Ugonna Obuzor's Twitter Updates Show Uncanny Premonition Of Aluu Mob Killings

Ugonna Obuzor.

In Perplexed ... Perplexed': On Mob Justice in Nigeria, there are uncanny updates on Ugonna Obuzor's Twitter account showing that he had a premonition of the horrible fate he and his three friends Tekena Erikena,Biringa Lordson and Mike Toku met with on October 5, 2012, in Omuokiri village of Aluu community in Rivers State according to the international award winning Nigerian writer Teju Cole, author of Open City, which won the 2012 PEN/Hemingway Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Ugonna Obuzor, Tekena Erikena,Biringa Lordson and Mike Toku stripped naked before their gruesome death in the hands of the inhuman mob.

The arrested suspects accused of leading the mob that lynched Ugonna Obuzor and his friends.

I took a look at eighteen-year-old Ugonna Obuzor's Twitter account (@tipsy_tipsy), which he last updated on October 3, two days before he was lynched alongside his three friends. His timeline isn't wordy, but it's fairly opaque, written mostly in the terse, quasi-American argot familiar to anyone who reads young Nigerians. There are a few messages in which he seems distressed about some unexplained event. Perhaps he was going through a romantic breakup (some of his retweets support this reading) or some other personal disappointment, but in light of his sudden death, the messages have taken on a decidedly different cast. On September 14, he wrote, "Its a shame buh it is wat it is...its real as this.." and, six days later, on the 20th of September, "It breaks my heart evrytym I tink abt it...still can't beliv it.." I scrolled down further down. On August 21, Ugonna had written, simply: "Perplexed." And on the day following, on August 21, 2012, the same single, haunting word again: "Perplexed."

Read his complete analysis on http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/perplexed-perplexed-on-mob-justice-in-nigeria/264006/

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Nigerian Couple Sees UFO and Human ET in Niger Delta

UFOs

A Nigerian couple claims to have seen unidentified flying objects (UFO) and Extra-Terrestrial (E.T) last night in their neighborhood in the Niger Delta according the eye-witness account of the husband posted on Nairaland, the popular online forum.

EasyG: Okay this probably sounds over the top and I was never one to give much credence to UFO sightings, how much more ever imagine I would ever lay eyes on one physically especially in Nigeria since most recorded sightings have been in the western world but last night I observed UFO activity for about 2 hours.

I was awakened around 0100 hours by an extremely loud noise and at first i thought it was the outdoor unit of my air conditioner so I powered it off but the noise wouldn't go away. It was real loud and rather disconcerting because it was a humming sound. My wife sprang up and was scared stiff, thinking judgement day had arrived because the sound was coming from above outside.

I decided to take a peep outside and lo and behold, what did I see? A flying saucer! It is indeed an apt description because the craft was shaped like a saucer, with a rotating outer ring. It was hovering about 200 feet away from my bedroom window and then after a while it started moving about but not very fast. I called my wife to the window just to be sure I wasn't hallucinating and asked her 'Do you see that?' and she went "Oh my God it's a UFO!'. Now I was convinced my eyes weren't deceiving me and we both stood transfixed watching the strange craft. There were no lights on the machine but it's silhouette was quite distinct from the night sky.

As we stood there watching the mopols guarding our area released some gunshots into the air as is their nightly custom except I don't know if they also saw the ship and wanted to scare them off. The craft then started moving towards the sound of the shots which happened to be a few feet from our gate and this really freaked my wife out because she thought they might interpret the gunshots as a threat and wipe out the entire neighborhood with some energy beam.

I must confess the thought also crossed my mind, however it resumed it's hover and then after a while went back to it's original position. A couple of minutes later it started rising vertically upwards and bigger surprise, there was a freaging mother ship!! A hatch opened up in the middle of the mother ship and the smaller craft went in.

The humming sound finally ceased, there was no sound from the mother ship, and the silence was actually menacing because it was a large craft. Then something really weird started happening. The mother ship started changing shapes.

I can't really describe the shapes but my wife made some drawings of what she saw. I remember one shape looked like a triangle and another was cylindrical with the tip like the nose of a high speed electric train.

Now this is the most amazing event out of all that transpired this morning, I saw a giant human in the sky, and I am pretty certain my jaws dropped. My wife whose eyesight is much keener than mine asked me if I could see what she was seeing, and I nodded in amazement. He was perfectly formed, with chiseled looks and a close cropped beard.

He was dressed in flowing robes and had a drape across his shoulders and he was huge! He appeared to be floating in the sky and was transparent, like he was reflecting the light around him. His gaze was transfixed at the gas flare coming from the NNPC refinery. By the way this happened in Warri and the refinery isn't far from where I live so the flames from the flare is extremely bright at night. I suppose they are watching and waiting for the opportune time to make their appearance known to the entire earth.

Anyway after a while he floated up into the mother ship and then another surprise, other ships started dropping out of the night sky and they moved in a formation behind the first ship, kind of like soldier ants and then they disappeared out of sight. This happened at about 0300 hours.

Without a doubt we are not alone on this planet but the being I saw isn't some one eyed creature with three fingers and green skin, he was definitely human but much more perfect than we can ever be, and huge in size.

Their technology is way beyond what we have now and I am still trying to figure out what kind of energy powered those ships. The engineer in me is inclined to think it's some form of electro-magnetic energy because a ship that large would require a huge engine which ought to generate a whole lot of noise but it was silent. I suppose the smaller craft is like a helicopter to them hence the loud humming noise, or maybe it's because it descended so low we were able to hear it. I am most definite people in the neighborhood must have seen or heard the smaller craft because it was real loud.

It's only a matter of time now before they make their play and come out in the open. It certainly looked like an intelligence gathering exercise to me. Well, just thought I should share my experience with others, maybe someone else saw them too. This is certainly the most awe inspiring event I ever laid my eyes on!

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Women Are Better At English than Men

24 Oct 2012 09:00 Africa/Lagos

World's Largest English Proficiency Index Reveals Scandinavians on Top and Libya the Worst of 54 Countries

- It's official: women are better at English than men.

HONG KONG, Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EF Education First's English Proficiency Index reveals wide gaps in English skills across the world. Women are better at English than men. This is one of many findings officially reported today in the EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI), the world's most in-depth ranking of English ability. The Swedes are the best English speakers of all based on a survey of 1.7 million adults in 54 countries and territories in five continents.

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"English is key to innovation and competitiveness," says Michael Lu, Senior Vice President of EF Education First. "The EF ranking should be a wake-up call to countries falling behind their neighbors - because today's report shows that poor English is linked with less trade, less innovation and lower income."

Key points to revealed by the EF EPI include:

Italy, Spain and Portugal at the heart of the euro zone crisis are being dragged down by poor English. EF's research suggests that English skills are strongly linked with how much exports contribute to an economy.(p.12 of the report). All three countries are among the bottom in Europe in proficiency.
There are wide disparities between the BRIC countries, the developing nations competing to be future economic superpowers. Brazil is ranked only 46th, much lower than China at 36th, Russia at 29th or India - where English is an official language - at 14th.
The gap between men and women is widest in the Middle East and North Africa, where female scores are considerably higher. This highlights the fact that English could prove key to greater opportunities for women in developing nations. Other countries where men are far worse than women are Italy and China. South Korea, at 21st, and Japan, at 22nd, perform disappointingly badly for wealthy countries near the top of global rankings of academic achievement. This is surprising because they come in well behind several lower-income countries, including Hungary (8th) and Poland (10th).


This year's report also analyses English scores by region, age and gender for select countries.

About the EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI)

The EF EPI (www.ef.com/epi/) ranks the English proficiency of 54 countries and territories using data from 1.7 million adults around the world .

The EF EPI is published by the world's leading international education company, EF Education First (www.ef.com), which specializes in language learning, educational travel, academic degrees, and cultural exchange programs.

Media inquiries:
Michael Lu, EF Education First
Tel +44-2073418500
press@ef.com

Web Site: http://www.ef.com

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Arts of Nigeria: French Private Collections - A Must-See Exhibition

Arts of Nigeria in the French private collections - A must-see exhibition at the Musée de la civilization in Quebec - October 24, 2012 to April 21, 2013

QUEBEC CITY, Oct. 23, 2012 / CNW Telbec / - Diversity and certain aesthetic qualities, that which describes the magnificent works of the exhibition Arts of Nigeria in the French private collections at the Musée de la civilization in Quebec City October 24 2012 to 21 April 2013. This exhibition is also a missed opportunity to take a look at the strange story of passionate collectors. "A common tribute to talented artists who will unfortunately, for the majority, anonymous" (Alain Lebas, curator and art collector Nigeria).

With more than 155 million people and 250 ethnic groups spread over the whole territory, Nigeria is an African country with a great diversity of languages, customs and traditions. It is a mosaic of cultures that inextricable attend, interact, associate, sometimes conflict. Ancient villages to ancient customs alongside cities such as Lagos, where 10 million people live in Europe.

Passionate collectors
With a mission to raise awareness of the exceptional quality and diversity of Nigerian art, 26 French collectors are 187 objects in this exhibition from 44 ethnic groups in Nigeria. These works offer a fragmentary but penetrating a little known art. If, on the one hand, some believe that these works are in relation with the spirits they represent the aesthetic look of those who attend daily permits, on the other hand, to get closer to the artists who created them.

Exceptionally combined exposure time, these works often scarce and some of which are exhibited for the first time, we invite you to a meeting of those who sometimes produce a shock and sometimes turn into passion.

Works meaningful
"The exhibition Arts of Nigeria in French private collections is a major event in Quebec City, Quebec. In addition to presenting many objects rare and exceptional aesthetic quality, it unveils a geographic area rich in culture related, but diverse. It also provides an opportunity to understand and to understand the mechanisms of development of the art history still poorly known, commented the Managing Director of the Museum of Civilization, Michel Côté. This is often due to avid collectors, as those who have been approached for this exhibition, we are faced with major objects, and meaningful reflection. They clearly have a weight historical, social and aesthetic power, said Mr. Côté. The Museum wishes to live an experience of discovery, emotion and reflection to visitors. The role of a museum is to allow the meeting. This is why the Musée de la civilization is quickly engaged in the project of the Commissioner, Mr. Alain Lebas, "he concluded.

The visitor's journey
The course has been designed taking into account the fact that it is a first encounter with the art of Nigeria for a large number of visitors. No course is required or predetermined, the visitor is free to move toward the objects attracting more attention or curiosity spice.

The space is arranged and divided into islands aligning sets of objects representing large areas of Nigeria: Cross River, Niger Delta, Upper, Lower and Middle Benue region and the border with Cameroon. Other sets of objects are grouped by ethnic groups such as the Igbo and Yoruba * including *. Each of these islands is clearly identified by the name of the ethnic group or region as well as a text with their main characteristics. Other groupings are presented, not by ethnicity but by type of representative objects such as masks and large murals, or similarity, kinship influence in style between the various ethnic groups in different regions.

Upon arrival, the visitor sees a crest Bokyi dance, a work both surprising and somewhat unsettling was chosen specifically for the challenge, surprise and arouse interest in the exhibition. In the room, the visitor finds himself in a staging purified with an overview of all the objects presented. Many of these can be seen on all sides allowing to appreciate the details and aesthetic qualities.

Descriptive texts supplement the presentation of these groups where certain objects considered major or exceptional, are highlighted differently to attract the visitor's eye and diversify the presentation. Among these are: a mask round Eket, a statue - drum ornament Mbembe - a monumental statue of Igbo 185 cm, a jumper on the Lower Benue, a couple in their Ibeji coat, a crest Ejagham four braids a mask Igbo-Izzi ...

Throughout the journey, the visitor has the opportunity to sit in different places to take the time to admire some things, listen to the story of the three French collectors passion for the art of Nigeria (Yves Develon, Max Itzikovitz and Alain Lebas) and watch videos ethnographic Nigerian dances and rituals (years 60 and 70) in which one can see some of the objects presented in the room.

Arts of Nigeria: the catalog
A catalog of the same name, a textual and visual quality, accompanies the exhibition. Co-published by the Museum of Civilization in Quebec and 5 Continents Editions, the lyrics were written by the curator, Alain Lebas, the chief curator and head of the Africa Heritage Unit Musée du Quai Branly, Hélène Joubert; the distinguished professor and historian Toyin Falola, University of Texas at Austin, and the lawyer Espenel Alexander, who signed Interviews with collectors. The beautiful photographs of the pieces presented are mostly the work of photographer Hughes Dubois.

Unavoidable, exposure in Nigeria Arts French private collections is presented at the Museum of Civilization on 24 October 2012 to 21 April 2013. An exhibition designed and produced in close collaboration with Alain Lebas, curator and collector specializing in the art of Nigeria. Alcoa is a partner in all of the programming of the Museum of Civilization.

* The Musée de la civilization uses the invariable form of respect for the ethnic vernacular.

SOURCE Museum of Civilization

Caption: "Crest Ejagham * four braids. Bois, antelope skin, metal, vegetable fibers. H. 95 cm. Private Collection. (CNW Group / Museum of Civilization)". URL of the image: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20121023_C9316_PHOTO_FR_19651.jpg

CONTACT:

Media Relations: Serge Poulin, 418 528-2072, email: spoulin@mcq.org

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Top 10 World's Best Universities Rankings 2012

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (United States)
2. University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
3. Harvard University (United States)
4. UCL (University College London) (United Kingdom)
5. University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
6. Imperial College London (United Kingdom)
7. Yale University (United States)
8. University of Chicago (United States)
9. Princeton University (United States)
10. California Institute of Technology (United States)

* For the full list of rankings, visit www.usnews.com/worldsbest  

Google's Nexus 10 could break the 300 PPI barrier
 

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Africa Missing in Last American Presidential Debate on Foreign Policy

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From the last presidential debate of Monday night October 22, 2012, at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, I can see that both Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and the incumbent President Barack Obama of the ruling Democratic Party don't have any defined foreign policy on Africa where as insiders know is now the new headquarters of the al-Qaeda with strongholds in Somalia, Nigeria, Libya, Mali and Eritrea under the leadership of Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian surgeon who replaced Osama bin Laden as al-Qaeda’s leader in May 2011.

As I noted in another topic on the HuffPost that killing Osama bin Laden has not weakened the al-Qaeda as shown by the gory murder of the American Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens who before his unfortunate death warned the State Department to extend counter-terror unit's tour of duty, because the situation in Libya was 'unpredictable, volatile and violent', but President Barack Obama and Secretary Hillary Clinton failed to do so, because Africa was not as important to them as the war in Afghanistan that heaven knows is a USELESS WASTE OF AMERICAN LIVES AND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
President Obama lied when he said in a UN speech that “The tide of war is receding", because things are worsening in Afghanistan and Iraq.
See http://costsofwar.org/.



It is really a pity that since Ronald Reagan, America has not been able to elect a great president, but only apologetic orators and playboys who would have been better employed as Law professors or actors in Hollywood and not gambling with the destiny of America in the Middle East.
God help America.


~ By Orikinla Osinachi

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Sixth Africities Summit: Dakar, December 4 - 8, 2012

22 Oct 2012 12:19 Africa/Lagos


CORRECTION: Sixth Africities Summit: Dakar, the Rallying Venue of the Africa of the People

The sixth Africities Summit will be held in Dakar, Senegal from 4th to 8th December, 2012

DAKAR, October 22, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa), the city of Dakar and the Association of Mayors of Senegal (AMS) are organising the sixth Africities Summit (http://www.africites.org) in Dakar, Senegal from 4th to 8th December, 2012.


Logo: http://www.photos.apo-opa.com/plog-content/images/apo/logos/africites-1.jpg


Regarded as the most important platform for dialogue and exchange on decentralisation and local governance in Africa, over the course of its successive summits, the Africities Summit has become the meeting point for stakeholders and decision-makers of local life in Africa. Nearly 5000 participants from Africa, China, Turkey, Brazil and other regions of the world are expected to attend.


Among the participants are former heads of State, ministers, mayors and local authorities, officials of the national associations of local authorities, representatives of international organisations, delegates of partnership and funding agencies, representatives of civil society organisations as well as the professional, academic and university world, players from the economic world and private companies. All will be meeting in Dakar for five days of discussion, reflection and exchanges on the theme of the Summit: "Building Africa from its territories: what challenges for local governments"?


In parallel with the work of the Africities Summit, the International Exhibition of Cities and Local Governments will be held from 4 to December 7, 2012. This 5000 m² exhibition space will allow some 200 providers of goods and services to local communities to show-case their products and share their experiences and their expertise in the African market.


Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf Africities Summit 2012.



For further information, please visit the Africities websites: http://www.Africities.org and http://www.AfricitesExhibition.org

Venue:

Conference centre at the King Fahd Palace Hotel (formerly the Hotel Méridien Président)

Pointe des Almadies

BP: 8181

Dakar - Senegal

Contacts :


Mrs Zineb Benchekchou

zineb.b@uclga.org

+212 537 260 062


Mr Gautier Brygo

gb@echoscommunication.org

+212 661 300 829

Source: Sixth Africities Summit

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Drogba, Eto'o and Pienaar Join ALMA Heads of State United Against Malaria in New 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations Health Campaign

Drogba.

Eto'o.

Pienaar.

22 Oct 2012 08:01 Africa/Lagos

Drogba, Eto'o and Pienaar Join ALMA Heads of State, CAF and Players Across Africa to Unite Against Malaria in New 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations Health Campaign

Campaign Will Deliver Prevention and Treatment Messages Across the Continent

DURBAN, October 22, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Ahead of the official draw for the 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), African football stars and heads of state have joined United Against Malaria (UAM) (http://www.unitedagainstmalaria.org), pledging to distribute life-saving malaria prevention and treatment messages throughout the tournament. Football icons including Didier Drogba, Samuel Eto'o and Steven Pienaar, along with African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) heads of state including President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso, President Alassane Ouattara of Cote d'Ivoire and President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, will lend their voices to the cause, appearing in television spots, billboards and educational materials that will be distributed across Africa.


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“Across the continent, football dominates the hearts and minds of children and parents alike. But, so does malaria – the cause of 174 million illnesses and nearly 600,000 deaths in Africa alone every year,” said Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian national team player and UAM champion. “We have united to utilize the power of football to fight malaria and we hope our fans will join us.”


Although preventable and treatable, malaria kills a child in Africa every 60 seconds and costs the continent an estimated minimum of US $12 billion in lost productivity and healthcare costs each year.


“I have been a victim of malaria and have witnessed first-hand the devastating effects it can have on individuals and families,” said Didier Drogba, Côte d'Ivoire national team captain and UAM champion. “We need malaria out of the game. Using the popularity of

football to increase awareness of prevention and treatment methods will go a long way in the fight to show malaria the red card.”


By leveraging the popularity and excitement surrounding Africa's signature tournament, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and UAM are partnering to disseminate life-saving malaria messages through television and radio spots, in-stadium branding and local outreach to policy-makers and millions of fans across the continent.


“Malaria affects nearly everyone on the continent of Africa, including footballers and government leaders. With all eyes on the tournament and its participants, CAF and UAM are committed to utilizing this platform to communicate important messaging to end deaths from this devastating disease,” said Mr. Hicham El Amrani, secretary general of CAF.


Activities kicked off during tournament qualifying matches as President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf surprised football fans at the friendly game between Liberia and Ghana to cheer on her national team and congratulate them for their efforts to fight malaria. “When we all fight malaria together, we build a stronger nations and save lives,” said President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia. “As a football fan myself, I understand the game's power and popularity. We have the tools to win against malaria and I urge others to join us in the fight.”


In Nigeria, Malawi, Benin, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania and other countries, malaria messages will be shared using football players, favorite teams and sports programs. Research has shown that audiences retain and act on these messages more often when delivered by their football heroes. In those countries, billboards, sports journals, tournament programs will complement the PSAs on air to ensure the UAM campaign messages reach every household. In Cote d'Ivoire, images of Drogba and his teammates Kolo Toure, Gervinho and Salomon Kalou attract readers to malaria educational materials, and create excitement about ridding this West African country of the burden of malaria. The UAM campaign has broken language barriers by having PSAs recorded by football stars in over 18 African languages since the campaign was launched in 2009.


“I am honored to be a champion for this cause,” said Steven Pienaar, UAM champion and former South African captain. “It is unacceptable that malaria kills one child in Africa every minute. We can take such simple steps to prevent and treat this disease. United we can beat malaria.”


Distributed by the African Press Organization on behalf of United Against Malaria (UAM).


About Malaria

Malaria is a disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. If left untreated, the infection in its most severe forms can lead to coma and death. Although malaria is preventable and treatable, it continues to kill a child every 60 seconds and 655,000 people globally each year. More than 90 percent of these deaths occur in Africa, and the majority of them are children under the age of five. Furthermore, malaria contributes to the cycle of poverty and limits economic development.

About United Against Malaria

United Against Malaria (UAM) (http://www.unitedagainstmalaria.org) is a partnership of football teams and heroes, celebrities, health and advocacy organizations, governments, corporations, and individuals who have united to win the fight against malaria. Our goal is to galvanize partners throughout the world to reach the international target of reducing deaths worldwide. To learn more about UAM, please visit http://www.UnitedAgainstMalaria.org and follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/unitedagainstmalaria) and Twitter (http://en.twitter.com/UAMalaria).

About Orange Africa Cup of Nations

The Orange Africa Cup of Nations is the continent's premiere football championship, organized biannually by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The 2013 tournament, hosted in conjunction with the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of the South African Football Association (SAFA) will take place from January 19 to February 10 and be followed by millions of fans in Africa and around the world. For more information, please visit http://www.Cafonline.com.


About ALMA

ALMA is a 46-member alliance of African heads of state and government working to end malaria. For more information, please visit http://www.alma2015.org.

Media Contacts:

UAM – Anna McCartney-Melstad: amccartn@jhsph.edu +27 743 674636

CAF – Mahmoud Garga: garga@cafonline.com +20 238 371000 ext. 116

Source: United Against Malaria (UAM)

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Call for Entries for the Africa Movie Academy Awards 2013

The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2013 Call for entries for the Africa movie academy awards to be held 14th April 2013 in Africa, the Nominations will be announced the first week of March 2013.

The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) is calling for feature length films (not more than 2hrs long), short and documentary entries for its 2013 edition, to be held on 14th April in Africa, home to Africa where the world¹s third largest film industry. The deadline for submissions is 30 December 2012 and the theme for the 2013 edition is ŒAfrica-One-Africa without borders the integration cinematically¹. ŒThere is this great awareness of the possibilities in Africa. This has been an exciting year for African cinema as many big budget productions have been on going on the continent and distribution becoming more accessible to African films¹ says founder and Academy CEO Peace Anyiam-Osigwe.

However only films produced, premiered and or released between December 2011 and November 2012 are eligible. Features may not exceed 120 minutes and shorts should not be longer than 40 minutes.

The winning films for AMAA 2012 included How 2 Steal 2 Million, Otelo Burning and Shattered.

Since its inception in 2005, AMAA has established itself as the most prestigious and glamorous awards celebrating film making on the continent. The gala event, which is televised live around the world, attracts Hollywood celebrities alongside their African counterparts, as well as African politicians and media.

Submission forms can be downloaded from the AMAA website,http://www.ama-awards.com/ .

Nominations will be announced in March 2013.

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Dr. Olusegun Rahman Mimiko of the Labour Party Re-Elected!

Dr. Olusegun Rahman Mimiko of the Labour Party (LP) has been reelected as the Governor of Ondo State in south western Nigeria after he won the keenly contested gubernatorial election of Saturday October 20, 2012 by a landslide.

The incumbent governor’s Labour Party won in 12 out of the 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs), including Akoko South-East, Akoko North-East, Akoko North-West and others. The overwhelmed candidate of the powerful Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, won in only two local government areas, while the candidate of the ruling national party Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Olusola Oke, won in only one LGA.

What I said on Thursday, July 12, 2012.
In Ondo State, One Good Term Deserves Another.

I thank God for Dr. Mimiko with the congratulations and best wishes of the entire team of Nigerians Report and our International Digital Post Network LLC, the largest Nigerian news and information media network on the internet to him and all the good people of Ondo, Sunshine State.


~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima

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