‘A Soldier’s Story’ Set To Hit Cinemas

A movie that celebrates the bravery and sacrifices of the Nigerian armed forces and the pains of their loved ones has been put in motion pictures. The movie entitled, ‘A Soldier’s Story’ is one every Nigerian would love to watch as it exemplifies the heroism of our military men, their challenges and what their loved ones face anytime they go to the battlefield not knowing whether they will return or not.
Written and directed by Frankie Ogar, A Soldier’s Story will make you go emotional and feel the pains of wounded persons and soldiers of war. With good and precise special effects crafted by Hakeem Onilogbo, the movie with a great suspense will keep viewers glued to their seats.
The thriller was premiered by V+O Communications at Genesis Cinema, City Mall Onikan Lagos, for media viewing and opinion buzz.
‘A Soldier’s Story’ is a love story of a military man, which also highlighted military call of duty, life and death and the risk, with their passion to protect their nation.
Speaking at a media screening, Frankie Ogar, who doubles as the executive producer and the director of photography of the movie said it was motivated by the need to celebrate the Nigerian army and military in these times of battle against insurgency. He said the former chief of army staff was notified about the movie and he supported it.
The movie which premieres October 14 parades a wonderful cast. They include Tope Tedela, AMVCA 2014 Best Actor, Linda Ejiofor, AMVCA 2015 Best Supporting Actress, promising Daniel K. Daniel and the beautiful and talented Adesua Etomi. Others that gave the movie its real-life role interpretations are model turned actress and Ebony-Life TV programme host, Zainab Balogun, Olumide Oworu, Classic FM On-Air Personality, Chico Aligwekwe, Sambasa Nzeribe, Baaj Adebule and Elsie Eluwa

Photos of Single Father Emeka Ike Feeding His Kids Hits The Net

Single father and Nollywood actor Emeka Ike is going through one of the most bitter divorce ever witnessed in Nollywood, All his pleas has fallen on deaf ears as his wife under the mentor-ship of a serial divorcee man of God has refused to budge. Emeka Ike's latest claim is that his wife has left him with the responsibilities of taking care of their kids alone so he baths them, putty train them, do the school run and baby feed them alone

> NEWSChampions League: Draw Smiles on Barca, Man Utd

Barcelona and returning giants Manchester United were dealt favourable hands in the Champions League draw in Monaco thursday.
Barca's quest to become the first team to retain the European crown began smoothly as Lionel Messi and company were paired with Bayer Leverkusen, Roma and BATE Borisov in Group E.
United grace the competition after a year's absence and coach Louis van Gaal will be more than happy with the three-time winners' Group B sparring partners PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow and Wolfsburg.

InnJoo set to launch two new smartphones with larger batteries

After two launch events held over past few months in Nigeria, Dubai-based mobile phone manufacturing company, InnJoo is set to launch two new devices at the University of Lagos in a bid to target the younger generation.
During the launch event, which is centered around providing solutions to improve the power issues in the country, the company is expected to unveil the InnJoo Halo and Fire Plus — both smartphones coming with a large battery capacity with at least two days usage upon full charge.
The event, which is scheduled to hold on September 2 with registrations starting at 3PM, would feature performances by local artist, Adekunle Gold and a dancing group from the University of Lagos during the after-party. There will also be lucky draws available for more than 1000+ attendees with prizes including smart scooters, smartphones and power banks.
Meanwhile, the company says that the first 200 attendees to register will get the limited edition InnJoo Power T-shirt.
The company has yet to reveal any details about both devices, but we will keep you updated as we know more.

FG Ban 57 Universities, Sanctions Others

Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie
In its drive to rid the country of illegal universities, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has released a list of 57 illegal degree awarding institutions operating in Nigeria and other campuses in the country.

Eden Hazard Breaks Silence About Chelsea Signing Pedro

Eden Hazard has welcomed Pedro to Chelsea.
Hazard is excited to be linking up with the former Barcelona winger.
“When you play with Chelsea you want to play with big players, he can bring a new experience. He is very good, fast, I want to play with him,” he told Sky Sports.
“I want to learn, I’m still young, I want to be one of the very best and I learn from the best.”

Chinese phone maker, Xiaomi set to launch in Africa

Xiaomi, a Chinese smartphone manufacturing company, is said to be on the verge of making an audacious foray into the African continent next month, according to a Forbes
report .
To herald its bold move, Xiaomi’s impressive Redmi 2 and Mi 4 smartphones will be available at launch, and will be distributed across Africa by Mobile in Africa Limited.
Speaking about Xiaomi’s planned foray into Africa, RJ Van Spaandonk, President of Mobile in Africa Limited told Forbes :
“I think Xiaomi is currently the one of the most exciting mobile internet brands. It is well suited to the needs and income levels of the emerging middle classes in Africa.”
He further said that ‘there is a great need for mobile technology in Africa that is top-notch quality but still affordable. What I found in Xiaomi is a company, and a business model that can accommodate the needs of African consumers’.
Xiaomi’s Redmi 2 and Mi 4 Android-powered smartphones are both state-of-the-art and relatively cheap. The Xiaomi Redmi is a Microsoft Lumia lookalike complete with 8MP backside camera, 4.7” fully illuminated IPS HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 1.2GHz CPU and so on while the Xiaomi Mi 4 is an iPhone 5 lookalike with a beautiful display, 13 MP Sony high speed camera, high-performing Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and beautiful design.
Mobile in Africa Limited is setting up online stores in 14 countries at the moment in its bid to efficiently distribute Xiaomi’s products, effectively following the same mostly-online sales strategy used by Xiaomi in China which has worked like magic.
Since the launch of its first phone in August 2011, Xiaomi Technology Co., Limited, which was founded in April 2010, has disrupted the consumer electronics and computer hardware industry as it is presently the third largest smartphone maker in the world, bettered only by Samsung and Apple.