New Song/Video 'SOMETHING' from Pop Crooner Alex O

       

When I asked Alex O about his new songs, himself, and what is the next level; this is what he said.

‘I am working my way back to the top of the industry, single after single, video after video. While promoting this new track and video, I am also coming up with a follow-up. It will take a lot of hard work. It's a bigger industry now, it's a changed industry, far from what it used to be, but by God's grace we will get there. 

One thing is certain; Nigerians have ears for good music. Any day an artist strikes a good chord, the people will appreciate it. Slowly getting my music label/production company (QuietStorm) up and running.

In between the music, I am also doing post production jobs for Nollywood producers. I am glad they are gradually getting to know about the things I do.

I will continue to do my best and ask God for more blessings so that I will succeed.’

Alex O

"THE MISSING GOD " Ubaka Joseph Ugochukwu Film

SYNOPSIS
Upon the death of the village Chief Priest, Obidike gets struck by a strange sickness, leaving his mother in doubts that he has been poisoned by his step-mother. Dike, Obidike's father and his elder brother Amadi, embarks on a quest to discover the root of such illness, after consulting the oracle through AKIKA the native doctor, it's reveal that Obidike has been chosen by the gods as the next Chief Priest of Umuaka Village in the eastern part of Nigeria.
A sunny afternoon by the village river-side, after Obidike's recovery from the strange sickness, Obidike sights the arrival of strangers on two canoes into their community, "Mr White" a British colonial/ slave master, "Ogoni" his Interpreter and his armed bodyguards. Obidike takes to his heel, running home to inform his father about the arrival of the strangers. the village town crier raises alarm, leading to the arrest of Mr white by the village vigilante group.


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Ogoni negotiates for Mr. White's freedom with the village elders and in the process offers them various gift items of mirror, matches, wrappers, gun powder etc, he capitalizes on their ignorance and amazement at these strange gift items to deceive them into believing that MR WHITE is God's representative on earth. As Mr.White regains his freedom, he takes advantage of his new conviviality accorded him to perpetrate evil and destabilise Umuaka village community's system of government. Mr. White appoints Amadi, to be the Warrant Chief of Umuaka village after a show of loyalty, out of greed and quest for power, Amadi uses his position as the village Warrant Chief to secretly eliminate opposition group, using his brother Dike as a scapegoat.
Mr. White later defied the gods when he took to captivity the chief priest to be OBIDIKE and looted some sacred idols of the village. This he did with the special connivance of AMADI, who has been jealous of young OBIDIKE’S rising profile as the new Chief Priest to be. This affront on the traditional religion of Umuaka did not however go unchallenged by the gods of the land. Subsequently, the ghost of the late Chief Priest appears many times to Mr. White, demanding the return of the stolen deity and the release of Obidike together with other slaves from Umuaka village, but Mr. White men remains adamant. Severally Obidike has been questioned by Mr. White, to tell him who's the Old man that visits him most night demanding for his release, but Obidike's lack of responses triggers the evil spirit in Mr White, making him instruct his guards to double Obidike's punishment there in the slave camp.
The gods of Umuaka village decides to strike after the arrival of two British slave traders, Mr Jackson and Duncan to Umuaka village courtesy of Governor Wilberforce to assist Mr White in expanding her majesty's business on the coast, by killing the slave masters and their local collaborators with strange ailments.
In the confusion that trailed the deaths, OBIDIKE uses the opportunity to mobilize other captives in a revolt that marked the killing of Mr White, the recovery of the stolen sacred mask and the total destruction of the slave camp. Obidike returns home from the slave camp and goes to Amadi's house, to show him the sacred mask, after which, he goes to restore the sacred mask in Umuaka village shrine where he assumes his rightful position as the village Chief Priest, out of shame Amadi secretly commits suicide

Little Faith:Consider the lilies of the field... with Pastor Kola

                                         Pastor Kola

The Audacity of Faith (15)

Matthew 6:28-30

And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not..... Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Our focus today will be on Little Faith. Jesus here is challenging His followers on why they allow anxiety to rule their lives. He was concerned about how worries co-habits with men and advised them to take learning from the lilies that neither toil nor harvest but are most beautifully arrayed by heaven despite their short life spans.

Jesus understood humanity's propensity to worry about anything and everything and so cautions against the danger such an attitude portends. A man of little faith frets. He may start out with some guts and open declaration of faith. This however soon disappears the moment challenges come to validate the faith

Remember His disciples when He was sleeping in the boat. They had enough faith to follow Him but when the tempest rose and water began to fill the boat, they panicked and ran to wake Him. Th same thing with Peter when he walked on water

It is not wrong to have little faith. It is a good place to start. What is wrong is if we refuse to grow from there onto strong faith and great faith. Small beginnings are absolutely acceptable to God but not small endings where the potential for greatness exists

If you must make a mark in the kingdom; If your life must count for something; If you want to obtain a good report like the elders, you cannot afford to remain a person of little faith with anxiety as your life companion.

May the passion to grow your little faith consume you

I celebrate you

Kolawole Oyeyemi

Chapel of Uncommon Grace

For deeper exposition of the WORD, join me in service on Sunday at 8am; Plot 14, Olugbesan close, off Allen Avenue behind Alade market, Ikeja or on air on Sundays at 7am on WAP TV on StarTimes, 3pm on TV Continental, 4pm on STV and 2.30 - 3.00pm On R2TV on MultiTV with Repeat broadcast at12.30 - 1.00PM on Thursdays. 07030000054; 07030000087

12TH ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2015 AWARD NOMINEES

ABUJA OCT 4^th 2015. — The Abuja International Film Festival today announces the list of  nominees for the 12th  edition of the Festival, which comes up from October 27^th to 30^th, 2015.

The nominees were selected after a painstaking 2 weeks of screening of over 700 films from 39 countries, the screeners made up of industry stakeholders including filmmakers and film critics expressed appreciation with the improved quality of films especially from Nigeria. Films were received in all genres – features, shorts, documentary, animation and experimental films.

According to  Gbenga Andipe, the spokesman for the college of screeners, Winners will be announced at the festival”s glamorous award ceremony scheduled for the Silverbird Cinema Abuja on the 30^th of October.

Below is the list comprehensive list of nominees –

NOMINEES FOR 12^TH ABUJA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

1.BEST DOCUMENTARY

1.     THE UKRAINIAN – UKRAINE

2.     COMMON MAN  - NIGERIA

3.     DREADLOCKS – USA

4.     FESTIVAL OF MARRIAGE – INDIA

5.     HAPPINESS PROMISED LAND – FRANCE

2.BEST ANIMATION

1.     SANGO & FRIENDS……………………………….NIGERIA – JOHN OKOSUN

2.   PATE……………………………………………………………POLAND – LUCAS JUDYNASTY

3.     ADVENTURE OF TURTLE TAIDO……….NIGERIA – ARTIE ROMERO

3.BEST EXPERIMENTAL

1.   SUPERNOVA……………… POLAND  –    PAUL CZAMECSKI

2.   AISHA’S STORY …………… NIGERIA -  NUHU DALYOP

3.   AWA N’ GARDE………  POLAND – BOUGUA WAZANA

4.   SILENT MANSION  - NIGERIA – JUBRIL MAILAFIA

4.BEST FEATURE FILM: FORIEGN

1.     WAR OF LIES ……………………………… GERMANY

2.     PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION……………… CHINA

3.     POLICE STORY…………………………………………………………CHINA

4.     THE POOL…………………………………………………………… NETHERLAND

5.     THE SLEEPER……………………………………………… USA

5.BEST FEATURE: INDIGENOUS

1.     HAZEEZAT ……………………………. KABAT ESEOSA EGBON

2.     STIGMA ………………………….. DAGOGO DIMINAS

3.     OPEN MARRIAGE  ………………………. CHICO EJIRO

4.   LASIGBO………………………LANRE OMIYINKA

5.     SHADOWS………………… DESMOND ELLIOT

6.     MRS & MRS JOHNSON  ……… ALEXANDER HULL

7.   VICTIM…………………LACELLOT IMASUEN

6.BEST SHORT FILM: NIGERIA

1.     KEKO…………………………………………………KINGSLEY OBARO

2.     GOOD PEOPLE DEAD……………………KUNLE ADEJUYIGBE

3.   DELUDED…………………………………………DIPO ABDUL

4.     THE ANNIVESARY……………………….SEUN OKEGBEMIRO

5.     VERDICT……………………………………… STANLEY  OHIKHUARE

6.     VERONICA PIECES ……………………. REMI IBINOLA OLATUNJI

7.BEST SHORT FILM: FOREIGN

1.     IF THE PHOTO IS GOOD………………………….FRANCE

2.     SPOONS………………………………………………………UNITED KINGDOM

3.   DINNER FOR TWO…………………………………UKRAINE

4.     ELECTRIC INDIGO……………………………BELGIUM/FRANCE

5.     THE ONLY KING…………………………………INDIA

6.     TWO BOYS, A MAN & A WOMAN ……….. SOUT KOREA

8.OUTSTANDING COMIC FILM

1.     STOP – DAMIJO EFE YOUNG

2.     BAD DROP – CHINA MC COLLINS CHIDEBE

3.     OKOMBO  -  SOBE CHARLES UMEH

9.BEST STUDENT FILM

1.     SOCIAL LIVES…………………… SENATE EWAH

2.     TWO STEPS AHEAD……………… EMEKA LOVEDAY

3.     I CRY……………………………………… DAVID MEDUGU

4.     SOULS UNDER SOLES…………… SEUN AFOLABI

5.     IF ONLY………………………………… SENATE EWAH

10.BEST MALE ACTOR

1.     GIJS SCHOLTEN VAN ASCIOLAT------THE POOL - NETHERLAND

2.     ARTYOM BISTROV------------------------THE FOOL - RUSSIA

3.     JACKIE CHAN--------------------POLICE STORY  - CHINA

4.     OLAREWAJU OMIYINKA-----------------LASIGBO – NIGERIA

5.     IKE OGBONNA  --------------------------- STOP - NIGERIA

6.     SEUN AKINDELE---------------------------VICTIMS  - NIGERIA

7.     MUYIWA ADEMOLA-----------------------AYOMI - NIGERIA

11.BEST FEMALEACTRESS

1.     MERCY AIGBE-------------------------------VICTIMS - NIGERIA

2.     KIKI OMEILI-------------------MRS. & MS. JOHNSON - NIGERIA

3.     HILDA DOKUBOH-----------------STIGMA  - NIGERIA

4.     INI EDO--------------------------OKOMBO – NIGERIA

5.     CHIDIEBERE ANEKE – BACK TO BASICS - NIGERIA

12.OUTSTANDING IN FILM DIRECTING

1.     PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION-------DONG FU - CHINA

2.     VICTIM--------------------------LANCELOT IMASUEN – NIGERIA

3.     SLEEPER --------------------- CHRISTOPHER MYLES  - USA

4.     POLICE STORY---------------------SHENG DONG - NIGERIA

5.     SHADOWS------------------------DESMOND ELLIOT - NIGERIA

6.     HAZEEZAT---------------------KABAT ESOSA - NIGERIA

7.     THE POOL ------------- CHRIS MITCHELL – NERTHERLAND

13.OUTSTANDING MUSIC SCORE

1.     PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION – CHINA

2.     ONCE UPON A TIME – NIGERIA

3.     HEART OF ISIAKU - NIGERIA

4.     POLICE STORY  - CHINA

5.     LASIGBO -  NIGERIA

14.GOLDEN JURY FILM

1.     PAINTED SKIN; THE RESURRECTION  - CHINA

2.     STIGMA - NIGERIA

3.     MRS & MS. JOHNSON – NIGERIA

4.     HAZEEZAT – NIGERIA

5.     POLICE STORY – CHINA

6.     THE POOL – NETHERLAND

7.     VICTIMS  - NIGERIA

The Audacity of Faith (11): Is your faith weak? ... with Pastor Kola

The Audacity of Faith (11)

Romans 4:19

And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:

Today, we will explore the first Faith level as found in scripture. This is Weak Faith. This kind of faith speaks to an inadequacy of faith supply that is commensurate with the issues at hand. This level can only deliver weak results.

There are people who profess to be men and women of faith but who are weak when their faith is put to test. Unfortunately, there are many like this in the body of Christ who have weak faith but live in denial.

Typical of such people are folks who profess to believe in divine healing. When their health suffers; instead of either standing up in faith to rebuke the devil and the ailment and get up to do what healthy people do, they are wrapped up under the blanket shivering.

When you ask them what the problem is, you hear statements like 'I am strong'. This is laughable! If you are strong, then get up and do what strong people do. Some will respond to you in barely audible voices that they don't believe in taking medication. It is as though it is evil and sinful to take medication.

It is stupidity to pretend about your weak faith! Why do you want to die an avoidable death?! It is not a sin to have weak faith, it is only indicative of the need to build up your faith. You can keep confessing till you turn blue in the face, if it is not founded on strong heart-seated faith in the area you are dealing with, it is a waste of time and a risk! Confessions are matters of the heart and not just of the lips!

Don't die before your time. Faith is in levels. Recognize your level and apply wisdom to take practical decisions. May the Lord give you understanding.

I celebrate you

Kolawole Oyeyemi

Chapel of Uncommon Grace

For deeper exposition of the WORD, join me in service on Sunday at 8am; Plot 14, Olugbesan close, off Allen Avenue behind Alade market, Ikeja or on air on Sundays at 7am on WAP TV on StarTimes, 3pm on TV Continental, 4pm on STV and 2.30 - 3.00pm On R2TV on MultiTV with Repeat broadcast at12.30 - 1.00PM on Thursdays

07030000054; 07030000087

Complete list of Winners: 2015 AMAA Awards

Complete list of Winners:

1.Best Film

Timbuktu - Mauritania

2. Best Nigerian Film

October 1 - Kunle Afolayan

3. Best Comedy Film

30 Days in Atlanta - Ayo Makun

4.  First Feature Film by a Director

Gone too Far - Destiny Ekaragha

5. Best Actor in a Leading Role

Sadiq Daba - October 1

6. Best Actress in a Leading Role

Lesliana Pereira - Njinga: Queen of Angola

7. Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Samson Tadesse - Triangle Going to America

8. Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Hilda Dokubo - Stigma

9. Best Young Promising Actor (Joint Winners)

Kemi Lala Akindoju - Dazzling Mirage

Hassan Spike Insingoma - Boda Boda Thieves

10. Best Child Actor

Layla Walet Mohammed and Mendi A.G Mohammed - Timbuktu

11. Best Director

Abderrahmane Sissako - Timbuktu - Mauritania

12. Best Screenplay

Le President - Cameroon

13. Best Cinematography

Lobraz Khan - Mauritius

14. Best Editing

Timbuktu - Mauritania

15. Best Sound

Lobraz Khan - Mauritius

16. Best Visual Effects

iNumber Number - Lobraz Khan- South Africa

17. Best Soundtrack

Triangle Going to America - Ethiopia

18. Best Make-Up

Njinga: Queen of Angola - Angola

19. Best Costume Design

October 1 - Nigeria

20. Best Production Design

iNumber Number - South Africa

21. Best Diaspora Feature

Supremacy - USA

22. Best Diaspora Documentary

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution - USA

23. Best Diaspora Short Film

Sound of Tears - Canada

24. Best Film by an African Living Abroad

Fevers - France/Morocco

25. Best Film in an African Language

Timbuktu - Mauritania

26. Best Documentary

Egypt Modern Pharaohs 'Nasser' - Egypt

27. Best Animation

The Legacies of Rubbies - Nigeria

28. Best Short Film

Twaaga - Burkina Faso

29. Special Jury Prize

Le President (Cameroon) and Triangle Going to America (Ethiopia)

30. Life Achievement Award

Tony Vander Heyden (Movie Director/Producer)

31. Post Humous Award

Late Oronto Douglas for being an ardent supporter of Nollywood

31. Tony Elumelu was announced as Honorary advisor for Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)