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Wednesday, 10 February 2016

CINEMA/MOVIE


1976: 40 years after, the movie surfaces


The streets of Nollywood were lit up last night with the movers and shakers of the industry attending the first private screening of Prince Tonye Princewill's latest movie production, 76'. The Private screening was the first time the cast and crew alongside leaders of the business community; saw the finished product of six years of intense work. Linus Idausa, Uti Nwachukwu‎, Omoye Ozamere and many other celebrities joined the cast and crew for this event.

PRESS RELEASE PROFILE

ECOWAS: Ekweremadu bows out in splendour     

Sen. Dr. Ike Ekweremadu bows out as the Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) with plaudits. Foreign ambassadors, members of diplomatic corps, non-governmental organizations, and dignitaries from all walks of life and parliamentarians from various nationalities could not withhold their applause as Ekweremadu stepped down as the Third Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament. According to Ekweremadu, “when I step down from this podium, I shall henceforth be addressed as a former Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament”.

FEATURE OPINION

Why oil production in Ogoniland is still not Possible

Shortly after the November 10 hangings of 1995, Shell Oil Company setup an Ogoni Re-entry department to help the company break the Ogoni resistance and pave way for the resumption of oil mining in the area. That was Shell’s immediate response to the plight of the Ogoni people after the brutal killings of 9 leaders by the Nigerian government in 1995. The government and Shell had thought that Saro-Wiwa’s killing will frustrate the Ogoni and ease the resumption of oil mining in Ogoniland. That was not to be as the people have consistently and persistently held on to the oil till date except in cases where agents of Shell have been reported to be stealing the Ogoni oil.

Tuesday, 9 February 2016

GHANA NEWS

Ghanaian MP Murdered

A Ghanaian Member of Parliament, Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu has been stabbed to death by yet to be identified killer(s). The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for the Abuakwa-North constituency was stabbed at his residence at Shiashie, a suburb outside of Accra.