Nigeria

South Africa: Nollywood superstar Mama G attends exclusive screening of her hit film Airline Babes

Mama G or Patience Ozokwo has been touring Johannesburg to sign the new iROKOtv DVDs which will be making their star debut across market places and local shops throughout Johannesburg. Mama G held a meet & greet event at Bara Mall in Soweto where fans were able to have their photos taken with and get an autographed DVD from Mama G. Mama G, who has starred in more than 500 movies including Old School, Ukwa and One Dollar, will officially launching iROKOtv’s new DVDs at the screening of her huge hit Airline Babes. Tickets are free for this unmissable chance to see the star in the flesh.... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Friday, June 14th 2013 | Read Comments

Nigeria: The Nuclear Alms Race

You probably thought I misspelled or you misread. Sadly, that is the title. Location: Borno Temperature: 40C/104F degrees scorching hot days and 12C/54F freezing cold nights. Time: 2am approximately, someday in 2009 Two 9 year old almajiri boys were in bed; well, on the floor actually, inside or beside a mosque or nondescript shack somewhere in Borno state, north east of Nigeria. One woke up to use the “bathroom” that fateful cold night and when he got back, the second had pulled his, and the only blanket over himself. ‘Give me my blanket,’ the almajiri boy demanded. The other “bully”... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Tuesday, June 4th 2013 | Read Comments

Nigeria: Discount Card Firm Partners with Oyo Mega Trade Fair

As part of measures towards a hitch-free event this year, the Oyo Mega Trade Fair 2013 has entered into partnership with GMN Discount Card, a company that specialises in digital trade promotion and marketing. Announcing this in Ibadan during the weekend, the president of Oyo Mega Trade Fair, Mr. Delight Owoyemi, said the involvement of GMN in the trade fair would impact positively on the overall success of the 10-day event which kicks off on August 9. He told the Central Working Committee of the Oyo Mega Trade Fair 2013 that no stone would be left unturned in ensuring a... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Tuesday, June 4th 2013 | Read Comments

Nigeria: Daniel Wilson, Anogiri and other stars set to feature in “Shoot My Videos”

By Shout-Africa Correspondent – Popular Nigerian music stars, Daniel Wilson,(aka Mr. Raggamuffin), Anogiri and Nollywood star, Jummai Joseph will headline Nigeria’s latest reality TV show, Shoot My Videos. The reality TV show, described as first-of-its-kind in Nigeria, is a weekly 30 minutes television show,that seeks to help young up-and-coming musical acts, kick start their career, by producing a free musical video for them. Packaged by Abuja-based frontline entertainment company, Don Dollar Entertainment (DDE), Shoot my Videos will help unknown talents in the Nigerian music scene realise their ambition, to shoot musical videos. To realise this, DDE has secured the services of some... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Monday, June 3rd 2013 | Read Comments

Nigeria: Oyo Mega Trade Fair Unveils Logo

The Federal Government has been called upon to create an enabling environment for business initiatives to grow and blossom. Speaking in Ibadan while unveiling the logo of the forth-coming Oyo Mega Trade Fair, the president of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), Mr. Rotimi Adeyeye, said it was the duty of government to create an enabling environment for the players and not to dabble into business ventures. Mr. Adeyeye said what the government ought to do was to create conducive atmosphere by putting the necessary infrastructure in place, providing the right social amenities and utilities and instituting independent... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Tuesday, May 28th 2013 | Read Comments