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Joseph Edgar's Loud Whispers: Nigerian Comedy Journey Into Sublime Illiteracy

As I go to work this morning with a melancholy that betrays my current state of mind, I decide to buy a comedy cd from the many pirates that pervade the third mainland bridge seeking for an escape. I had hoped that the so called comedy CD will brighten my mind and energies me for the day ahead. 
But instead, I am taken into a journey of utter stupidity. The crass and pure illiterate evocation of clowns attempting to be funny further worsens my case and got me thinking. What is comedy, is it the display of illiteracy and mind bending rendition, celebrating utter foolishness. I listen to a motley of comedians from the unknown to the known. As I listen to names like Akpororo, I go die, AY and the rest all I hear are banal attempts at making me laugh. 
However, I hear the crowd laughing and this tell me that if there was no market all these charlatans would not be out there making crazy money. Look in Nigeria, we have had some very clean comedians who have in their deliveries provided depth and strong healthy lessons to their audiences our generation gave Nigerians such greats like the late John Chukwu, Art Alade, yes Dare’s father and much more contemporary joke merchants like Alibaba and just maybe Julius Agwu.
Maybe we as a people have refused to come out of our re colonial servitude hence our continuous addiction to these banal offerings from barely literate goons.
We will say, we are creating an industry, we are providing jobs, we are healing society with laughter fine, the industry has been created, deepened and expanded but isn’t it time for us to clean it up so that we can export it and so that it can outlive this generation. 
Just thinking sha. I’m in a bad mood.‎
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AMAA 2015: Check Out full nominees list.

The nomination list ‎for the 2015 edition of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was released at the nominees event was held at Los Angeles, America on June 20. 3 movies however have the highest number of nominations. 
They include South Africa’s iNumber Number, Nigeria’s October 1 and Mauritania’s Timbuktu. The main award is scheduled to hold September 26


 Full Nominees List

Check out the full NOMINATION LIST Below

(1) EFERE OZAKO AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM

Stories of Our Lives ‘Run’ – Kenya
Aissa’s Story – Nigeria
Gulped of the Blue Sea – Togo
Memoir of a Honest Voice – Sierra Leone
Twaaga – Burkina Faso

2) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ANIMATION

The Throne – Nigeria
Alternative to Corporal Punishment – Namibia
The Legacies of Rubies – Nigeria
Akorkoli – Ghana


3) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY

Egypt’s Modern Pharaohs – Egypt
The Dream of Shahrazad – South Africa
Nelson Mandela, The Myth and Me – South Africa
Beats of The Antonov – Sudan
The Supreme Price – Nigeria/USA


4) OUSMANE SEMBENE AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM IN
AN AFRICAN LANGUAGE

Timbuktu – Mauritania
Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia
Chetanna – Nigeria
Juliet and Romeo – Burkina Faso
iNumber Number – South Africa

5) MICHAEL ANYIAM OSIGWE AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST
FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

Gone Too Far – Nigeria/UK
Thorns of Roses (O Esphinho Da Rosa) – Guinea Bissau/Portugal
Fevers – France/Morocco
Affairs of the Heart – Nigeria/USA


6) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA SHORT

Sound of Tears – Canada
Hand to the Sky – USA
Calm – UK


7) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

Jimmy Goes to Nollywood – USA/HAITI
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution – USA
Bound: Africans VS African Americans – USA
Black Panther Woman – Australia

7) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIASPORA FEATURE

Under the Starry Sky – France
CRU – USA
Supremacy – USA


8) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN PRODUCTION
DESIGN

iNumber Number – South Africa
October 1 – Nigeria
Le President – Cameroun
Run – Cote d’Ivoire
Timbuktu – Mauritania


9) AMAA 2015 ACHIEVEMENT IN COSTUME DESIGN

Dazzling Mirage- Nigeria
Run – Cote d’Ivoire
Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola
October 1 – Nigeria
iNumber Number – South Africa

10) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

Run – Cote d’Ivoire
Iyore – Nigeria
Silver Rain – Ghana
iNumber Number – South Africa
Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola

11) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

A Place in the Stars – Nigeria
Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia
Iyore – Nigeria
Njinga: Queen of Angola – Angola
Timbuktu – Mauritania

12) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECT

Invasion 1897 – Nigeria
Kpians: The Feast of Souls – Nigeria
Run – Cote d’Ivoire
iNumber Number – South Africa
Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia

13) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND

Lobraz Khan – Mauritius
Le President – Cameroun
Run – Cote d’Ivoire
Timbuktu – Mauritania
iNumber Number – South Africa

14) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia
iNumber Number – South Africa
Run – Cote d’Ivoire
Lobraz Khan – Mauritius
Timbuktu – Mauritania

15) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING
October 1

iNumber Number
Triangle Going to America
Run
Timbuktu

16) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCREEN PLAY

Le President
While You Slept
Timbuktu
Love or Something Like That
Run


17) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST COMEDY FILM

30 Days in Atlanta
Iya Alalake
Last Three Digits

18) AMAA 2015 – BAYELSA STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED
AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM

Invasion 1897
Dazzling Mirage
October 1
Iyore
A Place in the Stars

18) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST CHILD ACTOR

Layla Walet Mohammed and Mehdi A.G Mohammed –Timbuktu
Joshua Ibrahim and Daniel Ibrahim – A Place in the Stars
Any Bobmanuel and Akonte Bobmanuel – Stigma

19) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG/ PROMISING ACTOR

Demola Adedoyin – October 1
Vinjeru Kamanga – BELLA
Kemi Lala Akindoju – Dazzling Mirage
Hassan Spike Insingoma – Boda Boda Thieves
Chiedza Mhende – Love the one You Love

20) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

Israel Makoe – iNumber Number
Paul Obazele – Iyore
Chumani Pan – Silver Rain
OC Ukeje – Love or Something Like That
Samson Tadesse – Triangle Going to America

21) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING
ROLE

Hilda Dokubo – Stigma
Toulou Kiki – Timbuktu
Reina Salicoulibaly – Run
Prossy Rukundo – Boda Boda Thieves
Ama Amphofo – Devil in a Detail

22) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Tony Kgoroge – Cold Harbour
Sdumo Matshali – iNumber Number
Abdoul Kareem Konate – Run
Sadiq Daba – October 1
Gerard Essomba – Le President

23) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Lesliana Pereira – NJINGA: Queen of Angola
Queen Nwokoye – Chetenna
Aida Wang – Juliet and Romeo
Jocelyn Dumas – Silver Rain
Ini Edo – While You Slept

24) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A
DIRECTOR

Carey Mckenzie – Cold Harbour
Jenna Bass – Love the one you love
Destiny Ekaragha – Gone Too Far
Tawonga Taddja Nkhonjera – Bella

25) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR

Theodros Teshome Kebede – Triangle Going to America
Theo Nel – iNumber Number
Abderrahmane Sissako – Timbuktu
Phillipe Lacote – Run
Kunle Afolayan – October 1

26) AMAA 2015 AWARD FOR BEST FILM

Run – Cote d’Ivoire
Timbuktu – Mauritania
iNumber Number – South Africa
Triangle Going to America – Ethiopia
October 1 – Nigeria
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Gospel singer, Buchi celebrates Birthday Today With Brand New Single, 'It's Still Legal', A.K.A Song 55.

Buchi, the music minister and missionary, just released a brand new single titled ‘IT’S STILL LEGAL’ to celebrate his birthday today the 24th of June, 2015. Buchi’s birthday is taking a low-key this year because of the importance of the message in the song, and so Buchi has chosen to release it NOW, instead of his traditional 3 years intervals between albums or new releases.
All of Buchi’s albums have been released at intervals of three years: 1999 (These days), 2002 (So beautiful), 2005 (What a Life), 2008 (Sound of Life), 2011 (Judah), 2014 (I See)… so why can’t SONG 55 wait till 2017?
This song is not likely to make you dance, It’s not intended to. This is a song to the church, for everyone who has things to do for God, the time is now!  It’s the clarion call of watchmen: Like the “Children of Issachar, Men who had understanding of the times Who knew what Israel ought to do” (1 chronicles 12:32). So RISE UP WHILE IT’S STILL LEGAL to talk about Jesus publicly, before the doors are shut completely.
SONG 55 (IT’S STILL LEGAL) has four different versions, features THREE (3) artistes – Iyke Onka, Farlon Lyte (South Africa), and Sam Jamz; THREE (3) amazing music producers (J-Treash, Ceewai & Iyke Onka); and that very important message. Its not about what version you like best or prefer, its about the message. 
SONG 55:
-It’s STILL LEGAL FT FARLON LYTE Produced by JTreash 
-It’s STILL LEGAL FT SAMJAMZ Produced by JTreash 
-It’s STILL LEGAL FT IYKE ONKA Produced by Iyke Onka 
-It’s STILL LEGAL FT SOLO Produced by Ceewai 
Buchi says “Before I knew that I would ever sing, I always knew that i had a role to play and be involved in a song that would herald the coming of Christ. This is it. I will be eternally grateful if you can as my birthday gift, help, support, share, tweet, post and distribute through your various networks this song, so that this God given message can reach everyone. I Thank You”
Untagged Download Links 
It’s Still Legal By Buchi https://my.notjustok.com/track/download/id/22629
It’s Still Legal Ft Farlon Lyte https://my.notjustok.com/track/download/id/22627
It’s Still Legal Ft Samjamz https://my.notjustok.com/track/download/id/22630
It’s Still Legal Ft Iyke Onka https://my.notjustok.com/track/download/id/22631
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4 years after calling off his wedding, Manchester United news winger, Ashley Young weds secretly.

‎Has anyone noticed this? Most foreign footballers often get married to their childhood sweethearts or women they’ve lived so many years with, often mothers of their kids. Manchester United winger, Ashley Young isn’t an exception.
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He and his childhood friend, Nicky Pike have tied the knot 4 years after he called off  the £200,000 wedding ceremony. The low key event took place at the Stoke Place Hotel in Buckinghamshire on Saturday.

The couple’s two children, nine-year-old son Tyler and younger daughter Ellearna, family, friends
ex team-mate Stiliyan Petrov and  Fabrice Muamba were in attendance.
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Photo: Kenyans Buy Clean Water Through Automated Machines

The Nairobi City Water and Sewage Company has partnered with a Danish water engineering company Grundfos ‎to make clean water available to Kenyans via water dispensing machines.
Water starts flowing after buyers insert a smart card into the machine. After topping their cards at a kiosk or through the mobile phone, just like the ATM‎s, they type in how much water they want to buy and voila! water starts flowing into their containers.

The Nairobi City Water and Seweage company charges half a
Kenya shilling (half a US cent) for 20 litres of water as against 50 Kenya shillings for the same litres of water charged by traditional vendors. These machines will be made available in 4 different locations in the country.


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NFF sanction: Enyeama and Onazi get naughty on instagram.

Super Eagles players, Vincent Enyeama and Ogenyi Onazi recently took to photo-sharing site, Instagram to make light of their recent sanctions (well, Enyeama hasn’t been punished yet) by the Nigeria Football Federation Disciplinary Committee. 
‎The Lille goalkeeper is expected to appear before the NFF committee to explain his uncomplimentary remarks about the NFF’s choice of Ahmadu Stadium, Kaduna for Eagles AFCON qualifier against Chad‎ weeks back.
Onazi on the other hand was issued a letter of reprimand, ordered to
produce a written apology and fined the sum of $5,000 for his misconduct during the said match.
So, the 32 year-old took to instagram to ask his colleague if he had paid the $5000 fine.
“You don pay your 5k fine. hahahahahahaha @onaziogenyi Abeg come next week help me. Send your Naija number to my international number,” ‎Enyeama wrote on his instagram page.  
Onazi got the message and appealed to Enyeama to bail him out.

“Dearis god ohh hmmmm, chairman you know say you be my boss, abeg help me pay now self I won start small job make I make I fit get some cash reduce the $5000,” He wrote.


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Arsenal agree £10.9m fee for Peter Cech

‎I’m yet to see one Arsenal fan who isn’t happy about the news of Peter Cech moving to the Emirates. Latest on the transfer news. Skysports reports that Arsenal have agreed £10.9m fee with Chelsea for the ace skipper.
The Czech Republic international will have his medical on Thursday afternoon. By the way, a Chelsea fan on twitter just said he prays he fails the health tests. Why evils? The official announcement and photos should released by Arsenal on Friday morning.‎
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Why tolls will not be collected at second toll point on the Lekki- Epe Expressway.- Ambode

  2. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has stated reasons why tolls will not be collected at the second toll point on the Lekki- Epe Expressway.‎ The Governor in a press release issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna, said he’s more interested in infrastructure development in that area of Lagos than toll collection.
  4. “We must start thinking of the future concerning that road. We said we will have an International Airport in Epe, and an Export Processing Zone in Lekki and a Deep Seaport also in Lekki. Should we not start thinking about how we will improve and create a 10-lane road between Ikorodu, Itoikin, Epe and Ijebu Ode so that people can go out from there? There is no point constructing the road, paying tolls and in five years’ time, the road is gone”
  6. ‎He added that the Lagos-Badagry Expressway,on completion would be opened up for business activities. He also said all hands are on deck to grow the tourism potential of the state.
  8. “As more means of transportation come on board, the more than 600,000 private car owners and 120,000 motorcycles that are being put on the road in the state on a daily basis will reduce in number.”
  10. ‎He continued, “We have said this is a government of continuity, but it is continuity with improvement. It is about making life easier for the people. We are receptive to new ideas and that is why we are going to be creative, innovative and thinking out of the box.”

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Chelsea fans brand Peter Cech traitor, snake as he closes in on Arsenal move.

‎Football fans have no chill at all. They called Fabregas lots of unprintable names and even ripped his banner at Emirates down. After serving the club for 11years and helping them win 15 trophies, his move to a rival club would be taken as betrayal. So, they probably won’t have much problem if he was joining AC Milan, Barcelona, Real Madrid or Monaco. Give dude some break!

Peter Cech’s move to Arsenal is reportedly a done deal but the clubs are still keeping the details under wraps. Mail sports reports that the world class goalkeeper’s move to Arsenal costs €11m. He will therefore be the most expensive 32+ year old ever after Cannavaro’s record of €11.5m.

We await official confirmation from both sides.

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