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Nollywood mourns the painful departure of one of her veteran actors, Mr Obi Madubogu who died after protracted illness. The industry is presently in a mourning state as stakeholders make plans of his burials.

Veteran nollywood actors Ambassador Emeka Ike and Chief Mrs Ibinabo Fiberesima finally met yesterday in Lagos  to discussed the outcome of the national peace and reconciliation conference recently held in Enugu. A photograph of both of them sharing good moment together was sent to AGN reformed platform by one of Emeka Ike's supporters, Femi Duroj. Emeka Ike and Ibinabo's meeting a is green light and true pointer to genuine and lasting peace in the Actors Guild of Nigeria ( AGN) Guild members have been singing the praise of the two leaders for days now especially Emeka Ike who has conceded defeat to Emeka Rollas in the spirit of sportsmanship. Members say the recent peace achieved in the guild was brought about by the efforts of Escort Kama, Brown Ene, Kingsley kk, John Nuks and other members of the local organising committee of the conference.

Nollywood Veteran actor Emeka Rollas has been elected the new president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria. He was elected on the 22nd of August 2017 during the just concluded national peace and reconciliation conference of the guild that took place at Oakland hotel, Enugu. The nollywood star emerged president after beating popular actor Emeka Ike with 47 votes to 14. He was officially sworn in around 9pm along side other members of the new national unity excos. Their tenure will last for two years.  Meanwhile the new president has promised to take the guild to the next level assuring members of using his office to eradicate the plight they are currently facing in the industry especially the up and coming actors.   Few days ago, we reported about the AGN peace and reconciliation conference tagged Enugu peace summit organized to unite the various factions in the actors guild of Nigeria. The peace of course was  achieved  culminating into the election of a new national unity government,

By ERIACY CONFIDENCE OBA As several concerned people, both members and non members continue to react to the result of the just concluded AGN national peace and reconciliation conference held in Enugu, one of the prominent stakeholders in the guild and chairman of river chapter, Bartholomew Gerald Aguugo has cleared the air as an eye witness, narrating the whole incident that occurred on that epochal day. Below is his speech. "Fellow Actors, friends, veterans and fans of the prestigious Actors Guild of Nigeria. Permit me to begin by reaffirming my position in the last AGN Conference held at Enugu, on the 22nd of August, 2017. It is my conscious will to pay profound gratitude to the members of the Local Organising Committee, chiefly the Chairman, Chief Dr. Remy Ohajianya and his very conscientious Secretary, Amb. Millicent Jack for their selfless, unquantifiable and unrefundable sacrifices rendered towards the achievement of peace, especially at a critical time such as this. I

Peace has finally returned to the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) after 12 years of conflict as leaders of the two major factions embraced peace and agreed to dissolve their  national excos. Speaking on the 22nd August 2017 in the just concluded AGN National Peace and Reconciliation Conference held at Oakland Hotel, Enugu, one of the chieftain of the Emeka Ike led faction and the force behind the crisis, Mr. Maradona McVine Johnson told participants of the Enugu peace summit that his faction has agreed to embrace peace and join forces with others in the interest of the guild revealing that there was no appeal case in court and that he was going to withdraw the case between himself again guild. In a similar development, on arrival, popular actor and leader, Ambassador Emeka Ike revealed his willingness to embrace peace and reconcile with other members if the needful was done. After a brief meeting with the Board of Trustees and The peace and reconciliation committee members, the veteran

The national peace and reconciliation conference of the actors guild of Nigeria holding in Enugu today recently went rowdy when popular actor, Amb. Emeka Ike demanded for a private meeting with the BOT members as his conditions for accepting peace. The entire members become very enraged over what they referred to as a slap on the face of the guild as they argued that one single individual should not hold all the members to ransom. Emeka Ike who made it late to the meeting demanded to speak privately with the BOT members before finalizing on his stands on the peace talk, which other members did not digest easily. The hall was thrown into a two hour argument that almost disrupted the peace the guild seek, by gathering together.

The chairperson of the Actors guild of Nigeria, Enugu State Chapter, Chief Mrs Chinwe Owoh, has  welcomed the AGN delegates for the peace and reconciliation conference holding tomorrow the 22nd of August 2017 in Enugu. Speaking to the delegates drawn from all the chapters of the actors guild of Nigeria Nationwide, the veteran actor thanked the delegates for honouring the call for the reconciliation of the guild, stressing that it is time for all the parties in the guild to give peace a chance. Speaking also the chairman Emeritus Enugu state chapter and popular actor, Ofia Mbaka told the delegates that a stronger AGN will emerge after tomorrow's conference, assuring all lovers of the guild to embrace peace for the good of the profession. In a similar speech, the chairman of the peace and reconciliation committee, Chief Dr. Remy C. Ohajianya said the meeting was meant to unite the warring factions in the guild, warning enemies of peace to stay clear. He urged every member of the

The executive governor of Anambra state, Chief Dr Willie Obiano commissioned Stanel Filling Station on the 7th July 2017 in Awka the state capital. In an address, the governor thanked the chairman and CEO of Stanel group for such a monumental project in the state and urged other good sons and daughters of Anambra to emulate the footsteps of the business tycoon. The filling station includes a perishable goods market and an eatery known as chicken republic. The event was well attended by both indigenes and non indigenes of the state, among whom are nollywood  bigwigs such as INI Edo, Chiwetaluagu, Uti Nwachukwu and others.

The leader of Mbembe people's Assembly, Hon. Sylvester Omenyi has announced that the mbembe nation will be carrying out a peaceful protest in the national Assembly come 13th July 2017

The inhabitants of Awka metropolis have decried the heavy downpour this evening that resulted in a violent flood leading to the destruction of some valuable properties worth millions of naira.coneri media blog gathers that the popular nnamdi Azikiwe avanue was shut down for hours due to the outbreak of the rain and many vehicles parked due to the rate of water on the road. The road leading to Nnamdi Azikiwe university Awka was also under siege by flood. Many stalls around Eke Awka were shut down due to the incident.

Fast rising nollywood  actress Clara Sunday has opened up on how female actors in the industry get to the top. Speaking to Eriacy Confidence of Coneri media blog and Coneri magazine, the beautiful actress cum model said most girls in the industry have to sleep with producers, directors and marketers before getting to the top. Below are excerpt of the interview:          Coneri magazine/Coneri media blog                            Tell us about yourself                                      Clara Sunday My name is Clara Sunday Abeng from Ababene in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. I am currently a student of Federal College Of Education Obudu, Cross River State. I am a nollywood actress, model and dancer.                                 Coneri magazine/ Coneri media blog When did you join the industry?                                   CLARA SUNDAY I joined the industry officially in 2014 when a filmmaker, Eriacy Confidence came to Ikom to do a job.Then I was w

Rumors of break up loom in the air. The northern youths coalition have given the Igbo race of south eastern Nigeria an ultimatum to leave their region before October first this year. The Niger Delta Youths in a reaction have also given all the northern businessmen in their region, especially the oil well owners to vacate before 2018. In a similar manner, the Oduduwa, the middle belta and other regions are agitating for self determination. In all these, you will conclude that Nigeria will break up sooner than expected but it will shock you to find out some convincing reasons why Nigeria cannot break up even in the next two hundred years.       Nigeria is divided against the opinion of break up: The country is divided into two equal halves on the argument for break up. Even among the heavily deprived Igbo of the south east, majority argue in favor of remaining in Nigeria. The Igbo particularly have over four trillion naira in the north and over two trillion naira in Lagos alone. A brea

Fans of Chelsea football club of England all over nigeria yesterday mourned the death of one of their own, Late Elder Sylvanus Oba Ndoma, whose sad event occurred on the 30th of May 2017 after a brief illness. Untill his death, the former soccer champion was an ardent fan of the blues. One of the diehard fans of the club in Nigeria, Mr Julius Stephen told Coneri magazine that late Silvanus Oba Ndoma signified  total passion for sports especially Chelsea football club and called on Chelsea fans all over the world to join in the mourning for a lover of football whose life was cut short at the age of seventy. Speaking to Coneri magazine, one of the children of the deceased and journalist with the Nigerian television authority (NTA), Mr Hycent Oba said the death of his father will for ever leave a vacuum in the family and the Yala-Obubra community. In a separate interview on Coneri magazine red carpet, one of the sons of late Silvanus Oba and an officer with the Nigeria police, Mr Charle

About four people were reportedly killed yesterday in a communal clash between the Obubra community of ofonatan and her neighboring Ebonyi community of Alike. The gruesome murder of the Obubra citizens has been said to be as a result of an age long boundary dispute between the

Miss Pentecostal Nigeria beauty pageant 2017 to hold on the 28th of June in Abakaliki the Ebonyi state capital. Speaking to Coneri media blog and Coneri magazine editor, Eriacy Confidence Oba, the creative director of the event, Miss Blessing Nwada said the aim of the event is to raise godly models who will use their to glorify God claiming that the circular contests are sometimes marred with corrupt practices, adding that the project was meant to raise Christian models and Queens with good moral background. According to the ex beauty Queen, the audition will hold on the 17th June 2017 at Monabliss Hotels,mile 50 Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. When asked the sponsors of the project, Queen Blessing has this to say ' Right now Globacome, Indomie, MMN,Coneri Media and few other companies have accepted to sponsor the event but we still need more sponsors' On her choice of venue and location, she said ' Ebonyi state is a virgin location for events and I thought it wise to join

Miss Willie Obiano beauty pageant to hit Anambra in July. Speaking yesterday, the organizers of the prestigious event, Coneri magazine said the event is aimed at raising twenty one models from the twenty one Local Government Area in the state to help his Excellency retain his seat as governor comes November gubernatorial election in the state.Contributing to the purpose of the event, a model with Coneri modeling agency and one of the contestants, miss Uche said the governor, his Excellency Chief Dr Willie M. Obiano has done excellently well and deserved the contest named after him. In another statement, one of the models contesting for the crown, miss Uju Bennett said such a contest would further help promote the good work of the administration of Gov. Willie Obiano and plead with critics not to see the opposite in the event, adding that governor Willie Obiano's works in the state visible for any doubting Thomas to see and satisfy his or her curious criticism. Speaking to Coneri

The Igbo people are a very large nationality found predominantly in the South Eastern geopolitical zone of the federal republic of Nigeria and some kindred groups in the South South zone of the country, particularly in Delta, Rivers and Cross River States respectively with a population of over 60 million natives. The Igbo are regarded as the most traveled and adventurous tribe in Africa with one out of every five Africans found outside the shores of the continent being Igbo. The Igbos are believed to have originated from the Jewish state of Israel, migrated through Sudan and settled at the Niger-Benue confluence and later moved to their present location due to pressure. Where ever the Igbos are found, they manifest their commercial, artistic and leadership ingenuity. They have great zest for adventure, commerce and industry. This makes them primarily public servants, educators, entertainers and captains of industry and commerce. It is evidently clear that one out of every two Ni

THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR Oh ! The Nigerian civil war You tore flesh from my nation's skin By the properties you caused to rod And the blood you spilled. My country's three years patronage Of your vainful, hororful glories Left her in a merciless bloody state Making ugly her alluring beauty You were a brother to brother quarrel That culminated in a bloody fight. You plunged our nation into sour tears And loosened our national ties Oh! My Nigerian citizen Your take of arms against your brother triggered a carnival of hates on the street Causing your nation cancer Oh! The Nigerian civil war I must applaud you greatly For sight-washing my compatriots To behold the devil of raising arms for peace Especially my patriotic Youths Who lift up arms in ignorance to pull down what they can't build instead of clinging to dialogue, Solomon's path What are you still doing on the trigger You stakeholders in tribal, religious and communal clashes Haven't yo

Fortunes seem to be smiling on Africa fastest rising kid comedian Emmanuella Samuel of Mark Angel comedy as her videos receive increased downloads and views within and outside Africa.  Born on the 22nd July 2010, the six year old pupil of Brighten Academy, Port Harcourt, Rivers State was discovered by her uncle Mark Angel few years ago in the academy and to some people, the talented kid seem to be stealing the show from Mark Angel who owns the skits.                                                   Read: Yala Fishing And Cultural Festival Cross River State   Emmanuella is loved by all especially because of her age and is making her family proud. With Awards such as G Influence Niger Delta Special Talent Awards, City People Award, NEA and other prestigious awards under her belt, Emmanuella who came to the limelight through the Mark Angel video' Not my real face' seem to hold more future in the entertainment industry More than any of her contemporaries. Not too lon

Cross river is one of the 36 States of Nigeria located in the South South geo-,political zone of the country. It is the foremost tourism destination in west Africa and one of the richest States in the continent. But over the years, especially between 1999-2017, the state has lost so many resources that are worth mentioning here.below are three of the most important things the state has lost in the course of time. 1.THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY The present state capital of cross river state, Calabar used to be the federal capital of Nigeria but the state lost it to Lagos, the present commercial capital of the country. Had the federal capital remained in calabar, today cross river state would have been the state boasting of being the commercial nerve centre of the continent. Many cross riverians even believe that calabar would have been more developed than the present Lagos. 2. BAKASSI PENINSULA The ceding of the oil rich Bakassi  peninsula  to the republic of cameron was anoth

In 2015, the people of Obubra witnessed another milestone in the political history of the local Government Area as one of their illustrious sons, Rep. Michael Etaba the Chief Executive Officer of Future Oil, was elected under the umbrella of the peoples Democratic party (PDP) to represent Obubra/Etung  Federal constituency Of the State in the lower house of the national Assembly, replacing the Etung  born veteran politician and present senator representing cross river central in the upper chamber of the national assembly. The people have been celebrating what they call the dawn in Obubra as for a very long time now, no son of the Local government area has tested that exalted office in the state. On the other hand, the Obubra sons, Hon. Friday Okpechi( catch fire) and Hon. Dr. Elucate Ekom were also elected under the same platform to represent Obubra 1 and 2 respectively in the cross River State House Of Assembly. These three honourable members as well as their commissioner counterpar

  Veteran nollywood actress Chief Mrs. Chinwe Owoh emerged the chairperson of the actors guild of Nigeria, Enugu State Chapter. The election which was held on the 2nd of December last year at office of the guild, national museum, Enugu was transparent and fair and was well attended by members. In a congratulatory message, the national president of the guild, Chief Mrs Ibinabo Fiberesima thanked the entire members of the chapter for their firm resolve in ensuring that the election was conducted peacefully despite threats to disrupt the process by those  she referred to as enemies of the guild. Ibinabo expressed her gratitude to the out gone executive, especially the chairman Stan K. Amamdi whom she described as her hero. Members of the guild revealed that their reason for massively voting for the nollywood  cry cry actress was because of her commitment and selfless service to the guild. On her part,  the new chairperson of the guild thanked the entire members for th

A group of northern youth organizations on Tuesday issued a communiqué referred to as Kaduna Declaration to the igbos residing in the north to leave the region within three months They also mandate all northerners residing in the South East to relocate back to the north in the said three months interval threatening that as from 1st October this year there will initiate a visible action to prove they are no longer part of the federal entity called Nigeria or share anything with the Igbos. The spokesman of the group, Alhaji AbdulAziz Suleiman while briefing newsmen in Kaduna Tuesday said, “With the effective date of this declaration, which is today, Tuesday, June 06, 2017, all Igbos currently residing in any part of Northern Nigeria are hereby served notice to relocate within three months and all northerners residing in the East are advised likewise. “All northern civil society and pressure groups are by this declaration mandated to mobilize for sustained, coordinated campaigns at the

Some Nigerian cities are fast becoming uninhabitable for the low income earners because of the cost of living. It will shock you to find out our list of five most expensive cities in Nigeria in 2017 1.  Abuja Abuja being the capital of the most populous black nation in the world is unarguably the most expensive city in Nigeria with the high influx of people from within and outside the country. Life in this city is unbeatably and unaffordable for the low income earners. The poor who come to Abuja are made to spend under bridges and abandoned buildings. On the other hand, this is where the big money spenders reside. 2. Calabar I used to believe that after Abuja, the next most expensive city in the country is Lagos, but my belief changed when I visited that beautiful acient city recently. As you may be aware calabar used to be the capital of Nigeria before it was moved to Lagos. A normal flat in calabar is most expensive than Lagos. As at time I visited the city, a drop was one hund

The Efik people inhabit the cross river estuary and the banks of the calabar river in Nigeria and in the western Cameron. They migrated from Palestine in the first and second centuries through Egypt and the Nile into ancient Nubia and later migrated through Sudan in the tenth AD into their present location to form the city States ( clans) of old calabar in the now south South geo political zone of Nigeria. The four original clans settled at Ibom in Arochukwu and later resettled at Enwang, Iniong,  Ito, Ukwa and Eki to this present day.   The Ibibio people on the other hand are believed to have inhabited their present location from time immemorial. Although some scholars believe that they must have migrated with their Efik counterparts from Cameron and separated on reaching the calabar river. Two account point to the fact that both Efik and the Ibibio people originated from the Jewish state of Israel, especially with some similar names and cultures practiced by the two groups.     

A beauty queen Miss Evan Ojukwu has lamented the percieved absence of nollywood talented actress, mother and wife, Mercy Johnson okojie claiming that her new job as senior special assistant on entertainment, arts and culture to the governor of Kogi state  has stolen her from  the industry as well as her fans. Queen Evan Ojukwu stressed that the beautiful and talented actress was very much alive before she took up an appointment as SSA to Gov. Yahaya Bello. She claimed that prior to mercy Johnson's appointment as SSA, the nollywood sweetheart was almost the only face on all movie posters and jackets in the market but that  right now, mercy Johnson is no longer anywhere near it. It will be recalled that mercy Johnson's appointment officially took effect from 1st may this year and has kept the sexy actress from movie locations recently as she is seen busy with her official duties.Her appointment was announced with 62 others in a statement issued by the secretary to the state go

The  people of Anambra state have endorsed Gov. Willie Obiano for second tenure. Speaking to Amaka Nwanyaku and Stanley Onuegbu on Wednesday the 8th of March 2017 during Israeli Rural Development and Agriculture expert conference held at Dora Akunyili Women Development Center in Awka, the SSA to the Governor on youth mobilization Hon. Tony Uche said over 2000 prominent people and organizations in the state have so far endorsed the candidacy of his excellency, chief Dr. Willie M. Obiano for second tenure, including CAFE ambassadors an organization founded by her excellency wife of the governor, chief Mrs. Ebere Obiano to carter for the poorest of the poor in the state. According to the astute politician and leader of cafe ambassadors, prominent traditional rulers, trade unions, artisans, businessmen, farmers and others have expressed their satisfaction in Willi Obiana's four years in office and are ready to support his bid for a second term.     In a separate interview, the speci

Chief Engr. David Nwaeze Umahi is the incumbent governor of Ebonyi Sate and Coneri Man of the moment. Born on the 1st of January 1964 to Elder Joseph Umahi and Margaret  Umahi of Umunaga, Uburu in  Ohaozara L.G area of Ebonyi state. Gov. Dave Umahi attended Ishiagu High school and Enugu state university respectively. He graduated in 1982 with a bachelor degree in civil engineering. In 2011, Engr. Dave Umahi was made deputy governor to former governor of Ebonyi state, chief Martin Elechi and became the executive governor of the state in 2015 under the umbrella of the peoples Democratic party. In just one year in office, Governor Dave Umahi has transformed the face of the state with heavy infrastructural and agricultural projects. In the area of agriculture particularly, Engr Dave Umahi has procured 200 tractors for mechanised agriculture including the acquisition of 85'000 hectares of land. In infrastructure, he has transformed Abakaliki the capital city and other major towns to m

Miss Comfort Simon originally born Comfort Oworbine Ntui is a native of Ogana village, Yala-Obubra, in Obubra Local Govt Area of Cross River State. She did her nursery, primary and part of her secondary education in Yala before proceeding to Zion international high school Rumueme Port Harcourt, River state. Comfort Oworbi is one of the few nollywood thespians who combine passion with a professional training. In 2012 she gained a dmission into Kogi state university Anyigba to study Theatre Arts her dreamed course and graduated in 2016. Miss comfort is also a product of Vivibed nollywood Academy port Harcourt owned by popular movie director Obed Joe and Vivian. Some her notable works are "the professor" featuring nollywood veteran actor of blessed memory Sir Justice Esiri, Columbus Irisonga and others produced by the Academy and directed by Obed Jo

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The Yala Fishing and Cultural Festival (YAFF) started officially in 1545 when the Oki Ogar family donated the bigger part of the Okum Lake (En'Okum) to the community as charity. The event which was held at the Okum lake a kilometer away from the acient Nkum Akpambe town, yala-obubra, was to mark the kind gesture. According to history, the lake was discovered by the Oki Ogar family during one of their hunting expeditions and for many years was in their custody. The entire community used to harvest the lake and share the catches between the Oki Ogar's family and the fishermen. Today that tradition is only applied to the small Okum( Oy'okum). The lake is believed to have been a hideout for aquatic wild animals such as Hippopotamus, crocodile etc. FEATURES OF THE FESTIVAL In those days, fishing was the only feature of the festival. But today, it has grown to include several agricultural and cultural activities such as: swimming competition boat racing