Rita Dominic's The Meeting enjoys positive reviews at the cinemas

Rita Dominic's The Meeting enjoys positive reviews at the cinemas:

Following
a show stopping movie premiere last month,The Meeting is exhibiting its
true potential again as a crowd puller drawing remarkable reviews from
moviegoers since hitting the cinemas last weekend.

For the
cinema audience, it has been sweet romance since the movie hit the cinemas in
style, large number of them have been showering accolades on the cast and crew
of the popular movie.

These fans took to the micro-blogging site twitter to
express their opinions of @themeetingmovie.

Some of
the comments:

Chude
Jideonwo, a Lawyer and Communications Entrepreneur at the popular youth
website,Ynaija ‘’Just finished watching @TheMeeingMovie and @RitaUDominicwas
magnificent. Wow! Well done to my Aunty, @MealdredO’’.

Respected designer Mai Atafo tweeted:

Mai Atafo ‏@MaiAtafoInspire

Just saw the meeting which @ritaUdominic acted and produced its one of the best Nigeria
movies I have seen in a long time.

Nollywood Tweets ‏@nollywoodtweets

The Nollywood Tweets team has just watched THE
MEETING. It is a beautiful and enjoyable movie. Do watch it people

Kayode Akintemi ‏@KayodeAkintemi

#TheMeetingMovie got an #Ovation at the #Galleria tonight!@ritaUdominic & @MealdredO should be proud!

chiamaka imoh ‏@yvonnesylvester

Went to see skyfall yesterday@ d cinema but ended up seeing "the
meeting" one word "spectacular" @ritaUdominic the investment was worth it.

Amarachukwu ‏@amarachimex

@TheMeetingMovie doesn't just weave a lovestory with a serious expose on bribery, but
reveals both sides to the story at the same pace.

Amy divine ‏@amysucre

If u havnt seen 'THE MEETING' movie, u are on a
loooong thing!!! Very interesting story line! Go&watch it,then thank me
later☺

The Meeting is directed by Mildred Okwo, produced by Rita Dominic and Mildred Okwo
and written by Tunde Babalola. The story set in Abuja follows the trials of
Lagos-based corporate executive, Makinde Esho (Femi Jacobs) who finds himself
at the mercy of political patronage, bureaucratic red tape and Cupid's arrow
while in hot pursuit of a 'meeting' to secure a government contract. 

The
Meeting is still showing in cinemas in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu, and
Uyo. It recently opened at the Ikeja Cinema inside Ikeja Shopping Mall.

INEC De-registers 28 political parties

INEC De-registers 28 political parties:

The Independent National Electoral Commission yesterday Thursday December 6th announced the De-registration of 28 political parties.



Find the statement the agency released below...

"In
the exercise of the powers conferred on it by the 1999 Constitution (as
amended) and the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the Independent
National Electoral Commission has today, Thursday, December 6, 2012,
de-registered the following political parties:

1.  African Liberation Party (ALP) 

2.  Action Party of Nigeria (APN)

3.  African Political System (APS)

4.   Better Nigeria Progressive Party (BNPP)

5.  Congress for Democratic Change (CDC)

Why were these parties de-registered? INEC didn't say. See the remaining 23 parties after the cut...

   

6.  Community Party of Nigeria (CPN)

   

7.  Democratic Peoples Alliance (DPA)

   

8.  Freedom Party of Nigeria (FPN) 

   

9.  Fresh Democratic Party (FDP)

   

10.   Hope Democratic Party (HDP) 

   

11.   Justice Party (JP)

   

12.   Liberal Democratic Party of Nigeria (LDPN)

   

13.   Movement for Democracy and Justice (MDJ)

   

14.   Movement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy (MRDD)

   

15.   Nigeria Advanced Party (NAP)

   

16.   New Democrats (ND) 

   

17.  National Majority Democratic Party (NMDP)

   

18.   National Movement of Progressive Party (NMPP)

   

19.   National Reformation Party (NRP) 

   

20.   National Solidarity Democratic Party (NSDP) 

  

21.   Progressive Action Congress (PAC) 

   

22.   Peoples Mandate Party (PMP) 

   

23.   Peoples Progressive Party (PPP)

  

 24.   Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)

   

25.   People’s Salvation Party (PSP) 

   

26.   Republican Party of Nigeria (RPN) 

   

27.   United National Party for Development (UNPD)

   

28.   United Nigeria Peoples Party (UNPP) 

The
Commission hereby reiterates its commitment to relating with political
parties in accordance with extant laws and for the benefit of our
electoral democracy.”

Mr and Mrs Ekeinde at launch of Omotola's reality show

Mr and Mrs Ekeinde at launch of Omotola's reality show:

Omotola and her hubby pictured at the cocktail launch of her reality show - The Real Me, which held on Wednesday December 5th at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi. Hoping to bring you pictures from the launch party...

Johnnie Walker Men of the Year award taking place this Saturday

Johnnie Walker Men of the Year award taking place this Saturday:

Johnnie
Walker the world’s Premier Scotch whisky is partnering with Mode Men for this
year’s Men of the Year Awards.

This
year Mode Men will be having its 5^th Men of the Year Awards and it
will be hosted by Stella Damascus and Chris Attoh.

Mode
Men promises that it will be a night to remember and plans are in top gear for
the event, which is happening on 8 December 2012 at the Oriental Hotel in
Lagos.

The
event is a black tie event and promises to take guests on a Johnnie Walker
journey.

A-class
guests will grace the occasion and they will be taken on a Johnnie Walker
journey. Johnnie Walker will be rewarding some of the award winners with the
grandest whisky of all, Johnnie Walker Blue Label. How else does one acknowledge and reward epic achievement?

It
would interest you to know that since 1820 Johnnie Walker has dedicated itself
to being all that whisky can be.

Johnnie
Walker also inspires and celebrates personal progress, hence the apt
partnership with the Mode Men of the Year Awards 2012. 

Always
remember to enjoy Johnnie Walker® responsibly, strictly 18+.

Iyanya's Kukere breaks record for downloads on callertunes in Africa

Iyanya's Kukere breaks record for downloads on callertunes in Africa:

Kukere has broken the record for highest download for a single caller ringback tune. 3 million subscribers across Nigeria in just a few months....and counting! No Nigerian artist has hit one million, so this is a huge fit. Iyanya got a huge cheque from MTECH yesterday...

Man accused of killing pregnant lover

Man accused of killing pregnant lover:

From  PUNCH

The family of a lady, Gloria Akpan, has accused their
daughter’s lover, Ita Eyo, of killing her in his residence in Ayobo area
of Ogun State.

Gloria and Eyo both from Akwa Ibom State had been
cohabiting since March 2012 before the sad incident occurred on November
3. The lady was six-month pregnant before she died.

A family source, who craved anonymity, said when he
spoke to Gloria on Friday, a day before her death, she told him that all
was well, adding that it was shocking to learn that she had died the
next day.

The source said, “Without seeing any member of the family, that same Saturday, they hurriedly buried her.

“This is suspicious. The information we got was that she was strangled as she bled through her nose and mouth.”

Father of the deceased, Mr. Edet Akpan, 66, a retiree
of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, corroborated the family
source, insisting that his child was murdered.

Akpan told PUNCH Metro amid sobs, that Eyo, had in March this year asked for his daughter’s hand in marriage.

He said it was a transport operator, simply called
Akintunde that brought Eyo to their home at NDLEA Compound at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

Expectedly, Akpan said during the meeting, he told Eyo to come with his people when they were ready.

Akpan said, “After that meeting, I travelled to my
country home in Akwa Ibom. Since I have retired, I have been alternating
between home and Lagos.

“While I was still in my hometown, my wife, Gloria’s
stepmother, phoned me. She said my daughter had moved out of the house. I
exclaimed, ‘move to where?’ She said she had gone to Eyo’s house.

“She also said it was Eyo’s friend, Akintunde that came to take her to the place.

“The news jolted me and I had to rush back to Lagos.
When I came back, I set out to search for her whereabouts but my effort
was unsuccessful as I neither knew the address of Akintunde nor Eyo’s.”

He said he later got Akintunde on the phone.

Akpan said when he called Akintunde, Eyo and Gloria were with him.

He said, “When I got Akintunde on the phone, he
handed the phone over to Eyo. After quarrelling with Eyo, I asked him to
pass the phone to Gloria and he did.

“Gloria told me she was well and assured me that she
would come home soon. I even asked of my grandson whom she took along
with her and she said he was okay.”

Akpan lamented that instead of his daughter coming back home, the news he got the following day was that she had died.

He said, “On Saturday, Akintunde and a woman, came to
inform me that my daughter had died. I was confused. I took them to my
elder brother’s house. My elder brother asked them to deposit her corpse
in the mortuary for further action.

“The same day, I asked my son to go to Eyo’s house.
My son told me that they had buried my daughter. This was done without
the knowledge of any member of the family. We find the development
curious. This is somebody he was not married to. That is why we believe
my daughter was murdered for some sinister purposes.”

He said another reason he suspected Eyo was culpable
in his daughter’s death was the account of an eyewitness, Gloria’s son,
who was living with them.

Akpan said his grandson, who Gloria had for another
man, told him that on the fateful day, Eyo and his mother had a
disagreement resulting in Eyo pulling something out of the bed and
hitting her several times before she died.

He said he headed for a nearby police station in Ikeja, Lagos where they detailed three policemen to arrest Akintunde.

He said with the aid of the policemen, Akintunde took them to Eyo’s house in Ayobo, Ogun State.

He said when they got to Ayobo, it was discovered
that that the part where Eyo lives is within the jurisdiction of Ogun
State Police Command.

From there, he went to Itele Police Station in Ota, Ogun State where some policemen were detailed to arrest Eyo.

He said Eyo was currently being held at Itele Police Station.

He appealed to the relevant authorities to bring the killer of his daughter to justice.

A police source at Itele Police Division said the
Commissioner of Police, Ogun Command, had directed that the matter be
taken to the state Criminal Investigation Department.

The source, who did not want his name mentioned, said
the Divisional Crime Officer confirmed that the suspect was still being
detained.

However, he said the father of the deceased had
refused to show up, stressing that the suspect claimed he (Akpan)
consented to the burial of his daughter.

“The matter is a murder case; the suspect is still
being detained. The Commissioner of Police has directed that the matter
be taken to the SCID, Abeokuta,” the source said.

Fred Amata finds love again

Fred Amata finds love again:

Years after ending his relationship with actress and current AGN president Ibinabo Fiberesima (they have a daughter together), Fred Amata has found love again. The actor is in a serious relationship with Mor Okonkwo, a single mother of two in her early thirties.



Fred and Mor met about a year ago in the US...but only started dating a few months ago. I hear they are already talking marriage.



Mor is a Soul/Jazz artiste who used to live in the UK and even contested in singing reality show - X Factor UK a few years back. She's currently a management consultant and also runs a catering company.

New Music Premiere: Drey - My Time To Shine

New Music Premiere: Drey - My Time To Shine:

His name is “Drey”, signed to REVOLUTION RECORDS as a producer and musical artist. His uniqueness in production (dreybeatz) is the future of music.

Inspired by the likes of Timberland, Neptunes, Ryan Leslie, Ryan Tedder and many more, Drey has sworn to redefining music production in Nigeria, Africa and the world.

Besides music production, Drey is an amazing Rap artist whose lyrics are to die for. Drey is here to stay and his new single “My time to shine” Ft: Houston Grey is a testimonial to this.

Drey would like you to listen to his first single below...

Revolution Records is set to have the world drooling. You can’t quench this fire.

Follow “Team Revolution” on twitter: @mr_revolution1, @houston_grey, @drey_beatzbaby

www.revolutionrecordsofficial.com

Hulkshare link:  http://www.hulkshare.com/cwlcwvnou48w

Opa Williams off to India for surgery

Opa Williams off to India for surgery:

Nollywood producer and founder of the comedy show.."A Nite of A Thousand Laughs" Opa Williams,
has gone to India for
surgery for an undisclosed ailment.

Let's all say a prayer for him...

Money in focus as United Nations climate talks enter last day

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10 Signs You’re Past The Honeymoon Phase

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Replace the United Nations

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How the United Nations could ruin the Internet | MediaFile | Analysis

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Blame Northern Govs, FG for Boko Haram- Shettima

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Three Ways Marketers May Be Pushing Away Consumers

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President Obama lights National Christmas Tree

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Jonathan's foreign trips gulp N3.3bn …travelled 20 times in 2012

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He Stopped Calling

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Dating Your Friends Ex

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3 Things You Should Always Tell Your Woman

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