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Monday, September 16, 2013
The A-Brothers of Nigerian Cinema Are Back Again!
THE A-BROTHERS ARE BACK AGAIN!
Afolabi and Adedeji Adesanya, the Adesanya Brothers (aka A-Brothers), are back again!
From the stable of A-Productions, they gave us such classics as Vigilante (1988) and the capital market financed Ose Sango – Sango’s Wand (1991). They are teaming up, though not for a production but for training and capacity building in the creative arts on the platform of Sagamu Business and Arts Institute (SBAI).
The Adesanya brothers are filmmakers with over sixty (60) years of on-the-job experience between them. Adedeji (aka DJ) is a renowned cinematographer, still photographer, documentary filmmaker, scriptwriter, producer and director, and a trainer. His screen credits include Vigilante (co-writer and director), Ose Sango – Sango’s Wand (producer); and Uncommon Service (winner of maiden Hilda Ogunbanjo Award for story/script, and Africast Award 2010 for BEST Documentary film). Others are television commercials, and television documentaries shot in Egypt, Germany, and Senegal. Festivals attended include New Films, New Directors, New York; and Los Angeles International Film Festival, L.A., California, USA.
Adedeji had been a resource person at National Film Institute, Jos; and he is currently Head of Department (HoD) Film & Television Production (FTP) at PEFTI. He has also written many published articles on the film and television industry.
Afolabi is a well established film auteur, photo-journalist, photo artist, film historian, film critic, author, a technocrat and a trainer. As a television director, he directed the award winning television serial, Family Circle, which won the BEST TELEVISION DRAMA AWARD and BEST CHILD ACTOR AWARD at the 1998 REEL AWARD organised by Encomium magazine. It also won the 1997/98 NIGERIAN MEDIA MERIT AWARD, and the 1999, 8th edition of DAME AWARD (Television Production category). He directed several episodes of Everyday People, Saints & Sinners, and Domino. He worked with Ladi Ladebo on his video productions, Collective Task and Thrift Collector, aka TC (a television series). Afolabi wrote and directed Ose Sango (1991), which won the Hubert Ogunde Foundation Award for the Best Nigeria Film of the year (1992 maiden edition). His other screen credits include television commercials (TVCs) and feature films (including Ladebo’s Pariah, Power and Baba Zak). He was the executive producer of Duty and Zanani (both productions of the Nigerian Film Corporation).
His home video (Nollywood) credits include: Asewo to re Mecca, Colours of Love, Colours of Tomorrow, First Love and Tomori.
His articles; poems; book, film and art reviews had been published in Africa, West Africa, Africa Woman, Ophelia, Entertainer, The Guardian Newspapers (Lagos), Newswatch (of which he was the pioneer Photo Editor) and Media Review. Mr. Adesanya was a contributor to Africa Film & TV (yearbook and magazine). He is the author of The Nigerian Film/TV Index, Nigerian Literary Index, Reel Words, and Reel Views.
He contributed to publications of the Nigerian Film Corporation such as Operating Principles of the Film Industry: Towards a film Policy for Nigeria, Nigerian Video Films (edited by Jonathan Haynes), Cinema and Social Change in West Africa (edited by Jonathan Haynes and Onookome Okome). His other book credits include
World Cinema: Diary of a Day (a British Film Institute, London publication); Africa the Centenary of Cinema (a Pan-African Federation of Filmmakers [FEPACI] publication), and Beyond the Screen Vol. 1 No. 1 (a journal of the National Film Institute).
In 1986 he had a solo photographic exhibition, sponsored by USIS and ILFORD, at USIS, Lagos, Nigeria.
Afolabi was a Resource Person at the National Film Institute, Jos, and ITPAN Training School, Lagos, Nigeria. He has attended and covered such film festivals as San Francisco International Film Festival; FESPACO; Images D'Ailleurs (his film OSE SANGO, was shown), Cannes, Toronto International Film Festival; American Film Market and Conferences, Santa Monica, California; Egypt International Film Festival; Sithengi; Capetown International Film Festival; Durban International Film Festival; Gao International Film Festival, India, Berlinale; et al. He was a member of the 1992 Nigerian National Film Festival Committee; and a member of the Jury that judged entries for the NTA (Nigerian Television Authority) Adverts Awards, 1993.
He was Chairman FESPACO TV/Video Award Jury (2009), and the Organising Committee of ZUMA Film Festival 2005 – 2012).
Afolabi, who has worked extensively in both the private and public sectors as an administrator and technocrat, is the Rector of Sagamu Business and Arts Institute. He was the Managing Director/CEO of Nigerian Film Corporation from 2005 to 2013; before then he was the General Manager/CEO of West African Pictures Company Limited (from 2001 to 2005), a film distribution and exhibition company in the Odu’a Group.
The A-Brothers will be leading an eclectic team of knowledgeable and experienced local and international resource persons drawn from the field and academia of creative arts.
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Sunday, September 15, 2013
Nigeria is the World’s Largest Importer of Rice
Nigeria spends N2bn every 12 hours on rice Importation.
~ Mr. Shedrack Madlion, Executive Director of Admiral Environmental Care Limited.
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We Are Girl Rising! Join Us To Ignite the Revolution!
#WeAreGirlRising shows the world that Girl Rising is all of us. Are you a teenage girl from Tanzania? A middle-aged man from Mexico? Grandmother from Great Britain? This is your chance to declare your support for girls' education, and to further build the movement. What better way for Girl Rising to prove our passion, our strength and our diversity than to simply show the world who we are?
Tweet for girls’ empowerment. Have a little social media fun (and raise a little visibility!) with #WeAreGirlRising. Here’s how:
- Download the #WeAreGirlRising placard and tell us who you are.
Upload your photo (or just your words) to Twitter. Check out this sample tweet you can use:
- "I'm Michael from Lagos, Nigeria & I am Girl Rising! Join me and show the world the many faces of the movement on #IDG2013. #WeAreGirlRising"
- Post your photo on Instagram using the hashtag #WeAreGirlRising.
- Once you've done that, click here to forward this email to your friends and family. Can you get five other people to join the #WeAreGirlRising movement? Thank you for being the face of Girl Rising. We can’t wait to see you!
Holly Gordon,
Girl Rising Executive Director.
P.S. Haven’t yet registered your IDG event? What are you waiting for! Go here, put your event on the map, and help us ignite the movement.
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Saturday, September 14, 2013
FEMME: Extraordinary Women Healing the World
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The African Women LEAD program is a one-year Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Advocacy and Development (LEAD) program, which begins with a twelve-week intensive and comprehensive training empowering young African women; aged 19-25. Through a thorough training that focuses on Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Advocacy and Development, the African Women LEAD prepares young African women for career in public policy and affairs and upholds the inclusion of women in policy design and development process of Africa.
For more inquiry or to receive an application package kindly e-mail info@kusiconsulting.com with the subject line "African Women LEAD Program Fall 2013."
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Amber Rose and Nollywood Diva Genevieve Nnaji Among Judges for 2013 Miss Earth Nigeria
American super model, singer and actress Amber Levonchuck, popularly know as Amber Rose and Nollywood Diva Genevieve Nnaji are among the top guest judges of the 2013 Miss Earth Nigeria beauty pageant coming up on Sunday September 22, at the prestigious Oriental Hotel on Victoria Island, Lagos. The celebrity red carpet event will start at 5pm. Other guest judges include, Kelechi Amadi-Obi, Karly Redd and Boris Kodjoe.
The Founder and Director of Miss Earth Nigeria, Ms. Ibinabo Fiberesima who is a former beauty queen and now first female President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) affirmed that the 2013 edition would be more glamorous, with all the glitz and razzmatazz of a global beauty pageant. “We are currently in talks with top dignitaries who are passionate about the environment and the earth at large,” said Ms Fiberesima who has been organizing the beauty pageant for over a decade and has discovered many outstanding young beauties, including the popular Nollywood actress Ufuoma Ejenobor.
The winner of the 2013 Miss Earth Nigeria Pageant will represent Nigeria at the World Miss Earth Pageant on December 7th in Pasay City, Philippines.
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is part of the Big Four international beauty pageants. Along with Miss Universe and Miss World contests, Miss Earth is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world in terms of the number of national-level competitions to participate in the world finals. The Miss Earth winner is the spokesperson for the Miss Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other environmental organizations.
The MISS EARTH Crown
The Miss Earth crown has become a symbol of unparalleled pulchritude and enduring advocacy through the years. To underscore and remind the Miss Earth titleholders the responsibilities that come with this crown, Carousel Productions commissioned the Official Jeweller of Miss Earth, Ms. Ramona Haar, an ecologically-minded artist, to design and craft a new Miss Earth crown. This radiant masterpiece that embodies a broader meaning of "beauties for a cause" was unveiled last November 16, 2009.
The design features various gemstones endemic to the countries participating in Miss Earth Pageant, which they donated as a symbol of cooperation and unity towards a universal goal of saving Mother Earth. To lessen the environmental impact of mining, the new crown is made of 100% recycled 14K Gold and Argentums Sterling Silver. The central design is a flower to symbolize a happy and thriving earth. As Ralph Waldo Emerson puts it, "the earth laughs in flowers." The recurring spiral motif, on the other hand, has always been associated with maternal power and feminine prestige.
But the gems are the highlights of this masterpiece. Black Diamonds, Sardonyx, Calcite, Ruby, Jade Quartz Crystal, Garnet, Peridot, and Pearls are some of the stones that adorn the exquisite Miss Earth crown. Gathered from 80 of the participating countries this year, the stones signify more than just the Earth's precious resources. They characterize the diverse backgrounds, cultural significance, and mystical embodiment of our beauties. Although they come in different shapes, sizes, color and finish, they all form an integral part of the most coveted Miss Earth crown in undeniable harmony. Just like the crown, the Miss Earth beauties work together to have all nations unite in our joint efforts to help preserve and protect our one and only home: the Planet Earth.
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Friday, September 13, 2013
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:
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:
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,
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My Appointment as the PDP National Publicity Secretary Is An Act of God
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 9th 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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Thursday, September 12, 2013
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?
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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