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February 15, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Academy's New York Oscar® Night Celebration to Benefit Filmaid International Beverly Hills, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and humanitarian aid organization FilmAid International will host an Oscar® Night event at the '21' Club in New York City in celebration of the 84th Academy Awards® on Oscar Sunday, February 26. Since 1990, the Academy has hosted a New York Oscar celebration for its East Coast members, many of whom are previous Academy Award® winners or nominees. This year's event marks the first time the New York party will benefit a charity. That organization, FilmAid International, uses the power of film and video to reach the world's most vulnerable communities and refugee camps with messages that inspire, address critical shared needs and effect social change. "Giving back is always close to the Academy's heart, and in FilmAid International, we have the perfect partners," said Acade...

Two Nigerian Female Scientists Win International Awards in Kuala Lumpur Two Nigerian scientists from the University of Ibadan Janet Ayobami Ademola and Aderoju Amoke Osowole are among the 11 talented women scientists announced as winners of Elsevier Foundation OWSD Awards. The other winners come from the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Each of them will receive a cash prize of US$5,000. The following is the detailed report. 29 Sep 2011 15:58 Africa/Lagos Eleven Women Scientists Announced as Winners of Elsevier Foundation OWSD Awards KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, September 29, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- - Outstanding young biologists, chemists, physicists and mathematicians recognized across the developing world The Elsevier Foundation, TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) announced today that they are recognizing eleven talented women scientists from Africa, the Middle East, A...

21 Sep 2011 16:10 Africa/Lagos Eutelsat and MultiChoice Africa Announce Winners of the First DStv Eutelsat Star Awards More Than 800 Students From Across Africa Respond to the Challenge of Creative Thinking in Science and Technology JOHANNESBURG and PARIS, September 21, 2011/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following the meeting in South Africa of a prestigious jury chaired by Professor George Smoot, Nobel Prize laureate in 2006 and astrophysicist, the winners have been announced of the first edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards, initiated by MultiChoice Africa and Eutelsat in collaboration with Mindset Learn. The DStv Eutelsat Star Awards is an initiative to encourage young students in 42 African countries to embrace science and technology, and to encourage creative thinking on applications that can support the development of the African continent. Students were invited to write an essay or design a poster on satellite technology and how it can assist further development of their communi...

2011 MTV Movie Awards Winners Best Male Performance: Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Best Villain: Tom Felton, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 Best Jaw Dropping Moment: Justin Bieber does… something, Never Say Never 3-D Best Fight: Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard & Xavier Samuel, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Best Kiss: Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Best Line: Alexys Nycole Sanchez, Grown Ups (“I want to get chocolate-wasted!”) Best Female Performance: Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Best Comedic Performance: Emma Stone, Easy A Best Movie: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Click here for the complete report with photos and videos. Enjoy!

The winners of the Mouka True Love Stories Valentine promo have been rewarded as promised by Mouka luxury brands of Royal, Regal and Regina. The prizes included an all expense paid romantic weekend get-away to a luxurious Nigerian hotel for the lucky winners and their spouses. The winners emerged from the votes cast by their families and friends who voted for the romantic love stories posted on the websites from February 1st to 21st 2011 with participants from across the major regions of Nigeria.. STORY TITLE Am Sorry Omowale;"Cause Now I Know I Can't Live Without You." NAME Ajibola Rotimi PARTNER'S NAME Lawal Omowale STORY TITLE Everlasting love NAME Afolabi Idowu PARTNER'S NAME Funmilayo Idowu STORY TITLE Creative Lives NAME Dimbo Atiya PARTNER'S NAME Karachi Dimbo Atiya STORY TITLE Unexpected love NAME Christiana PARTNER'S NAME James L-R: Mr. Benson Osieme, Chief Financial Officer, Mouka Limited, Mrs. Christiana Ayoo and husband, Mr. James Ayoo with ...

Actress Natalie Portman (R), winner of the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for 'Black Swan', poses in the press room during the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California. Photo Credit: Zimbio . The leading lady of the silver screen Natalie Portman won the Oscar for Best Actress to add to the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role, the BAFTA Award for Best Actress for her classic performance as "Nina Sayers" in Black Swan . "I want to thank my parents ... for giving me my life," she said with a smile. "And for giving me the opportunity to work." Actor in a Leading Role Colin Firth in “The King's Speech” Actor in a Supporting Role Christian Bale in “The Fighter” Actress in a Leading Role Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” Actress in a Supporting Role Melis...

Nokia Supports Social Innovation Camp Nigeria In line with its established reputation for Innovation, Nokia is partnering with a social enterprise venture, Co-Creation Hub to provide a platform for young Nigerians to come up with business ideas that also address some of Nigeria’s social issues. Co-Creation Hub had sought entries from Nigerians on how they can use mobile technology to set up businesses that address issues like the quality of Education, Health, combating corruption, and deepening democracy. The entries were pruned to 6 out of which three winners have emerge after a 48-hour camping at the Pan-Africa University, Lagos. Nokia along with other organizations like TBWA/Concepts will allow the winners use their platforms to transform the ideas into thriving businesses. Segun Fodeke, a software developer won the first prize with her idea on how mobile devices can be used to track the performance of elected government officials against the promises they make when seeking election...

Call For Nominations For The 2008 Br!ck Awards « on: Today at 01:57:05 AM » “The Oscars of youth service awards…”-CNN. Since 1996, The BR!CK Awards have honored the nation’s finest young world-changers. Winners represent the best in their field or issue and are rewarded with a huge community grant and a special televised award ceremony. Know how athletes have the Olympics and singers have the Grammy’s? It’s about time world-changers have their special night too. The goal of the BR!CK Awards is to shine the spotlight on these amazing leaders and give them the recognition and applause normally given to athletes, actors, and certain “personalities” or socialites who will remain unnamed…You could say that The BR!CK Awards ARE THE ANTI-AWARD SHOW. Instead of asking “who are you wearing?” the show asks “what are you doing?” Celebrities are included as presenters, not honorees. Former winners include a homeless teenager-turned lawyer who sued New York City for failing to provide adequate supp...