Nigerian Times

28 Sep 2011 14:25 Africa/Lagos AGR III Media Workshop on the theme / Elections and the Management of Diversity in Africa NAIROBI, September 28, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- AGR III Media Workshop on the theme: Elections and the Management of Diversity in Africa 29th – 30thSeptember 2011 Laico Regency Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya Draft Programme Day One 8.30am -10.00am Registration of Participants 10.00am – 11.00am Opening Ceremony Welcome Remarks by Chief Host: Aeneas Chuma, RR, UNDP, Kenya Remarks by UNECA and Meeting Objectives: Said Adejumobi, AGR Coordinator Statement by the Special Guest- Ahmed Issack Hassan, Chairperson, IIEC Keynote Address by Hon. Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, Minister for Medical Services, Republic of Kenya on: “The Media and Nation Building in Plural Societies: Opportunities and Challenges” 11.00- 11. 30 am Group Photograph and Coffee Break 11.30am – 12.30pm First Session: Chair- Khabele Matlosa The AGR Project: Background, Trajectory and the Present...

Ashley Banjo Ashley Banjo’s Diversity heading for the Cinema Lead choreographer Ashley Banjo of Diversity , the dance troupe, who won Britain's Got Talent in 2009, said they are going to turn it into a film for the big screen after their movie debut in StreetDance 3D. "The film thing for us is closer than people expect, and I'm pretty sure it will happen in the near future," Banjo said. The 22-year-old also revealed that they have their starry eyes on performing at the 2012 Olympics. "I can't confirm yet, but as a group we're definitely going to be involved in the Olympics in a performance sense," he said. "I'm quite confident that people would always enjoy us, whether we were popular or not, but since Britain's Got Talent it's been like a snowball effect; it's been more and more popular," Banjo enthused. "That proves the public really enjoy what we do, because it's more than two years now since the show (Britain...