Monday, September 3, 2018

Dangote Now the Most Valuable Brand in Nigeria



PRESS RELEASE

Top 50 Brands: Dangote Now the Most Valuable Brand in Nigeria

The Brand Africa 100 ranking is based on a survey among consumers 18 years and older, conducted in 23 countries across Africa

LAGOS, Nigeria, September 3, 2018/ -- Nigeria’s Dangote (www.Dangote.com) has emerged the most valuable brand among the top 50 brands in Nigeria for 2018 which were unveiled at the weekend in Lagos.

This is coming barely three months after the brand was adjudged the most admired brand of African origin by Consumers in a brand rating coordinated by South Africa based Brand Leadership in conjunction with Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).

Sunday, September 2, 2018

"18 Hours" Wins Overall Best Movie of 2018 AMVCA



"18 Hours", the directorial debut of Kenyan filmmaker, Njue Kevin won the Overall Best Movie Award at the 2018 annual Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) held on Saturday, September 1, 2018, at the Eko Hotel & Suites on Victoria Island in Lagos city, the entertainment capital of Africa.


"18 HOURS" follows a rookie paramedic who spends 18 hours in an ambulance for the life of a road crash victim who struggles to be admitted to any hospital.
Cast: Nick Ndeda, Sue Wanjiru, Brian Ogola Director: Njue Kevin
Screenplay: Njue Kevin
Producers: Ruguru Phoebe, Afwani Bill.

Ruguru Phoebe with the AMVCA prize.

Click here to read more with photographs.



Thursday, August 30, 2018

Happy Birthday Dr. Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya!

Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo gives the National Order of Merit to Dr. Bruce Onobrakpeya, a leading world artist.

Happy Birthday Dr. Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya!
(born 30 August 1932)
One of the greatest artists of all time and the greatest art teacher in Africa. His unique artworks have become awesome phenomenon in modern art.

 We wish you many happier returns for  the day with all the glory and thanksgivings to our Almighty Father God JEHOVAH for beautiful long life and more prosperity in the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Saviour and Messiah. Amen!

Cheers all the way!
Enjoy your birthday!

Faithfully,
Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima,
Publisher/Editor
Nigerians Report Online


Saturday, August 25, 2018

Genevieve Nnaji Breaks New Ground for Nollywood with Her Directorial Debut "Lionheart" at TIFF 2018 in Canada



Nollywood diva, Genevieve Nnaji has become the first Nollywood filmmaker whose directorial debut feature has made the Official Selection in the Discovery Section of 43rd edition of the highly esteemed annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) of Canada scheduled to take place from September 6-16, 2018.


"Lionheart" is already acquired for international distribution by Marie-Pierre Macia"s MPM Film – MPM Film production, development, international sales.
Macia is the former Director of the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight) of the Cannes Film Festival, where she discovered and presented the debut films of such now-famous filmmakers as Mexican director Carlos Reygadas with Japon, Sofia Coppola with Virgin Suicides and the Romanian Directors Cristi Puiu and Cristian Mungiu with respectively Marfa Si Banii and Occident. Most recently, she worked as personal adviser to Cristian Mungiu on his last film, 4 months 3 weeks 2 days, which won the Palme d’Or in Cannes 2007.


“Lionheart’ is the beginning of a journey to explore and express my creative interpretation of story-telling, particularly African stories. Africa is a possessor of the most compelling stories as yet untold, and we are determined to tell our stories, our way, through our voices, to the world.” ~ Genevieve Nnaji.

Genevieve Nnaji's outstanding achievement shows the future of Nollywood belongs to those who can see the Big Picture and that with one movie you can make history.

 Read more by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Publisher/Editor of the NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series on TALK OF THE TOWN By Orikinla.

Share Her Journey


Last year, only 11% of the top 250 films were directed by women. Only 18% of all directors, writers, producers, editors, and cinematographers were women.

It’s time for a wake-up call.
TIFF stands with women in front of and behind the camera. Add your voice to support women in film:

Share Her Journey - Support Women in Film on
https://shareherjourney.org/.


Thursday, August 23, 2018

The Lunatic Fringe of Internet Trolls of the PDP



A troll is a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the Internet to distract and sow discord by posting inflammatory and digressive things.

The opposition party, PDP in Nigeria has paid a group of trolls to curse and swear at President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) on #Nairaland, #Facebook, #Twitter and other social network sites in a vicious campaign of calumny against President Buhari and his supporters.

Monday, August 20, 2018

Nigeria: A Critical Humanitarian Situation is Unfolding in Bama, Borno State, with Severe Consequences for Young Children



Nigeria: A Critical Humanitarian Situation is Unfolding in Bama, Borno State, with Severe Consequences for Young Children



LONDON, 17 August 2018 / PRN Africa / -- Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has started emergency nutritional and paediatric activities in Bama, Borno State Nigeria, in response to a critical humanitarian situation among newly arrived internally displaced people (IDPs). Lack of assistance, including access to shelter and healthcare, is having severe consequences for young children arriving in the town. MSF calls on authorities to urgently provide adequate assistance for the population, before the situation further deteriorates.

Saturday, August 18, 2018

African Development Bank Mourns the Passing of Kofi A. Annan




African Development Bank Mourns Passing of former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi A. Annan

He was a staunch advocate of the Bank’s ‘New Deal on Energy for Africa’, a partnership-driven effort which aims to achieve universal access to energy in Africa 
by 2025


ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, August 18, 2018/ -- The African Development Bank (www.AFDB.org) has learned with deep sadness the news of the death of Kofi A. Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Noble Peace Prize Laureate, at the age of 80 in Bern, Switzerland.

Thursday, August 16, 2018

Tokenization and Film Financing



Tokenization and Film Financing

J.D. Seraphine, Vision Tree: : We’ve had some success in the past with crowd funding so we were looking to use a similar approach to get the audience invested and engaged in the project. We created a security token which means the people who buy the tokens to own a stake in the movie itself. Simultaneously, we created a utility token which has a specific application within the ecosystem of the platform. Users can earn utility tokens through engagement on social media and can use them to vote on things such as choosing which will be the official trailer.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Video of Illegal Possession of AK47 Guns By Gunmen in Northern Nigeria


Video of Illegal Possession of AK47 Guns By Gunmen in Northern Nigeria

Who are the suppliers of these guns?
Are the arms dealers invisible?


A house to house search of all the communities located in the troubled areas of conflicts is long overdue.

Illegal possession of arms is rampant from the Niger Delta to Lake Chad.

Monday, August 13, 2018

Meet the Nigerian Girls Who Won Top Honours at the 2018 Technovation World Pitch Summit in America



Junior Gold Scholarship Winners
Save A Soul
FD-Detector
Nigeria


FD-Detector (Fake Drug Detector) helps identify fake pharmaceutical drugs in Nigeria. The app leverages a drug's barcode to verify its authenticity and expiration date. Save A Soul will also partner with NAFDAC (National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control), an agency responsible for regulating drugs in Nigeria.