“warnings of such impending demise will always be there, tugging and pulling for recognition, but will always be ignored in the euphoria of the false security or false pleasure temporarily afforded by the selfish machinations to stay in power, maintain affluence, score vengeance, or political advantage…..”
“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.”
Nollywood Producers In Closed Door Meeting With Nigeria’s Consul General New York, New York: Recently, some executive members of the Nollywood Producers Guild, USA had a closed door meeting with the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Ambassador Habib Baba Habu on ways to move the Nollywood Industry in Diaspora forward. The meeting took […]
New York, NY: The Nigerian community in the U.S. recently came together at the Grand Ballroom in New York City for the Nigeria Centenary, USA (NCUSA) Awards to recognize individuals and organizations for their achievements and commitment to society as part of the celebrations to mark Nigeria’s 100 years as a nation. This event was […]
Though one may not see it, touch it, or smell it, the impact remains potent and sooner or later it will manifest…with some awareness people would be able to make the choices helpful to their health and their lives
“…a people or generation without an identifiable artistic heritage or cultural orientation will inevitably suffer from a strange emptiness that could drastically impede the psyche of not only that generation but the ones to follow.”
As people interact and learn of other cultures, they naturally find differences…yet, no particular society (or critic) should arrogate to itself the authority to condemn or advocate the eradication of the cultures and lifestyles of other societies without first consulting and obtaining the consent of such other society.
PROFILE: Oliver Oscar Mbamara, is an attorney, filmmaker, actor, writer, & poet. Background and Legal Career: Oliver Oscar Mbamara started writing and acting while pursuing a legal career in Nigeria before moving to the United States where he was also admitted to the bar. He subsequently became an Admin Judge for the State of New […]
Diversity allows each entity or individual to operate at its own level. Each move and survive at a pace peculiar to it. The diversity of life therefore provides each differing consciousness with what it requires to subsist and advance with life.
When that moment of reckoning begins to unfold, it dawns on the manipulator that his power, status, or affluence cannot stop or change the course of things for justice cannot be bribed, influenced or manipulated. The law of Life must take Its course.
It becomes pertinent for each individual or group of us to reexamine our beliefs in the face of today’s world and ask ourselves – how reasonable are our beliefs, how certain are we of our purposes on earth, and how do our beliefs help in answering these questions?
The Interfaith Council For Community Development (ICCD) recently organized a black history celebration event in Queens. In attendance were several guests and members of different denominational faiths.
Exploring Frontiers for a Sustainable Nigeria – The Diaspora Effect by Oliver O. Mbamara Being an open paper delivered by Attorney Oliver O. Mbamara – (New York State Admin. Judge and Filmmaker) at the 3rd Annual Nigerian Leadership Summit in New York. The News: It is no news that many Nigerians have in recent times […]
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