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T.B. JOSHUA RECEIVES AMBASSADOR OF PEACE AWARD

Prophet T.B Joshua

The Arewa Youth Form, Northern Nigeria came to The SCOAN to present Prophet T.B. Joshua with a prestigious merit award as an Ambassador of Peace.

National Director of Public Affairs, Arewa Youth Forum, Benue, Nigeria, Bello Abdulhamid, said they came to The SCOAN because of love which the man of God has always demonstrated irrespective of barriers of race, religion, creed or ethnicity. Speaking on behalf of the northern states of Nigeria, he said that Kaduna, Yobe, Plateau, Kano and Jigawa States are all beneficiaries of the trailers of rice that Prophet T.B. Joshua sends.

He said, “Prophet T.B. Joshua is a man with phenomenal vision. He shows a deep sense of compassion and unconditional love. Prophet T.B. Joshua is a blessing not only to us in Nigeria but also the international community. Prophet T.B. Joshua is the very first man of God that we are visiting and honouring. Our independent assessment has shown that The SCOAN has been committed to provide not only for the spiritual but also for the physical wellbeing of people”.

Addressing his nation, he said, “Fellow Nigerians, we are here because of the love we see in the life of Prophet T.B. Joshua. We need love to come together as a nation. Where there is love, there is no killing, stealing or destruction. Where there is love, there is no segregation. Love is the solution to our problems in Nigeria”.

Explaining the reason why The Arewa Youth Forum chose to come to The SCOAN, he said that they are looking for men and women of love for consultation for the way out for this country.

The National President of the Arewa Youth Forum, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambo, said that they have picked Prophet T.B. Joshua as a leader to bring back the lost love in Nigeria.

Isa Kurgui, the National Vice President, North-Central, Arewa Youth Forum said that in a society where there is love, you can sleep without locking your door, you can go anywhere without fear. He concluded by saying that from this day henceforth, Prophet T.B. Joshua is the Grand Patron of Northern Nigerian Youths.

The congregation rose to their feet clapping as Prophet T.B. Joshua was presented with the award as Philanthropist Par Excellence Ambassador of Peace.

Standing side by side with them, the Prophet explained to the world his reason for accepting this award during the live service. He said, “I will receive this award in order to join them to bring peace to some troubled spots in our nation, Nigeria”.

THEODORA IBEKWE AT “LABO” PREMIERE IN LONDON.

The stars were out in force for the latest Nollywood movie premiere, Labo...life is a journey....

Actress, Theodora Ibekwe looked fabulous, as always, in a Desiri Couture design - a v-neck, off  shoulder tulle dress, in nude gold duchess satin, featuring embroidered details on epaulette/ waist and sheer illusion and makeup by Libeks beauty consultant.

Theodora hit the red carpet and was surrounded by the paparazzi, all calling for her to pose for their camera while the TV film crew waited patiently to grab an interview.

Theodora, who most regard as a UK Nollywood ambassador, probably the best female Nigerian film producer in the UK, smiled as she posed with most of her fans and fellow actresses.

Theodora, fresh from the successful premiere of her first production, Shameful Deceit has recently been nominated for a NUBAA (Nigeria UK Based Achiever's Award 2013), under the category of IrokoTV UK based female actress award, 2013 http://nubaa.org.uk/votes.html.

Sources have revealed that Theodora's cameo in the film, Labo, was one of the best performances.

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Labo.

Written by Sunday Olorunshola.

SHAMEFUL DECEIT NORMINATED ON THE CATEGORY OF Iroko TV

Theodora Ibekwe the producer of the much talked about movie Shameful Deceit has been nominated under the category of Iroko TV, UK  based female Actress Award in the Forth coming NUBAA award.

Please vote for her by Logging on to

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Then go to Iroko TV , Uk based female Actress Award Category

Then vote Theodora Ibekwe

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TELEMUNDO COMES TO AFRICA

TELEMUNDO COMES TO AFRICA WITH MULTICHOICE AFRICA AND UNIVERSAL NETWORKS INTERNATIONAL

·        Exclusively dedicated to telenovelas, Telemundo brings dramatic storylines, exotic locations and glamorous personalities to Africa, under the tagline: “Feel the passion”

·        From August 12 will reach DStv and GOtv customersacross the African continent

The channel’s division of NBCUniversal International Television today announced the launch of Telemundo, the popular telenovela channel, in Africa. From Monday 12 August, the exciting new channel will be an addition to the DStv Access, Family, Compact, Compact Plus and Premium bouquets, on 118. Telemundo will also be available on channel 13, on GOtv Plus.

Telemundo will exclusively air telenovelas with the tagline: “Telemundo – Feel the Passion.”

Nico Meyer, MultiChoice Africa CEO said, “We are delighted to be launching Telemundo as it increases the range of programming available to DStv and GOtv subscribers. Telenovelas are a popular entertainment format and we want to provide a dedicated channel where subscribers can go to find this kind of programming. The launch forms part of MultiChoice Africa’s commitment to provide viewers in Africa with a wide channel line-up and to ensure that they have a broad variety of genres to choose from.”

Telemundo in Africa will be dedicated to the most compelling Spanish language telenovelas, offering DStv and GOtv customers a dramatic rollercoaster of romance, mystery, action and adventure. Telemundo will bring the world of exotic locations and glamorous personalities into African homes.

“Telenovelas are an editorial and television force internationally and we are particularly excited to bring Telemundo to Africa exclusively with DStv and GOtv,” says Colin McLeod, Managing Director Emerging Markets, Universal Networks International. “Together we believe we can help to drive multi-channel television to an even broader market. With the launch of Telemundo viewers will have another great reason to tune into DStv and GOtv.”

At launch, viewers can look forward to fascinating stories of love, success and betrayal with high quality production values in telenovelas including Aurora, Precious Rose, My Heart Beats for Lola and Behind Closed Doors.  

Telemundo will be fully localised for the African market with full dubbing of Spanish-language programming in English for South Africa and Sub-Saharan countries.

Telemundo becomes the fifth channel brand from Universal Networks International to launch in Africa, joining the recently refreshed channels – Universal Channel, E! Entertainment Television and The Style Network, and movies channel, Studio Universal.  Further, NBCUniversal News Group also operates CNBC channels across the continent.

  ... by Timothy Okwu

Angelina Jolie highest earning U.S. actress

Angelina Jolie, who will next be seen on the big screen in the film "Maleficent," is Hollywood's highest paid actress with estimated earnings of $33 million in the last year, according to Forbes.

 

Jennifer Lawrence

She easily surpassed this year's Best Actress Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, who came in second with $26 million,

and pushed Kristen Stewart of the "Twilight" series, who topped the list last year, into third place with earnings of $22 million.

"Hollywood hasn't shied away from Jolie. She's still one of the few actresses who can demand a paycheck north of $15 million for the right movie - like Disney's retelling of the old Sleeping Beauty story,  Maleficent," 
      Pomerantz, wrote on Forbes.com.

Jolie, 38, made headlines earlier this year when she revealed she had a double mastectomy after learning she had inherited a high risk of breast cancer. "Maleficent" will be released next summer.

The celebrity mother, who has three biological and three adopted children with her fiance, actor Brad Pitt, rose from third place on 2012's list.

*Jennifer Aniston, whose newest movie "We're the Millers" will be released in U.S. theaters next week, captured fourth place with earnings of $20 million.

*Emma Stone, who appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" with real-life boyfriend Andrew Garfield was No. 5 with $16 million.

Compiling  the ranking was based on estimated earnings from June 2012 to June 2013.

*Sandra Bullock, who was third in last year's list, dropped to No. 7 with estimated earnings of $14 million.

*Julia Roberts slipped from sixth to 10th place this year, taking home $11 million.

Oscar-winner Bullock wowed audiences with the female buddy comedy "The Heat." Her 2009 film "The Blind Side," who which she won a best actress Academy Award, earned $309 million on a budget of $30 million, according to Forbes.

*Mila Kunis, at No. 9, was a newcomer to the ranking this year with earnings of $11 million. Two films she starred in, "Ted" and "Oz: The Great and Powerful," earned a combined $1 billion at the global box office.

...by Patricia Reaney.

SOUTH 2 NORTH'S REDI TLHABI DISCUSSES BANNING OF AFRICAN FILM

    

                                                               JAHMIL QUBEKA

This Friday on Al Jazeera’s global talk show South 2 North, Redi Tlhabi speaks to three film directors in the aftermath of South Africa’s Film and Publication Board banning Of Good Report, the opening night movie at Durban International Film Festival.

Of Good Report director Jahmil Qubeka joins Cameroon’s Jean-Pierre Bekolo (Le President) and Angola’s João Viana (The Battle of Tabata) in South 2 North’s Johannesburg studio.

                                                     JOAO VIANA

Of Good Report was banned for allegedly showing ‘child pornography.’ Jahmil describes the psychological thriller as “your classical tale of lust, shameful lust…,” saying that it’s about a teacher who becomes obsessed with his student “to a point where he cannot see that he’s obsessed with a child.”

While agreeing that child pornography should be banned, Jahmil says Of Good Report is rather “making an indictment... For teenagers this a horror film. I want kids, particularly girls, to watch this and I want to scare them.”

Jahmil managed to get the banning over-turned and is also proceeding with a defamation case against the Film and Publication Board of South Africa.

Reflecting on the effects of the ban, he says, “I’m not sad for me. This has turned me into a superstar. My life has changed in a week. I’ve been in Variety magazine… three times. What I am sad for is my nation because my nation was refused the right to see the film.”

                                            JEAN-PIERRE-BEKOLO

Calling his role as a filmmaker “a privilege” and describing film as “the definitive artform of the 21st century,” he says, “Self reflection is the only way you can develop. We are the mirrors of our society… If we are living in an age where our government is putting down draconian policies that don’t allow self-reflection, instead we showcase a world that is actually not real, so how will we get to a place of seeing where we are?”

Le President was sidelined in Cameroon earlier this year because Jean-Pierre’s film discussed the end of 80-year-old President Paul Biya’s reign – a topic that is taboo in the country.

“He was minister in 1962; Barack Obama was one year old,” Jean-Pierre says. “He’s been there forever… You don’t have to be a genius to think that an 80-year-old man can go one day.”

Pointing out that “everyone will give me money to make a film once the president is gone to say how bad he was,” he says he rather made the film now “to anticipate and start a conversation about what will happen when he leaves or if he leaves… When you see the Congo, the Cote D’Ivoire, these are presidents who stay in power (very long) and then you have 20 years of war afterwards. Films always come when everything is over. Why? Why can’t cinema be there even before the problems, to reflect what is happening, so we can fix it?”

He says cinema has always played a political and social function. “I really think right now we have forgotten the very nature of cinema in the first place. Cinema is not neutral.”

Later, he adds,“ A lot of African filmmakers I know have political films, but all of them have given up. Today Africa is not in peace. We’re not really developed. We even have foreign troops on our continent. But our films are now very, very nice. We’re not talking about anything anymore.”

The Battle Of Tabato is the story of a town in Guinea-Bissau filled with musicians. While Joao’s film hasn’t been banned, he says, “I think my cinema is banned too because I don’t have cinemas to show the film in Guinea-Bissau… It’s a kind of economic censorship.”

He stresses the need to retell Africa’s history without the influence of colonialism. “It’s very important because its always the perspective of colonialism… What I learned in school, and even later, is completely wrong. I learned in school that man came from Africa, this is obvious, but that modern culture was born in Europe. It’s wrong. Even the Egyptians, they tell us that the Egyptians are white people. Why?”

The three directors also discuss funding in Africa; whether or not governments should provide money for films; and when films should be banned, if ever.