Nigerian Girl
Nigerian Girl
Campus Character: Fifelo Aganga
Unprompted, Fifelo Aganga ’13 turned to me and declared, “If I had to sum myself up in three words I would have to say black, British – and I’m torn between two words now: drunk or lackadaisical.” More than a tad off-color, Aganga definitely gets noticed at a place like Middlebury, a place he says…
THE NIGERIAN MOVIE INDUSTRY (NOLLYWOOD) – THE ORIGIN (HISTORY)The Nigerian movie industry (Home video Industry) a.k.a Nollywood has been generally accepted to have started, after the success of Ken Nebue’s “Living in bondage”. From then on, its expansion and attendant problems are known (by interested parties). On the other hand , events preceding 1992, are not well known even though a few have tried to trace the history of Nollywood. Here is an abridged version ( yet richly enlightening) from one of the articles i wrote concerning this subject matter.
Film exhibition began to thrive during the Colonial era, with Glover Memorial Hall playing host to a range of memorable films viewed by “potential Nigerians”, in August 1903. However, the non-availability of proper records reflecting the title of the debut film exhibited has created a lapse in the precedent stock. Notwithstanding the [...] Continue Reading…
Ivory Coast Girl
Ivory Coast Girl
Arlene Schnitzer Concert HallTheater specifics
Seating for 2,776 (includes lower orchestra level and upper balcony seats)
Dressing rooms for 90
Portable acoustic shell
Entries on Broadway, Main Street and Park Avenue.
Building history
Movie house
The architectural firm Rapp and Rapp, famous for its theater buildings, designed the Italian Renaissance-style building. The building was variously described by the newspapers as being of the French Renaissance or Northern Italianate style. The Paramount was considered, at its opening, to be the largest and most lavish theater for a city the size of Portland. Originally opened as the Portland Publix Theatre, a vaudeville venue in March 1928, the name changed to the Paramount Theater in 1930, as the owners had a contract to run Paramount films locally. The building continued to show films until 1972, after which it hosted concerts.
Visitors were greeted by a 65-foot (20 m) high “Portland” sign above the Broadway Marquee, which contained approximately 6,000 theatrical lights. The sign read “Paramount” from 1930-1984. The theatre was designed with many foyers and lobbies. The main entrance to the auditorium boasted huge french-paned windows facing east and south, covered with velvet drapes. The walls were covered with mirrors and marble, and the floors were covered [...] Continue Reading…
Nigerian Internet Dating
Nigerian internet dating
Central Ohio Senior Catches On To Online Dating Scam
A central Ohio senior looking for love on an Internet dating web site encountered a con artist instead.
The Nigerian Economy: Where our Government Gets it WrongFirstly we must appreciate the fact that the Nigerian economy is not only facing decline but have brought untold hardship to the citizens of the country, even then the economic situation of the country is fast proving insurmountable to a whole lot of the finest economic brains of the country and even International Organizations such as IMF, World Bank and others alike.
Many ordinary Nigerians wake up today and find nothing to eat, not as a result of laziness but lack of employment is another contributory factor among numerous others. A situation where undergraduates are ready to attend lectures but the financial means are lacking yet school fees keep increasing on yearly basis leaves nothing but terrible situations. Only the average Nigerians can understandably explain their bad situations because we feel it biting us. Worse still, institutions in Nigeria do not work in accordance with the affordability of the people. Prices of goods rise while jobs are lacking.
Here is a country where the government notice its subjects to prepart forhard [...] Continue Reading…
