That is why corruption cannot stop in Nigeria.
Incorruptible people are the most endangered species in Nigeria.
Read my book, "In the House of Dogs" to see how corruption became the popular lifestyle of majority of Nigerians.
It is distributed by Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other booksellers.
The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) can launch a cable TV network within 12 months to compete with MultiChoice of South Africa and StarTimes of China.
Majority of Nigerians cannot afford the increasing subscriptions to the cable TV networks in Africa's most populous country of over 220 million people.
The solution is having a Nigerian owned cable TV network with subscriptions affordable to majority of people in Nigeria.
NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® Series
The first and the best book series on Nollywood and the Nigerian film industry published since 2013.
Full List of AMVCA 9 Nominees
The 9th annual Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards judging panel led by this year’s Head Judge; film director, producer and writer Femi Odugbemi, has given these industry leaders the nod for their stellar work.
In no particular order
VOTING CATEGORIES
Best Unscripted Original
Come Play Naija
Off Air with Gbemi & Toolz
Judging Matters
Rock That Aisle Again
Sankofa
Kan-See-Me
King Bugar
Best Original Drama Series powered by Moniepoint
Unmarried
Ricordi
The Rishantes
To Have and To Hold
Accra Medic
Dirty Laundry
Njila
Pete
Junior Drama Club
A Infiltrada
Pazia
Best Original Comedy Series
Flatmates
The Johnsons
My Siblings and I
Co-Habits
RSM
Uncle Limbani
Mussulando
Njoro Wa Uba
Popi
The Return Of Original Comedy
Best Original Telenovela
Moniepoint
Itura
Covenant
Huba
Dede
Prestige
Salem
Mahinga
Mpali
Maida
Best Actress In A Drama, Movie Or TV Series powered by Pepsi
Anikulapo – Bimbo Ademoye
Flawsome – Ini Dima-Okojie
Ile Owo – Immaculata Oko Kasum
Man of God – Osas Ighodaro
Flawsome – Enado Odigie
The Planters Plantation – Nimo Loveline
Strained – Queen Nwokoye
Shanty Town – Nse Ikpe-Etim
Shanty Town – Ini Edo
Wura – Scarlet Gomez
Best Actress In A Comedy/TV Series powered by Onga - Promasidor
Battle On Buka Street – Mercy Johnson
Battle On Buka Street – Funke Akindele
Passport – Mercy Johnson Okojie
Selina – Bimbo Ademoye
Visa On Arrival – Albert Oluwatoyin
Married To Work – Grace Wacuka
Best Actor In A Comedy Drama, Movie Or TV Series powered by Twisco - Promosidor
The Razz Guy – Nosa Afolabi
Inside Life – Samuel Perry 'Broda Shaggi'
Unintentional – Kunle Idowu
Inside Life – Adokiye Horsfall 'Romeo_WJ'
Battle On Buka Street – Nkem Owoh
Survivors – Samuel A. Perry (Broda Shaggi)
Just Friends – Charles Etubiebi
City Hustler – Charles Inojie
Aki & PawPaw – Chinedu Ikedieze
Inside Life – Nedu Ani (Nedu Wazobia)
Best Actor In A Drama, Movie Or TV Series Powered By Indomie
Shanty Town – Chidi Mokeme
The Trade – Blossom Chukwujekwu
All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White – Tope Tedela
King of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Femi Adebayo
Black Mail – O.C. Ukeje
Tembele – Nkakalukanyi Patriq
Kofa – Daniel Etim-Effiong
Choke – Chimezie Imo
Brotherhood – Tobi Bakre
Four Four Forty Four – Ruchard Mofe Damijo
Best Supporting Actor (Movie/TV Series) powered by Supa Komando
County 49 – James Webbo
Anikulapo – Yinka Quadri
The Razz Guy – Bucci Franklin
Anikulapo – Taiwo Hassan
Brotherhood – OC Ukeje
Gacal – Abdisattar Ahmed
Bedroom Chains – Jeffroberts Walusimbi
Best Supporting Actress In A Drama, Movie Or TV Series powered by Indomie
On Your Own – Ivie Okujaye
Brotherhood – Toni Tones
Anikulapo – Sola Sobowale
Love In A Pandemic – Teniola Aladese
Four Four Forty Four – Efe Irele
Kofa – Gina Castel
Best Online Social Content Creator powered by Zagg
Nollywood Epic Love Story Parody (The Finale) – Tee Kuro
Husband’s Side Chick – Steve Chuks
My Sweet Mother Inlaw – Isbae U
VIP Bathroom – Abiola
Back From the Future – Elozonam & Kiekie
Quick Pronunciations – Kenzy Udosen
Soldiers at War (Compilation) – Oluwadolarz & Abayomi Alvin
The Activist – Edem Victor
Fake Alert with Mercy Johnson – Adeaga Bukunmi
Iya Barakat Teropi Secxxion – Bimbo Ademoye
Best Short Film Or Online Video powered by MTN
Teniola Zara King – Teju's Tale
Nkem Nwaturuocha – The Song Maiden
Usama Mukwaya, Loukman Ali – Sixteen Rounds
Victor Onwudiwe & Goodnews Erico Isika – Away
Adeoye Adetunji – Pa Aromire
Gbenga Salu – Convictus
Uzoamaka Aniunoh – Love Language
NON-VOTING CATEGORIES
Best Writer In Movie Or TV Series
The Trade – Jade Osiberu
Kanaani – Tunde Apalowo & Jeffery Musa David
Diiche Episode 5 – Sodi Kurubo, Stephanie Dadet & Victor Aghahowa
Battle On Buka Street – Funke Akindele, Jack'enneth Opukeme, Stephen Oluboyo & Jemine Edukugho
King of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Yinka Laoye
Choke – Uche Ateli
Anikulapo – Sola Dada
Best Art Director (Movie Or TV Series)
Brotherhood – Olugbenga Ogunshina and Joy Kadiri
Crime & Justice – Pat Nebo & Temple Chima Adighije
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Wale Adeleke
Battle On Buka Street – Olatunji Afolayan
Shanty Town – Olalekan Isiaka
Almajiri – Toka Mcbaror
Diiche – Uche Nwaohiri & Tunde Lawal
Best Lighting Designer In Movie Or TV Series
Crime & Justice – Francis Wanyahdeh
Brotherhood – Mathew Yusuf
Anikulapo – Lanre Omofaiye
Shanty Town – Walter Odhiambo
Ile Owo – Ismail Adewunmi
Four Four Forty Four – Muri Salami
Diiche – Francis Wanyahdeh & Ebuka Enejere
Real Housewives Of Lagos – Renaldo Van Den Berg, Emmanuel Patrick, David Otuokere
Tarella – Godwin Lawal
Flawsome – Segun Adeleke
Best Documentary powered by 2sure
Awaiting Trial – Chude Jideowo
100 Of Us – Best Okoduwa
Truck Blind Spot – Nathaniel George
Green: The Amazons – Charles F. Solomon, Oluchi Nsofor, Aaron Olayemi & Famous Odion
Nigeria: The Debut – Nora Awolowo
Way to the Top – Charles F. Solomon
Baby Blues – Nora Awolowo
Best Indigenous Language Movie Or TV Series: Swahili
Safari – Phoebe Ruguru & Njue Kevin
Barakatatu – Malcom Hamisi
Click Click Bang – Philip Karanja Njenga
Frida – Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi
Mpiganaji – Daniel Manege
Dau – Freddy Feruzi
Mvanmizi (The Intruder) – Wilson Nkya
Best Indigenous Language Movie Or TV Series: Yoruba
Anikulapo – Kunle Afolayan
Ogeere Ololade – Tijani-Ebong
Abebi Seranko Seniyan – Funmi Bank Anthony & Abdullahi Abdulrasaq
Mr Raji – Okusanya Bayonle Samson
Morenikeji – Karamot Adeboye
Best Indigenous Language Movie Or TV Series: Hausa
Aisha – Abubakar Bashir Maishadda
Kwana Casa'In – Evans Ejiogu
Lulu Da A – Ty Shaban
Guzama – Nancy Yiljep
Best Indigenous Language Movie Or TV Series: Igbo powered by Amstel Malta
Ifediche – Brown Ene, Victor Onwudiwe & Ben Cassie
The Bride Price (Imego) – Trinity Ugonabo
Uhuruchi – Victor Iyke
Ijeoma – Shileola A. Ibironke
Ego Mbute – Shileola A. Ibironke
Best Soundtrack In Movie Or TV Series powered by Amstel Malta
Anikulapo – Kent Edunjobi
King of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Adam Songbird & Tolu Obanro
Shanty Town – Jaysynths & Hotkid
Black Mail – Joel Christian Goffin
Battle On Buka Street – Gbas Gbos by Tolu Obanro & Adam Songbird
Obara' M – Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum
L.I.F.E. – Abiola Olayinka, Gomez Tito and Tolu Obanro
Best Picture Editor In Movie Or TV Series
Brotherhood – Martini Akande
Crime & Justice – Holmes Awa & Daniel Tom
Anikulapo – Temitope Folarin
Ile Owo – Adio Solanke
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Sanjo Adegoke
Tembele – Kimera Paul
Diiche – Banjo Onyekachi, Winston Aig-Ohioma, Oluwaseun Adeosun
Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper – Steve Sodiya
Battle On Buka Street – Valentine Chukwuma
Best Sound Editor In Movie Or TV Series
Shanty Town – Kolade Kayode Morakinyo
Ile Owo – Dare Olaitan & Adio Solanke
Battle On Buka Street – Kolade Morakinyo & Pius Fatoke
Black Mail – Shiloh Godson
Anikulapo – Anu Afolayan
Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper – Kazeem Agboola
Obara' M – Q Rodney Abia, Angelo Anosike & Kayode Kasum
Bedroom Chains – Ismail Kyobe Ssebowa
The Set Up 2 – Grey Jones
Click Click Bang – Fredrick Karumba
L.I.F.E – Abiola Olayinka, Gomez Tito and Tolu Obanro
Best Cinematographer powered by Tecno
Crime & Justice – Yinka Edward
Tembele – Ekuka Ishaq
Shanty Town – Jonathan Kovel
Brotherhood – Loukman Ali
Diiche – Charles Oleghe
Ijakumo The Born Again Stripper – Idowu Adedapo
Real Housewives Of Lagos – Mex Ossai, Philip Okpokoro, Esmond Igho, KC Obiajulu & Goke Oyerinde
Anikulapo – Jonathan Kovel
Flawsome – Idowu Adedapo (Mr Views)
Jolly Roger – Paul Gambit
Best Director powered by Close Up
Black Mail – Obi Emelonye
Anikulapo – Kunle Afolayan
All The Colours Of The World Are Between Black and White – Babatunde Apalowo
Brotherhood – Loukman Ali
Shanty Town – Dimeji Ajibola
Tembele – Mugisha Herbert Morris
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Adebayo Tijani & Tope Adebayo
The Trade – Jade Osiberu
Man Of God – Bolanle Austen-Peters
Diiche – Tolu Ajayi, Fiyin Gambo, Ifeoma Chukwuogo & James Omokwe
Best Makeup Artist Movie Or TV Series
Anikulapo – Hakeem Effects Onilogbo
Shanty Town – Maryam Ndukwe & Hakeem Effects Onilogbo
King of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Francisca Otaigbe
The Trade – Carina SFX
Tarella – Sandra Oyiana-Ogbeni
Ile Owo – Feyzo Artistry
Battle On Buka Street – Hakeem Effects Onilogbo & Jemila Sedik
Best Movie East Africa
Click Click Bang – Philip Karanja Njenga
Karamoja – Eleanor Nwabiso
Bedroom Chains – Hassan Mageye
Baba Twins – Lucy Mwangi
Married To Work – Nadira Shakur
Dial M For Maya – Gashumba Emmanuel
Tembele – Mugisha Herbert Morris
Gacal – Omar Hamza
Mvamizi (The Intruder) – Wilson Nkya & Philipo Ngonyani
Frida – Wilson Nkya & Jane Moshi
Best Movie Southern Africa
Silver Lining – Emmanuel Mwape
Jewel – Elvis Chucks
Ke Bona Spoko – Leburugraphy
Multichoice Talent Factory
Amstel Malta
Leaked
Revisit
Stinger
Cheza
A Quiet Intruder
Strings
Best Movie West Africa powered by Quickteller
Four Four Forty Four – Winifred Mena Ajakpovi
Anikulapo – Kunle Afolayan
Kanaani – Rent-A-Studio & Native Media TV
Obara' M – Kayode Kasum
Choke – Chris Odeh
Brotherhood – Jade Osiberu
Red Carpet – Samira Yakubu
Best Television Series powered by Verve
Crime & Justice Lagos – Yinka Edward
Diiche – James Omokwe
The Plan – Dimbo Atiya, Rahama Sadau, Safina Mellisa
When are we getting married – Ife Olujuyigbe, Kayode Kasum
Visa On Arrival Season 1 – Bovi Ugboma, Ann Obaseki
The Real Housewives of Lagos – Adeola Art-Alade & Dare Art Alade
Single Kiasi – Grace Kahaki & Philippe Bresson
Flawsome – Tola Odunsi & Akin Akinkugbe
County 49 – Millicent Ogutu
Game On Season 2 –Vincent Nwachukwu
Best Costume Designer Movie/TV Series powered by Zagg
Four Four Forty Four – Millicent Jack
Brotherhood – Ezugworie Franca
Man of God – Bolanle Austen-Peters, Clement Effanga, Juliana Dede
Anikulapo – Toyin Ogundeji
The Real Housewives of Lagos Reunion Episode – Adeola Art-Alade
Shanty Town – Bunmi Fashina, Tiannah Empire & Secrets of April
Nnewi The Land of Gold – Kingsley Okoye Rex
Best Overall Movie powered by Amstel Malta
Anikulapo – Kunle Afolayan
Battle On Buka Street – Funke Akindele
Brotherhood – Jade Osiberu
King Of Thieves (Agesinkole) – Femi Adebayo
Four Four Forty Four – Winfred Mena-Ajakpovi
Ile Owo – Kayode Kasum
Tembele – Mugisha Herbet Morris
Source
https://www.dstv.com/africamagic/en-ng/show/amvca/season/9/news/full-list-here-are-all-our-amvca-9-nominees
Time Magazine
See The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 | TIME100
Source: time.com
Published: April 2023
All people in this work:
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Michael B. Jordan - Actor
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Patrick Mahomes II - Athlete
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter - Entertainer
Doja Cat - Entertainer
Steve Lacy - Entertainer
Bella Hadid - Model
Padma Lakshmi - Self
Thom Browne - Self
Wolfgang Tillmans - Self
Joe Biden - Other
20 Years Since The New York Times Named #Nollywood
Norimitsu Onishi was the Chief of The New York Times’s southern Africa bureau, based in Johannesburg when he discovered the phenomenon of the first indie film industry in Africa in 2002 in the hustle and bustle of Lagos city, the heart and soul of the guerilla filmmakers of Nigeria.
How The Times Named ‘Nollywood’ in 2002
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/insider/how-the-times-named-nollywood.html
The Nollywood Phenomenon: From Analog to Digital - SHADOW & ACT
https://shadowandact.com/the-nollywood-phenomenon-from-analog-to-digital-2
The article shows the evolution of Nollywood over the years and how the digital cinema revolution has made a critical impact in the advancement of Nollywood since 2002.
Traditional filmmakers of the old school of filmmaking on celluloid still say Nollywood is video and not cinema. But top people in the global film industry said: Every region has unique stories to tell. And we should encourage them to tell their stories first and not be hindered by the technical requirements for professional film production. That the first thing is to supply on demand, because it was the overwhelming quantity of Nollywood home videos in the 1990s that attracted the rest of the world before the improvements in the quality.
There have been significant improvements in the quality of the movies as Nollywood filmmakers have been adapting to current developments in filmmaking by using the same digital cinema cameras used by their counterparts in Bollywood and Hollywood following international standards in film and TV productions.
The improvement in the quality of the content has attracted the leading International acquisition and distribution companies, major studios and OTT video streaming services from America and Europe. Netflix, Disney and Amazon are now demanding for the best content in Nollywood and well produced movies have been acquired.
It is importan we document the new developments in Nollywood since 2002 to date for film history and film studies. That is why I working on a documentary film on "Nollywood Rising: The New Generation".
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Nigeria Elections: what happened?
Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a partially recognised secessionist state in West Africa that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970. Its territory consisted of the predominantly Igbo-populated Eastern Region of Nigeria. Biafra was established on 30 May 1967 by Igbo military officer and Eastern Region governor C. Odumegwu Ojukwu under his presidency, following a series of ethnic tensions and military coups after Nigerian independence in 1960 that culminated in the 1966 massacres of Igbo people and other ethnic groups living in northern Nigeria. The military of Nigeria proceeded to invade Biafra shortly after its secession, resulting in the start of the Nigerian Civil War.
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From "Biafran Child" :
It was not long after the first gunshot was fired by the Federal Forces of Nigeria in 1967 that Nsukka fell and many of the students of the University of Nsukka were the first casualties as they were the vanguard of those who called for secession after the pogrom of the Ibos in the Northern regions of Nigeria. The first gunshot marked the beginning of the internecine civil war.
The Biafran recruits and soldiers sang in Igbo, our mother tongue as they marched in rows through the village of Obolo-ugiri early in the morning.
The young recruits were clean-shaven and wearing white vests, white short knickers, and white snickers, whilst the soldiers wore their green Biafran Army camouflage uniform; all adorned with the badges of the rising sun in bright yellow colour. There were badges on the face-caps and jackets.
The recruits carried wooden guns whilst the soldiers carried the real guns, which were rifles.
PRESIDENT BUHARI’S 2023 EASTER MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS
I join Christians in Nigeria and around the world to celebrate Easter, which commemorates the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, signposting his victory over death.
At the heart of Easter, is the triumph of light over darkness.
It is a season that reminds us that the Almighty can turn an unpleasant situation round for good.
Recognising that Easter is about renewed hope and a glorious future, I urge all Nigerians to continue to be confident and believe strongly in our country for better seasons ahead.
As a nation, we have gone through an election that has produced the next set of leaders at the federal and State levels.
I commend Nigerians for believing in the process. While I congratulate those that have been elected, I acknowledge that it is the right of those who feel dissatisfied with the outcome to seek redress. I expect them to wait patiently and allow our legal system run its course.
It has been a rare privilege for me to serve as your President since you gave me the first mandate in 2015 and renewed it in 2019.
Day after day, I have been guided by the vows I took to keep Nigeria united, prosperous and secure.
Our successes on security, economy, infrastructure, new oil frontier basins, landmark legal reforms as well as food sufficiency, among others, were possible because of the support of Nigerians.
As we celebrate this season with our families, neighbors and communities, let us do so in love, compassion, kindness, resilience and forgiveness.
Happy Easter!
