"Olu Jacobs should not play Igwe roles" Pete Edochie
"The people who are making movies are children and most of them are unintelligent. The person who is playing the Igwe roles in all the movies these days is Olu Jacobs. He is not an Igbo man. I simply do not understand why somebody who does not speak the Igbo language, who does not understand the culture, the mind and the psychology of a people should be the one playing those roles. This is the reason why those roles are not being properly interpreted. Have you ever seen a woman beside a Northern Emir? But I watched a film where people had to help hold Olu Jacobs wife in the movie and he basically raped her because she refused to have sex with him and he was supposed to be the Igwe in the film. That is an absolute insult to the traditional stools of the Igbo people. If he knew better he would have advised the producers of such a movie or should never have even taken part in it at all." Legendary Nollywood actor Pete Edochie was quoted as saying recently
The view of the front of the administrative building of the newly commissioned Lekki Free Trade Zone in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos August 19, 2010.
Drake's Letter To Aaliya
Drake is a huge fan of Aaliyah as evidenced by TML‘s “Unforgettable” which samples her song “At Your Best”. On the ninth anniversary of Ms. Haughton’s passing, Drake wrote a letter in tribute to her. Aaliyah Dana Haughton died August 25, 2001
He writes:
Dear Dana,
I’ve never lost a parent, a friend, or a lover but I will never forget this day for the rest of my life. I remember getting the news that you had passed and it connected with my heart like a clean shot from Muhammad Ali. I was crushed. Not only was I one of your biggest fans but I was truly in love with you. I loved the way you carried yourself, the way you dressed, the confidence with which you addressed passion and relationships in your music. I said to myself that even if we never met, I wanted a woman in my life just like you. I am pained that we will never get to connect now that music ended up being my career path. But you should know, we all listen to you everyday and we remain inspired and moved by all that you’ve given the world. I hope I make the right life choices so I can end up in heaven where I know you rest your head. I’ll continue to make music in your honor until the day we finally meet. Dinner’s on me!
Love you always and forever,
Drake
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Harambe releases shortlist of farmers for business competition
Harambe Nigeria, the organization focused for three years now on youth being agents of change within the agricultural sector, has announced its shortlist for the first ever agricultural business plan competition for young people between the ages of 21 and 35, launched on April 1 this year.
27 applicants were shortlisted and they now move to the next stage of the competition which is the receipt of a full business plan. The final stage is one of rigorous one-on-one interviews and defense of business plans. The judges include are Mosunmola Umoru of Honeysuckles PTL, Tosin Anibaba of the Fatre Foundation, Lcy Kanu of Ideabuilders, an agriculture NGO and Peter Bankole, director of theCenter for Entrepreneurial Development Services (EDS) atthe Pan-African University.
There will be three winners, who will receive prizes up to 7.5 million naira in money and trainings with the EDS, Fate Foundation and Ideabuilders. In order to ensure that the winning ideas are successfully implemented and sustained, Harambe Nigeria will be coupling a financial reward with extensive training at renowned institutions such as the EDS and the Fate Foundation. The winning entrepreneurs will receive mentorship and their financial reward will be well managed at specific banks to ensure that they are directed towards the initiative. The winners will be announced on the 10th of September at a cocktail reception, were they will receive their certificates.
“We are looking for innovative and sustainable ideas from young upstart entrepreneurs as well as established entrepreneurs with a maximum of one year’s work experience,” the organisation’s President, Tola Sunmonu, said. “The first phase of the process commenced on the 31stof May. Applicants submitted an application form that detailed the key aspects of their agribusiness. The carefully selected winners will be unveiled at our conference and will have the opportunity to present their ideas to the audience.”
This year, Harambe Nigeria's annual symposium will make the necessary transition from raising much needed awareness, to facilitating youth involvement in the sector and supporting those already engaged. In order to illustrate this transition, Harambe’s third annual symposium will be titled "Watering the Seeds of Tomorrow: the major feature of the symposium will be the agribusiness plan competition for youth.
“This year’s event will mark the culmination of our 6 month agri-business plan competition,” Sunmonu said. “In addition to presenting the winners with training and financial support, all participants will partake in a 2 day training session in order to work on their ideas with a team of trained experts from the industry. This 3rd annual Harambe Symposium on Youth and Development has one singular focus: providing young agric-entrepreneurs with the opportunities to build and expand their ventures.”
The training session will consist of workshops that target the specific needs of the participants. Participants will also be provided with relevant information that they can put towards developing their initiatives. This information will include details of various agricultural and business trainings that are available in Nigeria as well as opportunities to access credit.
At the end of the session, youth will receive certificates of participation, which they can use to build their resume. Participants are expected to leave the session with improved versions of their initial agribusiness ideas. This will make them better equipped to implement their ideas if they choose to do so in the near future.
On day two of the training session, participants will have the opportunity to start refining their ideas based on the information they gathered the previous day. In addition they will make posters that best summarise their initiatives. In the evening, Harambe Nigeria will host a cocktail reception for friends and supporters of Harambe Nigeria. Guests will have the opportunity to browse through the posters on display as well as interact with the aspiring entrepreneurs. The 3 winners will also be announced and presented with their awards at the reception.
“We are aware of the immense potential that Harambe Nigeria's 3rd annual symposium has to revolutionize the way Nigerian youth engage with the Agricultural sector,” she said. “And we are fired up by the possibilities.”
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