Nigeria's quest for self-sufficient status in rice production by the year 2015 has received a boost, as African Development Bank (AfDB) unfolded plans to invest $150 million (N23.7 billion) in the country's rice value chain under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA).
According to the Chief Operations Officer, AfDB, Dr. Patrick Agboma who disclosed this yesterday at the opening of a two-day stakeholders workshop of the Bank Pre-Appraisal Mission on Rice Value Chain Development Programme (RVCP) in Abuja, the support is also part of the scheme.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Farouk Lawan, Emenalo Remanded In Prison Custody
SAN FRANCISCO, February 01, – An Abuja High Court Friday afternoon remanded the former chairman of the House of Representative Ad-hoc Committee on fuel subsidy regime, Hon. Farouk Lawan and the secretary of the committee, Mr. Emenalo Boniface, in prison custody till February 08, 2013 when their bail application is expected to be determined.
NOT ALL POLITICIANS ARE CORRUPT - ANENIH
Former Board of Trustee (BOT) Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih has stated that although there are corrupt persons in every society not all Nigerian politicians are corrupt as some people think.
An Open Letter To The Federal Republic Of Germany: Africa Is Not A Country
How can the German Federal Cultural Foundation believe that 2 million Euros will promote cultural relations with the whole continent of Africa (and not even involve the Africans in the process)?
K-NET Launches New Ultrafast Unlimited Broadband Internet Services Anywhere Across Sub-Saharan Africa ...Broadband Internet speeds of up to 8Mbps and retail prices starting from $30 per month
ACCRA, Ghana, February 1, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- K-NET (http://www.knetgh.com), a leading African telecommunications company offering triple-play voice, data and video services across sub-Saharan Africa, is pleased to announce the launch a new range of broadband Internet service packages which offer businesses and consumers unrivalled levels of performance and value for money.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Tell Magazine's Apology To Akpabio Insincere - Lawyer
GOVERNOR GODSWILL AKPABIO
In san Francisco, A leading legal practitioner in Akwa Ibom State, Barrister Uwemedimo Nwoko, has described as mischievous and half-hearted the apology tendered by the management of Tell Magazine in its last edition to the Governor, the Government and people of Akwa Ibom State on the malicious, defamatory and derogatory cover story it published on Governor Akpabio in the wake of the 2011 governorship elections wherein the governor was painted as a murderer and cultist.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Monday, January 14, 2013
Ace comedian Emeka Smith weds (congrats)
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Man Wins $10,000 For Having The Ugliest Face In The World
He is able to make a face the ugliest in the world and is earning $10,000.
Tang Shuquan of the city of Chengdu, China, has worked at contorting his face in the most horrible way possible. He was rewarded for his years of hard work with a $10,000 prize and medal of the Guinness World Record for the most twisted face in the world. He challenged any person in the world who can make an even uglier face he will award $15,000.
Shuquan, which looks perfectly normal when not turning his face
upward, his jaw may protrude so high that it covers the lips and bites
his nose. The strange face is called 'gurning. "It's not pretty.
Shuquan started doing public performances 10 years ago, and is known
as the King of the distorted faces by Chinese media, according to the
news media. Shuquan competed in the Guinness World Records show in Italy
in March, and was finally awarded the Medal of the Guinness World
Record.
N17Million Scam: EFCC Arraigns Kaduna Deputy Speaker Today
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , EFCC, has concluded
plans to charge the Deputy Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly,
Hon. Mato Dary Dogara, to court over his roles in a N17 million fraud.
see more after the cut
Assistant Pastor Charged With Having Sex With 15 Year Old Church Member
In singapore,an assistant pastor of a church was charged on Monday with having sex with a 15-year-old student.
see more after the cut
see more after the cut
Friday, January 11, 2013
Snoop Dogg Dodges Questions About Indian Gang-Rape Incident
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"If any Bollywood directors would love to have me in a movie, I am ready," he says before his first-ever India concert tour.
NEW DELHI – Snoop Dogg has landed in Mumbai
for his first India visit, which will see the rapper perform in the
western city of Pune near Mumbai on Friday, and in Gurgaon near Delhi on
Sunday.
Oscars 2013: British Students Celebrates 'Head Over Heels' Nomination
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Timothy Reckart and Fodhla
Cronin O'Reilly of The National Film and Television School earned
recognition for their animated short about a long-married couple.
LONDON – The National Film And Television School continued to
uphold its track record of producing animation projects that garner
Oscar recognition.
The British school was trumpeting Thursday's Oscar nomination for animated short film Head Over Heels from students Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly.
The short, which captures the emotional distance between a long-married husband and wife, is the third NFTS film to be nominated in the animated short film category since 2005.
Reckart, who wrote and directed the nominated short, described being nominated for an Oscar.
"It's such a great honor. We are so glad that this news will bring our film to more audiences around the world!" Reckart said.
PHOTOS: 2013 Oscar Snubs
The pair will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of four times Oscar-winning animator Nick Park, himself a graduate of the NFTS.
Park's fellow Aardman Animations production stable mate (and co-founder of the British animation powerhouse) Peter Lord also secured an Oscar nomination for The Pirates! Band Of Misfits, in the animation feature film category.
British Film Institute director Ben Roberts said: "It’s also particularly great to see the U.K.’s world-leading animation sector in the spotlight today. Our stop motion specialists are showcased in two films in the best animated feature category, with east London’s Three Mills Studios the home for Frankenweenie and Bristol’s unstoppable Aardman Animations behind The Pirates! Our up and coming animators are also represented, with Head Over Heels flying the flag for the U.K. in the best animated short category. I wish all the nominees the very best of luck for the ceremony on 24 February."
In addition, three other NFTS alumni have also received nominations.
Roger Deakins is nominated for best cinematography for his work on Skyfall alongside Stuart Wilson, who earned a sound mixing nomination for his work on the James Bond box office smash.
Despite missing out on a best picture nomination, the latest 007 franchise entrant scored a total of five nominations.
Elsewhere NFTS graduate Dario Marianelli also earned a nomination for his original score for Anna Karenina.
The British school was trumpeting Thursday's Oscar nomination for animated short film Head Over Heels from students Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly.
The short, which captures the emotional distance between a long-married husband and wife, is the third NFTS film to be nominated in the animated short film category since 2005.
Reckart, who wrote and directed the nominated short, described being nominated for an Oscar.
"It's such a great honor. We are so glad that this news will bring our film to more audiences around the world!" Reckart said.
PHOTOS: 2013 Oscar Snubs
The pair will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of four times Oscar-winning animator Nick Park, himself a graduate of the NFTS.
Park's fellow Aardman Animations production stable mate (and co-founder of the British animation powerhouse) Peter Lord also secured an Oscar nomination for The Pirates! Band Of Misfits, in the animation feature film category.
British Film Institute director Ben Roberts said: "It’s also particularly great to see the U.K.’s world-leading animation sector in the spotlight today. Our stop motion specialists are showcased in two films in the best animated feature category, with east London’s Three Mills Studios the home for Frankenweenie and Bristol’s unstoppable Aardman Animations behind The Pirates! Our up and coming animators are also represented, with Head Over Heels flying the flag for the U.K. in the best animated short category. I wish all the nominees the very best of luck for the ceremony on 24 February."
In addition, three other NFTS alumni have also received nominations.
Roger Deakins is nominated for best cinematography for his work on Skyfall alongside Stuart Wilson, who earned a sound mixing nomination for his work on the James Bond box office smash.
Despite missing out on a best picture nomination, the latest 007 franchise entrant scored a total of five nominations.
Elsewhere NFTS graduate Dario Marianelli also earned a nomination for his original score for Anna Karenina.
Canadian Talent Consultant Charged in Alleged Actor Visa Scam
Andrew Boryski is charged with 32 counts; “this suspect, who’s an
aspiring actor himself, has landed a role in a real life crime drama”
says a federal agent.
Actor Andrew Boryski was charged with multiple
criminal counts for cheating aspiring actors out of thousands of dollars
in an immigration visa scam, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office
said Thursday in a press release.
Ellen DeGeneres to Film Segments for Talk Show in Australia
Taking a page from Oprah
Winfrey's playbook, the TV star announces that "The Ellen DeGeneres
Show" will film in Melbourne and Sydney in March.
SYDNEY - Ellen DeGeneres will take her talk show to Australia in March, she announced to her live audience alongside Golden Globe nominee Nicole Kidman at Thursday’s taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Australian media reported on Friday.
Eagles’ performance bad for African football –Onigbinde
Chief Adegboye Onigbinde
Former
Super Eagles’ Head Coach Adegboye Onigbinde has said that the Super
Eagles’ performance against Cape Verde, tells a bad story about African
football.
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