Structuring Nollywood: The MOPICON option (2)
I started this topic last week with a brief historical antecedent of the proposed Motion Picture Council of Nigeria (MOPICON) for practitioners in Nollywood. I made it manifestly clear that a so-called Coalition of Nollywood Guilds and Associations (CONGA) populated by a few characters with very unclear motives, was scheming to play the role of interim MOPICON albeit through the backdoor.
Ndanusa mourns Onibokun’s passage
President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation, Sani Ndanusa has said that the death of famed tennis player, Thompspn Onibokun was a great loss to African tennis. Onibokun, one of the great names in Nigerian sports passed on during the week in Oyo town, at the age of 76.
CONFESSION: My brother pushed me into car vandalisation – suspect
For some time now, residents of Shibiri under Oto-Awori development Council in Lagos, have been going through untold harassment in the hands of car thieves who usually vandalized their vehicles while everyone is asleep.
Nigerian sends USA into semis
An extra-time winner from substitute Chioma Ubogagu, has lifted USA to a 2-1 victory and into a semi-final match-up with Nigeria at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012.
Let your dreams run wild – Nwaogu twins
This weekend, Youthful Vibes brings to us the story of a dynamic Nigerian identical twins, Chidi and Chika Nwaogu (22 years old), Co-founders of Africa’s Largest Social Networking Website, Ladies And Gentlemen book, popularly known as LAGbook, with over 280,000 registered members from over 200 countries. Chidi leads us in this chat. Excerpts:
From London, Uche Iwuji set to storm Nollywood again!
Since her proposed marriage plan with a certain dude who syndicated her naked pictures online few years ago, actress Uche Iwuji has maintained a low profile until last Sunday, when she came out of her shell to celebrate her birthday in grand style.
