KUNLE AFOLAYAN'S PHONE SWAP SET TO PREMIERE IN LAGOS, ABUJA AND GHANA

Bonafide actor and movie producer, Kunle Afoloyan will premiere his latest flick, ‘Phone Swap’ on March 17th, 2012 at the Eko Hotel&Suites.

The film, produced by Golden Effects pictures in association with Globacom telecommunications stars thorough-bred actress, Joke Silva, delectable Nse Ikpe-Etim, Wole Ojo, Chika Okpala, Lydia Forson, Ada Ameh.
Kunle Afolayan’s figurine was not only on-point, it swept awards and more significantly marked a big step up in his career. This new film, ‘Phone Swap’ will surely go to the Oscars, says Kunle.

SYNOPSIS

Akin and Mary meet for the first time at an airport where they accidentally bump into each other and mistakenly swap their identical phones.
This leads to a destination mixup after they receive one another’s text regarding a travel destination. Consequently, Akin ends up travelling to where Mary is supposed to go and vice versa. Neither knows about the swap until they have reached their opposite destinations and “the phone” stops ringing (In Mary’s case) and ‘Won’t stop ringing” (In Akin’s case).
As a result of the phone swap, they agree to carry out each other’s missions, armed with the information and data on each other’s phone. But it’s not as easy as they both think as new obstacles and complications rise at every turn as they both struggle to adapt to their alien environment and situation. Mary has to walk in Akins shoes and represent him in a company meeting while Akin has to represent Mary in her family meeting. This they do with hilarious results.

AFRICAN MOVIE ACADEMY AWARDS (AMAA) CULLS 328 ENTRIES; HOLDS NOMINATIONS IN GAMBIA

Entries for the 2012 edition of the annual African Movie Academy Awards have started pouring in torrents.
The prestigious award organization whose vision is to reward the best and brightest in film and cinema have assembled a total of 328 entries across Africa.
Asides that, the one-day event which is mostly held at Bayelsa state will take place at the city of Aquatic Splendor; Lagos State. Gambia will also be hosting its nominations.
Chairman, AMAA’s College of Screeners, Mr. Shuaib Hussein revealed that his team of screeners are currently in camp to work on the entries ahead of nominations that will be announced in Banjul, capital of Gambia on March 15, 2012 at a ceremony that will be attended by celebrities, top government officials and captains of industries from Gambia and other African countries.

The breakdown of the 328 entries received by AMAA’s regional offices in Lagos, Accra, Johannesburg and
Nairobi include:
Short films- 88
Documentaries-57
Africans in Diaspora-43
Animations-6
Features films from Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Namibia, Guinnea, Senegal, South Africa, Kenya, Cameroun, Uganda, Algeria, Egypt and Zimbabwe and others-134
Speaking further on the increase in entries this year over previous years, Mr. Hussein noted that filmmakers and allied practitioners in Africa have accepted the award as their own coupled with the fact that winning at AMAA has become a career-defining moment.
“The growing awareness of AMAA, the integrity of its screening process, the global recognition
that comes with winning and the opportunities afforded winners  has
given rise to more participation at The AMAAs.  Winning at The AMAAs enhances the reputation and visibility of any filmmaker in Africa and helps their marketing and financial drive among other benefits”
. He explained.
On the nomination event, Naomi Lucas, Head, AMAA Business Development Unit said that the choice
of Gambia this year is to continue AMAA’s tradition of ensuring Pan-African participation in its events.
It also offers an exotic experience for celebrities and motion picture practitioners to explore the beauty and splendor of the West African country that has become one of the most important tourist destinations in the world.
“One of our objectives at AMAA is to unite Africa through film; we facilitate this process by ensuring exposure to and collaboration with film makers from within the continent” She confirmed. 

FRENCH CLUB, PARIS SAINT-GERMAINE TARGETS LUIS SUAREZ

French club, Paris Saint-Germain have revealed their interest in Liverpool’s Luis Suarez.
The giants have about £85m to spend on transfers, this season. It is not certain if Liverpool Manager Kenny Dalglish will be reluctant to sell his top striker but if negotiations are substantial enough, they may consider the offer.

According to Chairman, Qatar Sports Investment, “We have clear targets in mind. It is true that we want Luis Suarez and Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain. Our real short-term targets are to win the Champions League and find a new Lionel Messi.”

CONTROVERY GREETS MADHOUSE'S WASHING INSTRUCTION

Patrons of Madhouse, a discount clothing chain got really pissed off after they purchased and discovered an offensive washing instruction on several pairs of beige chinos at their London store.
They didn’t stop there. While some took to twitter to express their displeasure others simply laughed it off.
‘How dare #Madhouse this is
2012 not 1950s.’ One furious woman wrote
‘Personally, I think the
“Give it to your woman label” in the Madhouse trousers is funny, and my girlfriend would laugh about it too #relax’
Others believed it was a marketing strategy

Although this has an offensive undertone but it’s quite funny too. We attach meanings to things based on our (individual) perceptions.
Source: dailymail

HERMES MAKES DIAMOND-STUDDED £1.2MILLION BAG

French bag-maker, Hermes known for creating outstanding fashion materials has created a £1.2million worth diamond-studded handbag

There are four new designs each costing about £1.2 million (€1.5 million). The totes are crafted from gold and studded with precious stones.
When the CEO was asked who would buy such an expensive bag, he said
‘I have no idea. But maybe they will have two bodyguards!’

Truly the person must have bodyguards!

"ABRAMOVICH DOESN'T LIKE SACKING MANAGERS"-AVRAM GRANT

Ruing the sack of former Chelsea boss, Andre Villas-Boas, Partisan Belgrade coach believes that elusive Russian Abramovich isn't that bad and infact is a manager's dream.

"He does not like sacking managers. But he is passionate about football and as much as he wants stability, if he can see the club is not going in the direction he wants he will act. When he takes you on he gives you everything you want. He will spend whatever it takes on the facilities you require, he will sign whatever players he can for you."

On other sacked coaches, he said, "All the other Chelsea managers have been sacked when results are on the way down. I was the only one who got sacked when results were improving and that made me very angry with Abramovich".

The ex Chelsea front man also revealed that AVB should have seen his exit coming.

"The writing was on the wall for Villas-Boas. Football is a game of results and I like to see managers given at least a year. But even after three or four months you can sense the direction in which the team is going.

Under Mourinho the team got results".

He believes Chelsea's 8th coach would find a very easy job in stamford bridge,

"Whoever takes over from Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, now that will be a tough job, almost impossible. But it will be much easier to take over Chelsea now than when I did. I had to replace Jose Mourinho. He was and still is a massive name at Chelsea." He concluded.

Source:Sun

MUSIC: KEANZO PRESENTS UR LOVE FT TONY TOTCH AND SEASON FILM

19 year-old Yoruba lyricist, Eguaoje Kingsley Adeyemi popularly called KEANZO has just released two debut singles "Season Film"and "Ur LOve" ft.
Tony Totch.
Season Film is basically targetted at the Street while Ur Love is quite sensational.
The debutant who has made many music nominee lists was presently awarded the GLO BEST RAPPER (IBADAN) 2011
Keanzo, an household name in the ancient city of Ibadan has also won several awards at Lead City where he studies Mass Communication.
University.
He is currently working with COCKIE ENTERTAINMENT

MEXICAN TYCOON, CARLOS SLIM SURPASSES BILL GATES AS THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD

According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index; a daily ranking of the world's 20 wealthiest individuals, Carlos Slim, a Mexican telecommunications tycoon who controls Mexico's America Movil SAB (AMXL) , is now the richest person on Earth.
The philanthropist's fortune increased 11% this year and his net worth as on the close of markets on March 2nd fell $478.4 million in a day to $68.5 billion meanwhile U.S. moguls Bill Gates and Warren Buffett placed second and third respectively.

WORLD'S TOP 20 BILLIONNAIRES
1) Carlos Slim, Telmex and America Movil – $68.5billion

2) Bill Gates, Microsoft – $62.4billion

3) Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway – $43.8billion

4) Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA -$42.5billion

5) Bernard Arnault, Louis Vuitton – $42.3billion

6) Amancio Gaona, Inditex Group (Zara, Massimo Dutti and Oysho) – $38.8billion

7) Lawrence Joseph Ellison, Oracle Corp. -  $38billion

8) Charles Koch, Koch Industries – $34billion

9) David Koch, Koch Industries – $34billion

10) Eike Batista, EBX Group – $29.8billion

11) Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries – $26.8billion

12) Li Ka-Shing, Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa and Li Ka Shing Foundation – $25.8billion

13) Sheldon Adelson, Las Vegas Sands – $25.7billion

14) Christy Walton, Wal-Mart – $24.9billion

15) Stefan Persson, Hennes & Mauritz – $24.5billion

16) Lakshmi Mittal, ArcelorMittal – $23.6billion

17) Jim Walton, Wal-Mart – $23.4billion

18) Samuel Walton, Wal-Mart – $22.9billion

19) David Thomson, Thomson Reuters – $22.7billion

20) Liliane Bettencourt, L'Oréal – $22.4billion

However, 27 year-old facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg didn't make the cut.

Source: Yahoo/Dailymail

ACTRESS MERCY JOHNSON SELLS WEDDING RIGHTS

Remember Mercy Johnson’s dramatic wedding? That’s not the news anyways. The endowed actress just like Kim Kardashian has set a new record. She’s sold her wedding copyright to a movie production company; Great Star Production Ltd.
Titled, “My Wedding”, the movie which was meant to be released on 17th February, 2012, has been postponed as both parties are yet to conclude on some terms.

International model, Kim Kardashian sold hers for $1million.

Mercy Johnson-Okojie is the first Nigerian actress to do this!

SINGLE PREMIERE: JAMMAL 'HERE I STAND'

Jos-born Jammal, is one kid who has lots to offer in music, With an exciting single titled, 'Here I Stand' the undergraduate of Babcock University is plotting a successful music career.

The song is produced by the man behind Tunde Ednut,

Ice Prince, Lynxxx and Davido's Jingle Bells song, 'Suka' and he does not

disappoint on this track.

According to him, "Here I Stand, just one man and a pocket full of dreams in my hands…"

He also adopted Hausa language on the track and accompanied it with a lot of instrumentation, which will make you stand up for sure.

'Here I Stand' is one of those songs that you find humming to in the bathroom.' He added.

Familiarize yourself with Jammal's

Song.

DOWNLOAD + Stream:

http://www.4shared.com/mp3/P-rk8O1g/Jammal_-_Here_I_Stand.html

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