This is a follow up to the story I wrote in december. An air hostess working for Arik Air, Chinwendu Uwakaonyenma Ogbonnaya, who was arrested on 18th December 201 at Heathrow Airport for concealing and smuggling four kilograms of cocaine (worth about €250) into the United Kingdom has been jailed.
A London Court has sentenced the 30 year-old lady to 5 and a half years in prison.
Eeya! So sad…
Titled 'Love 58', sources say some Nollywood actors rejected the script others will feature in the movie include Kanayo O Kanayo, Clarion Chukwurah, Halima Abubakar to mention a few. It is expected to drop this month.
The movie which had its trailer released few months ago features Jenifa star, Funke Akindele, Wole Ojo, Ayomide Abatti,
Tamilore Kuboye etc.
It tells the story of a poor, conscientious single parent's struggles to raise her only child, Kashimawo who eventually, rises to intrnational stardom in an English football club, Arsenal, and becomes a national hero.
It will be shown at Silverbird Cinemas ( Lagos & Abuja), City Mall Cinemas (Lagos), Ozone Cinemas,Genesis Deluxe Cinemas, Port Harcourt.
Virgin Atlantic Airlines we garnered showed 'Ghetto Dreams' ( Dagrin's Biopic ) over 50 times on their international routes without getting authorized permission.
Reports reaching me state that apart from showing the movie on their flights, Virgin Atlantic Airlines also played the Movie in their offices and for this capital offence Ope banwo has decided to sue them to the tune of sum of 1 Billion Naira.
He has also asked the Federal High Court in Ikeja, Lagos to mandate Virgin Atlantic to apologize in 3 Nigerian dailies.
Ghetto dreams xrays the life, times and dreams of the late yoruba lyricist, Olaitan Olanipekun popularly called Dagrin. The movie cast include Racheal Oniga, Pa Kasunmu, Doris Simeon, Gabriel Afolayan, Kenny Saint Brown, Jaywon and so on.
In Funke Akindele's voice, 'I go love ooo'.
Sources say Stephanie and Linus are getting married in France this month.This France wedding na strictly business oo, how many people (especially Nollywood practitioners) would grace the occassion? All 'mogbomoyas' (uninvited guests) are hereby advised to start applying for visa.
Africa and were paid N50 Million each.
The superstar is still gathering a lot of momentum, she has just been made the Ambassador for Home Video Integrity Awards (HOMEVIDA) an NGO Promoting values in Movies.Source: Ariyatoday
The 7 Part Drama Series which centers on Sex and Relationships among African Youth will hit the screens on Feb 14, 2012 @ 9:30PM on MTV Base ( DSTV Channel 322 ).This duo should rehearse their script well oo, we can't wait.
Few days ago, I wrote a story on how National Sports Commission opened a facebook page for N1.2m, the Commission however has debunked the rumour, here's statement
THE NSC FACEBOOK PAGE:
The attention of the National Sports Commission has been drawn to posts on the Commission's Page alleging that the Commission spent the sum of N1.2m to open a Facebook Page. Nothing can be further from the truth. The truth of the matter
is:
i) The idea to open a Facebook Page for the
National Sports Commission (NSC) was muted by the ICT Unit of the Commission. The objective of the project was to "use Facebook as an interactive forum to connect the Nigerian youth all over the world with the National Sports Commission and its mission".
ii) During the course of briefing the immediate past Hon. Minister of Sports/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Alh. Yusuf Suleiman, he directed that a more aggressive approach be adopted in projecting the Facebook Page. The Hon. Minister (HM), who has a personal Facebook Page, also directed that the Facebook crew should accompany him to visit all the athletes
and their coaches who were in various camps
across the country in preparation for the 10th All Africa Games. Furthermore, he directed that the crew should attend the 10th AAG in Maputo to update the Page on happenings during the Games.
iii) Consequent upon the Hon. Minister's
directives, a Memo dated August 2, 2011 seeking for N902,000.00 was approved for a two-man team to visit the various camps. This was to enable the crew interact directly with the athletes and their coaches and obtain firsthand information about them for Facebook Page.
iv) Following the directive of the HM to adopt a more aggressive approach in projecting the
Facebook Page, it was decided at the ICT Unit
level that the NSC Facebook Page should be
advertised in Facebook. An initial sum of $200 was committed to this. This immediately translated to a tremendous increase in the followership of the NSC Facebook within one week.
v) It is no secret that Facebook Pages can either be used as:
a) a personal social interactive forum; or
b) a commercial tool to advertise goods and
services, project a cause, draw awareness to
products, canvass for followership, etc.
The Commission's Facebook Page was deployed for the second category, which naturally attracts advertisement costs. The creators of Facebook can be contacted on this.
vi) Furthermore, following the success of the
advert, another memo dated August 26, 2011 for N300,000.00 was approved to step up and
extend the advertisement of the Page, purchase Internet Modems with a one month additional subscription.
vii) We wish to state that:
a) Opening of Facebook pages does not attract any form of payment and the NSC Facebook Page was opened at no cost.
b) The initial $200 paid for advertisement was privately funded.
c) The sums of N902,000.00 and N300,000.00
were approved for the Facebook Page crew to
accompany the HM on his visits to the various camps of athletes and their coaches and to purchase internet modems with additional one month subscription respectively. Of this amount, the sum of $1,000 (N160,000.00) was to advertise the NSC Facebook Page in Facebook and the Page was so advertised.
Ok, the facebook crew got N1.2m for welfare, subscription and modem, N160, 000 for advert, oh ok…..Hmmmmm!
Report reaching me reveals that the elections would hold on March 17, 2012. Segun Arinze isn't contesting for second term, those vying for the position of the President include, ex beauty queen, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Emeka Rollas ( who is the Incumbent General Secretary) and Steve Eboh (South-East AGN VP.I hope another round of drama won't spark off when the winner finally emerges. Can't wait!!!Source: Ariyatoday
