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The Anambra Keke Soludo Ambassadors (AKSA) has commended the Executive Governor of the state, Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, for setting up the Special Anti-Touting Squad (SASA), reports ITREALMS.

The convenor, Anambra Keke Soludo Ambassadors, Prince Collins Ozojiofor gave this commendation in a letter of appreciation addresd to the governor through the office of the Director of Operations, SASA, Hon. Solomon Chukwuebuka Onwuemene in Awka, the state capital.

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The Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council has charged town unions' representatives in the Association of Anambra State Development Unions (AASDU Lagos), to ensure cordial and peaceful relationships among themselves, and with their host - Lagos State.

They further asked AASDU to support government in the epic battle to rid the state of all forms of criminality.

Mo Abudu, Chimamanda and Omotola are great ambassadors - FG

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The Federal Government has congratulated Mo Abudu, Chimamanda Adichie and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, over the honours recently bestowed on them on the global stage, calling them great ambassadors of Nigeria, reports ITRealms.

In a statement issued in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the three honorees are iconic women in the Creative Industry who have brought great honour not only to themselves, their families and their industry, but also to the country.

He described as well deserved the listing of Mo Abudu, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EbonyLife TV, and Nollywood star Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde among the top 50 women ''who are doing extraordinary things on the worldwide stage'' by Variety magazine, a weekly American entertainment magazine.

Alhaji Mohammed also said the already well-adorned cap of Chimamanda Adichie has been further festooned after her novel, Americanah, was listed in the New York Times’ list of 15 remarkable books by women that are ''shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century''.

He said the women are role models whose achievements will inspire a generation of young Nigerians to also do extraordinary things.

''Of more importance is the fact that these women's achievements have transcended gender, nationality or race, placing them on the rarefied class of global, timeless achievers,'' the Minister said.

He said the great honours bestowed on the women will further focus world attention on the nation's burgeoning Creative Industry, thus placing it on the right pedestal to take the world by storm.

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ACF unveils brand ambassadors, resource persons

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The Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF) has presented its brand ambassadors and resource persons for the 2017 Festival, reports ITRealms.

The six-day event, ITRealms gathered has been scheduled to hold between November 5 and 11 this year across six venues in Lagos, the nation’s entertainment capital.

Among those unveiled are Nigerian actor, Ramsey Nouah, British-Ghanaian multi-talented actress, Ama Konadu Abebrese, Actress Sandra Seghers Mushid from the DRC, the Cameroonian duo of Lizzette Benz and Ayuk Thambi Atem-Ebai and Beninoir actor, singer and model, Serge Parick Laleye and Guinean Model, Bintu Sylla. Others are Liberian actor, Major Owusu Danshaw, Nollywood actress, Oghenekaro Itene,  Vanessa Swert from South Africa and Nollywood actor and Rycardo Agbor.

The resource persons include Dr. Iyabo Ajibola, Adeniran Makinde, Akin Lewis, Kingsley Nwosu, Prof. Hygeniu Ekwuazi, Prof. Chukwuma Okoye, Dr. Tunde Bakare, Alex Gansallo, Yinka Smart Babalola, Prince Kojo Hilton, Dr. Alphonsus Orisayemi, Michael Mulutombo, Frank Adekunle Macaulay and Nwendamutswu Maanda

Speaking at the unveiling, the founding matron, Africa Cinematography Festival (ACF), Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija described the ACF as “a roadmap into the future of the film industry cum economy” of both Nigeria and the African continent”.

Mrs. Alakija noted that the ACF shares a “common optimism which speaks to our collective desire for a better future guaranteed under a system run by a new generation of stakeholders whose distinctive qualities are not primarily tied to age but rather bother on their commitment to professionalism, promotion of industry growth over self-gratification and in their ability to harness potentials to drive the economic growth of country and continent.“

Mrs. Alakija also revealed that the ACF will feature training in such areas as sound production, light design and lighting, script writing, production design, make-up artistry, costume design, directing, motion and still camera, lens handling, editing and film-making among others.

Also speaking, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigerian Films Corporation, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe while lauding the initiative assured on the commitment of his agency to providing the enabling environment that will enhance the development of the industry.

“The NFC has and shall continue to initiate, provide and champion the required policy environment that will support the accelerated growth of the industry. The increased film production activities within the industry across the country, its acceptance by the citizens of Nigeria, and lately, its contribution to the growth of the nation’s economy are indication that there are opportunities that are yet untapped,” he said.

Meanwhile, the National Films and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has pledged to rid the industry of piracy and all other forms of rights infringements that hinder adequate returns on investment for stakeholders.

The Executive Director of the NFVCB, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, who stated this at the Unveiling said that the board was not only committed to providing an enabling environment which will facilitate global film content production but also ensure that film and video investment is guaranteed through structured distribution and right protection.

“This is why we took the fight against unlicensed distribution, distribution of unclassified films and video works, the unapproved release of film and video works and illegal export and import of film and video works to Alaba in August and we were able to rid the market of films and video works worth over 100 Million Naira,” he said.

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