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Gbenga Ajiboye Plays Soyinka's Father "Essay" in "Aké" Epic Film
WOW!
How did Dapo Adeniyi pull off this awesome biopic on the first black Nobel Prize winner in Literature, Prof. Wole Soyinka?
It is the most successful historical epic so far in the history of the Nigerian film industry and I actually looked for anachronisms, but I could not see any.
The film adaptation of Soyinka’s memoir, Aké: The Years of Childhood is a masterpiece that is good enough for the biggest film platforms in the world, from the Cannes to Academy Awards.
Aké is set in the years just before World War II; the author himself was born in 1934. Apart from a narrative aesthetic and lucidity of prose which is rare in Soyinka's regular literary works, it combines a beautiful child-view narrative technique with direct echoes from the war as heard or imagined down in Aké, Abeokuta.
My long time friend Gbenga Ajiboye played the challenging role of Prof. Wole Soyinka's father, the unforgettable Samuel Ayodele Soyinka, an Anglican minister and the headmaster of St. Peters School in Abẹokuta, whom he fondly called S.A. or "Essay". And he also made the focus of his Isara: A Voyage around "Essay", whcih the Chicago Tribune described as
"One of the finest achievements of this author's varied and brilliant career".
Ajiboye said he was not meant to play the great role of "Essay", but he could not refuse it when the lot fell on him on location.
"I was on the set as an Art Director, but the part of Essay was not filled, so the Director decided I should leave behind the camera and complete the part. I was really surprised, but like a true artist I took up the challenge. I have to thank the established actors who made the job easy for me. The fact that it is a documentary film on an icon I feel elated being in the film. But playing the role of his father was a big challenge. At every point I kept seeing Prof on my mind telling me that is not my father! And some other time he congratulated me. To say the truth, it is my biggest role till date. When you are playing a great character that some people are familiar with, you have to give all it requires in order not to disappoint."
Gbenga Ajiboye with
Akin Alabi.
Gbenga Ajiboye with Yinka Davies.
Gbenga Ajiboye with friends of "Essay".
Gbenga Ajiboye as a hunter.
Madam Amelia (Taiwo Ajai-Lycett), receives the tax assessment paper from the old woman from Ago-Owu (Joke Muyiwa) in Aké.
The historical accuracy of the locations, vehicles and costumes really deserves a standing ovation for the director who told Funsho Arogundade of the The News how he achieved the great feat.
"Those were the real challenges but we were able to get some. The Bolekoja, for example, we had to go as far as Imeko, Ogun State, before we could find a very good one. The truck ran faster than my jeep when we took it to Odeda (a location we used as Isara). We were also lucky to get a truck that brought the soldier into Ake in 1945. We got that one in Lagos and had to bring it down. We managed to get Alake of Egbaland’s Rolls Royce and that of Mrs. Kuti, reputed to be the first Nigerian woman to drive a car. We also needed to get some cars on the road to establish that 1940s period. We wanted to bring some from the United Kingdom but later discovered that most are not necessary. In terms of architecture, we initially wanted to use computer-generated imaging, CGI, but later found out that it was easier to use what we call ‘set extension’. If you look at the trend in movie today, there is what we call “Chromal Key”, a complementary system used for special effects in movies. Ake, where Soyinka grew, has all kinds of gangling rocks. We had to import those rocks to this location using chromal key. Also, the coal train that actually took Wole to Abeokuta from Lafenwa Train Station would actually be in England and that part of post-production we are doing in UK. We will take the relevant cast there, green-screen it and key Abeokuta into it. So,you will see Abeokuta but not know that it is UK".
This is a film every Nigerian with good eyes for movies and history should see and be proud of as one of the best films to come out of Nigeria.
Published on Dec 2, 2015 In Nigeria, where corruption is part of daily life, police officers routinely demand bribes, local government leaders pocket money meant for schools and the former national security advisor is accused of stealing billions from the military. As part of a week-long series "Nigeria: Pain and Promise," special correspondent Nick Schifrin reports on the challenges of fighting corruption. View the Full Story/Transcript: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/how-a-....
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Export-Import Bank of China Named in US$1Billion Corruption Scandal in Nigeria
The House of Representatives of Nigeria has set up an Ad-Hoc Committee to investigate the alleged misappropriation of $1.1billion loan secured from Export-Import Bank of China by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan for the Abuja light
rail project of the Federal Capital Territory Administration with a budget of US$500 million; the National Security Development System being
handled by Galaxy Backbone Plc for US$100 million and US$500 million for the reconstruction of four airport terminals. The airport
terminals are Abuja, Port Harcourt, Lagos and Kano.
The committee investigating the N1.69trillion Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) contract scam is set to summon the immediate past transport minister, Alhaji Umar Idris, and two former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmen, Alhaji Abubakar Baraje, and Bamanga Tukur, to explain their roles in the contract.
“The $841million loan secured from Export-Import Bank of China and SURE-P were not properly documented as there was no board for almost two years and the ministry single handedly spearheaded the award of all the major contracts.
“The adhoc committee will ask all the stakeholders how come a contract that was so heavily funded could not be completed in 2013 the contract due date,” a House member preferring anonymity and privy to the investigations and planned summon disclosed yesterday.
Last Wednesday, the House resolved to investigate rail project rehabilitation from 2010 to 2014.
The resolution by the House followed a motion titled: “Need to Investigate the Federal Ministry of Transport and the Nigeria Railway Corporation on the Award of Contracts for Rehabilitation of Railway Tracks, Maintenance of Bridges and Procurement / Rehabilitation of Coaches and Locomotives From 2010 – 2014,” sponsored by Hon. Solomon Ahwinahwi.
“The level of performance with respect to the 463km Port-Harcourt – Markurdi rail track rehabilitation of the eastern line with the total sum of N19, 963, 752, 330 and out of which the NRC has paid N4, 017, 054, 841, 00, while SURE-P paid N5, 594, 021, 377 and only about 3km of ballast has been done with 400km left undone and the total money released so far is N9, 611, 076, 218.
“The Abuja – Kaduna rail project had 841 million US dollars as the project cost, out of which the China EXIM Bank provided a loan of 500 million US dollars with about 25 per cent of the project completed when the entire project was envisaged to be have been completed in 2014,” Ahwinahwi (Delta/PDP) reported in lead debates.
The lawmaker also said that the Lagos to Jebba track rehabilitation project was awarded at a contract sum of N12, 293. 390. 000 with the payments made so far at N11, 699. 999, 218 without any tangible work done adding that the same also goes for Jebba to Kano track rehabilitation which had a contract sum of N12, 169. 237. 337 with payments made to the tune of N10, 337. 023. 111.
He said that the investigation is important because with the huge funds sunk to upgrade the railway transport system there has been little to show for it as the locomotives and coaches running on the country’s tracks are still a relic of modern railway transport.
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Nigeria is ranked among the top 40 countries in the upcoming 2016 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index report from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited's (Deloitte Global) Global Consumer & Industrial Products Industry group and the US Council on Competitiveness (Council).
Current competitiveness
Competitiveness in five years
Rank
Country
2013 rank
Rank
Country
1
China
1
1
United States
2
United States
3
2
China
3
Germany
2
3
Germany
4
Japan
10
4
Japan
5
South Korea
5
5
India
6
United Kingdom
15
6
South Korea
7
Taiwan
6
7
Mexico
8
Mexico
12
8
United Kingdom
9
Canada
7
9
Taiwan
10
Singapore
9
10
Canada
11
India
4
11
Singapore
12
Switzerland
22
12
Vietnam
13
Sweden
21
13
Malaysia
14
Thailand
11
14
Thailand
15
Poland
14
15
Indonesia
16
Turkey
20
16
Poland
17
Malaysia
13
17
Turkey
18
Vietnam
18
18
Sweden
19
Indonesia
17
19
Switzerland
20
Netherlands
23
20
Czech Republic
21
Australia
16
21
Netherlands
22
France
25
22
Australia
23
Czech Republic
19
23
Brazil
24
Finland
-
24
Finland
25
Spain
33
25
South Africa
26
Belgium
27
26
France
27
South Africa
24
27
Spain
28
Italy
32
28
Romania
29
Brazil
8
29
Belgium
30
United Arab Emirates
30
30
Italy
31
Ireland
37
31
Ireland
32
Russia
28
32
Russia
33
Romania
29
33
United Arab Emirates
34
Saudi Arabia
34
34
Colombia
35
Portugal
35
35
Portugal
36
Colombia
31
36
Saudi Arabia
37
Egypt
36
37
Egypt
38
Nigeria
-
38
Nigeria
39
Argentina
26
39
Argentina
40
Greece
38
40
Greece
In addition to the country ranking, the report preview identified the
top drivers of manufacturing competitiveness. Talent was the leading
driver, with access to skilled workers widely seen by executives
surveyed as the most important factor, followed closely by the cost of
wages and materials. Productivity of the workforce rounded out the top
three. The availability of a quality local supplier base was a distant
fourth.
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Madame Tussauds DC Honors Life And Legacy Of Nelson Mandela The Famed DC Attraction Welcomed the Figure of Nelson Mandela to the Nation's Capital with the help of the George Washington University
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Madame Tussauds Washington, DC today celebrated the life of Nelson Mandela
by welcoming his wax figure to the nation's capital. To remember his
life, honor his commitment to social and civil rights and recognize the
two years since his tragic passing, his wax figure was placed next to
the historic "Free Mandela" Sidewalk Slab located on the George Washington University's campus.
Mr. Rutger-Jan Van Spaandonk, President of Mobile in Africa (MIA) Group on Wednesday introduced the phenomenal Xiaomi to Nigeria, the competitive biggest and largest market for smartphones in Africa .He demonstrated the awesome features of Xiaomi's Mi4 and Redmi 2 to the Nigerian press and few of the top bloggers invited by JSP
Communications Limited of Nigeria and Canada to the executive press conference at the Lagos Sheraton in Ikeja.
Mr. Rutger-Jan Van Spaandonk used AnTuTu to demonstrate the
unique specifications of the smartphones of Xiaomi, currently the #1 smartphone maker in China and
making the fastest selling smartphones in the world, outselling Apple,
Samsung, BlackBerry and others. According to IDC, Xiaomi is now the third
largest smartphone maker in the world followed by Lenovo and LG. At the
end of December 2014, Xiaomi became the world’s most valuable technology
start-up after it received US$1.1 billion funding from investors,
making Xiaomi's valuation more than US$46 billion. The Xiaomi Mi 4 and Xiaomi Redmi 2 Android smartphones are currently the fastest selling smartphones on Jumia..
Adolescents in Africa are having frequent premarital sex without condoms
and tripled cases of AIDS, the top cause of death among adolescents in
Africa according to the latest report from UN news center published by
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Symposium Speakers: Far left Bineta Diop (African Union Chairpersons special envoy for Women, Peace and Security and Executive Director of Femmes Africa Solidarité), second from left Andia Chakava (Co-founder of Alpha Africa Asset Managers), fourth from left Sophia Bekele (Founder of Yes2dotAfrica campaign) and third from right Rolake Akinkugbe (VP & Head Energy & Natural Resources of Lagos based investment bank, FBN Capital)
GENEVA, Switzerland, November 30, 2015/APO (African Press Organization)/ --On 19 November 2015, Quantum Global (QuantumGlobal.ch) played host to the group’s second Advisory Board Symposium during an event which reflected recent work conducted by both the African Union and G7 in looking at female empowerment. The high level moderated panel discussion addressed the impact, health and likely trajectory of female entrepreneurship in Africa and its impact on markets, civic society and the Continent’s overall leadership narrative.
The event, an important component of Quantum Global’s fledgling thought leadership programme, brought together an authoritative, all African female panel comprising Bineta Diop, the African Union Chairpersons special envoy for Women, Peace and Security and Executive Director of International NGO-Femmes Africa Solidarité-an organisation committed to promoting gender parity within Africa. Joining her on the panel was Sophia Bekele, successful international entrepreneur and named in New Africa Magazine as ``one of Top 50 African Trailblazers” and by Bloomberg as ‘’one of the two leading ladies in Africa’s ICT sector.” Accompanying them on the panel was Andia Chakava, a decorated and African female fund manager (one of the first in Kenya) and awarded one Africa’s Most Influential Women 2014 (Financial Services Category) by CEO Magazine.
The Symposium, expertly moderated by Rolake Akinkugbe, VP and Head Energy & Natural Resources of Lagos based investment bank, FBN Capital and a successful entrepreneur in her own right, tackled a raft of issues associated with the influence of female leadership at both micro and macro levels in African business and society as well as highlighting the challenges and the hurdles which remain in place for inspirational female leaders in African societies.
The Quantum Global thought leadership platform, characterised by the Advisory Board Symposia and other planned activities and events, reflects the group’s desire to engage with real life issues confronting its African partners, friends and clients. Under the auspices of Founder, Jean-Claude Bastos De Morais, the thought leadership platform will seek to make constructive and significant contributions to Africa’s developing success narrative through the provision of informed, expert and sympathetic discussion and debate associated with contemporary African narratives.
With planning already underway for the 3rd Advisory Board Symposium to take place in June 2016, the twice yearly Advisory Board Symposia will adopt a variety of formats each seeking to reach diverse professional and expert audiences tackling a variety of key contemporary African issues.
Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Quantum Global Group.
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Our future is greater than our past. Runners who keep on looking back end up the last finishers in the race. We look on ahead as we march on forward in the nation building of a New Nigeria of our Nigerian Dream.
Looking
unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that
was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set
down at the right hand of the throne of God. ~ Hebrews 12:2King James Version (KJV)
Run with Perseverance 1Therefore,
since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also
lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us,
and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2fixing
our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy
set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down
at the right hand of the throne of God. 3For consider Him who has
endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not
grow weary and lose heart. ◄ Hebrews 12:2 ►
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