LAGOS REGGAE FESTIVAL 2016

By Perekeme Odon

Design: CVA

Come 29th of May 2016, CONSCIOUS VIBES AFRICA will celebrate the first ever ‘LAGOS REGGAE FESTIVAL’ in grand style at the dedicatory Freedom Park(Old Colonial Prison Yard), No 1, Broad street/Hospital Road, Lagos Island, Lagos.

'LAGOS REGGAE FESTIVAL' will be held a few days after the launch of the ‘LAGOS AT 50’ celebrations; placing it in the Lagos State celebration fiesta mood.

The event is designed to hold annually; congregating all Nigerian reggae artists, fans and lovers together to celebrate reggae music in Nigeria.

According to Akintunde Blazee, Creative Director, CVA, "The target audience falls between the ages of six and above; with thrilling side attractions for families, lovers and ardent reggae fans; living them enthralled with unforgotten experience". He also went further to say "The festival will welcome lots of reggae enthusiasts, foreigners and diverse ethnicity to the venue, where the atmosphere is perfect. The first ever ‘LAGOS REGGAE FESTIVAL’ is an entertainment event any reggae lover would not dare to miss".

 

Ras Kimono on Jomo Kenyatta Day. 

Video:Youtube

Performing live at the first ever 'LAGOS REGGAE FESTIVAL' are Africa's finest,and best of the best reggae acts like Ras Kimono, Black’Rice, General Pype, Rymzo, Captain Blazee, Benny Paladin, Saint Peters, Dqueen(MC), Rhuffman, Ediro, King Cobra, Ada, B'Clean, Big Bob, Empress Marimba, Ivo Manifest, Yusuf Hamed, Hadiza, Edaoto, El-Levite, MD Rightious, Benzman, Conscious
Reggae Band,and many more.

Akintunde Blazee
Creative Director, Conscious Vibes Africa
Photo:Captain B

CONSCIOUS VIBES AFRICA (Reggae Revival Movement) is a movement with the vision to promote reggae music and celebrate iconic legends through musical tribute concerts and autobiography film screening.

CONSCIOUS VIBES AFRICA has before now created a platform that kindles and satisfies all reggae enthusiasts in Nigeria by fronting the very best acts in the industry every last Sunday of each month at the Freedom Park, Lagos; and has uninterruptedly run for 12 months successively  with the aid of it affiliates – Alliance Francaise & Freedom Park, Lagos.

EVENT LINEUP

*Musical Performances

*Acoustic performances

*Reggae Dance Performance/ Dance Mub

*Iconic Autobiography/ Documentary Screening

*Red-Gold-Green Carpet Interview

*Reggae Arts Exhibition and Photo session.

For more information, Sponsorship, Partnership, Support or Participation.

Akintunde Blazee (Creative Director Conscious Vibes Africa)

Email-consciousvibesafrica@gmail.com  lagosreggaefestival@gmail.com

www.facebook.com/conciousvibesafrica

Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) 2016 Nominees' List

By Perekeme Odon 

The Nominees for the 2016 edition of the prestigious African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) was announced on the 15th of May 2016. The award ceremony will hold in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers state on the 11th of June in Nigeria. Egberi Papa's Blog congratulates all the nominees and wish them the very best of luck. Cheers....

Efere Ozako AMAA 2016 Award for Best Short Film

• Encounter - Nigeria
• Le Chemin - Cote De Voire
• Blood Taxi - Nigeria
• Meet The Parents - Nigeria/Canada
• Norah The Holy Light - Burkina Faso
• 8 Bars and Clef - Nigeria
• Ireti - Nigeria
• Life of Nigerian Couple - Nigeria

BEST ANIMATION

• The Pencil - Burkina Faso
• The Peculiar Life of a Spider - Ghana
• Funsie Fase Fingers - Nigeria
• Lazare Sie Pale - Burkina Faso

BEST DOCUMENTARY

• My Fathers Funeral - Cameroon
• Nollywood - Nigeria
• Tchindas - Cape Verde
• The Fruitless Tree - Niger
• Runs 'l too The Horizon' - Nigeria/UK
• Camera/Woman - Morocco

BEST FILM BY AN AFRICAN LIVING ABROAD

• Lambadina - Ethiopia/USA
• Skinned - Liberia/USA
• LAPD African Cop - USA/Nigeria
• Boxing Day - USA/Nigeria
• MONA - Nigeria/UK

BEST DIASPORA SHORT

• Lines - USA
• Raptors - USA
• Across The Track - USA

BEST DIASPORA DOCUMENTARY

• Can You Dig This - USA
• America's Blues - USA
• Spirits of Rebellion - USA

BEST DIASPORA FEATURE

• America is Still the Place - USA
• Ben & Ara - USA
• Luv Don't Live Here - USA

BEST FILM

• The Cursed One - Ghana
• Fifty - Nigeria
• Eye of the Storm - Burkina Faso
• Ayanda - South Africa
• La Pagne - Niger
• Dry - Nigeria
• Tell me Sweet Something - South Africa
• Behind Closed  Doors - Morocco

BEST DIRECTOR

• Nana Obiri-Yaboah, Maximilian Clausse - The Cursed One
• Biyi Bandele - Fifty
• Sekou Toure - Eye of the Storm
• Sara Blecher - Ayanda
• Moussa Hamadou Djingarey - La Pagne
• Stephanie Linus - Dry
• Akin Omotoso - Tell Me Something Sweet
• Mohammed Ahed Bensouda - Behind Closed Doors

BEST FIRST FEATURE FILM BY A DIRECTOR

• MONA - Anthony Abuah
• Beyond Blood - Greg Odutayo

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Oris Erhuero - The Cursed One
• OC Ukeje - Ayanda
• Fragass Assande - Eye of the Storm
• Masego 'Maps' Maponyane - Tell Me Something Sweet
• Daniel K Daniel - Soldiers Story
• Biuferi Yakoubi - La Pagne

BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE

• Thishiwe Ziqubu - Tell Me Something Sweet
• Maureen Okpoko - Missing God
• Ijeoma Grace Agu - Jimi Bendel / Taxi Driver
• Bontte Modisella - Hear Me Move
• Nthati Moshesh - Ayanda
• Linda Ejiofor - Out of Luck

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Joseph Otsiman - The Cursed One
• Uti Nwachukwu - Breathless
• Abidine Dioari - Eye of the Storm
• Adeolu Adekola - Taxi Driver
• Kenneth Nkosi - Ayanda
• Thomas Gumede - Tell Me Something Sweet

RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT ENDOWED AWARD FOR BEST NIGERIAN FILM

• Beyond Blood
• Dry
• Fifty
• Missing God
• Falling
• O'Town

BEST YOUNG / PROMISING ACTOR

• Nyanso Dzedze - Hear Me Move
• Ophelia Xlenan Dzidzornu - The Cursed One
• Zubaidat Ibrahim Fagge - Dry
• Ifu Ennada - O'Town
• Eve Esin - Oshimiri

ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL ARTS

• Hear Me move - South Africa
• Oshimiri - Nigeria
• Stupid Movie - Nigeria
• House Arrest - Uganda
• Soldiers Story - Nigeria

ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKE-UP

• Oshimiri
• The Cursed One
• Missing God
• Soldiers Story

ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUNDTRACK

• O-Town - Nigeria
• Tell Me Something Sweet - South Africa
• The Cursed One - Ghana
• Hear Me Move - South Africa
• Le Pagne - Niger

ACHIEVEMENT IN EDITING

• Behind Closed Doors
• Rebecca
• The Cursed One
• Eye of the Storm
• Hear me Move

ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

• The Cursed One
• Eye of the Storm
• Ayanda
• Tell Me Something Sweet
• Fifty

FGN releases N350bn for capital projects:

By Perekeme Odon

Senator Udo Udoma

The Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday May 14, 2016 pronounced plan to start the plodding release of the sum of N350billion for capital projects comprised in the 2016 budget, Minister for Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma has said.

The minister who made the revelation at the 2016 Budget public presentation at the State House in Abuja, said, “We are ready to kick-start the implementation of the budget and by tomorrow (Friday), some releases will be made for capital projects that are ready for execution,” Udoma said.

On the other hand, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said the federal government will need as much as N1.7 trillion to complete about 206 road projects it awarded in the past. Fashola nevertheless said the three ministries under him had only N433 billion allocated for them in the 2016 budget.

 He explicated in this light that the ministry decided to phase the road projects and complete them over the next three years starting from high priority roads.“This is the first step to sustainability. But it is not enough to budget. It is important to implement the budget and use the finances properly,” he said.

He clarified that the precedence of his ministry was to finish as many already awarded roads as possible on the capital projects which include:

1. Dualization of Kano-Maiduguri Road (N13 b)
2. Lagos-Ibadan Express (N40b)
3. Benin-Sagamu Express (N8.7b)
4. Gombe-Numan-Yola (N2.8b)
5. Enugu-Onitsha (N5.5b)
6. Ibadan-Ilorin(N6b)
7. Second Niger Bridge (N13b)
8. Odukpani-Itu-Ikot Ekp. (N6b)
9. Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa (N4.4b)
10. Sokoto-Tambuwal-Kontagora-Makira (N8.8b)
11. Oju/Loko n Bridge (N14.2b
12. Kano-Katsina (N2.6 b)
13. Sapele-Agbor Ewu (N2 b)

14. Apapa-Oshodi-Oworoshoki (N5b)

Babatunde Raji Fashola

The Minister of Works,Power and Housing,Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) said his ministry had prioritised the roads to be constructed in the country and that such roads should be the ones that would drive the economy and also serve the North and South, East and West as well as give value to ease movements of tankers and other goods. “We have prioritised the roads that get attention to those with the heaviest traffic and economic strategic significance; the roads that evacuate farm produce, airport cargo and passengers, seaport cargo and tank farm petroleum products".

He said another contemplation in the construction of roads would be on the ones that had the heaviest traffic, and those nearing completion that could be accelerated and concluded fast. “The ministry planned in budget 2016 to depart from the practice of yesterday, of giving every road the same amount of money irrespective of whether it is just starting or nearing completion".

He also added that “The Ministry of Works was to get N268 billion, Power N99 billion and Housing N66 billion. So instead of splitting N268 billion over 206 roads in 2016 and not finishing any road, we plan to phase 206 roads over three years and ensure that we complete or substantially progress the completion of existing roads in each of the six geo-political zones,” Fashola explained.