Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts

Thursday, December 25, 2025

The NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series: The First Book Series on Nollywood and the Nigerian Film Industry

 


The NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series refers to books and potential media by Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi, chronicling Nigerian cinema (Nollywood).


The Book Series:

Author: Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, a Nigerian writer and film festival director.


Content: A publication capturing the big picture of current Nollywood affairs, aiming to share Nollywood's story globally.


Formats: Available in print (paperback, hardcover) and digital formats. 


In essence, "The NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series" bridges literary analysis and popular Nollywood storytelling under one brand, reflecting the dynamism of the African film industry.


The Cultural and Political Impact of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima 




The NOLLYWOOD MIRROR ® Series by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima contributes to Nollywood's overall cultural impact by documenting the industry's significant role in shaping African narratives and, to a lesser extent, touches upon potential political influence through its discussions of the industry's economic potential and societal reflections. 


Cultural Impact

Promoting Pan-African Culture: The series contributes to the broader Nollywood phenomenon, which has a massive reach across Africa, influencing norms and values, and promoting Nigerian, and by extension, African culture globally. Nollywood films offer a homegrown perspective on African realities, challenging Western media stereotypes and fostering a sense of shared identity.


Cultural Documentation: The series itself serves as a documentation of "current affairs and highlights in the Nigerian film industry". It provides a comprehensive look for a global audience, helping to preserve and disseminate information about the industry's growth, challenges, and evolution.


Encouraging Honest Conversations:

 By showcasing the complexities of Nigerian life, including issues like corruption, the series (like Nollywood films generally) opens avenues for honest discussions about societal challenges while also highlighting rich history and accomplishments. 


Political Impact

Economic Advocacy: Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima has used his platform within the series and other publications to highlight Nollywood's significant economic potential. For instance, he stated the industry could turn Nigerian tourism into a "billion dollar industry". This advocacy can influence policymakers to provide better infrastructure, regulatory support, and investment for the creative sector.


Soft Power

The massive popularity of Nollywood films across the continent, which the series documents, demonstrates Nigeria's significant "soft power." 

This cultural dominance can indirectly affect political relations and perceptions of Nigeria in other African nations.


Mirroring Societal Issues: Nollywood films, by serving as a "mirror that reflects the complexities of Nigerian life", often address political corruption and ethnic tensions. 


By documenting these trends, the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR ® Series implicitly highlights the role of film in political discourse, even if not directly political itself.


Available on

https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/nollywood-mirror-r/author/michael-chima-ekenyerengozi



Sunday, December 14, 2025

NOLLYWOOD Blues: Hatchet Job Against the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series on Amazon



There are intellectually immature and insecure characters in Nollywood who have been doing hatchet job against me online and offline.




They attacked the publication of my photo book on my on going documentary film, 'Lagos in Motion" on Amazon.
The idiot does not even know what is a photo book and what is a photo documentary. So, Amazon ignored him.

Then the next target of the hatchet job is my acclaimed
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series, the first book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry.
They sent a false report to Amazon on typos and formatting in the second edition.




The idiot behind this hatchet job attempted to sabotage the publication of the first edition through his semiliterate graphics artist who made the typos and distortions of the fonts to hamper the printing. Because his paymaster, an intellectually challenged immature and insecure opportunist said I refused to include his name in the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series.
Include his name for what?
When he did not contribute anything to the content and publication.

I also chose to print the series in Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States of America to prevent anymore sabotage by him and his evil agents.

The second edition was designed by Juvelin Aripal, an accomplished Art Editor, Art Director and Book Designer in the Philippines and I paid her US$400 (four hundred dollars) for the professional book design. So, the false report of bad formatting was idiotic.

The Nollywood Idiot does not even know how Amazon operates in more than 80 countries in the world.
My books on Amazon, are distributed by more than 50 sellers, including bookstores run by academic institutions. That's why there are more than 15 mentions, references and quotes about my writings in over 15 academic papers by Nigerian and foreign scholars.

The NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series books are the highest priced books by a Nigerian author selling from more than N100, 000 to more than N2 000, 000 a copy by book traders as a collector's item, an art book and photo documentary 

View on
https://www.amazon.com.mx/Nollywood-Mirror-Michael-Chima-Ekenyerengozi/dp/1312199776

My articles on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry have been published widely since 2006 by several publishers, including the Black Film Maker magazine in the UK and Indiewire through the Shadow and ACT that was acquired by Blavity and the acquisition included my most definitive articles on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry. The articles were moved from Indiewire to Blavity.




Morgan DeBaun

The Nollywood Phenomenon: From Analog to Digital - Blavity
https://blavity.com/entertainment/the-nollywood-phenomenon-from-analog-to-digital-2

Blavity is an American digital media company and website based in Los Angeles. Founded in 2014, it aims to serve black millennials.

Morgan DeBaun (born 1990) is an African American serial entrepreneur and corporate advisor. She is the Founder and CEO of Blavity Inc., a digital media company for Black culture and millennials.

2016 – Forbes 30 Under 30 list of "young people transforming the future of media

2016 – The Root 100 list of the 100 most influential African Americans

2016 – MVMT50 Top 10 Innovators of the Year

2018 – Forbes' America's Top 50 Women In Tech

2019 - Culture Creators Innovators & Leaders Technology Award 

2020 - Dot.LA Rising Entrepreneurs

PLEASE, if you are among the bad advisers of this Nollywood idiot, focus on your career in filmmaking.
Learn from the outstanding achievements of Fiery Obasi and others who are trailblazers in Nollywood and beyond.
Stop aiding and abetting evil.
The same Nollywood idiot you are supporting said you most likely misappropriated the over €30, 000 (thirty thousand euros) given to you by the French government to produce your first feature and used most of the money to buy two Toyota Sienna SUVs for yourself and your girlfriend you later married. And I was the only one who contributed N5,000 to support your wedding after the committee of friends meeting in Shomolu, Lagos, Nigeria.
Even when your girlfriend wanted to come over with her laptop to stay overnight with me in his flat, I told her to inform you first and she didn't come again. I refused to be used to cheat on you.

Nollywood idiots should stop their shenanigans against others.
Evil begets evil.

Mortality cannot comprehend immortality.

Fear God.

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Who is Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi? Ask AI


Who is Michael Chima Ekenyerengozi?

Ask AI.

But there are certain important facts about me most people are ignorant of, because I did not mention them personally and not included in my public profile. And AI did not mention during inquiry.

Yes, I am recognized as a public personality. I have been a public personality since I was 13 when I won the first prize in a national essay competition for my essay on "What I Like Best About Nigeria" when I was a student of the famous St. Gregory's College in Lagos. Later in 1987,  I won another first prize for my poem, "Song of Patriotism" in a national poetry competition on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Channel 10. 

At 17, I produced and directed my first play, "The Prodigal" for the Education Unit of the National Museum in Lagos, Nigeria.

At 18, I was the youngest and among the highest paid independent professional script writers for television in Africa, writing for the NTA Channel 10.

NTA is the largest TV Network in Africa.

The publication of my first book, "Children of Heaven" in 1987 had good reviews in The Guardian newspaper, The Punch and the news of the public presentation at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) on Victoria Island in Lagos in 1988 was on the Radio Nigeria and on prime time 7pm news on the NTA.

At 25, I was a national Program Consultant for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Nigeria.

I am counselor in HIV/AIDS trained by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1993.

I am a member of the International Law Office and invited to nominate outstanding legal practitioners for the annual Global Counsel Awards. 

International Law Office (ILO) Global Counsel Awards: A major international award that recognizes in-house counsel who have excelled in various practice areas, with winners selected through nominations and an in-depth analysis of legal departments worldwide.

I participated in the Digital Media Law Project (DMLP) that was established in 2007 and operated by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University until 2014.

See more on 

International Digital Post Network Limited

RC 807913                             

https://nigeriansreportng.blogspot.com/p/international-digital-post-network.html


Tuesday, September 2, 2025

WeREAD: Kaine Agary's Yellow-Yellow' Highly Recommended for Film Adaptation

Holding the novel "Yellow-Yellow" by Kaine Agary on Monday, September 1, 2025 while visiting my younger sister in her residence in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

WeREAD:  Kaine Agary's Yellow-Yellow' Highly Recommended for Film Adaptation 

https://amzn.to/4nvC5H5

Our book club, WeREAD prefers  reading more books by Nigerian authors than foreign authors. 

My younger sister, Mrs. Stella Unah is the Numero Uno of reading with over 100 books read so far. She reads novels like she is watching movies, relating with the characters in the stories. She is the Chief Librarian of WeREAD Book Club.

Unlike many of the women in Nigeria, she prefers reading to gossiping.
She can read four books within 30 days.

If everyone in Nigeria can read like her, majority of Nigerian authors will be giving thanks to Almighty God for our books will be selling like books in America, Britain, Japan and other countries with highly literate people who love 💕 to read.

I started WeREAD in 2022 as an affiliate of Bookshop.org to support local bookstores in America and I am happy to say that over US$40 million have been raised so far.

Forwarded message ----------

From: "Bookshop.org" <newsletters@bookshop.org>

To: "WeREAD" <ekenyerengozimichaelchima@gmail.com>

$40,751,866.50

Raised For Local Bookstores

Last month of August, the novels we chose to read included "Influence of A King" by Titi Horsfall; multiple award winning novel, "Purple Hibiscus" by the famous Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie and "Yellow-Yellow" by Kaine Agary that won the Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2008. The first debut novel to do so in the history of the biggest prize for literature in Africa.

https://www.thenigeriaprizes.org/profile/kaine-agary

The exciting romantic novel about the impressionable and vulnerable biracial teenage girl,  Zilayefa, aka "Yellow-Yellow", daughter of a young Ijaw woman Ina Binaebi and a Greek sailor, Plato Papadopoulos in the Niger Delta of Nigeria during the dictatorship of a sadistic military Head of State is highly entertaining. It is one the best coming-of-age novels I have read so far. 

It is a romantic drama in prose waiting for a good film adaptation that will be a box office success and it is the kind of movie Netflix should commission.


Wale Ojo

I see the accomplished multiple award winning actor Wale Ojo playing the romantic role of the retired Naval Admiral Kenneth Alaowei Amalayefa, the sugar daddy of Zilayefa; excellent beautiful Nollywood diva, Iretiola Doyle as Sisi and the fast rising young pretty Uche Montana as Lolo.

Iretiola Doyle

Uche Montana

I don't know any biracial Nigerian actress under 20 that can play the leading role of Yellow-Yellow. We have to do international casting call for her. 

WeREAD powered by Bookshop, https://bookshop.org/shop/Weread

WeREAD is for the revival of the reading culture in Nigeria and the rest of Africa for the appreciation of literature with special focus on books by African authors.

The next level is to produce the WeREAD app for all users of GSM phones to access the platform. The app will include an interactive social networking feature for users to talk about books, booklists, book awards, rate books and trade books in book auctions where collector's editions of rare books can be sold to the highest bidders. We will also produce various branded products for WeREAD, such as WeREAD school, shopping and travel bags; facecaps; T-shirts and WeREAD Cafés strategically located on campuses of selected tertiary institutions and shopping malls. 

Yellow-Yellow, Kaine Agary, novel, books,Nigerian writers,Nigeria Prize for Literature,Niger Delta, romance, love, sex, politics, adventure, relationship, career, education




Monday, July 14, 2025

Dr. Phil Osagie with the Most Popular Book on Muhammadu Buhari

Dr. Phil Osagie with the Most Popular Book on Muhammadu Buhari 

* The most family friendly book on Buhari

* The most colourful book on the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria

* The most pirated book on a Nigerian political leader




The Victory of Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Dream: My Testimony on the 2015 Presidential Election is an important chronicle of the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria and the principal actors in the emergence of the first Nigerian presidential candidate to defeat an incumbent President in the political history of Nigeria.
 Ekenyerengozi, Michael Chima: 9781329192287: Amazon.com: Books

Distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers
https://amzn.to/40SOvj3



His Excellency, Major General
Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR 
(December 17, 1942 – July 13, 2025) was a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. 
A major general in the Nigerian army, he was the military head of state of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to 27 August 1985.


About Dr. Philip Osagie
Global PR Strategist for JSP Communications & Specialist Writer (Nigeria)

Dr. Phil Osagie is the Global Strategist of JSP Canada and JSP Communications Nigeria, one of the leading marketing communications agencies in Africa. He holds a Masters degree in Global Marketing from Anglia Ruskin University and a PHD in International Business Management.

He is a global marketing communications, PR specialist and an expert on the African market of the industry. He is also a faculty member lecturing on PR strategies at the School of Media & Communications of the Pan Africa University (Lagos Business School), and an associate of the IESE Barcelona Business School.

Over the last 20 years, he has developed PR strategies and campaigns within Nigeria for some of the world’s most admired brands and corporations, including: GTB Bank, Apple, Emirates Airline, NOKIA Solutions, P&G, Chevron, FedEx Red Star Express, and Olashore International School.

Phil Osagie is also an adviser to several CEOs and blue chip corporations. He has a deep understanding of international marketing, global communications and the PR business in Africa.

He is a regular speaker and faculty on PR strategies, economic outlook and branding. He recently presented a paper at the University of Toronto focused on "Experiencing Development in Africa."

Listings and Associations:

· International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
· PRCAN - Public Relations Consultant Association of Nigeria (past president)
· Canada South Africa Chambers of Commerce
· Listing on Stanford’s Who Is Who (2013)

Phil Osagie is involved in philanthropy work and has a personal philosophy of 'changing the world, one day at  a time.' His particular area of focus is helping the blind and he is an Executive Board Member of the African Blind Restoration Foundation.

Global PR Strategist for JSP Communications & Specialist Writer (Nigeria)




Sunday, September 1, 2024

An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for history, this "wonderful history of the golden age of the movie moguls" (Chicago Tribune ) is a provocative, original, and richly entertaining group biography of the Jewish immigrants who were the moving forces behind the creation of America's motion picture industry.

Read it on Amazon Books

An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood

Monday, August 12, 2024

I Prefer Observational Documentary Style



 I Prefer Observational Documentary Style 


In documentary film production on people, places and other subjects, I prefer observational documentary style, because to me it is best to let the people involved to tell their stories; to show us their lives, societies and treasures without anyone giving a guided tour with a microphone or interviews along the way. The people are the best narrators of the narratives of their lives and living conditions and habitations in different perspectives.

Don't speak for them or tell us about them when they can speak for themselves and tell us about their lives. I want to hear: *we are.." and not *they are"; "I am" and not "he is" or "she is". 

A documentary film is not a news report. I mean reporting about a person, event or incident is not a documentary film. 

Michael Moore, the famous Academy Award winning American documentary filmmaker said it is best to produce a documentary film like a true life movie.

In the production of my first attempt in documentary filmmaking, "Lagos in Motion", there was no narrator. 
The camera was the storyteller; showing us the different places in Lagos, the largest megacity in Africa with the people in the city going about from place to place.

The "Reading in Motion" scenes show young Lagosians, Cynthia Agu and Celina Ideh reading novels by Bisi Daniels inside the car whilst on the road in Lagos city.
 In the cinematic scene of "reading in motion", there was no soundtrack. I simply showed the young Nigerian actress, Celina Ideh reading a book, the novel titled "Conspiracy of Lagos" by Bisi Daniels whilst sitting inside a car in motion on the road in the city. 
It is like a scene in a movie. 

- Ekenyerengozi Michael China

See "A Guide to the 6 Types of Documentaries"

Documentaries are a form of non-fiction film that attempts to document reality and capture the world as it is. They can vary drastically in the subject matter that is being portrayed as well as in the style that this subject matter is depicted. The different documentary styles were first laid out by Bill Nichols, a film critic, in 1991. Nichols characterized the types of documentaries as follows: 
1 Expository 
2 Participatory 
3 Observational
4 Performative 
5 Reflexive 
6 Poetic

 https://www.impactcreative.com/different-types-of-documentaries/#:~:text=A%20Guide%20to,Poetic

Saturday, August 10, 2024

A New Book: Like Their Fathers, Like Their Mothers



COMING OUT SOON

One of the new books I have written so far.

LIKE THEIR FATHERS,LIKE THEIR MOTHERS

Definitely a must read on the Nigerian society.

This is following my previous books; "Diary of the Memory Keeper" and "In the House of Dogs" also on lives in Nigeria, excluding my other books, "Children of Heaven", "Scarlet Tears of London",  "Unveil Me My Love", "The Prophet Lied", "The Victory of Muhammadu Buhari" "The Language of True Love" and "Naked Beauty":((a romantic screenplay co-authored with Dr. Chika Christian Onu)

90 percent of my books are distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers.

#books

#author

#diary 

#memoir 

#novel 

#literature 

#nigeria 

#society

#buhari

#society

#parents

#sons

#daughters

#love

#beauty

#friends

#friendship

#relationship

#marriage 

#london

#heaven

#children

#amazon

#barnesandnoble

Saturday, May 4, 2024

The Wise Sayings of Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima


Beauty is more than having a pretty face.

Beauty is beyond the first sight.

How can a woman be beautiful and be so cruel?
There is no beauty in cruelty.
There is no beauty in indignity.

True beauty blossoms in purity.
True beauty is the Queen of nobility.

Great nations are built by building great institutions of great minds of great ambitions.

Whoever wishes you well will tell you the truth;
And will do the best for your happiness and success.

Whoever delays what will be of benefit and credit to you is not your friend; but the enemy of your progress.

You can never see the true colours of people from afar.
The closer you are, the clearer they are.

The most dangerous enemies don't make noise.
Even when they sing your praise.

The gift of greatness has been given to everyone. 
But your gift has no benefit if you don't use it.

Your foes are as many as the toes you step on in the journey of life.

Caprice, malice and prejudice are the vices of insecure people.

Don't grudge,
Don't judge.

What are the benefits of titles to someone who has no principles?

You cannot be great without dignity, integrity and nobility.
Greatness comes with great dignity, humility, integrity and nobility.

Do not mistake pity for love.

True love tells no lies.
True love never dies.

Many fools have died as they lied.

You may fool the whole world
But you cannot fool God.

The truth conquers death.
For the truth shall inherit the Earth.

There is no vanity in charity.

In the name of religion, multitudes have perished defending the God who has no religion.

You can never see God until you see people through the eyes of God.

Whom Almighty God has chosen to promote, no one can demote.


- by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima
Author of "The Prophet Lied", "Diary of the Memory Keeper", "In the House of Dogs" and other books distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers.



Monday, November 13, 2023

Digital Artworks and NFTs on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu


NFT of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR of Nigeria minted on the Algorand blockchain.

Price: 100ETH

Digital animation version price: US$20, 000.

The Algorand Foundation held an event in Abuja last week for Nigerian developers.

The digital artworks by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, who has been featured in local and International art exhibitions in Nigeria and Japan since 1983.

He was the curator of the first Art Against AIDS Exhibitions in Nigeria in 1993 held at the National Museum and National Arts Theatre in Lagos where all his artworks were sold. 

He is the author of "The Victory of Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian Dream: My Eyewitness Account of the 2015 Presidential Election" and other books distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers.

His new books include, "Barack Obama and the American Dream" and "The Political Phenomenon of President Muhammadu Buhari".

He is currently producing the "Lagos in Motion" documentary film since 2016.

He met President Bola Ahmed Tinubu when he was invited to his birthday in 2001 as the Governor of Lagos State at the Lagos State House on the Marina, Lagos.

#Tinubu
#President
#PresidentTinubu
#Buhari
#Nigeria
#America
#Obama
#NigerianDream
#AmericanDream
#presidentialelection 
#books
#Amazon
#art
#NFT
#Artexhibition 
#Japan
#author
#documentaryfilm 
#documentary

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Memories Are Forever


Memories Are Forever

When all have been said and done.

When they have come and gone.

As they always come and go every day.

Their footprints are always washed away.

But my memories of them linger longer 

And I will remember them forever.

- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,

Author of "Diary of the Memory Keeper" and other books distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other things.


Elegushi Beach,  2016.

Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria.

From the principal photography of my documentary film, "Lagos in Motion".

Photograph by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.

All rights reserved.

No copying, duplication and reproduction in any format of media without the authorization and permission of Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima and International Digital Post Network Limited.


#Elegushibeach 

#beach 

#life

#memories 

#people

#Documentary 

#film

#Photography 

#diary 

#books

#Amazon

#Chima

#Michael

#Ekenyerengozi

#Lagos

#Nigeria

#travel

#tourism

#tourists

#pilgrims

#earth

Saturday, August 5, 2023

JAZZHOLE, Me and PLATO's Republic

 JAZZHOLE, Me and PLATO's Republic

Last Wednesday, August 2, 2023, I went to JAZZHOLE, the largest bookstore for the Nigerian intelligentsia located on the Awolowo Road in Ikoyi on Lagos Island of Nigeria.

I often go there to visit Olakunle Tejuosho, the Co-founder and CEO of JAZZHOLE and Glendora Bookshops whenever I wanted to have cerebral moments of intellectual discussion on literature, the reading culture and political leaders of Nigeria.

We are both old boys of the famous St  Gregory's College on the Island where I became a child celebrity at 13 when I won the first prize in a national essay competition followed by the beautiful Elizabeth Banjo, daughter of the famous Emeritus Professor Ladipo Ayodeji Banjo, CON.

I was standing, because I did not want to stay long. But as I decided to sit down, suddenly a hardcopy book fell to my feet from the bookshelf beside me. As I picked up the book, it was PLATO's "Republic"! One of his famous books and an all time classic and one of my favourite books.Written around 375 BCE, it is regarded as Plato's best-known work, and one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically.

This book is highly recommended for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, GCON and Peter Obi, CON

#jazzholelagos

#Chima 

#Plato 

#repubiic

#jazz

#music 

#books 

#literature 

#intellectual 

#stgregory 

#college 

#reading 

#culture 

#politics 

#leadership 

#leaders 

#Nigeria 

#Tinubu 

#peterobi

Sunday, June 18, 2023

Are African Writers And Readers Ready For The eBook Revolution?

Are African Writers And Readers Ready For The eBook Revolution?

March, 2013.

This week, the "father of African literature' Chinua Achebe died, leaving behind a legacy for Nigerian authors. Today I welcome another Nigerian author Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima to discuss the …

Joanna Penn writes non-fiction for authors and is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling thriller author as J.F.Penn. She’s an award-winning podcaster and creative entrepreneur.

Read the important interview on

https://www.thecreativepenn.com/tag/africa/

Saturday, May 27, 2023

There is an Epidemic of Stupidity in Nigeria

In the House of Stupidity

Stupidity is: instead of addressing the national emergency of medical doctors going on strike nationwide, the President, Vice President, President-Elect,  Governors, opposing presidential candidates Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi among the legions of other Nigerians were celebrating and salivating over the ego trip of a young female celebrity chef breaking the Guinness Records for cooking for 100 hours and then gloating over her sexuality; when Americans were celebrating the unprecedented historic academic achievement of LMU valedictorian, Obioma Somtochi Ugorji, the young Nigerian student  who emerged as the 2023 best-graduating student of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, USA. It is good Peter Obi has congratulated him.

Every achievement deserves celebration, but it is stupid to be dancing when your house is on fire. 
Will a mother abandon her child having seizure in ER to go and cook for a birthday party?

There is an epidemic of stupidity in Nigeria from the street to the Office of the President.
After "In the House of Dogs", the title of one of my new books should be "In the House of Stupidity".

There is widespread of cases I call Illogical, Irrational and Unreasonable Mentality (IIUM) among the majority of Nigerians, because as you can see from the abnormalities of the last general elections and banalities of the people, they have issues with being logical, rational and reasonable in their behaviours. 
Common sense is not common in Nigeria.

Majority of the artistes who were jumping on the bandwagon of the "Obidients" political movement of Peter Obi before the presidential election on February 23, were in Abuja on Thursday May 25 celebrating and performing at the Renewed Hope live concert for the President-Elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu after collecting millions of naira.

#Nigeria
#President
#Vicepresident
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#governor
#doctors
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#books

- By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor,
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

20 Years of Advocacy For Character Development of Nigerian Children and Youths for Nation Building: 2003 - 2023

20 Years of Advocacy For Character Development of Nigerian Children and Youths for Nation Building: 2003 - 2023


In 2003, my King of Kings Books International sponsored the King of Kings Books International National Essay Competition for Secondary Schools in Nigeria at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies of the University of Lagos with the mission of character development of Nigerian children and youths for visionary leadership in the nation building of a New Nigeria.

 In 2004 spoke to children and youths of the Foursquare Gospel Church at 62/66 Akinwunmi St, Alagomeji-Yaba, Lagos with the approval of the General Overseer, Rev. Wilson Badejo who met with me and commended my mission.

In 2004 I left Lagos for Bonny Island in Rivers State, where I sold books on medicine and true love in the Nigeria LNG Residential Area 1 where I had the presentation of my book, "The Language of True Love" on the Valentine's Day, February 14, 2006 and also sold the book on the street.
I joined the Assemblies of God Church in evangelism and supported church planting on Bonny Island.

I returned to Lagos in 2008 to focus on the advocacy for the education of the millions of underprivileged girls out of school in Nigeria.
The success stories include the following:






* Nigerian premiere of "In The Name of Your Daughter" cosponsored by the High Commission of Canada in Nigeria on May 23, 2019.





* Nigerian Premiere of “Girl Rising” with Holly Gordon of 10x10 and Participant Media on October 11-12, 2013. https://newsghana.com.gh/moments-nigerian-premiere-girl-rising/




* Nigerian premiere of "HE NAMED ME MALALA" for the MALALA Fund on October 11, 2015.


I am glad and grateful for the cooperation and support of everyone, company and organization since 2003 to date in the upliftment of Nigerian children and youths. 


- EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima 
Publisher/Editor, 
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series 
Tel: +2347066379246

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Chinonye Chukwu: From Nigeria To Alaska

Chinonye Chukwu was born in Port Harcourt in Nigeria is an Alaskan-raised screenwriter, producer and director. A recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Award, Chinonye’s short, The Dance Lesson, premiered at the Ritz Theater of Philadelphia and was later acquired by MindTV for regional network distribution. The film was also a Regional Finalist for the 2010 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Student Academy Awards and an Honorary Mention at the Los Angeles International Film Festival. Chinonye’s other work includes Igbo Kwenu!, a recipient of the PIFVA Subsidy Grant from the independent film community and both the “Best Motion Picture Award” and “Best Screenplay Award” at the 2009 Diamond Screen Festival. In 2012 she completed her first feature narrative, Alaskaland, the story of an estranged Nigerian-American brother and sister who reunite in their Alaskan hometown. Her 2019 death row drama, Clemency, starring Alfre Woodard and Aldis Hodge, which she wrote and directed, received the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2019. She is a director on the TV series, Americanah, based on the novel of the same name by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Her 2022, critically acclaimed, biographical drama, Till, based on the true story of Mamie Till-Bradley, received numerous awards and nominations.


FILMOGRAPHY

Igbo Kwenu! (2009)

The Dance Lesson (2010)

Bottom (2012)

alaskaLand (2012)

A Long Walk (2013)

Clemency (2019)

Sorry for Your Loss - Episode: I'm Here (2019)

Till (2022)



Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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.
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