Manish Dayal as Giannis’ tenacious agent, Kevin Stefanides, and Taylor Nichols as John Hammond, general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks. Rise is directed by Akin Omotoso (“Vaya”) and written by Arash Amel (“A Private War”), with Bernie Goldmann (“300”) producing and Giannis Antetokounmpo and Douglas S. Jones as executive producers. Co-producers are Andreas Dimitriou and Michael Foutras. Broadcast slots Premiere: Monday 1 August at 20:00 Repeat broadcasts: Tuesday 2 August at 10:45 and 18:00 Monday 8 August at 20:00 Tuesday 9 August 10:45 and 18:00 How to tune in: ESPN: DStv 218, Starsat 248
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Walt Disney Company. For any queries, kindly contact:Jenny Griesel Jenny Griesel Communications Tel 083 406 3444 / jenny@jennygriesel.co.za About The Walt Disney Company EMEA: The Walt Disney Company has been in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) for over 80 years and employs thousands across the region. Between Disneyland Paris and its other iconic brands, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, 20th Century Studios and ESPN, The Walt Disney Company EMEA entertains, informs and inspires millions of consumers in more than 130 countries through the power of unparalleled storytelling. Disney+, the company’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, is currently available in 17 markets across Europe. SOURCE |
Sunday, July 24, 2022
The Facts Peter Obi is Hiding from Ignorant Nigerians
Sunday, May 1, 2022
This is The Future of Nigerian News Media and Entertainment Industry
Nigerians Report Online
Over 205, 000 pageviews in April.
Our target is to reach over 1 million pageviews monthly without buying fake Views, fake Likes and fake Followers like others on the internet.
The most advanced NIgerian owned digital news blog published by International Digital Post Network Limited currently in the advanced stage of launching the OTT streaming news, entertainment and eCommerce mobile video platform.
View it on https://angel.co/u/michael-chima-ekenyerengozi
Target is reach over 200 million users of GSM phones within 12 months.
This is the future of NIgerian news media and entertainment industry.
The CEO, International Digital Post Network Limited, Lagos, Nigeria.
Publisher/Editor
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series
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Saturday, April 30, 2022
Nigerians Report Online Surpasses 200, 000 Monthly Pageviews in April
Nigerians Report Online
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The CEO, International Digital Post Network Limited, Lagos, Nigeria.
Publisher/Editor
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series
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Friday, April 22, 2022
The Epidemic of Stupidity
There is an epidemic of stupidity in Nigeria and majority of Nigerians are suffering from the sickness; from the street to the Office of the President.
- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
author of "In the House of Dogs", "The Prophet Lied" and other books distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers. "In the House of Dogs" is about life inside Nigeria.
Sunday, March 13, 2022
NIgerians Report Online Has Over 2 Million Views
Nigerians Report Online has received over two million views so far with the following views this month of March, 2022.
Monday, October 4, 2021
Netflix Needs More Nigerian Content To Attract More Nigerians
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Netflix Needs More Nigerian Content To Attract More Nigerians
Some of the best Nigerian movies and TV series are not on #Netflix.
They are on DStv, iROKOtv, StarTimes and on other OTT platforms run by two leading Nigerian banks and one multinational GSM network.
I watch more than 20 Nigerian movies and five different series weekly on DStv and many trailers of new Nigerian movies every day released on Showmax and iROKOtv.
Netflix needs to comprehend the demographics of the population of Nigerian lower and upper Middle Class and Upper Class, who are the largest subscribers of cable TV channels and they are from the largest dominant tribes of Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa Fulani. You have to show them movies and series they can relate with.
Netflix should balance the equation for the acquisition of Nigerian movies and series. Check out the #content on REDTV of UBA, NdaniTV of GTBank and airtel TV of Nigeria. They have more exciting Nigerian movies and series with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
Increase your Nigerian content and your Nigerian subscribers will increase with more new movies and series by new outstanding Nigerian producers preferred by the Nigerian millennials who are from the Middle Class and Upper Class of Nigeria whose population is over 35 million.
Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series,
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
247 Nigeria is 11 years on #Twitter
#nigeria #education #africa #people #children #school #women #students #news #information #education #masscommunication #communication
WOW!
HALLELUJAH!
247 Nigeria is 11 years on #Twitter
September 2010 - September 2021!
I thank Almighty God for the abundance of His infinite grace every day by day since September 2010.
@247nigeria has been one of the leading blogs for aggregation, publication and circulation of news and information on Nigeria and Nigerians and on current affairs in the world. And fully committed to the Corporate Social Responsibility for the advocacy of the education of the millions of underprivileged girls out of school in Nigeria by coorganising the Nigerian premieres of "Girl Rising" in 2013 and "He Named Me Malala" in 2015 to celebrate the annual United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child on every October 11. We rescued a secondary school girl trafficked from Nigeria to #Libya in 2016 and successfully supported her rehabilitation with professional skills acquisition in Benin of Edo State.
We will continue doing our best for public enlightenment and human development.
We need the cooperation and support of all good people, companies and organisations.
- Ekeyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor,
247 NIGERIA