Genevieve Nnaji Disappoints Fans In London

Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji who flew to London for the premiere of ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ ended up missing the event as she down with the flu and was under serious medical watch throughout the week. This was disclosed by the director, Biyi Bandele, who said they missed Genny at the premiere. According to Bandele in a post on his Facebook wall on Sunday: “Just got back from the BFI London Film Festival European premiere of Half of a Yellow Sun at the Odeon West End. Humbled and moved by the rapturous reception the audience gave it. It was also great to see the hardest working actor on our hemisphere, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and the great John Boyega, and the amazing Babou Ceesay, and the one and only Onyeka Onwenu. And Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, of course. Without whom… We missed Thandie, who is on location in Vancouver. We missed Genevieve, who flew in for the premiere and promptly went down with a flu (mind yourself o, London weather). What a night though. What a night.” Reports say Genevieve has fully recuperated and is said to have promised her fans, who missed her at the premier, to give them a surprise visit before the end of the year. Shot in Calabar and Creek Town in South-South Nigeria, Half of a Yellow Sun reportedly cost $8 million (about N1.2 billion) and is one of the most eagerly awaited films to come out of Africa in recent years

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Chimamanda Adichie's Hair&dress At The "Half Of A Yellow Sun" Movie Premiere

The highly anticipated movie "half of a yellow sun" was premiered in the UK last weekend during the London Film Festival premiere, Odeon West End! Chimamanda Adichie, authour of the book - half of a yellow sun - showed up in lovely orange dress and a simple kiko (hair style made with black thread) style.

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Miss Nigeria 2013, Akudo Stuns In New Photos as Imo State Gives Her N0.5million

Whoop! The winner of the Miss Nigeria 2013, Miss Ezinne Akudo Anyaoha has been honoured by the Imo State Governor for emerging the winner of the beauty pageant. In honoring her, the speaker of the Imo state house of assembly disclosed that a motion has been moved for her to become the face of the state, adding that a road be named after her so that it will always be in history that one of their own won the prestigious Miss Nigeria crown to serve as an inspiration to other younger girls in the state as well as the unborn. Alongside the adopted motion for her to be the face of Imo and naming a popular road in Owerri after her, Akudo was also presented a cash gift of N500,000. See new photos of her here

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Nollywood Actress Sues AIT For N5m Over Movie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nollywood actress and producer, Queen Temitope Oluwa has has instituted a legal suit against Raymond Dokpesi owned Africa Independent Television, AIT, over the airing of one of her flicks, Atupa Emi.
The Saratu star filed a legal case with the help of her attorney, M.A Bashua & Co. suing the television company to the tune of N5million.
When contacted, Queen said,
“I don’t have much to say but I have instituted a legal case against AIT over an infringement on my rights as a citizen and as the copyright owner of Atupa Emi, which is illegally been aired on their medium.”
In a letter served the management of AIT, Queen is demanding the whopping sum of money as a fee for breaching of her intellectual property rights to the flick, Atupa Emi.

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ASUU Strike Will Be Over In a Few Months – Wike

The Federal Government, yesterday, assured Nigerian students that the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, would be over in a few months.

The Minister of Education, Mr Nyesom Wike stated this at the anniversary lecture of National Universities Commission, NUC, in Abuja.

The minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Macjohn Nwaobiala, reiterated Federal Government commitment in resolving the ongoing strike of ASUU.

According to Wike, “The Federal Government is very concerned about the state of public tertiary institutions in the country. The Federal Government is really worried about the ongoing strike of ASUU and the strike would be resolved in a few months.”

Professor John Daniel in his paper presentation titled, ‘Turbulent and Testing Times for Global Higher Education: Lessons for Nigeria’, said “online teaching and learning is now part of the future of most universities. Nigeria should be very good at this because without embarrassing you by pressing the point, I note that your country, through 419 scams, is a world leader in the use of the internet for less desirable purposes.”

He said higher education all over the world is facing lot of challenges that included youth unemployment and the current changes in the university system.

“These are indeed turbulent times, not only for United States of America but also for much of higher education globally”, he said.

A former Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Jubril Munzali, in his goodwill message, said the education sector for 21 years have been under funded and the significant increase in the funding of tertiary institutions were done through the struggle of ASUU.

He blamed the Federal Government lingering crisis rocking the nation’s university system.

He said it is time Federal Government listened to its agencies and allow NUC perform its statutory role and fund universities based on the advice of its agencies like NUC.

“Successive administrations in the country never paid adequate attention to university education”. He said the Federal Government process of direct funding of universities, have over the years resulted in mismanagement of the funds allocated to the institutions.

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