…..Leading African entertainment company starts year with new office in Jo’burg – iROKO Partners, the world’s largest online distributor of Nigerian movies and music, starts 2013 with news of further expansion, with the opening of a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The office, located in Maboneng precinct, will house a team of up to 5 and will be a regional hub for iROKO Partners with specific focus on the development of new business partnerships, working closer with key South African media agencies and the sourcing of new content for its popular movie and music platforms, iROKOtv and iROKING. Genevieve Dumorne, who heads... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, January 8th 2013 |
By Emeka Umejei – Lagos – “Calabar carnival is a great occasion and one-of-its-kind in Nigeria,” Nkechi Kalu, who sold fez caps, masks and other carnival memorabilia, told Shout-Africa. Nkechi came all the way from Lagos state in south -west Nigeria to participate in the Calabar festival in south-south of Nigeria. The journey from Lagos to Calabar is about 10 hours by road and one hour by flight. “We have been all attending carnivals in Nigeria but Calabar carnival is special. The turn-out in terms of sales is very encouraging.” Nkechi is not alone among the many Nigerians that have... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Sunday, January 6th 2013 |
Brand new music site for mobile social network’s millions of users – iROKING, Africa’s number one music site announces that is has joined forces with one of the continent’s leading mobile social networks, Eskimi, to bring the very best African artists, directly to users’ mobiles. The new site, music.eskimi.com is for the exclusive use of Eskimi’s millions of users, more than 5 million of which are in Nigeria. Registered Eskimi users can download tracks from iROKING’s catalogue of 35,000+ tracks from over 400 of West Africa’s top recording artists, directly onto their mobile viamusic.eskimi.com. The new mobi site, designed exclusively for Eskimi... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, December 19th 2012 |
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The Nigerian media have been challenged to investigate people called to leadership positions in the country. This is the only way the most populous black nation in the world can ensure that better leaders are found in positions of authority. A Human Rights Lawyer and former President of the West African Bar Association, Mr. Femi Falana made the point while fielding questions at this year’s Press Week of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Lagos Chapter at the Airport Hotel, Ikeja in Lagos, South-West Nigeria. Mr Falana urged the NUJ to monitor their colleagues in... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, December 12th 2012 |
The Nigerian entertainment industry has lost one of its members, Mr Enebeli Enebuwa. The veteran Nollywood actor, passed on at the age of 65. Mr Enebeli gave up the ghost in the early hours of yesterday morning at the New Delhi hospital in India. He had battled stroke for over a year before the Delta state government sponsored his treatment in India. Recently, he made the news with his controversial healing by the General Overseer of a new generation church, Perfect Christianity Ministry, in Surulere, Lagos, South-West Nigeria, and Pastor Sign Fireman. The Pastor reportedly claimed to have healed him,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, December 6th 2012 |
