Why I Suspended Social Media Activities and Halted Performances (Lamentations of An African child – The Gift of the Present): In the past weeks that witnessed the recent Nigeria elections, I suspended my weekly poetry performances on social media, and many wondered why. Though the nature of my day-job does not lend me to engage […]
Oliver Mbamara, KOK, Joi John, Others Receive African Community Service Award 2018 Alexandria, Virginia, USA: It was an evening of celebration and appreciation as the African Community Service Awards 2018 was held at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria Virginia to celebrate and recognize the efforts of several African artists, enterpreneurs, attorneys, judges, doctors, […]
“Poor security means poor business, which further means little or no profit, and the inevitable option to withdraw any profit eventually made rather than reinvest it. We have to build a solid foundation of peace and security of life and property upon which economic and political stability could thrive…”
Yet, in the face of all the troubles and challenges in today’s world, man is given the chance to reach within and strive to rise and triumph over the challenges of the times. In the process he gets the opportunity to rediscover his true nature and purpose as soul…
“Africans must rise to the challenge of telling their own stories. There are many African stories to be told, and histories and cultures to be safeguarded through the African perspective. Nollywood offers both a voice for our people and a bed of investment opportunities to be explored and enjoyed.”
“Be the keeper of your own gate of information. Invest a brief moment of research to verify anything suspicious or outrageous. Every human being has the ability of choice and the faculty of imagination and analysis. That is what makes man a divine creature. One has to be alert and aware to be able to feed on the right stuff.”
“There are many African stories to be told, and many histories and cultures to be safeguarded through the African perspective. Nollywood offers both a voice for our people in today’s dynamic socio-economic environment and a bed of investment opportunities to be explored and enjoyed.”
The Nollywood Producers Guild USA (NPG, USA) recently held its official inauguration event in New York, USA
The Nollywood Producers Guild, USA Inauguration Lecture Session to be hosted by Regina Askia in New York on Saturday October 15, 2016 was announced through a Press Release from the Secretariat of the Guild in New York.
Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Recently African entertainers from around the United States came together in Baltimore to hold the First Annual African Entertainment Nite event. The event which was widely attended by entertainers and producers of all areas of African entertainment was held at St. Anthony’s Hall in Baltimore, Maryland. There were high profile celebrity and […]
Though born to live amidst the brutal jungle; You became an icon beloved in the life you led; And when in the next life you return again; Please forgive the folly meanness of men; And for now, we bid you adieu our dear CECIL
The Delegation/Committee also used the opportunity to introduce the Nigerian Independence Parade Celebrations Event to the Consul General as a major Nigerian event in the United States.
The most significant influence (and civic value) a citizen has lies in how he/she expresses the power of his/her vote. That is why one has to vote with reason not emotion, vote like a patriot not a traitor, and have a preference but not a relentless insistence on opinion.
Brooklyn, New York, USA: The Nollywood Producers Guild, USA recently held its annual get-together and dinner event at the Amarachi Prime in Brooklyn, New York. In attendance were guild members from around the United States such as Pascal Atuma, Oliver Oscar Mbamara, Chisom Oz-Lee, Bethels Agomuoh, Moses, Adedeji, Felix Nnrom, Chuck Ajoku, among others. Also, […]
“Man’s effort to classify fellow men by virtue of physical attributes is more an expression of human limitation than a necessary preoccupation. It stands in the way of the recognition and celebration of man’s Divine qualities and the utilization of man’s vast potentialities as the homo sapiens – the supposed most intelligent and imaginative being on earth.”
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