By Bolarinwa Akande The Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) Media Recognition Awards has announced Akintayo Abodunrin of the Nigerian Tribune as overall winner, with a cash prize of $3000. The a reward system, according to Ms Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, Founder/CEO of AMAA, is designed to celebrate journalists in Africa who have helped to project the awards and the motion picture industry to the rest of the world. The recognition award, which is in its maiden edition was held recently during the Africa Film Academy (AFA) Charity and Praise Night in Lagos. Abodunrin’s winning entry titled Catalyst to greatness: How AMAA aided their rise to…
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By Bolarinwa Akande As the CEO of EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu, attains the golden age of 50 this September, a landmark project is being unveiled to celebrate the occasion. To this end, Abudu has created an award scheme, where unsung women in the society will be honoured. Tagged “Mo @ 50, Celebrating Sisterhood”, the entrepreneur noted that the award is set to promote and recognise women who are innovative and committed to national impact, as well as individuals who have outstanding performance and are making a difference in the area for which they are being considered. “I want to celebrate those that…
By Bolarinwa Akande France-based Nigerian soul singer, Asa, has released her much-anticipated album, Bed of Stone. The 14-track album is the third by the musician, who continues to make Nigeria proud as an artiste of international reckoning. The album which was released officially for download on Monday has been described as riveting and soul stirring. Made available on iTunes, Deluxe CD’s, Vinyl and Vendors worldwide, opportunity for pre-order digital download had been opened to fans since June 30, this year. The tracks include Dead Again, Eyo, Satan Be Gone, Bed of Stone, Moving On, Grateful,Society, How Did Love Find Me, Ife, Situation, New Year, The One That Never Comes,Sometimes I Wonder and Shine Your Light.xosotin chelseathông tin…
By Bolarinwa Akande MTV Base, at the weekend hosted an epic night of music, with unforgettable performances, unpredictable moments and heartfelt messages as the 2014 “MTV Video Music Awards” held sway. The awards, which held at the Forum, Inglewood in California had Beyonce welcome MTV and the audience to an earth shattering performances of hits from her visual album “BEYONCÉ”. After she broke Justin Timberlake’s 2013 record for the longest VMA performance ever, JAY Z and Blue Ivy unexpectedly joined her on stage for a highly emotional moment as her family presented her with the “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard” Award. Speaking…
By Bolarinwa Akande The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has rolled out a new policy initiative for a two-week maximum timeline for the issuance of licenses for movie distribution in the country. The goal, according to the agency, is to ease and speed up the licensing mechanism for movie distribution and exhibition in Nigeria as a key activity of the movie sector of the nation’s economy. The Board however said in a statement that the new licensing regime will only benefit those that meet all requirements for any given category of license sought. The new policy which takes…
By Bolarinwa Akande The quest for the mouth-watering grand prize of Star lager sponsored TV game show Star The Winner Is got more exciting when two contestants who interestingly are cousins, went head to head in a duel battle for the brightest voice during the weekend. Contestants, Jahtell Ilem and Blessing Ogainyo both equally astounding singers put all family interests aside and went up against each other in the fiercest duel round of the night. Blessing however surrendered after she witnessed the vocal prowess Jahtell commanded, walking away with 100,000 naira. Plus sized beauty, Jahtell, turned out the clear choice of the…
By Bolarinwa Akande Oasis, a sequel to the rested sitcom, Heaven’s Gate, produced by Zik Zulu Okafor is set to air on television in October. Okafor, at a recent media unveiling, described the work as an unusual drama that borders on a story of change through Christ. A story of violation, rape and loss of confidence, the 35-episode drama features the likes of Beverly Naya, Moet Abebe, Tope Tedela, Segun Arinze, Monalisa Chinda, David Nnaji, Ifeanyi Williams, Mary-Jane Ugbaja and Zik Zulu Okafor. Oasis tells the story of KK (Sean Faqua), a young man rooted in campus cultism. He has never loved…
By Alex C The Nigerian government is neglecting the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry as a veritable platform for employment creation despite the country’s strong competitive advantage in this area, market analysts reveal. The BPO outsourcing industry is worth over $300 billion, growing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5 percent, according to United States (US) based research firm, HfS. But Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy by GDP, is lagging behind its counterparts on the continent in terms of harnessing BPO’s wealth creating potentials. Information Technology (IT) outsourcing or BPO is the practice of subcontracting responsibility for all or…
By Alex C The food, beverage and tobacco sub-sector has once again shown why it remains a key driver of the country’s manufacturing sector as investments in the industry in the second half of 2013 (H2 2013) rose to N49.95 billion, from N32.51 billion posted in the first half of the year (H1 2013). This indicates 53.60 percent increase, according to Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) data. The huge investments in the sector validate recent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which shows that the industry makes half of the now $45.9 billion contribution…
By Alex C The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services, has announced the launch of the outbound remittance service in Nigeria. Since the Western Union Money Transfer service was launched in Nigeria in 1995, consumers in the country have only been able to receive funds via the service. This launch represents a significant milestone as it marks the first time outbound remittance has become available to the Nigerian community who are now able to send funds in minutes via Western Union around the world. First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s foremost banking institution, has become the first…