International Companies Fail To Keep Pace With Anti-Corruption Legislation

13 Sep 2013 12:56 Africa/Lagos

Global Survey Reveals International Companies' Widespread Failure to Keep Pace With Anti-Corruption Legislation 

LONDON, September 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --


An international survey of over 300 senior in-house lawyers, conducted for Control Risks by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), reveals companies have much to do to stamp out corruption within their businesses and ensure they do not fall foul of the increasingly tough stance adopted by regulators.
The survey reveals that:

• Only 50% of companies have procedures to check the background and reputation of business associates. This "due diligence" process is regarded by law enforcement as a vital measure to prevent corruption.

• Just 50% of global companies have policies banning 'facilitation payments' to suppliers and government agencies.

• 37% do not have a clause in contracts with sub-contractors and consultants forbidding bribes being paid on the company's behalf.

• Most respondents cited small 'operational' bribes as the main cause for concern. By contrast, less than a third referred to the 'classic' corruption risks associated with winning business.

International attitudes to facilitation payments may be changing, but companies can find themselves operating in an awkward transition period where there remains no clear consensus on how to deal with them. Because of inadequate internal processes, companies continue to be vulnerable to employees paying bribes without their knowledge. Companies are also insufficiently prepared should they be required to conduct a corruption investigation.


But bribery risks remain very real. Almost half of respondents thought it was possible, somewhat or very likely that they would need to investigate a suspected violation of anti-bribery laws in the next two years.
Commenting on the survey's findings, Richard Fenning, CEO of Control Risks, said:

"Corruption is one of the most significant challenges for international business. Organisations today find themselves under ever-greater scrutiny from regulators, the media, their customers, clients and employees who are demanding that they be able to demonstrate that they operate ethically and with integrity. Yet, despite tougher anti-corruption legislation being enforced ever more rigorously, standards of governance remain at best inconsistent.

"This is a challenging world for business - good companies may wish to comply with their countries' anti-corruption laws, but are disadvantaged by competitor companies not playing by the rules. But the impact of not having proportionate anti-corruption policies in a company can be severe - threatening their reputation and operations."  

Notes to editors

About the survey

Control Risks and the EIU conducted a survey among general counsels and senior in-house lawyers from some of the world's largest companies. The 316 respondents were asked how they assess integrity risks, how they prepare employees to resist corruption and manage corruption investigations.

About Control Risks

Control Risks is a global risk consultancy specialising in political, security and integrity risk. The company enables its clients to understand and manage the risks of operating in complex or hostile environments. http://www.controlrisks.com

CONTACT: To receive the full report and for more information please contact: Andrew Pickford, Senior Communications Manager, Email: andrew.pickford@controlrisks.com, +44-(0)207-940-1916.

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My Appointment as the PDP National Publicity Secretary Is An Act of God

Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, (FIICA).

MY APPOINTMENT AS THE PDP NATIONAL PUBLICITY SECRETARY AN ACT OF GOD – MY APPRECIATION AND PAST

Preamble

As most of you are aware, I was announced as the new National Publicity Secretary of our great party PDP by the new leadership of the party on 9^th September, 2013 through a press release by the National Secretary of the party, His Excellency, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola. The announcement came to me as a shock as I neither lobbied nor asked for any such appointment. According to our great and amiable Chairman, Alh. Abubakar Kawu Baraje, my name came tops amongst many other great names suggested for this office. Whatever may be the reasons for my appointment, I owe everything to God, as well as to the numerous journalists and media chiefs without whom I cannot claim to be anything.

My Appreciation

I sincerely thank my Principals who made this appointment possible: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, GCON; Their Excellencies, Govs Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, Rabiu Musa Kwankawanso of Kano State, Babaganida Aliyu of Niger State, Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State; Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, and Abdulfatai Ahmed of Kwara State; my immediate Principals, Alh. Abubakar Kawu Baraje, the National Chairman of PDP; Comrade Sam Jaja, the party’s National Vice Chairman; and, of course, my immediate boss, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, the National Secretary of our party.

It will not be possible for me to know all that played one part or the other to make this possible but be assured that my good God will surely pay each of you back in hundred-folds. It will not be fair should I forget my beloved wife, Evang. Mrs. Ada Chioma Henrietta Eze, whose 51st birthday we were celebrating last Saturday when I was directed to be in Abuja to assume duties as the new National Publicity Secretary of our great party. Seeing that it was a national call, this amiable lady immediately released me to answer the call without delay. My thanks also go to my kids for their understanding in this regard.

I must commend and thank my colleagues, friends and brothers in the media for the wonderful support so far accorded me these few days of assuming this task, not minding that I have neither called nor contacted any of them over this assignment. My special thanks go to members of the PDP Correspondents Chapel, Abuja, who have proved that they are ready to support me in this regard. My friends in the foreign media, social media – the Lagos axis, the Port Harcourt axis, the Yola axis – have proved that they are truly friends indeed. My colleagues, the iron lady of the media in Rivers State and Commissioner of Information, Mrs. Ibim Sementari, and, of course, the silent operator and affable Chief Press Secretary to Gov Amaechi, Mr. David Iyofor, for their love and assistance. I am short of words on how to thank the two of you for all your invaluable assistance so far. Great knowing you people. The trio of Prince Tonye Princewill, Hon Chief Dakuku Peterside and Distinguished Senator Magnus Abe for showing special love to me since I came into contact with each one of you. Hon John Enebeli, the Rivers State Liaison Officer, has been a wonderful host since I came into Abuja. I cannot thank each of these groups of people enough but I am sure that we shall all smile after collaborating to salvage our great party out of the hands of those that made our intervention inevitable.

Challenges of the office 

I am not given to fear of any challenge. Therefore, irrespective of the risks and challenges associated with this type of assignment, I am convinced that with the prayers of all Nigerians, I and other great minds on this rescue mission of getting back our great party to the path of honour and democratic principles as envisaged by its founding fathers will surely succeed.

 My plea 

My plea is for patience as I hope to start my familiarization tour of some media houses across the country as soon as the issue of our National Secretariat and some others are sorted out. Once again, I thank you all for the love you so far exhibited towards me. 

Let me formally conclude by expressing my profound gratitude to our leader, President Goodluck Jonathan, our BOT Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih, and members of the Elders Committee under the able leadership of His Excellency, General Olusegun Obasanjo, General Ibrahim Babamgida, Dr. Ahmadu Ali, Dr. Barnabas Gemade and all our leaders in different capacities as we all work together to bring peace to our great family which most of you have toiled assiduously to bring to this height.

For the numerous calls asking me about my past, I decided to submit this brief biography for your consideration and action where necessary.

THE MAN, CHIEF EZE CHUKWUEMEKA EZE (FIICA)

Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze was born on 1st January, 1958 in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. He had his primary school education at Ogui Primary School, Enugu, before attending the famous Christ the King College (CKC) Onitsha, Anambra State. He obtained Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from University of Calabar (UNICAL) in Cross River State and a Master’s degree in Administration (MPA) from Federal University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State.

Eze was the Football Team Manager of Christ the King College (CKC), Onitsha, Anambra State, from 1978 to 1989, even as a student of the college. CKC Onitsha was the first African College to win a world cup football tournament in 1977. He was the Director of Sports in the Students Union Government (SUG) of (UNICAL) and managed the University’s football team to win the maiden edition of NFA/Pepsi Cola Football Tournament among higher institutions in Nigeria in 1986. In 1987, he was part of the UNICAL football team that was sponsored on a playing tour of Belgium by Pepsi Cola Company. In 1987, he was appointed the UNICAL Faculty of Arts Sports Coordinator and led the Faculty to win the 1987 Inter-Faculty Games in the university. Between 1987 and 1989, UNICAL gave him a scholarship in appreciation of his prowess in sports administration and a permanent bed space in the famous Hall Two that was meant only for senior students of the University.

Eze distinguished himself by winning the Best Corps Member Award in the 1989 Orientation Course as well as being the first and only Nigerian to have donated all his service year allowances as a Corps Liaison Officer to the then Gongola State. He served as the Corps Liaison Officer in the old Yola Local Government Area and was coordinator of all Corps Liaison Officers in the then Gongola State, comprising the present-day Adamawa and Taraba states. This was an office he used to appoint the then Rear Admiral Murtala Nyako, the present Executive Governor of Adamawa State, as the Grand Patron of the Yola Corps Members Association in 1989.

Immediately after his youth service, the defunct Gongola State Sports Council employed Eze as its Public Relations Officer in 1990. He resigned in 1991 to set up Eze Continental Sports Company Ltd through which he donated a lot of cups in promoting sports in Adamawa State.

Chief Eze is married to Mrs. Ada Chioma Henrietta Eze (JP). They are blessed with six beautiful children, four of whom are studying in various universities in Nigeria. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Eze Continental Investment Limited, President, Eze Global Foundation, and currently the Operations Manager (OPM) of River Drill Group of Companies, a conglomerate based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He is a Fellowship Member, Institute of Industrialists and Corporate Administrators of Nigeria.

Chief Eze is the founder of the Igbo Crusaders Forum in the PDP, a forum which he used to mobilise South-South and South-East indigenes in Adamawa towards the election of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the Governor of that State, which eventually culminated in his nomination and election as the Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1999. The same forum was used to mobilise all Southerners living in Adamawa State to vote for and secure the electoral victory of Mr. Boni Haruna in 2003 as the Executive Governor of Adamawa State. Another famous group initiated and formed by Chief Eze is the South-East, South-South Allied Movement (SESSAM), of which he was appointed the first National Coordinator. He used the group to champion the cause and well-being of South East and South-South indigenes in the North-East region of Nigeria.

Chief Eze further initiated the Organization for Enhancement of Genuine Democracy in Nigeria, a body he used to champion and contribute to the proper democratization of Nigeria. He was the National Director, Directorate of Media Affairs and Public Communication of the Turaki Vanguard, which won him an award for championing democracy in Nigeria and seeing to the death and burial of the infamous plot by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to unconstitutionally get a third term in office as President of Nigeria.

Chief Eze was a founding member of PDP in Adamawa State in 1998. He was at various times National Director of Strategic Planning of Frontier Movement, Publicity Secretary of Rivers State Action Congress and the Media Consultant to Princewill Political Associates (PPA). He is currently the National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling political party in Nigeria.

Chief Eze holds the chieftaincy title of Eze Chukwumere Eze, Adamawa and Taraba States. He was a member of the Adamawa State SEEDS Formulation Committee, Chairman, Adamawa State Wrestling Association, donor of trophies and initiator of many sports competitions in Adamawa State. He is a Patron of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) in Adamawa State.

Chief Eze has bagged many national and international awards, which include African Youths Congress Continental Life Patron, NTA Yola Role Model Award, SWAN Outstanding Philanthropist Award and NIPOST Outstanding Personality Award. He is also a recipient of the national award by DAME in the area of political engineering, among many other awards.

A detribalized Nigerian, Chief Eze is a seasoned politician, philanthropist, an astute administrator, author, publisher, public issues analyst and a corporate writer. He has been following religiously the political activities of His Excellency Atiku Abubakar for the past 18 years and Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi for the past seven years. He was a member of the Presidential Campaign Team of Alh. Atiku Abubakar/Senator Ben Obi in 2007, and a member of the Media Team of the Re-Election bid of Gov Amaechi in 2011.

Eze has authored and published countless articles towards promoting democracy in Nigeria. He loves writing and has authored a book, Prince Tonye TJT Princewill: The Prince of Niger Delta Politics – His Vision, Mission and Politics. Some of his unpublished works include the book,The Man Atiku Abubakar: From Obscurity to Limelight and Amaechi, His Strides and Politics.

A devout Christian, Chief Eze is an elder in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RRCG).

~ Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, (FIICA)

National Publicity Secretary  PDP.

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Did You Know That Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart Was Banned in Malaysia?

Do you know that Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1958) is one of the top 10 most infamously outlawed novels of all time?

 

Chinua Achebe (16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013).  


The gist: One of the most celebrated pieces of African literature, Achebe’s story of Okonkwo, a leader and local wrestling champion in Umofia – a fictional group of nine villages in Nigeria – recalls the influences of British colonialism and Christian missionaries on his traditional Igbo community during an unspecified time period in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.


Why was it banned? Reportedly banned in Malaysia, it is critical of colonialism and its consequences.

See the other banned novels on http://www.shortlist.com/shortlists/10-banned-books


 

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The African Film Festival of Cordoba, 10 Years Breaking Stereotypes of the African Continent

The African Film Festival of Cordoba, 10 years breaking stereotypes of the African continent  


Over 60 films from 24 different countries will be screened in the capital from the 11th to the 19th of October

 

Córdoba, 6 de septiembre de 2013. The African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT returns to the city from the 11^th to the 19^th of October, celebrating its 10^th anniversary since its inception in 1993. Following a long history of curating emblematic titles, awarded worldwide, this edition enjoys the anniversary to introduce various surprises and to melt themes, titles and spaces for a better understanding of the neighbouring continent through its film cultures.

The African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT has been challenging the widespread stereotypical images of the continent for a decade now, placing itself as the only festival in Spain showcasing these cinemas. In order to better represent the multicultural reality of these countries, the programme includes over 60 films made in 24 different countries, not just by Africans in the continent but also, in the diaspora, as well as those made by Europeans that are approaching African narratives.

After eight years in Tarifa (Cadiz), the festival – organised by the NGO Al Tarab, and sponsored by the City Council of Cordoba- moved to this Caliphal city, whose streets reveal an Arab heritage that emerged as the best space to welcome also film titles from the Middle East. In this 10^th edition, Cordoba cements its place as the city hosting this unique platform in Spain showcasing African and Middle Eastern cinemas. During these nine days, Cordoba will be able to walk on Africa and the Arab world, rekindling indeed a heritage that is particularly notorious in Andalusia.

Once again, following the success of the carefully selected venues last year, Cordoba-FCAT will be repeating the opening and closing ceremony at the majestic Teatro Góngora, used throughout the festival period as a screening venue along with the Filmoteca de Andalucía, Rey Heredia Veintidós or Casa Árabe. However, these will not be the only spaces tasting these narratives. There will be activities for professionals, for citizen participation, under a variety of shapes, and an exhibition enjoying precisely the similarities of the Spanish and African cultures.

The Cordoba-FCAT is a festival devoted to discovering films that have never been shown before, in order to address a wide range of audiences that love the seventh art. But also, it is a festival that attempts to educate the gaze and thus encourage a critical analysis of these cinemas. This is why after having included a short African film course in previous editions, directed by Federico Olivieri, this year, enjoying the celebration of the 10^th anniversary, there will be instead a film review workshop, conducted by leading academic, researchers and experienced professionals in the field. This course, absolutely free of charge and directed by the renowned Alfonso Crespo, will be carried out from the 14^th to the 18^th of October, offering an opportunity to a professional guidance for this field. Applications close on the 27^th of September.

Matching with the celebration of the 10^th anniversary of the African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT, the theme of the retrospective, a category of the festival that aims to overcome the lack of visibility of these cinemas, is love. It is indeed an acute choice, as it overlaps with the ten years of a collective that decided to put together their love for African cinemas under the shape of a film festival, a unique initiative in Spain that is taking over the responsibility and challenge of bringing world cinemas to the country.  

Further information: www.fcat.es

 

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María José Martín

Tel.: +34 659 80 88 16

gabineteprensa@fcat.es

International Media Office:

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Tel.: +34 667 39 26 13

media@fcat.es

 

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Twitter Estimated To Be Worth $10 Billion and Still Counting

DashBurst – Your Guide to the Web & Social Media

Shareable Facts and Stats

• Twitter has over 900 #employees <Tweet This>
• There are approximately 20 million fake Twitter users <Tweet This>
• Twitter's #Vine network has over 40 million users <Tweet This>

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Apple Remains World's Most Valuable Brand Corporation, Followed by Coca Cola and Google

11 September, 2013 11:00. Africa/Lagos Apple Remains World's Most Valuable Brand Corporation, Followed by Coca Cola and Google VIENNA, Austria, September 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --


The global brand value ranking eurobrand GLOBAL TOP 100 by eurobrand - the  European independent experts for brand, patent & IP valuation & strategy, examining more than 3.000 brand corporations and their brands in 16 industries, with comparisons of Europe, America and Asia.
Details and reports: http://www.eurobrand.cc

 
The most valuable global brand Apple with a brand value of EUR 110,034 bn is followed by the brand portfolio of the Coca Cola Company representing a value of EUR 67,224 bn and Google with a brand value of EUR 55,000 bn .

LVMH remains Europe`s most valuable brand corporation representing a brand value of EUR 39,344 bn (global rank 12), followed by Nestlé with a value of EUR 34,364 bn and Vodafone representing a value of EUR 28,926 bn .

China Mobile with a brand value of EUR 45,070 bn remains No.1 in Asia and climbed up Global TOP 10, followed by Samsung (EUR 25,517 bn) and Toyota (EUR 22,221 bn).
Gerhard Hrebicek , CEO of eurobrand and President of the European Brand Institute summarizes this year's major findings:

Volkswagen Group No. 1 automotive brand, Facebook - highest growth

Globally, Facebook shows the highest increase by +28.80%. Highest growth in Europe shows global No.1 automotive brand corporation Volkswagen Group (Germany) gaining +25.10%.
US brand landscape is dominated by IT& technology and Consumer Goods representing 41% of Global TOP 100 brand corporations. Europe represents 43% with German brand corporations leading, whilst Asian brands account 15% and Brazil 1%.

Upcoming eurobrandforum on October 9, 2013 in Vienna gathers international brand decision makers, focusing on Women Brand Leadership with US- keynote speaker Catherine Kaputa. Program & registration: http://www.europeanbrandinstitute.com/forum .
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Nigerian Beauty of the Month: Agbani Darego

Young, beautiful and natural, Agbani Darego is a young woman full of promise. Born in Lagos, Nigeria. She is the Sixth of Eight Children. At the age of two, she was moved to Port Harcourt, Nigeria of which she recalls her Childhood as loving and memorable, although tainted with the loss of her mom who died of breast cancer, when she was eleven. She attended Bereton Montessory Nursery & primary school, Federal Government Girls College (F.G.G.C) Abuloma, of which she was awarded “Most distinguished Alumni” later in 2010, and the University of Port Harcourt, where she studied Computer Science for a year before her foray into the pageant world.

In 2001, she achieved great success when she won Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN). During her reign as MBGN she represented Nigeria in the 2001 Miss Universe competition, held in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. She placed among the top 10 semi-finalists, finishing seventh. She was the only black semi-finalist that year – and the only finalist to wear a maillot as opposed to the more popular bikini. Encouraged by her position at Miss Universe in 2001, Agbani then competed for Miss World, in November 2001 of which she won, becoming the first native Sub-Saharan African to claim the title. Her victory in the pageant was widely welcomed in her home country, and her one-year tenure included goodwill trips and scheduled appearances on behalf of the pageant. Agbani was honoured with the Nigerian national honour “Member of the Order of the Federal Republic” (MFR) after her win as Miss World in 2001. During her reign, she visited a number of countries which included the United Kingdom, South Africa, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, the United States, Germany, Italy, China, Spain and France. She also was a public favourite, as for the first time in the history of the Miss World Pageant; TV Viewers were invited to participate in the Final Vote. Since then, Agbani has made appearances at and judged the Miss World, Miss England, Miss Bulgaria, MR Scotland, Miss Tanzania and the Most Beautiful girl in Nigeria pageants.  

Agbani Darego On The Cover Of Genevieve Magazine's September 2013.

In 2002, She relocated to London for two years. There, she signed with Top Modeling Agency Next Model Management in London and Paris and worked strutting the catwalks during Fashion Week, gracing Magazine Editorials, as well as clinching the distinguished beauty endorsement with L’Oreal which ended in 2005. In 2003, she made the move to New York, where she signed with Next Model Management NY for four years (2003 – 2007), and later moved to Ford Models NY; featuring in numerous beauty and fashion advertising and commercials including Avon, Christian Dior beauty, Sephora, Target, Macy’s to name a few, gracing more pages of several magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Allure, Trace, Stitch, Cosmopolitan, Essence magazine to name a few, working with respected designers like Oscar de la Renta, Marc Bouwer, Tommy Hillfiger, Ralph Lauren, Gianfranco Ferre, and eminent Photographers; Annie Leibovitz, Markus Klinko, and Richard Burbridge.


Always the multi-tasker she then decided to finish up her education in 2007, enrolling at the prestigious New York University (NYU) where she majored in Psychology, graduating in 2012 and making the Deans list a number of times. Agbani is the current face of Arik Air – One of Nigeria’s leading carriers. She works with Ford Models NY and often shuttles between New York, USA & Lagos, Nigeria.


Click here for her Photo Gallery.

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The Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Film Hollywood is Talking about is Not Half of a Yellow Sun

Yes. Nigerian born British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor is trending right now in conversations on actors tipped for the Best Actor Oscar on Sunday, February 24, 2014. But it is not for his captivating role as Odenigbo in the Biafran War film "Half of a Yellow Sun" adapted from the award winning novel of the same title by celebrated Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi-Adichie.
Then for what?
For his more challenging and unforgettable role as Solomon Northup in Steve McQueen’s "12 Years a Slave", the 2013 historical drama film based on the autobiography Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in Washington, D.C., in 1841 and sold into slavery. He worked on plantations in the state of Louisiana for 12 years before his release.
Hollywood is not even comparing it to his role in "Half of a Yellow Sun" and that should worry the producers of the British/Nigerian movie, because "12 Years a Slave" has overshadowed their own movie and will definitely affect the performance at the box office where it matters most, in America and Canada. But fans of Ejiofor may go ahead to see the two films and that will be good news for producers of "Half of a Yellow Sun" who have not done much for the publicity of their film and till date, have not released any official poster for the most expensive Nigerian movie so far. I wish them luck in getting a major distributor if they want to benefit from the popular demand for Chiwetel Ejiofor at the box office.

The movie poster of 12 Years a Slave.

Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from "Half of a Yellow Sun".

In fact "12 Years of a Slave" also premiered at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival as "Half of a Yellow Sun" was the one that stunned Toronto and made headlines with rave reviews by top film critics at the film festival.

 "12 Years A Slave is the must-see movie of the year, and should win all the Oscars."
~ Adam B. Vary, BuzzFeed's Senior Film Reporter..

  "Suspend the betting, close the books, and notify the engraver: I've just seen what will surely be this year's Best Picture winner, and it's '12 Years a Slave.'
~ Kyle Buchanan, Vulture Movies Editor.

 "If I never get to participate in a film again, this is it for me."
~ Brad Pitt, co-actor and co-producer of "12 Years a Slave" at the premiere in Toronto last Friday, September 6, 2013. 

 Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from "12 Years a Slave".

"12 Years a Slave" will be released  next month on October 18 and as clearly confirmed, is definitely one of the must see movies of the year.


~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Publisher/Editor of Nigerians Report Online, Nigerian Times, Kisses 'n' Roses, TALK OF THE TOWN By Orikinla and Founder of the annual Eko International Film Festival.


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