AMB. FELIX DUKE APPOINTED AS REPRESENTATIVE OF "IZOYA GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT E.V" IN NIGERIA.

AMB. FELIX DUKE APPOINTED AS REPRESENTATIVE OF "IZOYA GOLDEN  ENTERTAINMENT  E.V" IN NIGERIA.

The President of Creative Industry Group, CIG, Ambassador Felix Duke, has added another feather to his cap, with his latest appointment as an authorised representative of Izoya Golden Entertainment e.V interest in Nigeria.

This good news was conveyed by the founder of Izoya Golden Entertainment E.V, Mr Isaac Izoya the cultural Ambassador , the organiser of Nollywood Film Festival, Germany, and Nollywood Europe Golden Awards, NEGA in a letter he personally signed.

Izoya, who is also a cultural ambassador said, Duke was chosen after due consideration by the board of Trustees and Organising Committee of the Film and Award Festivals having followed his pedigree in the Nigerian entertainment industry and his leadership qualities.

He added that the CIG President was chosen for his ability to maintain the values of the organisation, maintain professionalism and effectively advance the interest of the award organisers in Nigeria

SSN NAIJA AND MINISTRY OF TOURISM PLATEAU STATE PARTNER

 Plateau State government's commissioner for culture-Tourism and hospitality Honorable Cornelius Dongnaan Doeyok and the director of admin of the ministry of arts and culture Mrs  Christiana Yilpiam, alongside other departmental heads received in audience the organisers of the Strongest State in Nigeria (SSN NAIJA) season 2 project on a courtesy visit on Tuesday the 25th of February 2025.

The visit was to formally introduce the national team and to inform the ministry about the ongoing reality show and its impact on the immediate plateau environment towards harnessing cultural heritage as a formidable tool for national peace and unity. 

The Strongest State in Nigeria reality show team was led by the DG and Founder in person of Chief Solomon Francis Eriogbu, the plateau state coordinator in person of Henry Goyang and the anchor of the TV reality show in person of Ambassador Hoom Suk Alex Jibrin.

Commending the reality show organisers, Honorable commissioner Cornelius Dongnaan Doeyok reiterated plateau State's commitment to supporting the growth of the creative arts industry as part of governor Caleb Muftwang's vision to diversify the plateau into an "entertainment and tourism" destination.

“This event is in line with Governor Caleb manasseh Muftwang's ambition to see all nooks and crannies on the plateau prepare such events that aim at promoting culture and tourism,” he said.

He further pledged the ministry's support in partnering to host the two (2) months reality show taking place in Jos . The commissioner also reminded the organizers that the Plateau people richly treasure their culture and are always proud of promoting it to the public.

“We want other people to come and experience the waether, food and culture and we believe this will attract a lot of traffic to plateau state which is rich in cultural heritage and other tourist attractions,” he said.

 Chief Solomon Francis Eriogbu, the DG and Founder of the reality show had this to say: “This second season of SSN NAIJA will be a big event of international standards highlighting the Plateau for investment possibilities"

SSN NAIJA REALITY TV IN JOS-PLATEAU STATE

 SSN NAIJA Reality TV Has Reshaped Our World, Whether We Like It or Not.

“We're not here to make friends. I’m here to win.” So goes the ultimate reality cliché of the duo of team Plateau in the persons of king Clement Dung Gyang from the Berom tribe of Plateau state and Queen Nankyer Pat Hosea from the Muagavul tribe of Plateau state who are steadily climbing the ladder to showcase plateau state at the 2 months of fame that are the birthright of all Nigerians at the season 2 of the STRONGEST STATE IN NIGERIA REALITY TV SHOW..

The SSN NAIJA reality TV show is a cultural heritage exchange talent show with a competitive edge that has come to be among the most popular on television in the 21st century in West Africa from Nigeria...

With 74 contestants (a male and female from each state in Nigeria) arriving the competition grounds in Plateau state, points from physical and mental tasks have already begun to be gained as the representatives from Plateau state amongst others have begun to take center stage..

According to Chief Solomon Francis Eriogbu, the chief organiser and director general of the reality show, he states that: "Reality series aren’t exactly well respected; critics, social scientists, and even fans never stop unearthing revelations about manipulations, gross indecency and toxic tropes. Yet despite all the antipathy directed at programs like those on cable network, STRONGEST STATE NIGERIA has conquered the culture and captured the worlds attention."

The producers of this show in it's second season happening in the tourist city of Jos-Plateau state claims to give ordinary people extraordinary opportunities to change their lives by showcasing a specific skill or vibrant culture entwined with leadership roles leading to a new career trajectory..

Most participants from the 36 states in Nigeria on interview claim that they entered to get a big break and to develop a career they have always dreamed of.. 

The challenge of getting a reality show to “stick” is even greater in the age of streaming, when viewers’ decisions about what to watch – especially for the younger demographic drawn to reality TV – are measured in seconds, not minutes..

Bala Bamaiyi, National coordinator of the SSN NAIJA reality TV show told the Nollywood Artistes reporters that; "it is vital to have reality shows that made “more noise than all the other ones”..

Audiences for reality TV in Africa are sophisticated and respond well to shows that move the genre on with originality and an element of surprise..

The DG, chief Solomon Francis Eriogbu went on to say that, "to succeed, a reality series needs “twists and turns, physical driven tussles, dilemmas and relatable characters who people can get behind and love.. The day-to-day tasks also influences things when people are voted out. It’s a completely different world in terms of trolling and bullying to when reality TV first started in the 1990s.”

GRAND PATRON ENGR MESHACH CONGO MAICHIBI TURNS 60

 The exco of the office of the National Northern Coordinator of the Nollywood Artistes Association have made a huge stride in solidifying its forward looking strategies for the convergence of Nollywood activities on the Plateau by attending the 60th birthday celebration of their grand patron which held in grand style in jos Plateau state Nigeria West Africa just before the new year.

The event was well attended with the gathering of film maker creatives, a-list musicians and comedians from outside Plateau state that brought about a top-notch soirée in the celebration of the grand patron.

Celebrities the likes of PATORANKING, DADDY SHOWKEY, I GO DIE, CHARLES INOJIE, JJ SKILZ, CHINEDU IKEDIEZE AKA AKI were live at the 60th birthday celebration in Jos-Plateau state. 

Engr. Meshach Congo Maichibi has over the years dedicated his time, resources and influence to develop youths across Plateau State with many receiving education support/ grants to prospective students and students across various levels of education.

He has also been supportive of enterprising youths to stand on their feet in small businesses. Additionally, Engr. Meshach Congo Maichibi has supported youths in agriculture to boost food production and self sufficiency among them.

Despite being a core professional in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria and internationally, Engr. Meshach Congo Maichibi ventured into the hospitality industry by investing in the hotel business and made him an employer of labor.

Interestingly, he has assisted an uncountable number of young and qualified Plateau citizens to gain employment, making them proud breadwinners in their families and satisfied/ gainfully employed persons.

Additionally, Engr Meshach Congo Maichibi having accepted his position as the GRAND PATRON OF THE NATIONAL NORTHERN OFFICE OF THE NOLLYWOOD ARTISTES ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA in Jos Plateau State, will be brilliantly articulating a three year Film-making project/plan on the Plateau with Ambassador Hoomsuk Alex Jibrin (the national northern coordinator for Nollywood artistes association) and his team to culminate the workforce of over 350,000 creatives from the 19 states of the North and the Middle-belt region to endorse, utilise the potential of Plateau state and eventual value of the Nollywood Sector within the Jos region as the next nollywood epicenter.

Details pertaining to these projects and when they will ensue will soon be made public within the first month's of 2025.

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UNVEILING TAHRIFF- FILM FESTIVAL 2025

Unveiling The First of a kind film festival in the Middle-belt and Northern Region of Nigeria!

INTRODUCTION OF "TAHRIFF"
Taraba Human Rights Film Festival ‘TAHRIFF’ is poised to be the biggest, first of it kind human rights film festival ever hosted in the middlebelt Region of Nigeria-West Africa.
This event is slated to run from 23rd to 28th September 2025 in Jalingo, the capital city of Taraba State.

TAHRIFF promises to be a ground breaking and breath taking event offering the rare opportunity for unheard, unseen, unknown people, places and issues negatively affecting the human population across the region and beyond;
The festival aims to be a platform for young indigenous creative story tellers to showcase their acts and also an opportunity for indigenous voices to be heard and have their concern addressed.

The festival will also be a quorum where the government with it security apparatus, regulators and other agencies will meet with citizen for meaningful conversation with the aim of fostering understanding, unity, collaboration in working for just, inclusive and equitable society that will be beneficial for all.

This festival will be a brooding ground where creative talent and empowering them to create narrative that promote peace and development and promise future full of hope for humanity will ensue.

The organisers of this event will bring to the fore-front the issues affecting women, children, and other minority groups in the region with a view of finding a more sustainable solution that will secure their place within the community.... not just socially, but with the economic value they are capable of producing.

Weaving into the program is a mixture of experiences raging from cultural dances/performances, networking scenarios, workshops, award ceremonies and tours.....

Indeed, TAHRIFF is set to attract global attention and will help generate the needed support to effect positive changes.

The quest is to preserve our heritage as Nigerians through film and ensure the rights of humans in relation to machines and any other advancement on the horizon.

So, with ever evolving creative and innovative ways of presenting a film festival utilizing digital, traditional and natural elements, we are advocating for the betterment and more positive, productive development of the human race even in the emerging age of AI, AR, VR, Singularity and other cutting edge technologies, we are set to engage and secure the future.

With primary support from "Movies that Matter" (an organization based in Netherlands) and it’s well known across the globe most especially the developing countries for it promoting humans rights film screenings, we are all but set to unveil the next big thing to the world fusing together education and entertainment to encourage, empower and elevate humanity to epic experience with the touch of excellence in execution.

SUB PROJECTS

1.Inter-schools cultural Dance and Drama Competition ‘my culture is progressive/My Heritage, My Right’ May 2025

2. TAHRIFF Point & Shoot ‘videography/photography’ training ‘Empowerment for human rights and heritage contents Creators’ February 2025.

3.Rights and Heritage School Tours March/April 2025.

4. Visionary Village June 2025

5. Easy Competition ( The African Child In the Digital Age; Rights and Privileges). June – July 2025.

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NEW LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE OF CIG RECONSTITUTED

THE NOLLYWOOD SECTOR OF CIG HAS RECONSTITUTED IT'S LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE TO TAKE THE SECTOR TO ANOTHER LEVEL. 

CREATIVE INDUSTRY GROUP PRESS RELEASE.

The Creative Industry Group (CIG) is a body of Nigerian Creative Arts Practitioners all over the world comprising of different Sectors with each sector specialising in it's unique creative arts direction as distinctively led by it's President in the person of Ambassador Felix Duke. 

In a bid to grow and transform the Nigerian entrepreneurial ecosystem, CIG President Amb. Felix Duke, elated about the recent induction into the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and industry (LCCI), has taken time to approve top movie industry practioners and Stakeholdes and lovers of arts into the CIG NOLLYWOOD SECTOR to commence immediate ground breaking activity to boost the growth and capacity of the sector as this is the time for Creative industry practitioners to arise and make a lasting impression. 

The listed persons under the guidance of the Sector Head and Nollywood personality in person of Ambassador StephNora Okere have been outsourced based on their prowess for solution generation and networking, to honour the priviledge and opportunity to design, incubate, enlarge and outsource the sector's potential as the next economic transformation epi-sector to the world.

CIG NOLLYWOOD SECTOR EXCOS NAMES AND OFFICES:

☆Amb. StephNora Okere

(Sector Head)

☆Obidi Emeka Henry PhD

(Deputy Sector Head)

☆Jude Ogbonnaya Aloh

(Director of Training and skills Acquisition)

☆Amb. Hoom Suk Jibrin

(Deputy Director-Training and Skills Acquisition)

☆Ambassador Happy Julian Uchendu

 (Director of welfare)

☆Amb. Cindy Marcus Duru

(Director of Programmes)

☆Mr. Dozie Eboh

(Deputy Director of Programmes)

☆Mr. Tunde Olaoye

 (Awaiting...Director of Diaspora Affairs)

LIST OF ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS INCLUDE:

1. AMB. EMEKA IKE

 (CHAIRMAN)

2. MR. FIDELIS DUKER

 (VICE CHAIRMAN)

3. MR. NOBERT YOUNG

 (MEMBER)

4. MR. UZODINMA OKPECHI

 (MEMBER)

5. MR. BAKARE ADEOYE

 (MEMBER)

6. DR. FRANCIS DURU

 (MEMBER)

7. MR. EMMANUEL EHUMADU

 (MEMBER)

8. MR. IBRAHIM SINPA ABDULRAHIM

 (MEMBER)

Amb. StephNora Okere, Sector Head of the CIG Nollywood boldly State's that she and her team are committed to taking the Sector to a New level. She has also added that her team are committed towards building ideas and collaborations that will empower the Sector to fulfil their crucial role, as they share their voices with the world.

CIG...We Are Bridging The Gap

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MARTHA EKENE ORAKPU

 MARTHA EKENE ORAKPU hails from Anambra State...

MARTHA DAZZLING as she is being called attended:

1: Beugil computer school 

2: ERCC shalom college 

3:National Open University Abuja

"Right from my childhood, i have always had the passion to act and be a Model in the creative industry. I am ready to have fun expl0oring the arts, expressing myself creatively, bringing characters to life and being business minded while at it. Every character i role-play is different, offering a range of experiences and opportunities to grow into something worth watching...

I want an opportunity to tell impactful stories and acting allows me to be part of projects that can inspire, educate and influence audiences" (end quote)

This dark skinned beauty has done premiere short film skits and has featured as a face and body model for big brands... She has Currently featured in a Nollywood/kannywood cable film titled "NIHLA" as USA based fiancee (AMAL) to her fiance (NASEEM) played by 2008 AMAA awardee Hoomsuk...

"Am building a skill on becoming A great make- up Artist and a fashion model...

In another 2 years, dazzling Martha wants leadership opportunity or team lead position with advocacy brands that have sustainable goal statements with intentional experience ...

MARTHA alias MARTHA DAZZLING is workjng towards working abroad or taking on international projects, gaining global experience, recognition and perspective...

Her present aim is to establish herself as a "Thought leader" through public speaking engagements, publications or social media...

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FATEE HASKE YUSUF

FATEE HASKE YUSUF is an indigene of KADUNA STATE!

She started her education at First Baptist school and Federal polytechnic Bauchi..

"PASSION" and the love of the arts is what inspired her to delve into the movie making field of endeavour with more than a couple top-notch films to her favour...

In the recent past, this curvy shaped, cholate skinned beauty from kaduna has acted in movies such as:

☆ DUNIYA LABARI

☆ROAD SIDE ENCOUNTER

☆OPERATION LAST DANCE 

☆NIHLA

FATEE is also interested in SCRIPT WRITTING for film and has the knack for creating wonderful scenarios and undertones for creative scenarios on paper that turn to viewing pleasure...

FATEE WANTS CONSTANT GROWTH IN HER CAREER AS AN ACTOR AND ALSO IN HER SCRIPTING. SHE WANTS TO LEARN FROM THE BEST AND EXPLORE SKILLS IN OTHER FIELDS OF ENDEAVORS RELATED TO FILMMAKING...

In her words, FATEE says: "My career aspirations are centered around constant growth, skill enhancement and energy from the depths of my writing for film...In the coming years, I plan to pursue specialized certifications and attend industry conferences to learn from experts and explore other fields of endeavors related to filmmaking"

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FILMMAKERS APPEAL AGAINST PROPOSED WIND DOWN OF NFVCB.

 Oronsaye Report: Filmmakers appeal against proposed wind down of NFVCB

Stakeholders in the Nigerian film industry have appealed to the Federal Government not to wind down the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) as it begins implementation of Oronsaye Report.

The filmmakers, who made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, said NFVCB should be retained as the regulatory agency for the motion picture industry.

According to them, any alteration on the current status of the board, in form of merger or subsuming, will be counterproductive and impede contributions the industry is making to national economy.

Veteran filmmaker, Paul Apel-Papel, said Nollywood was too large to be without a specific agency like the NFVCB to regulate its affairs.

According to the Colorado Film School-trained filmmaker, acclaimed for directing the 2021 war action drama film ‘Eagle Wings’, is playing critical role in ensuring that Nollywood keeps its sanity.

“We are not in support of subsuming or merger because we are even looking forward to a specific ministry that will focus on Nollywood properly as we grow from here.

“The Federal Government should think of how it can actually make a specific focus on Nollywood the way it is doing for agriculture, because after agriculture, the industry is the largest employer of labour.

“We are bringing revenue; we are creating jobs and we are positively promoting the image of the country globally.

“Nollywood is not getting any direct support; everybody is trying to develop their craft and then the only agency we have they want to take it back to the ministry and kill it,” he said.

Habib Mohammed, National President, Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN), said it was not possible for such a regulatory body in a critical sector to function effectively as a department.

“The move to subsume the board as part of the ministry will be a real setback to the development already achieved.

“Let us not forget that the board was in the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture as a department, and the creation of the board has developed the industry to where it is today.

“Let the policymakers have a rethink and we are also calling on the National Assembly to stand on its feet for the board to keep its statutory position,” he said.

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ZUMA FILM FESTIVAL "ZUFF 2024" DATE ANNOUNCED TO KICK OFF 1ST TO 5TH DECEMBER!

As previously announced by Mr Brian Etuk- the spokesperson for the 14th edition of the ZUMA FILM FESTIVAL and public affairs director of the Nigerian Film Corporation, "ZUFF 2024" themed: "DIGITAL RENAISSANCE- EMBRACING THE FUTURE" has announced the date which kicks off : DECEMBER 1ST TO 5TH 2024 in Abuja Nigerias capital....

Dr Ali Nuhu, the NFC'S MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE on behalf of the corporation and the federal capital territory administration (FCTA) has this to say in the press release issued below:

☆Dr. Mariya Mahmud Bunkure, Hon. Minister of State FCT (2nd from left) ☆Dr. Ali Nuhu, NFC's Managing Director (2nd from right) at a recent meeting on Zuma Film Festival 2024, in Abuja, Nigeria.