One of the World's Biggest Movie Markets Is Not Where You Would Expect

If you were asked to name a movie about Africa off the top of your head, odds are pretty good it would be one about South Africa: Invictus or Cry Freedom or even District 9. South Africa's struggle with apartheid is great fodder for cinematic drama, and its large Caucasian population spells good roles for our predominantly white movie stars.

The rest of Africa remains mostly absent in Hollywood films. When American movies do take us to that mysterious continent, it is almost always through the eyes

PHOTOS: Rihanna Twerking In See-Through Gown

Rihanna never disappointed us when it comes to her red carpet appearances.

The Bajan pop beauty rocked a nude sparkly dress at last night’s 2014 Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (CFDA) Awards in New York and she not just turn everyone heads, but

Dancehall: Girl Break Neck And Die Performing Acrobatic Dance

Update: Sources connected to the girl in the photo told Urban Islandz this weekend that she did not died. The source also promise to send a video proving she is still

PHOTOS: Nicki Minaj WOW fans as she Exposes Breasts on stage

Another day, another pasty-clad pic, courtesy of Nicki Minaj.

The 31-year-old rapper took to Instagram on Sunday to share a series of supersexy shots in which she's exposing her breasts in a see-through shirt, under which she's wearing only a star-shaped pair of nipple pasties.

But her boobs weren't the only thing that Nicki was

Photo: Babcock University Awards Degrees to Mo Abudu, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Babcock University honored media mogul Mo Abudu as Doctor of Humane Letters, HonourisCausa during their 2014 Convocation Ceremony which held on Sunday June 1st.

This award according to the President/Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof J.A KayodeMakinde is to celebrate those who have inspired the young generation in diverse ways.

Another awarded was Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala who

Chibok abduction: Shettima to relocate girls to new school outside Borno

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has disclosed of plans by the state government to shoulder the responsibility of sponsoring all the abducted Chibok schoolgirls to school in other parts of the country.

Shettima diclosed this on Monday while receiving some of the abducted girls and their parents at the Maiduguri Government House.

He stated that government was thinking of either Abuja, Kano, Lagos, Kaduna or other states of the country for the students to repeat their final year and prepare themselves properly for their final year examinations.

According to the governor, “it is mandatory for the state

Nigerians to experience more darkness as electricity generation drops

Two gas plants in Delta State were shut down.

The electricity supply in most parts of the country will reduce further from Tuesday with the announcement by the Federal Government of a drop of about 1,000 megawatts, MW following the closure of the Utorogu and Ughelli East gas plants in Delta State.

Utorogu and Ughelli East gas plants, owned by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC joint venture, JV, produces between 120 and 300

From pariah to messiah, Odemwingie is the Ace up Keshi's sleeve

As the Big Boss shuffles his card, which of the new boys and returnees in the final 23 are set to play a key role in Brazil?

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By Solace Chukwu

It’s a good thing that, being deeply religious, Nigerians are no strangers to vigils spent in frenzied anticipation.

The Super Eagles’ 23-man squad list for the World Cup was finally cleared for announcement by the media (it had apparently been sent to Fifa hours prior) in the early hours of Tuesday, after a tenuous wait. The list received mixed to negative reviews, with many bemoaning the absence of Enugu Rangers’ winger Ejike Uzoenyi and Real Betis’s Nosa Igiebor, among others. Cup of Nations hero Sunday Mba was cut as well, a victim seemingly of his own carelessness in failing

I Need My Money-Duncan Mighty

Ducan Mighty, has come forward with some very heavy claims.

The Port Harcourt first son says Governor Rotimi Amaechi is owing him money for services rendered.

Read his claims below: -

CALL TO GOVERNOR AMAECHI TO PAY ME FOR SERVICES RENDERED TO HIM AND HIS GOVERNMENT.

….FRIENDS NOW CALL ME A TRAITOR/SABOTEUR.………DUNCAN MIGHTY

It is on record that on the 30th of March 2011, I, Mr. Okechukwu Duncan Mighty single handedly organized a Celebrity Youth Endorsement Concert in Port

Love: Unconditional

John 3:16 "one of the most famous and well-known Bible verses. Which has been called the 'Gospel in a nutshell' because it is considered a summary of the central doctrines of every faith.

"For God so loved the world..."

...Agape is love which is of and from God, whose very nature

JUNE: The Winning Ways "Confession"

In this month of JUNE one thing is certain only IF you MAINTAIN your confession...
 cos GOD takes pleasure in prospering HIS elect!

Ralph Laurents: one of world reknowned

Why I broke Up With Eva Alordiah- Ice Prince

We've been hearing all the while that rapper Ice Prince and female rapper, Eva Alordiah dated way back but he hasn't spoken about it until now.

The rapper spoke with Tribune, opening up about lots of personal issues, part of it was his relationship with Eva.
According to him, she was the first girl he dated when he just arrived in Lagos from Jos.
Ice Prince said they were much younger then and used to argue a lot so, they had to

Insecurity: Donnel Jones, Envogue pull out of Lagos concert •N20m down the drain

Organiser of the planned Butterscotch concert slated for Lagos on Saturday finally learned the hard way the bad image that the Boko Haram sect has brought the country when the two headliners of the concert pulled out blaming it on insecurity.
Donnel Jones and Envogue, an all female group, among others

‘Living with Trisha’ Producers deny sexual assault reports

Earlier this week, it was reported that Edith Nuong Faalong walked off the set of a popular TV series in tears and terminated her contract with the production company, after the Nigerian director of the series -Prince Amuni Gbenga had barged into her private room while she was in her underwear and proceeded to manhandle her resulting in her sustaining a cut and swollen upper lip.

According to the report, her room-mate who was asleep

Flavour Shares Racy Photo: See It!

Flavour Nabania is one of Nigeria's hottest male acts who doesn't hide his God-given talent.

He's shared hot photos online in the past and we're yet to recover from it.
And now, here's another one. Obviously his

See Where Tiwa Savage Performs on Sunday Night!

Earlier Sunday, Tiwa Savage shared photo of herself and husband, Tunji Billz in a private jet, heading to Gabon, where she'll be performing at the Libre Ville Motor Show.

After sharing the photo she wrote,

"Gabon here comes #dorodiva you know

Accused: Obasanjo is part of Boko Haram problem – Fawehinmi

Ex-Gov Otedola Burial:Jonathan, Obasanjo Meets in Lagos Amid Tight Security

Son of late legal icon, Gani Fawehinmi, Muhammed Fawehinmi, has blamed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for being part of the Boko Haram problem faced in the country today.

Speaking today, at the Bimbo and Shola Connect, a live programme on LTV 8, he said Obasanjo had ignored a warning issued by the Russian military intelligence over the growth of some unknown fundamentalist building up in Sambisa Forest, during his

Chibok Abduction: The President did not believe that those girls were abducted for almost 18 days – Obasanjo

After weeks of what appeared to be an undeclared truce, former President Olusegun Obasanjo continued his verbal assault on President Goodluck Jonathan and his government, when he admitted in an interview aired on the Bloomberg Television Africa that he was disappointed in the government, noting that the president had not performed to his expectation.

Chief Obasanjo, who fielded questions from Ijeoma Ndukwe, did not hide his disavowal of the government, especially the lackadaisical manner, he believed

A MUST READ: How Boko Haram Exposed Nigeria

Boko Haram insurgents

If a nation is at red alert, yet a terror group like Boko Haram strikes at will and ups the number of its victims, then such a country is obviously a cassava republic that cannot guarantee security of lives and property.

While Aso Rock makes noise about the determination of the government to bring back the abducted Chibok girls and also to finally thumb Boko Haram, the group continues to strike audaciously as it pleases – in Borno (four times, with the recent killing of forty soldiers and policemen), Kano and Plateau (twice).

It seems they want prove that this government has no clue of what