London Life, Lagos Living stage play is set to entertain audience this October

More stage plays to look out for this October!

The Make it Happen Productions company in Nigeria is set to entertain her audience with another extravaganza as it presents the stage adaptation of Bobo Omotayo’s “London Life, Lagos Living“, a stage play that captures the experiences of a Nigerian who lived in London and moves back home.

The much anticipated play features a cast of A-list actors which includes Kate Henshaw, Funke Akindele, OC Ukeje, Chioma ‘Chigurl’ Omeruah,Kemi Lala Akindoju, Lami Phillips, Patrick Diabuah, Adebola Williams and more.

Call for Entries: Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards 2016

Africa Magic, the continent’s leading provider of entertainment for Africa by Africans, in association with MultiChoice has announced the call to entry for the 2016 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs).

Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, Regional Director for M-Net (West), said: “We are pleased to announce the call to entry for the 2016 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. At Africa Magic and MultiChoice, we have continued to show our support to the film and television industry across Africa even as we continue to provide world class entertainment for Africa by Africans. For the 4th edition of the AMVCAs, we are inviting all entries for film and television works that are produced and broadcast or publicly exhibited from October 1st 2014 to September 30th 2015.”

The AMVCAs were created to celebrate the contribution of African filmmakers, actors and technicians in the success of the continent’s film and television industry and with the success of the previous three editions, preparations for the 2016 edition are underway.

Magic of the Musical to thrill Lagosians for independence Celebration

For Broadway lovers like myself, you will be pleased to know that the Magic of the Musical crew are set to thrill Lagosians for the independence celebration as Notes Inc. Media brings the magic of the stage to the city of Lagos.

Magic of the Musical is a Broadway production with compilations of the most popular musical songs from well-known musical Broadway plays of all time.

The show is set to feature some of Nigeria's finest celebrities performing popular Broadway classics such as The Lion King, The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins.

Venue details:

Date: 1st - 4th of October, 2015

Venue: Landmark Event Center, Water Corporation road, Lekki, Lagos

If you didn't have any plans for the independence celebration, now you do! Come and enjoy some awesome and captivating renditions of the broadway Musicals!!!

The 2016 Commonwealth Short Story Prize now open for entry

 ...as the overall winner for 2015 is to be announced on 8 September

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is an annual writing prize awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction of two thousand to five thousand words and is open to eligible writers in Commonwealth countries. 

The short prize brings stories from new and emerging voices, from countries with low publishing infrastructure, to the attention of an international audience.

Each year, five winning writers from five different Commonwealth regions are selected and awarded £2,500 (US$3,835) for their work and the overall winner receive £5,000 (US$7,670) for the winning story.

Glo unveils Literature Prize for Nigerian undergraduates

Last Friday, National Telecommunications Operator, Globacom, announced the launch of an annual literary writing competition called “Glo Literature Prize for Undergraduate Students”.

Globacom explained that the award was meant to promote the study of literary studies among youths, and engender creativity and keen competition in the subject in tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

Ebenezer Kolawole, Gloworld Coordinator, who announced the Prize on behalf of the Board and Management of the company, said it would be an annual competition open to all students of Nigerian universities, both public and private. The first edition of the award, is said to be held in 2016, and entries would be accepted for unpublished manuscripts which should be original scripts.

“Our objective is to promote the study of all genres of literature. Therefore, Globacom is offering prizes to winners in the following categories: Prose, Drama and Poetry. The winner in each category will receive the sum of N1.5m (one million, five hundred thousand naira).” 

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Google Launches Android one in Nigeria

On Tuesday the 18th of August, Google Nigeria alongside its partners MTN Nigeria, Jumia and Infinix mobile announced the launch of Android one into the Nigerian market. 

The launch was done by introducing the new Android one enabled Infinix HOT 2-X510 phone as part of an on-going initiative to bring high-quality smartphones to millions of people in Asia, Africa and other parts of the world.

British-Nigerian Actor, David Oyelowo becomes the new James Bond!

Fans of British-Nigerian Actor, David Oyelowo will be pleased to know that the actor as been asked to be the voice of James Bond in Trigger Mortis; one of the upcominng thriller of Bond book written by Anthony Horowitz. 

The actor expressed his excitement about this new development, though the role is said to be just on the audio books. “I am officially the only person on planet Earth who can legitimately say: ‘I am the new James Bond’ – even saying that name is the cinematic equivalent of doing the ‘to be or not to be’ speech.” 

"It is an acting challenge as exciting to me as any I have faced on stage or screen. I get to play James Bond! It doesn't get much better than that." He tells The Guardian. 

Oyelowo, popularly known for his role as Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma, will be narrating the new James Bond novel by Anthony Horowitz.

Intel Mentors Girls on Technology at Girls’ Home

As part of its continuous commitment to bridging the gender gap in technology, Intel’s spokesperson in Nigeria, Titilope Sonuga, paid a visit to Echoes of Mercy and Hope Foundation (EMHF) Girl’s Home to speak to the girls about Intel’s ““She Will Connect”” initiative, which is the global effort at empowering girls through technology.

While speaking to the girls at the EMHF home, Sonuga said that it was important to have an understanding of the several life transforming opportunities the Internet has made available to them.

See astounding artwork of 8 year old Nigerian-German female artist

This beautiful Nigerian-German 8 year-old Artist, Chioma Shannen Mayrschofer became the overall price winner in the VR-Bank’s Art- Competition held in her school in Germany.

Talking to Diamond Celebrities, Shannen said the winning came as a big surprise to her…

Commonwealth Short Story Prize announces regional winners

On the 28th of April 2015, Commonwealth Writers announced the regional winners of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Five writers from 5 Commonwealth regions were shortlisted. This year unpublished stories were entered by 4,000 writers from the five regions of the Commonwealth.

The regional winners will compete with each other to become the overall winner, which will be announced in London on 8 September.