World Premiere of "Wale: I Am From" on January 20th Only On REVOLT TV

15 Jan 2014 17:05 Africa/Lagos

 REVOLT To Air First Original Documentary - "Wale: I Am From" 

Rapper's journey to Nigeria premieres January 20th at 10 p.m. EST Only On REVOLT TV

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- To kick off the new year, REVOLT announced plans today to air its first original documentary special entitled, "Wale: I Am From." Premiering on January 20 ^th at 10 p.m. EST, "Wale: I Am From" will follow Maybach Music superstar Wale on his recent trek to Africa to discover his Nigerian roots. The hour-long special produced by REVOLT TV documents the rapper and Washington DC native's journey to meet his grandparents while racing against the clock to get back to the United States.

Following Wale for one week, REVOLT captured the witty MC as he made preparations for his trip, raced against time to the motherland, battling his jam-packed schedule as he met his family for the first time, and journey back to the United States to return to his day-to-day grind. "I just feel like REVOLT as a whole is 'real'...it's an aggressive approach to get the culture back," said Wale.

"Fans will see an intimate look into the emotions and hurdles that accompanied Wale at every turn during his recent life-changing trek," stated  Rahman Dukes , executive producer and vice president of programming news. "We feel honored that Wale allowed us to join him on this deeply personal voyage to Africa, and that he chose to share his experience with REVOLT viewers," said Val Boreland , executive vice president of programming and production and executive producer.

The January 20 ^th premiere of Wale's story of redemption in Nigeria will be televised on REVOLT followed by a live Ustream with the rapper at 11 p.m. EST.
Visit www.revolt.tv to confirm local channel listings. Follow REVOLT TV in social media for continued artist interviews, music news, and programming updates.

To view the trailer, please visit: http://youtu.be/nYgkycAaOoU
Premiere: Monday 1/20/14 at 10-11pm EST
Encore Airings:
Tuesday 1/21 at 2-3 a.m. EST
Tuesday 1/21 at 3pm-4 p.m. EST
Wednesday 1/22 at 8-9 p.m. EST
Sunday 1/26 at 5 p.m. EST
 
CREDITS: Pace Bowden, Director; Rahman Dukes, Executive Producer; Val Boreland, Executive Producer; Jason Arambulo, Co-executive Producer; Jorge Alvarez, Line Producer; Bernald Rock, Assistant Editor

ABOUT REVOLT MEDIA & TV
REVOLT, www.revolt.tv, is the new #1 name in music. Available on Comcast's Xfinity TV and Time Warner Cable, the multi-genre, multi-platform music network delivers music news in real-time, and the best of the best in music programming. A "social by design" network built to play at the speed of social media, REVOLT is live, direct, and always on - anytime, anywhere, any screen.

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CONTACT: Kai D. Wright, VP/Director of Communications, kwright@REVOLT.tv, (212) 500-2235; or Sarah Rothman (42 West), Sarah.Rothman@42West.net, (212) 277-7555
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Famous Nigerian Comedian IGoDye Becomes UN Ambassador for Millennium Development Goals

Francis Agoda, popularly known as "Igodye" is now a United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Ambassador. Igodye regarded as one of Africa’s funniest comedians has been given this honor in recognition of his support for the realization of the MDGs in Nigeria.

 Well, this Initiative is a Global recognition to individuals who have championed and enhanced through their work the overall development of humanity, based on selfless service, creativity and compassion towards human development. However, this mandate strengthens the desire of the ace comedian Igodye who has been committed to philanthropic gestures, also advocating a non-violence approach to the resolution of conflicts among youths in Africa; inspiring the youths and advocating for good leadership towards the eradication of poverty.


Igodye said:
“I feel honored and it will be more gratifying to me, when I will see that our leaders create opportunities for youths to be gainfully employed. Because as at today, millions of Africans are suffering, and faced with uncertainty. The future seems vague and no hope in sight. Until this personal desire of a better Africa is achieved; my heart knows no happiness; because someone is still sleeping without a meal. But with this recognition, it shows that my work is not in vain. I Thank God for giving me this talent that is inspiring others and also to my fans all over the world who have been supporting me with their prayers and love. Without you, all these achievements won’t have been possible. May God Bless you all."


The United Nations Millennium Development Goals Ambassador came with a customized vehicle plate number: MDG AMB 7K Ambassador, international identification card and an honorary plaque.
Igodye is now among other UN MDGs Ambassadors around the world working to actualize the objectives of the United Nations.


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Lancelot Imasuen's World Press Conference on "Invasion 1897" Marks the Centenary of Oba Ovonramwen's Death in 1914

 Lancelot Imasuen directing "Invasion 1897".

Lancelot Imasuen had a world press conference Tuesday evening of January 14, 2014, on his historical epic film "Invasion 1897" and also to mark the Centenary of the death of Omo N’oba Ovonramwen in exile in Calabar on January 14, 1914, which is also the same month of the epoch of modern Nigeria by the amalgamation of the Lagos Colony, Southern and Northern protectorates on Jan 1, 1914.

The press conference held at his ICESLIDES Studios in Surulere, Lagos, attracted notable stakeholders in Nollywood, including his co-producer Famous Otakponmwen, celebrated Nollywood directors Chico Ejiro, Zik Zulu Okafor, the President of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Fidelis Duler, Founder/CEO of Abuja International Film Festival, Chinedu Ikedieze, MFR, popularly known as "Aki" in Nollywood movies, Hope Obioma Opara, President of Eko International Film Festival, Cyprian Orakpo, the Managing Director (CEO) of Transerve Disc Technologies Limited and his wife; Shaibu Husseini, Nigeria's leading film critic and Chair of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) College of Screeners, Victor Akande, Group Entertainment Editor at The Nation Newspaper and Benjamin Njoku of the Vanguard Newspaper who anchored the press conference.

The World Press Conference also highlighted the continuity of the cultural heritage of the classic Bronze Art of the Benin Kingdom and historical legacy of the great Benin Empire (1440–1897).
Imasuen answered questions after the screening of clips of the making of "Invasion 1897".
Both Shaibu Husseini and Zik Zulu Okafor commended the courage and faith of the director to make such a challenging historical film and said "Invasion 1897" is more than a story of the sacking of the Benin Kingdom by the colonial British Empire, but the fall of the last African empire. Imasuen said if Benin Kingdom had not fallen, the amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914 would not have happened. And his epic would be a cultural movement for the restoration of the great bronze artworks of Benin and the reparation for the colonial siege and pillage of the Benin Kingdom.
In 1999, the African World Reparations and Repatriation Truth Commission called for "the West" to pay $777 trillion to Africa within five years., but the western powers have ignored the calls for reparations.

The cost of making "Invasion 1897"

“Ovonramwen Nogbaisi”,

Ola Rotimi’s “Ovonramwen Nogbaisi”Clips of the making of the epic film were shown to the audience and Imasuen answered questions from journalists.

Benjamin Njoku

Benjamin NjokBoth Shaibu Husseini,  restoration of the looted priceless ancient artifacts of the Benin kingdom, including the famous commemorative head and pendant of ivory mask representing Queen Idia (from court of Benin, 16th century) who was the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin who ruled from 1504 to 1550. The commemorative head is at the British Museum, while the pendant is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA.

When the CNN reported that Lancelot Imasuen was working on a $2 million film called "Invasion 1987" was in 2012 and since then, the production has gulped more millions of dollars.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/23/showbiz/nollywood-nigeria-audience-popularity/index.html?iref=allsearch

"Invasion 1897" has an international cast, including famous British actors Rudolph Walker and Charles "Chucky" Venn and the top Nigerian actors include Charles Inojie, Paul Obazele, Segun arinze, Mike Omoriegbe as Oba Ovonrawmen and the late Justus Esiri in a cameo role.

Real Benin bronze artworks have to be made for the film and in fact a complete boat made of bronze was made. Moreover, accommodation and welfare of the cast and crew for weeks and months will gulp a lot of money for a large cast of over 1500 people and the leading local and foreign actors are not going to collect peanuts.

The first major dramatization of the Omo N’oba Ovonramwen was by the great Nigerian playwright, the late Prof. Ola Rotimi, whose epic Ovonramwen Nogbaisi was performed in 1971 and published in 1974 and became a popular study for both pupils of secondary schools and students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria as part of the syllabus for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and academic theses. The second major drama was Prof. Ahmed Yerima's Trials of Oba Ovonramwen which had a grand command performance in 1997, with the presence of the great grandchild of Ovonramwen, Solomon Uku Apolopolo Oba Ereduwa 1 and the British High Commissioner.

Invasion 1897, the Fall of the Last African Empire

"Invasion 1897" is an epic film based on the invasion of the Benin Kingdom by the British Empire in 1897 and looting the priceless ancient artifacts of the Benin kingdom, including the famous commemorative head and pendant of ivory mask representing Queen Idia (from court of Benin, 16th century) who was the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin who ruled from 1504 to 1550. The commemorative head is at the British Museum, while the pendant is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA.

Did you know that five years before the death of Omo n’Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi, the British Consul-General Moor, who captured, deposed and sent him on exile in Calabar committed suicide in Barnes, Middlesex in 1909. The great Ovonramwen must have cursed him for no one commits such a great sacrilege and escapes the wrath of the Benin Kingdom.

The film has been endorsed by the Benin monarch, Oba Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolopolo Erediauwa 1, who also honoured Lancelot Imasuen with the 2013 Oba Erediauwa Excellence Award.
The world premiere of "Invasion 1897" will take place on October 1, 2014..

 Lancelot Imasuen's father receiving the 2013 Oba Erediauwa Excellence Award on behalf of his illustrious son at the royal ceremony in the Oba's Palace on Saturday, December 28, 2013.

Lancelot Imasuen appreciates the support of Senator Daisy Danjuma, South Atlantic Petroleum Limited and Capt (Dr.) Hosa Okunbor, the Chairman of FEVA TV in Toronto, Canada and his managers, J2konsult in the UK.


~ By Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima.

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Free Shipping for Orders of NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® in the United States of America

Through Jan 17th, receive free shipping with code SHIPSHAPE14 on every copy of NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® you order from Lulu in the United States.

NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®  is currently the most circulated publication on Nollywood, the phenomenal Nigerian film industry making headlines all over the world from Lagos to New York.
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In NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®, meet Kunle Afolayan called "A Scorsese in Lagos" by the New York Times in The Making of Nigeria’s Film Industry.

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 Meet the 10 sexiest actresses in Nollywood and the top 20 leading filmmakers in Nigeria.
 NOLLYWOOD MIRROR® is a must read on the past, the present and the future of Africa's biggest and largest film industry, including the glitz and razzmatazz of Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) and the Nollywood @20 Grand Awards and then meet Kenneth Gyang, the best director and OC Ukeje, the best actor in 2013.

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Have You Read "The Prophet Lied"?

Because the prophet lied 
Thousands have died 
And thousands more will follow 
Because of the lies of this strange fellow.
~ Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima 

The Prophet Lied is a kaleidoscopic time capsule in poetry.
From the first poem to the last one, Chima's eclecticism runs like blood through the veins as he addresses all the issues of life on earth from the classic temporal to the spiritual in all existential circumstances with provocative thoughts and evocative figures of speech on every facet and aspect of what transpires in our contemporary world. He is an unapologetic historian of his beloved country Nigeria and a romantic philosopher of the vicissitudes of life. The power of his poetry is his compelling vocabulary and captivating imagery as he loses no sight of every human experience and so he misses nothing with a poetic sense of humour. The Prophet Lied may take Chima into the pantheon of modern poetry for the classical nature of his literature makes it a timeless treasure.

Prize winning Nigerian poet Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima is a student of the famous poet, philosopher, and artist, Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) and Gibran's all time classic The Prophet has influenced his poetry since he read it 30 years ago before he published his first collection of original poems Children of Heaven in 1987 and followed by Scarlet Tears of London in 2006 under his popular pen name Orikinla Osinachi.
If you love Kahlil Gibran's poetry, then you will appreciate the romantic, political and philosophical poems of Michael Chima.

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Gravity Tops Nominations for 2014 BAFTA

Gravity, the British-American 3D science-fiction thriller and space drama film starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney tops the nominations for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) with 11 nominations. The film is directed, co-written, co-produced and co-edited by Alfonso Cuarón. 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle follow with 10 nominations each.
 The BAFTA ceremony takes place on  February 16 at the Royal Opera House in London.

Best Film

12 Years a Slave Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen
American Hustle Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
Captain Phillips Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
Gravity Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
Philomena Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward

Outstanding British Film

Gravity Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman, Jonás Cuarón
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Justin Chadwick, Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, William Nicholson
Philemona Stephen Frears, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward, Jeff Pope
Rush Ron Howard, Andrew Eaton, Peter Morgan
Saving Mr. Banks John Lee Hancock, Alison Owen, Ian Collie, Philip Steuer, Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
The Selfish Giant Clio Barnard, Tracy O’Riordan

Film not in the Engish Language

The Act of Killing Joshua Oppenheimer, Signe Byrge Sørensen
Blue is the Warmest Colour Abdellatif Kechiche, Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval
The Great Beauty Paolo Sorrentino, Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima
Metro Manila Sean Ellis, Mathilde Charpentier
Wadjda Haifaa Al-Mansour, Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul

Documentary

The Act of Killing Joshua Oppenheimer
The Armstrong Lie Alex Gibney
Blackfish Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Tim’s Vermeer Teller, Penn Jillette, Farley Ziegler
We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks Alex Gibney

Animated Film

Despicable Me 2 Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin
Frozen Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
Monsters University Dan Scanlon

Director

12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen
American Hustle David O. Russell
Captain Phillips Paul Greengrass
Gravity Alfonso Cuarón
The Wolf of Wall Street Martin Scorsese

Original Screenplay

American Hustle Eric Warren Singer, David O. Russell
Blue Jasmine Woody Allen
Gravity Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón
Inside Llewyn Davis Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Nebraska Bob Nelson

Adapted Screenplay

12 Years a Slave John Ridley
Behind the Candelabra Richard LaGravenese
Captain Phillips Billy Ray
Philemona Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope
The Wolf of Wall Street Terence Winter

Leading Actor

Bruce Dern Nebraska
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave
Christian Bale American Hustle
Leonardo DiCaprio The Wolf of Wall Street
Tom Hanks Captain Phillips

Leading Actress

Amy Adams American Hustle
Cate Blanchett Blue Jasmine
Emma Thompson Saving Mr. Banks
Judi Dench Philomena
Sandra Bullock Gravity

Supporting Actor

Barkhad Abdi Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper American Hustle
Daniel Brühl Rush
Matt Damon Behind the Candelabra
Michael Fassbender 12 Years a Slave

Supporting Actress

Jennifer Lawrence American Hustle
Julia Roberts August: Osage County
Lupita Nyong’o 12 Years a Slave
Oprah Winfrey The Butler
Sally Hawkins Blue Jasmine

Original Music

12 Years a Slave Hans Zimmer
The Book Thief John Williams
Captain Phillips Henry Jackman
Gravity Steven Price
Saving Mr. Banks Thomas Newman

Cinematography

12 Years a Slave Sean Bobbitt
Captain Phillips Barry Ackroyd
Gravity Emmanuel Lubezki
Inside Llewyn Davis Bruno Delbonnel
Nebraska Phedon Papamichael

Editing

12 Years a Slave Joe Walker
Captain Phillips Christopher Rouse
Gravity Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Sanger
Rush Dan Hanley, Mike Hill
The Wolf of Wall Street Thelma Schoonmaker

Production Design

12 Years a Slave Adam Stockhausen, Alice Baker
American Hustle Judy Becker, Heather Loeffler
Behind the Candelabra Howard Cummings
Gravity Andy Nicholson, Rosie Goodwin, Joanne Woodlard
The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin, Beverley Dunn

Costume Design

American Hustle Michael Wilkinson
Behind the Candelabra Ellen Mirojnick
The Great Gatsby Catherine Martin
The Invisible Woman Michael O’Connor
Saving Mr. Banks Daniel Orlandi

Make-up and Hair

American Hustle Evelyne Noraz, Lori McCoy-Bell
Behind the Candelabra Kate Biscoe, Marie Larkin
The Butler Debra Denson, Beverly Jo Pryor, Candace Neal
The Great Gatsby Maurizio Silvi, Kerry Warn
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor, Rick Findlater

Sound

All is Lost Richard Hymns, Steve Boeddeker, Brandon Proctor, Micah Bloomberg, Gillian Arthur
Captain Phillips Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith, Chris Munro, Oliver Tarney
Gravity Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, Christopher Benstead, Niv Adiri, Chris Munro
Inside Llewyn Davis Peter F. Kurland, Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff
Rush Danny Hambrook, Martin Steyer, Stefan Korte, Markus Stemler, Frank Kruse

Special Visual Effects

Gravity Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, David Shirk, Neil Corbould, Nikki Penny
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton, Eric Reynolds
Iron Man 3 Bryan Grill, Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Dan Sudick
Pacific Rim Hal Hickel, John Knoll, Lindy De Quattro, Nigel Sumner
Star Trek Into Darkness Ben Grossmann, Burt Dalton, Patrick Tubach, Roger Guyett


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Senator Magnus Abe Shot And Five Children Killed In Port Harcourt

 Magnus Ngei Abe speaking at an important event.



OFFICE OF THE SENIOR SPECIAL AIDE ON MEDIA AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS TO THE STATE CHAIRMAN OF APC, RIVERS STATE CHAPTER
No. 38 Forces Avenue, Old GRA, Port Harcourt
E-MAIL-apcrivers2015@gmail.com, apcrivers@yahoo.com
TEL: 08038199163

12-01-14


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SHOOTING OF SENATOR ABE AND KILLING OF FIVE CHILDREN IN PORT HARCOURT BY THE POLICE A DECLARATION OF WAR ON RIVERS STATE AND HER PEOPLE –APC * DR IKANYA DEMANDS FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF HON. IKE CHINWO

The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is shocked and shattered by the news of the unwarranted shooting this morning, of Senator Magnus Abe, the Senator representing Rivers South East zone and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), and Chief Tony Okocha, the Chief of Staff to Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the killing of five children of Rivers State extraction by men of the Nigeria Police.

The Interim State Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, did not at first believe the news until he verified it because he, like any other right-thinking individual, could not understand why policemen paid with taxpayers’ money could turn their guns against the people, including prominent citizens who are well known to them – thus ruling out the possibility of a mistake in the said shooting.

We wish to unequivocally condemn this premeditated murder of our five children and attempted murder of two prominent and innocent Rivers citizens by the State Police Command, which seems happy to transform into an army of occupation instead of discharging its constitutional role of safeguarding lives and property. This is a declaration of war on Rivers State and its people.

We are holding the State Police Commissioner, CP Joseph Mbu, responsible for the deaths of five innocent kids that maybe our future political leaders by this agents of darkness and the attempted murder on Senator Abe and Chief Okocha since the shooting was carried out by a team of regular police and Mobile policemen from MOPOL 19 on the orders of CP Mbu. Acting on CP Mbu’s orders, the trigger-happy policemen had stormed the APC rally organised by the Save Rivers Movement at the College of Arts and Science, Rumuola, Port Harcourt, and started shooting rubber bullets and teargas canisters to disperse the crowd. One of the rubber bullets hit Senator Abe, who fell to the ground and would have died instantly if his aides had not quickly grabbed him and rushed him to a hospital in D/Line in Port Harcourt. It is reported that the case of the Senator is very critical and arrangement is being made by Governor Amaechi to fly him out for medical attention if he recovers from coma. Chief Okocha’s case is a bit better as he was only shot on his legs and may be crippled for life if urgent attention is not given to him.
The police ordered everybody to vacate the venue. Several persons were injured as they scampered for safety. The police insisted that the rally must not hold, claiming that it would constitute a breach of the peace – a very spurious claim. And we are talking of a rally aimed at mobilising the public on the agenda of a political Movement, of which the police was duly informed!

We have shouted ourselves hoarse that CP Mbu is on a mission to cause mayhem and insecurity in Rivers State but, sadly, the powers that brought him to Rivers State for this mission not only continued to sustain him but also continued to empower him in his acts of impunity in Rivers State. This single man has on various occasions abused, insulted and vilified our elected State Governor in the person of Gov. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, claiming that he (Mbu) is the Chief Security Officer of Rivers State and not the Governor as stipulated by the Constitution of the Federal Republic!

This single man has on various occasions given police cover to GDI, the political pressure group of President Goodluck Jonathan and Supervising Minister for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, while denying the same services to other political groups in Rivers State, including Save Rivers State Movement while we sustain the Police with Rivers State fund. This single man since he came to Rivers State has promoted criminality in various ways and has even made himself a member of PDP, attending their meetings!

The National Assembly has found this man guilty and asked for his redeployment to no avail! The Rivers State Government and various pressure groups have called for his redeployment to no avail, all because the Federal Government is bent on using him to cause a war in Rivers State!

 

Senator Magnus Abe receiving attention at the hospital.

In view of the foregoing, we wish to make it clear that the blood of the five innocent kids that were slaughtered by the Police are on CP Mbu’s head and also on the heads of his sponsors. We meanwhile appeal to Nigerians to join us in praying for the survival of Senator Abe and Chief Okocha. By God’s grace, we shall overcome as the plot of intimidation will not deter us from salvaging Rivers State from the PDP led Federal Government whose hatred and disdain on our people are now legendary.

Finally, Dr Ikanya demands for the immediate release of Hon. Ike Chinwo within 24 hours unfailingly. Hon Chinwo who was once a member of the Federal House of Representatives representing Obio-Akpor Federal Constituency was arrested by the Police after the mayhem for no just cause

Long Life APC!

Long Life Rivers State!!

~ Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze,

SSA Media and Public Affairs to the Interim State Chairman, APC Rivers State.
12-01-14.

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The Autocomplete Truth

UN Women - The Autocomplete Truth The 21st century has been hailed as the century of women. Yet a recent Google search shows just how much prejudice and discrimination towards women and gender equality persist. The Autocomplete Truth builds on the international viral success of the print/web "Autocomplete Truth" advertising campaign (http://bit.ly/19zW628) from UN Women, developed by Memac Ogilvy & Mather Dubai that first revealed the depth of that discrimination.

The video argues that at this point in history, popular perception should be different and women should be seen as equal.

The Google search depicted in The Autocomplete Truth was conducted on 9 March 2013. We urge you to go ahead and try it -- what does your search show about gender stereotypes and the lack of equality for women's rights?


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Oscar®-Winning Make-Up Artist Dick Smith to Receive Make-Up Artists Lifetime Achievement Award

Oscar®-Winning Make-Up Artist Dick Smith to Receive Make-Up Artists Lifetime Achievement Award at the Annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards on February 15

 

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-time Academy Award® winning make-up artist Dick Smith , considered "The Godfather of Make-Up", will receive the Make-up Artists Lifetime Achievement Award at the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards (IATSE Local 706), it was announced today by Guild President Sue Cabral-Ebert. The Awards ceremony, back by popular demand, will be held on February 15, 2014 , at the Paramount Studios lot. Academy Award® winner Rick Baker who was Smith's apprentice will present the award.  M.A.C. Cosmetics is the Official Cocktail Reception Sponsor.


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The Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award is given to those artists whose body of work in the film industry consistently enhances make-up and hair styling artistry, creating memorable characters throughout their career.  Past recipients of the Make-Up Artist Lifetime Achievement Award are Daniel Striepeke (2004), Jack Pierce (2003), John Chambers (2002), Bob Schiffer (2001) and Monty Westmore (2000).


"Rarely have there been make-up artists with the legendary inventiveness, creativity and artistic excellence of Dick Smith," said Cabral-Ebert. "Dick's transparency and willingness to share the secrets of the craft have been the catalyst for young make-up artists all over the world to follow their imaginations and dreams.  His encouragement and support have led so many to incredible make-up careers. It is with great honor and heartfelt thanks that Local 706 honors 'one of its own,' the legendary Dick Smith."


Smith's distinguished work has garnered him an Honorary Academy Award® in 2012, having previously won both the Academy Award® and the BAFTA Award for Amadeus (shared with Paul LeBlanc, 1985) and he was nominated for an Oscar® for Dad (shared with Ken Diaz and Greg Nelson, 1990). Smith won a Primetime Emmy® for Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts – Make-up for Mark Twain Tonight! (1967), and was nominated for North and South (shared with Alan Fama and Rod Wilson, 1986), Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking (1977) and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968). The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films honored Smith with their Saturn Award for Scanners and Altered States (tied, 1981), along with nominations for Death Becomes Her (Shared with Kevin Haney, 1993), The Hunger (Shared with Carl Fullerton, 1984) and The Sentinel (1978), as well as the Golden Scroll for The Exorcist (1975). 
 
Smith worked on numerous award-winning films, including Taxi Driver (1976), The Exorcist (1973), and both The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part 2 (1974), among many others. Considered to be television's first important make-up artist, Smith was the make-up director for NBC from 1945 to 1959, where he developed many new materials and pioneered such techniques as the use of foam latex and plastics in unusual quick changes for television shows. Smith attended the Wooster School and Yale University.
Rick Baker has won seven Academy-Awards® and been nominated for five others. He has won a Primetime Emmy® Award, three BAFTA Awards, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films Awards, the Eyegore Awards, and has twice received the Best Special Make-up Effects – Feature award from the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild.  Among his other numerous nominations, Baker has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


Members will be honored at this event for outstanding achievement in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater.


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