Happy Birthday Professor Wole Soyinka, Lion King of African Literature

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE LION KING OF AFRICAN LITERATURE

Professor Akínwándé Olúwo̩lé Babátúndé S̩óyíinká; born 13 July 1934.
I celebrate you today with thanksgivings to our Almighty Father God who is the Creator of your genius to be a blessing to us.
Cheers to you Sir.

Faithfully,
EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima,
"Orikinla"

I Need Your Support

URGENT APPEAL FOR SUPPORT 

Due to unforeseen circumstances and the emergency lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, 

I have become very broke and homeless and still in self-isolation in a guest house in Lagos where I am owing thousands of naira. 

The guest house will be shutdown tomorrow, because of lack of business and I will be stranded in Lagos 

The lockdown worsened my precarious situation by stopping my sources of incomes in the Nigerian film industry. Debtors who are owing me have become unreachable and not responding to my calls and messages.

All I need is N500, 000.

I am desperate and it is better to be a beggar than be an armed robber. 

Please, I need the support of every kind hearted person who can contribute whatever amount you can give me to survive my present ordeal.

My GTBANK current account number: 0016426297

Account name: EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima

My foreign currency bank account:
Guaranty Trust Bank PLC
Address- 635, Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Beneficiary name- EKENYERENGOZI MICHAEL CHIMA
Bank identifier/SWIFT CODE- GTBINGLA
SORT Code - 058152353
Account number- 0016426307

I will be grateful.

Faithfully 

Michael Chima,

Publisher and Editor,

NOLLYWOOD MIRROR®Series

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If Whites Can Make It, Blacks Can Make It Too From Mountain View To Silicon Valley

#BlackLivesMatter
If Whites Can Make It, Blacks Can Make It Too From Mountain View To Silicon Valley

Instead of Blacks to be whining about being underemployed and underrepresented in Silicon Valley and waiting for the tech giants to bridge the wide diversity gap for them to catch up with the privileged White in leadership, Blacks should breakthrough Silicon Valley by developing their own tech startups.

Dear Kemi "Lala" Akindoju: Actors Guild Of Nigeria Replies Lala Over Visit To Regina Daniels -

Kemi "Lala" Akindoju .

The Actors Guild of Nigeria AGN, have replied actress Kemi Akindoju, who earlier today blasted the leadership of the association after they paid a visit to actress, Regina Daniels, and her billionaire husband, Ned Nwoko to congratulate them on their new born. Kemi's posts are below in case you missed it.

In a statement released this night, Monalisa Chinda Coker, the Director of Communications of the AGN, said ordinarily the organization would not dignify Lala's ''repugnant and uninformed comment'' but it is compelled to explain the reason the some members visited Regina and her husband.

My 4th of July #BlackLivesMatter Selfies

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL AMERICAN FRIENDS & LOVERS.

Sweetheart SFC Bailey of the @usarmy and comrades I "Captain" MC Ekenyerengozi, I salute you all.

#BlackLivesMatter
#independenceday
#july4th

ALPHA MAN LIVE!
Saturday afternoon on July 4, 2020. Alpha Man is calm, cool and confident against all odds of these challenging times with absolute faith to continue to be articulate and resolute. I have the assurance of my one and only Father and Almighty  Father God JEHOVAH JIREH who is the Alpha and Omega, my Conqueror, Protector, Saviour and Victor in supremacy over all things in existence through our Lord, Redeemer, Saviour and MESSIAH JESUS Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever. AMEN! So, I can shout HALLELUJAH! Because it is written in Psalm 107:2:
"Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy."

A Simple Critical Analysis of Nigerians in Nigeria in the First Quarter of the 21st Century

A Simple Critical Analysis of Nigerians in Nigeria in the First Quarter of the 21st Century

#corruption
"Widespread intellectual illiteracy has done more collateral damage to Nigeria than political corruption.

The Major Cause of the Perennial Flooding in Lagos City

#LagosFlood@followlasg@MBuhari@ProfOsinbajo@jidesanwoolu@NTANewsNow@channelstv@CNNAfrica@BBCAfrica@realFemiOtedola@GuardianNigeria@CoolFMNigeria
Lagos State Government is the major cause of the perennial flooding of the streets and roads in Africa's largest megacity. pic.twitter.com/LI938kp04b

— 247 Nigeria (@247nigeria) June 30, 2020

The perennial flooding caused by storm surge overflows cannot end until there are sustainable urban drainage systems. Government permitted the construction of many buildings on drainages or blocked off the canals and gutters. Majority of the LGAs don't have drainage systems. pic.twitter.com/0EFM9DuNqN

— 247 Nigeria (@247nigeria) June 30, 2020

We have visited different LGAs and saw the causes of the perennial flooding. The state government caused 90 percent of the blocked drainages and lack of drainage systems in the LGAs.

— 247 Nigeria (@247nigeria) June 30, 2020

KANTAR: Top 10 Most Valuable Global Brands 2020

Top 10 Most Valuable Global Brands 2020


 1 Amazon
 2 Apple
 3 Microsoft
 4 Google
 5 Visa
 6 Alibaba
 7 Tencent
 8 Facebook
9 McDonald's
10 MasterCard

• Investment in marketing and brand-building critical for business recovery post-COVID-19 
• Innovation and creativity key drivers of growth as BrandZ Top 100's total worth hits $5 trillion and delivers US$277bn in additional brand value growth
• Amazon maintains no. 1 spot and accounts for a third of the Top 100 total growth
• TikTok enters the ranking for the first time at no. 79.

WHO KILLED DR. ENOCH OKPARA?

WHO KILLED DR. ENOCH OKPARA?

“For murder, though it hath no tongue; will speak with most miraculous organ.”
- William Shakespeare

On June 13, 2020, a day after Nigeria’s democracy day commemoration, we were jolted to the sad news of the gruesome murder of our classmate and colleague Dr Enoch Okpara, a senior consultant obstetrician and gynecologist with Federal Medical Centre, Gusau Zamfara State at his Mareri area residence in Gusau.

Victor Osimhen Wins 2020 RFI-France 24 Marc-Vivien Foé Prize for the best African player in Ligue 1

Victor OSIMHEN (Nigeria) 
WINNER OF THE 2020 RFI-FRANCE 24 MARC-VIVIEN FOÉ PRIZE AWARDING THE BEST AFRICAN PLAYER IN LIGUE 1 

Lille’s (LOSC) Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen has won the Marc-Vivien Foé RFI- France 24 Prize for best African player in the French Ligue 1, the French football championship for the 2019-2020 season.