Top Lagos Banker To Host Celebrities at His Red Carpet Book Launch

Amiable and humble top Lagos banker who is popularly known as "The Celebrity Banker" and also a motivational speaker Darlington Onyeagoro is hosting top celebrities, his fellow bankers and invited guests at the red carpet launching of his book "IT'S OKAY TO HAVE A BAD BOSS" this Friday June 28th 2013 @ Terra Kulture by 6pm. Terra Culture is on Victoria Island, Lagos. The celebrity event is tagged "A NITE OUT WITH THE BOSSES".

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Photos from the Launching of Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project in Lagos

Jimi Solanke, Dame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett and Aloysius Onyejegbu, aka 2MS, the Programme Director of Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project.

 The brand ambassador of Bank of Industry D'banj was missing among the celebrities at the launching of Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project Saturday evening June 22 at the popular Freedom Park on Broad Street, Lagos. But famous British trained Nigerian actress Dame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett and accomplished veteran actor, musician and orator Jimi Solanke rocked the event with their impromptu short performance of anecdotes as they ad-libbed after Dame Ajai-Lycett challenged Nigerian youths and others not to rest on their oars after getting their academic degrees and diplomas. In her signature style of speaking in eloquent Queens English she said even without degrees they could fulfill their dreams and achieve greater things for themselves and Nigeria with their special skills and talents as many proven successful achievers have done without academic qualifications.

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Dame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett speaking to the audience.

 

Larry Foreman, Jimi Solanke and Dame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett entertaining the audience.

Larry Foreman, Jimi Solanke and Dame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett in another comic moment.
 

Tony Godson, Programme Facilitator of Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project and Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, the Founder/CEO of Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema (SOOAC) and Executive Director of Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project.

  Meg Masha, the Programme Manager and Face of Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project.
 

Dame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett.
 

Dame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett and Larry Foreman, the Master of Ceremony.
 

Dame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett and Jimi Solanke thrill the audience. 
 

The Screen Naija Team of Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, Meg Masha, 2MS, Tony Godson, Barrister Biola Ladipo and Felix Omo Jegede.

2MS and Meg Masha.
 

2MS and the beautiful ushers.
 

2MS and Tony Godson.
 

2MS and Tony Godson performing live on stage.
 

Ekene Onyejegbu, CEO of K.K Business Company Ltd, one of the partners of Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema in Nigeria.
 

2MS making the welcome address on behalf of the Founder/CEO Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.
 

2MS and the corporate security guards of the event.
 

Collins Talker of Galaxy TV interviewing Meg Masha.
 

Collins Talker, 2MS and others reciting the national anthem after the opening prayers of the event.
 

Collins Talker interviewing a guest.
 

Collins Talker and Larry Foreman.
 

Collins Talker interviewing Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.
 

Collins Talker interviewing 2MS.
 

Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima speaking on the project.
 

Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, 2MS and his brother Ekene Onyejegbu.
 

Jahman Anikulapo of iREP International Documentary Film Forum speaking on the importance of the project. 
 

Marc-André Schmachtel, Director of the Goethe Institut in Nigeria speaking.
 

Kunle Ogunfuyi, representing Prince Tonye Princewill speaking on his behalf.
 

Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima, 2MS and Marc-André Schmachtel, Director of the Goethe Institut in Nigeria.
 

Three of the beautiful ushers pose for the cameras.
 

Elimihe Osezuah, producer and director of the First Cause movie speaking at the event.
 

Felix Omo Jegede, the Programme Coordinator and 2MS.
 

Collins Talker interviewing Tony Godson.
 

2MS, Meg Masha, Larry Foreman and Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima after the event.
 

2MS and his father Mr. Onyejegbu after the event.
 

2MS and a friend after the event.

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6 in 10 Americans Give President Obama Negative Ratings Overall

President Barack Obama not looking pleased.

24 Jun 2013 19:10 Africa/Lagos


Six in Ten Americans Give President Obama Negative Ratings Overall while Two-thirds Give Him Negative Ratings on the Economy  

 Just one in ten Americans give Congress Positive Ratings

NEW YORK, June 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As the economy continues to go through ups and downs, as some scandals seem to go to the back burner while others remain in the forefront, and as the President returns from Europe and leaves for Africa, there are also differing reads on how things in the country are going right now. Looking specifically at President Obama, this month 41% of Americans give the President positive ratings for the overall job he has been doing, while 59% give him negative ratings. This is slightly up from March, when 38% of U.S. adults gave President Obama positive ratings and 62% gave him negative marks. Click here for the full detailed report.

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Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, Jimi Solanke and 2MS Rock Screen Naija Launching Without D'Banj

Jimi Solanke and Taiwo Ajai-Lycett.

  The brand ambassador of Bank of Industry D'banj was missing among the celebrities at the launching of Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project Saturday evening June 22 at the popular Freedom Park on Broad Street, Lagos. But famous British trained Nigerian actress Dame Taiwo Ajai-Lycett and accomplished veteran actor, musician and orator Jimi Solanke rocked the event with their impromptu short performance of anecdotes as they ad-libbed after Dame Ajai-Lycett challenged Nigerian youths and others not to rest on their oars after getting their academic degrees and diplomas. In her signature style of speaking in eloquent Queens English she said even without degrees they could fulfill their dreams and achieve greater things for themselves and Nigeria with their special skills and talents as many proven successful achievers have done without academic qualifications.
 

2MS.

The main side attraction of the evening, the fast rising young rapper Aloysius Onyejegbu, aka "2MS" of La'Champu Records and his buddy Tony Godson also thrilled the audience of Nigerians, Europeans and others who graced the occasion, including Femi Odugbemi and Jahman Anikulapo of iREP International Documentary Forum, Marc-André Schmachtel, Director of the Goethe Institut in Nigeria and his staff, Fidelis Duker, the founder of the Abuja International Film Festival, (AIFF) accompanied by his black and beautiful wife Temitope Abolanle, Hope Obioma Opara, President of the annual Eko International Film Festival, Madu Chikwendu, popular Nollywood producer, columnist and Founder/CEO of Leap International Film Festival, award winning Nollywood actress and producer Amaka Anioji and popular actor Chris Ubani-Roberts from Jerry Isichei's "Footprints", the most widely seen Nigerian TV soap opera currently running on 20 different stations in Nigeria and the UK.

Prince Tonye Princewill was represented by popular documentary photographer and journalist Kunle Ogunfuyi who gave a summary of Princewill's philanthropy and sponsorship of popular Nigerian movies "Nnenda", "Figurine", "Kajola" the first Nigerian CGI movie, Melody Shelters Singing Talent Show, the first TV Reality Talent competition for orphanages in the country and youths he sponsored to study film production at the Del-York Film Academy and the new movie “76”, the first movie on the tragic coup of 1976 that resulted in the assassination of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed on February 13, 1976. “76” is aimed at recreating history for the new generation and preserving a remarkable part of the history of our nation. The post production is ongoing in Germany. And another new movie “Valor”, that deals with the issues of the Niger Delta and Boko Haram and also currently in post production.

"My involvement in the Nollywood movies started with Nnenda, Figureine and now Kajola stems from my passion and love for excellence and the messages this industry wants to pass across to Nigerians so that we can rebuild our country and enhance the future of our children. I wish many other Corporate Bodies emulate me and invest in the industry so that our common dream of taking the industry not only to a new height but to the point where we can give the Hollywood and Bollywood a fight of their lives materialises. That is my plea because I am convinced that our young men and ladies need to be encouraged and motivated to sustain the industry and keep our youths engaged which is the bane of our country today.'

 ~ Prince Tonye Princewill.

The Founder/CEO of Screen Outdoor Open Air Cinema, Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima who is the Executive Director of Screen Naija One Village, One Cinema Project made a brief speech on the nationwide project to take cinemas to urban and rural communities in all the local government areas (LGAs) in Africa's most populous country and he highlighted the outdoor premiere of "Project Happiness" in Nigeria.

"Project Happiness", a 2011 documentary film created, narrated, and produced by Randy Taran and directed by John Sorenson follows a senior high school class from Mount Madonna School near Watsonville, California, on a journey to discover the true nature of human happiness. Joining them on this quest are students from the Tibetan Children’s Village in Dharamsala, India, and students from the Dominion Heritage Academy in Jos, Nigeria. These students discuss amongst themselves with several notable individuals one central question: "What brings lasting happiness?". During the filming, the students involved conducted interviews with scientists, celebrities, and world political and spiritual leaders including Richard Gere, Dr. Richard Davidson, Adam Yauch, the late Nirmala Deshpande, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, George Lucas, and Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.

The Master of Ceremony Larry Foreman from UNILAG FM gave his best and one of the best DJs in Nigeria, King DJ Shina entertained the audience with popular hit songs from contemporary hip hop to American R&B. The Face of Screen Naija, Magdalene Masha was the belle of the event with her natural afro hair and welcoming smiles.

                            Serge Michel from Le Monde.

From the international press came Serge Michel of French newspaper Le Monde and his female colleague. Michel, born 44 years ago in Switzerland was until the summer of 2008, the West Africa Correspondent for the French newspaper Le Monde. Michel is a highly esteemed journalist of international repute, winner of the Albert Londres Prize, France's most prestigious journalistic award, for his work in Iran. He is the founder of the Bondy Blog, a popular website and a stunning experience of "citizen journalism", written from within the volatile French suburbs. Together with Paolo Woods, Michel is the author of "Un Monde de Brut" (Seuil, 2003), a behind-the-scenes look at the oil industry following pipelines through Texas, the Caucasus, Russia, the Gulf and Africa and of American Chaos (Seuil 2004) which trails America's turbulent path through Iraq and Afghanistan. Together with Paolo Woods and Michel Beuret, he has just published China Safari - On the trail of Beijing's expansion in Africa (Nation Books, 2009), charting China's dramatic rise in Africa. The book has a grand scope and an air of adventure: it takes the reader from clear-fell logging in the Congo to uranium extraction in Saharan sands; from China's grimmest industrial landscapes to fine dining in Angola's best restaurants. Michel has written for Aperture, Fortune, Foreign Policy and The Independent. And from Nigeria, the news reporters included Collins Talker and his crew from Galaxy TV and James Emmanuel from Entertainment Express.

There was a lot to eat and drink and also surplus to take away at the end of the event. But people really missed not seeing African music superstar D'banj who was busy rehearsing for his five-star DKM concert and album launch this Sunday at the Eko Hotel and Suites. And also the presentation of the maiden NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® from the (NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® SERIES) was postponed to be formally launched on another date.

 


~ Orikinla Osinachi


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