My New NFT Artworks Minted and Waiting To Be Minted

 

From my Peacock Fantasy Series

Visit my NFTs Art Gallery on https://nftmyimage.com/@nigeriadaily on the Algorand blockchain.

The Scars of Vivian from my V for Vivian Series

Most of the artworks are for sale (except those on the two outstanding Nigerians; Senstor Shehu Sani and Dr. Cletus Madubugwu Ibeto, CON, OON in my NFT Series on Outstanding Nigerians) as NFTs and offline as artworks on art canvas and other formats of media. 

I have NFTs like my "The Signature of God" that can made into sculptures of glass, marble, gold, silver, bronze and ceramic. 

The beautiful young women are among the women in my life since 2006 to date.  Two are now married.

The abstract artworks are totally my original works from my imagination.

I created some of them from methods that will remain my trade secrets.

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African Statesman Olusegun Obasanjo To Chair Energy Growth and Just Transition Presidential Roundtable at African Energy Week (AEW) 2023

 

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African Statesman Olusegun Obasanjo To Chair Energy Growth and Just Transition Presidential Roundtable at African Energy Week (AEW) 2023 

Olusegun Obasanjo is the former President of Nigeria and an international statesman with a dedication to Africa’s development

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 26, 2023/ -- African statesman and former President of the Republic of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo represents one of the continent’s most influential and impactful leaders who has demonstrated a commitment to facilitating inclusive growth in Africa. His work and success in the political, economic and energy sectors have not only consolidated Nigeria’s position as a major economic hub but Africa’s position as both a competitive and highly attractive investment destination. From policy to finance to cooperation and inclusion, Obasanjo has played an instrumental part in shaping Africa’s economy and will continue to represent a strong advocate and facilitator of Africa’s growth.

Under efforts to advance dialogue surrounding the continent’s energy future, Obasanjo will host the Energy Growth and Just Transition Presidential Roundtable at the 2023 edition of the African Energy Week (AEW) conference and exhibition – taking place from October 16-20. Obasanjo’s expertise regarding African economics and energy will be critical for strengthening discussions on Africa’s approach to the energy transition and his insights will help support deals and decision-making during the event. Obasanjo will also award the AEW 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award to Namibian President Hage Geingob and Senegalese President Macky Sall, while engaging with a strong slate of African and international stakeholders on the future of the continent’s energy sector.

Faced with a number of development challenges, Africa’s progress to date has largely been driven by individuals such as Obasanjo, who has spearheaded a wave of cooperation and dialogue among African countries and between the continent and global players. With a focus on a just and inclusive energy transition, Obasanjo has strongly advocated for a collaborative approach to investment, policy and growth, and continues to put Africa first. Obasanjo’s expertise lies in his experience as Head of State of Nigeria and his work as Chairperson of the African Union (AU) from 2004 to 2006. Obasanjo served as Military Ruler from 1976 to 1979 and President of the Republic of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007, where he was instrumental in bringing democracy to the country. Following this position, Obasanjo took on several impactful roles centered around pan-continental collaboration and peace. In addition to his role at the AU, he served as Special Envoy for Africa for the United Nations. Now, Obasanjo coordinates cross-border cooperation and facilitates Africa-global dialogue towards a goal of advancing Africa’s economic prosperity.

Collaboration and cross-border partnership success in Africa is largely attributed to Obasanjo’s ongoing efforts. In Nigeria, he made great strides towards strengthening the energy market. The country now represents one of the biggest oil and gas producers on the continent and boasts a promising renewable energy industry that is poised to lead West Africa’s energy transition. Obasanjo spearheaded sustainable development on the back of democracy, transparency and investor clarity. Under his leadership, exploration and production took off, with up to 37 billion barrels of proven oil reserves and 200 trillion cubic feet of gas identified from his Presidential tenure to date. His administration established the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in 1977. Many projects also took off from across the entire energy value chain. Under efforts to privatize downstream assets and relieve state burden, Obasanjo facilitated the sale of the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries – now under the NNPC’s control. In the power industry, Obasanjo put in place ambitious targets of achieving 10 GW of electricity by 2007. As President, Obasanjo had a central objective to alleviate poverty and establish a democratic system, and his efforts in this regard have proven critical for Nigeria.

Now, Obasanjo works towards driving pan-African growth and development. On the cooperation side, Obasanjo has contributed to much of Africa’s progress. He established the African Leadership Forum in 1988, uniting leaders from across the continent and global community to discuss issues and foster solutions to development. Obasanjo also co-established the New Partnership for Africa’s Development in 2001 and the African Peer Review Mechanism, initiatives which have helped spearhead good governance in Africa. These efforts have been nothing short of crucial for Africa’s economic and multi-sector growth and will remain of central importance as Africa’s energy sector grows.

“President Obasanjo has shown, time and time again, a dedication to inclusive, sustainable and widespread development in Africa. His efforts to alleviate energy poverty and drive long-term growth have translated into a series of impactful developments across the continent. As an African statesman, a distinguished leader and an advocate for Africa’s prosperity, Obasanjo will continue to play a central role in facilitating growth and development in Africa,” states NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the AEC.

This experience makes him the host of choice for AEW 2023’s Energy Growth and Just Transition Presidential Roundtable. Dubbed the largest gathering of energy stakeholders on the continent, AEW 2023 takes place under the theme, The African Renaissance: Prioritizing Energy Poverty, People, the Planet, Industrialization and Free Markets, and proudly hosts a strong slate of African governments.

During the AEW 2023 conference, Obasanjo will engage with a suite of governments, ministers and international authorities under a common goal of making energy poverty history in Africa by 2030. His passion for the continent and his commitment to fostering democratic growth will prove valuable at the event, and delegates can look forward to hearing his insights. There is still time to secure you place at the biggest energy event in Africa. Join AEW 2023 and network with the movers and shakers from Africa’s energy market.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber.

About African Energy Week:

AEW is the AEC’s annual conference, exhibition and networking event. AEW 2023 will unite African energy policymakers and stakeholders with global investors to discuss and maximize opportunities within the continent’s entire energy industry. For more information about AEW 2023, visit https://AECWeek.com.

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African Energy Chamber

All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) Mourns Mohbad, Calls For Institutionalization of Music Industry in Africa

#Mohbad

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All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) Mourns Mohbad, Calls For Institutionalization of Music Industry in Africa

Mohbad died in a mysterious circumstance on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, that is still under police investigation

LAGOS, Nigeria, September 24, 2023/ -- All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA (https://www.AFRIMA.org/), has emphasized the importance of regulating and institutionalizing the music entertainment industry as it joins millions of African youths and music fans to express grief over the demise of Nigeria's singer, Mohbad, (real name Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba).

Mohbad died in a mysterious circumstance on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, that is still under police investigation.

The 27-year-old budding music star also known as Imole (Light) was a young and very promising artiste whose creativity and amazing gift have made him produce highly thrilling lyrics that have warmed the hearts of millions of fans across the world.

The President and Executive Producer, AFRIMA, Mike Dada, in a statement, while lamenting that Africa has lost a promising talent in its growing music industry in a shocking manner, noted that institutionalization of the music/entertainment industry remains a top priority in curbing the unprofessional practices that have been existing within the industry in Africa.

He said; “On behalf of the International Committee of AFRIMA, we condole with Nigeria's music industry, parents and fans of Mohbad, over his painful demise. The death of Mohbad is a tragic event that has left us all deeply saddened. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and loved ones of the deceased during this difficult time.

“With his demise, Africa has lost a promising talent in our growing music and entertainment industry. We pray God to grant him eternal rest, and grant his parents, family, and teeming fans the fortitude to bear his irreplaceable loss.”

“AFRIMA is spearheading efforts to mobilize stakeholders in the creative industry in Africa, with a focus on Nigeria, to establish institutionalized operations and regulate the music entertainment industry.”

According to Dada, this includes the enactment of legislation that sets industry standards, regulations and compliance for music record labels, performing artistes, music publishing companies, entertainment lawyers and other professionals.

“It is necessary to have a law that regulates the music industry to prevent it from becoming an unregulated free-for-all, as currently, the entry requirements are low such that anyone can just wake up and establish a music record label.

“To address this issue, African countries must establish a Music Institute to certify practitioners regularly.

AFRIMA is leveraging its platform to organize a stakeholder summit aimed at engaging the legislative arm of governments across Africa through the African Union.

“AFRIMA urges stakeholders, including relevant government officials and agencies, artistes, record labels, A&R, producers, promoters, artiste's managers, brands, songwriters, DJs & video vixens, video directors, equipment production and rental companies, publishing companies, streaming service companies, entertainment lawyers, royalty companies, choreographers/dancers, entertainment/music journalists and media, culture and music enthusiast, other supporting professionals: cameramen, editors, make-up, hairstylist, costumiers, among others, to participate in this crucial process. We urge stakeholders to submit their proposed legislation for review and consideration,” the AFRIMA President submitted.

AFRIMA (All Africa Music Awards) is the Pinnacle of African Music globally.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA).

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All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA)

Fine Arts and NFTs in Celebration of Nollywood Diva Rita Dominic Anosike

Celebrated Nollywood Diva, Mrs. Rita Dominic Anosike is an international star and winner of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) for the Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2012.

Of all her Public photographs, this one is my favourite which I have decided to convert from ordinary photography to fine arts photography; a very big part of the film industry that is worth millions of dollars in Hollywood, but totally ignored in Nollywood.  

Pop Art or Pop Photography of celebrity culture was the signature of Andy Warhol, the famous American artist and filmmaker whose monumental artwork,  "Marilyn Diptych" created in 1962 is a silkscreen painting depicting legendary Hollywood sex symbol of the silver screen, Marilyn Monroe showing 50 of the same photograph with 25 in yellow colour and 25 in black and white colour which many people came up with different assumptions in their interpretation of the artwork.  Each image of the actress is taken from the single publicity photograph of Marilyn from the film "Niagara" (1953).

Rita Dominic is not only one of e beauty queens of Nollywood, but one of the best actors in Nigeria and Africa. In celebration of her fame and accomplishments, I have made unique versions of her single photograph in fine arts photography and made the NFTs on the Algorand blockchain.

https://nftmyimage.com/@nigeriadaily

NFTs last longer than photos, videos and films that are not on the blockchain. 

The NFT will be in the decentralized InterPlanetary File System.

#RitaDominic

#RitaDominicAnosike

#Nollywood

#AMAA

#awards

#AndyWarhol

#Americanartist 

#filmmaker

 #MarilynDiptych

#silkscreen

#painting

#photograph

#photography

#PopArt

#PopPhotography

#celebrity

#culture

#Hollywood 

#sexsymbol

#MarilynMonroe 

#NFT

The Signature of God

 The Signature of God

#NFT by Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima 

I have just minted this NFT on Algorand blockchain in my Mystery Cube series.

This is more than a NFT art. It is also architecture, culture, picture, sculpture, mathematics, physics and symbolism of faith in the existence of God. 

It can constructed or sculptured to any size for the public and private office buildings and buildings for residence, institution and organization.

The cubes can be made for art decor, interior decorations, gifts and paintings on any format, printed on T-shirts, traveling bags, wall hangings, blinds and curtains.

The Signature of God is priceless and timeless.

It is available for art collection.

#God #signature #name #holy #holiness #faith #religion #truth #power #earth #creation #art #design

https://nftmyimage.com/iFcbyz_WpUQR0o-SG4s_yA?minted=true

New Artworks and New NFTs on Senator Ben Murray-Bruce and Segun Agbaje

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, OON is the Founder and Chairman of The Silverbird Group. 

The Silverbird Group is a diversified multi-media company with holdings in Communication, Real Estate, and Cinemas.The company was established in 1980 by Ben Murray-Bruce. The group owns the Silverbird TV,  Silverbird Cinemas, the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) pageant and Mr Nigeria Contest . Its business divisions are : Silverbird Properties, Silverbird Film Distribution, Silverbird Communications,,Silverbird Production and Dream Magic Studios. 

Ben Murray- Bruce is known as the King of Entertainment in Nigeria for being the number one showbiz impresario straight after his graduation from the University of South Carolina in the United States of American in 1979, he started his popular Silverbird Productions in 1980 and brought top African American R&B, funk and disco acts for sold out live concerts in Lagos, including Kool & the Gang, Delegation, Rafael Cameron. SOLAR (the Sound of Los Angeles Records) artistes, Shalamar, Dynasty, The Whispers, Lakeside and Carrie Lucas. Then launched his Silverbird Group having the Miss Universe Nigeria Pageant, Miss Intercontinental Pageant and the most popular annual Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) that discovered Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite 'Agbani' Darego, MFR, a Nigerian model who was crowned Miss World in 2001. The first black African to win the Miss World beauty pageant.

He was appointed as Director-General of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) from 1999 to 2003. 

As a frontline member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), he was elected to the Senate of the Federal Republic of  Nigeria in March 2015, representing the Bayelsa East Senatorial District, in Bayelsa State.

He is the owner of the Silverbird Galleria in Lagos opened the Silverbird Cinemas with the first multiplex of five screens in Nigeria and more cinemas in Abuja, Uyo, Warri and Port Harcourt. .The Silverbird Communications Limited of the Silverbird Group has the biggest and largest private radio and TV network in West Africa comprising the Rhythm 93.7 FM in Lagos, 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Rhythm 94.7 FM in Abuja, Rhythm 93.7 FM Jos, Rhythm 95.7 FM Awka, and Rhythm 93.7 FM Benin.

He is a member of the Black Music Association of America with Quincy Jones, Dick Griffey, Stevie Wonder and Executive Director of the Coalition for a Free Africa with the late President Samora Machel of Mozambique.  He is a member of the Board of National Arts Theatre (BNT), Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), Federal Films Censors Board (FFCB), National Film Distribution Company (NFDC) and Nigerian Anti- Piracy Action Committee(NAPAC).

Segun Julius Agbaje (born Olusegun Agbaje; 1964) is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (also known as GTCO PLC) a multinational financial services group, that offers retail and investment banking, pension management, asset management and payments services, headquartered in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. He is also a Director of PepsiCo and member of the Mastercard Advisory Board, Middle East and Africa.

View the NFTs on https://nftmyimage.com/@nigeriadaily

Non-fungible token (NFT) art refers to digital assets stored on a blockchain that represent content or even physical items. Art mediums that NFTs can represent include digital drawings, paintings, music, film, poetry, or books. NFT art allows artists to sell or rent their artwork beyond the physical world. 

The most expensive NFT is

‘The Merge’ remains the most expensive NFT of all time. It was sold at $91.8 million during the month of December 2021.

Why are NFTs so expensive?

NFTs are non-fungible, meaning the owner is the only one who has ownership of the thing. These properties are distinctive and unique because they confirm the validity of a non-fungible asset.

My NFTs minted on Algorand blockchain.

They are available for art auctions, exhibitions and sales in Naira, US$, Euro€, £ pound sterling.

They are also available in other formats of art media on canvas, sculpture,  posters and wallpapers for interior decorations for the office, residence and halls and as gifts for all occasions.

NFTs last longer than photos, videos and films that are not on the blockchain. 

The NFT will be in the decentralized InterPlanetary File System.

Algo for DeFi

As non-fungible tokens (NFTs) become increasingly popular, Algorand paves the way for fast, no forking, and a minimal carbon footprint, ensuring a frictionless and accessible NFT experience for both buyers and sellers.

See my NFTs exclusively on Algorand blockchain 

https://nftmyimage.com/@nigeriadaily

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