The "Naked Beauty" of Patricia O'Callaghan and My Film Project 12 years ago in 2006, Irish born Canadian beautiful singer Patricia Mary O'Callaghan said it would be great for her song "Naked Beauty" to be the song and soundtrack of two scenes of my proposed first feature of the same title. Patricia and I coincidentally have two things in common: 1. We are from Roman Catholic backgrounds and 2 as a teenager I was wondering if I should be a rock star or a Roman Catholic priest whilst she wanted to be a rock star or a nun.

Lagos in Motion Series The Yaba rag trade street market is directly opposite the new Tejuosho ultramodern market located along the Ojuelegba-Itire Road in Yaba, a suburb in Lagos State south-western Nigeria. Both new and second hand clothes are sold every day. The rag trade market is over 40 years old. © Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima. April 12, 2018. All rights reserved. LAGOS in MOTION: A Photo Album of Africa's Largest Megacity distributed by Amazon . This is a colourful travelogue on Lagos, called Ìlú Èkó in Yorùbá The photo book from a new tourist documentary film, "LAGOS in MOTION: Sights and Sounds of Africa's Largest Megacity". Click here to order from Amazon with free shipping offers.

OMEUDO’S MOTHER BOWS OUT IN GLORY The world is a stage. We all play our roles and bow out when the ovation is loudest. Mrs. Regina Nnamjide Obidike, (Omeudo’s Mother) had arrived on the stage of life, taken up her roles like a grand amazon and delivered a perfect finish by all standards. Now she has bowed out for the next generation to carry on. She has left solid foot prints in the sands of time, a record to guide and direct future generations in virtue, diligence and excellence. Born the year 1948 in Ifite Aguluzoigbo in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra state, as young Regina Iloka, she led an exemplary life of focused diligence and chastity until she met and married her husband Mazi Jonas Obidike and the union was blessed with several illustrious children among whom is Chief Chiaka Obidike.

When Ezenna Shone in Owerri ~ By Ingram Osigwe The Imo state capital, Owerri came alive on Saturday, April 7, 2018 when Nigerians from all walks of life poured into the serene and beautiful city for the 30th convocation ceremony of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). The highpoint of the convocation ceremony was the conferment of Honorary Doctorate Degree of Management Technology (D.M.Tech) of the institution on the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Orange Drugs Group, Chief (Sir) Tony Ndubuisi Ezenna. The FUTO award is an addition to the legion of such awards Tony had received from other institutions of higher learning, corporate organisations, religious bodies, social organisations among others in recognition of his philanthropic and community development efforts. The D.M.Tech conferment on Tony, coming from one of the nation's prestigious federal universities, may not be unconnected with Orange Drug's numerous Corporate Social Responsi...

Hollywood Can Wait for Me I was only 21 when I had a recording contract for the production of my single on Sunset Blvd and I could afford a return ticket to any country overseas. I was a well paid scriptwriter for the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Channel 10, Lagos and also a public health illustrator for the Johns Hopkins University's Population Communication Services (JHU/PCS) on a family planning project for Nigeria.

Celebrities Call on Students to Shock the Culture of Cruelty and Eliminate Hate, Discrimination, Bullying NEW YORK CITY, April 10, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, April 10, STOMP Out Bullying will host Culture Shock, a livestream event with Nick Cannon, Logan Browning, J.J. Totah, and Sarah McBride. Culture Shock serves as the launch event for National Culture Week, a new annual campaign to authentically engage young people, encourage them to take a hard look at society today and commit to ending hatred, discrimination and bullying.

The 13th Doc Edge International Film Festival programme is now live. Over half of the feature films are directed or co-directed by women a reflection of the outstanding female filmmakers working in the documentary form and completely unrepresentative …Female Directors Shine in Doc Edge’s Newly Announced Lineup. The Documentary New Zealand Trust presents THE DOCUMENTARY EDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018 The 13th Doc Edge International Film Festival programme is now live. Over half of the feature films are directed or co-directed by women – a reflection of the outstanding female filmmakers working in the documentary form – and completely unrepresentative of wider trends in film. 74 features and short films will screen as part of Doc Edge at Wellington’s Roxy Cinema 9 – 20 May before heading to Auckland’s Q Theatre 23 May – 4 June.  Kim Chambers in Kim Swims. Standing proud with this contingent of female filmmakers are two exceptional women. The Doc Edge Champion is br...