Netflix has announced plans to feature Ikorodu Bois in its Oscar Weekend Film Brand Campaign.
The Ikorodu Bois are a group of brothers and one cousin from Lagos, Nigeria, who remake their favorite movie trailers in their free time.
The company, in a statement said its campaign was targeted at celebrating fans for the important role they play — for watching, loving, discussing, and even recreating Netflix movies.
The statement read in part, “Netflix’s wide reach has woken up a new generation of global film fans, allowing them to discover more diverse perspectives, see themselves reflected and inspiring new forms of movie-love.
“Once a year, the Oscars pierce the culture and put movies on our collective minds, and this year, we are putting the spotlight on the Ikorodu Bois to remind movie fans that fans are the most important part of the movies.
The Vice President, Brand, Netflix, Eric Pallotta, said for inspiring Netflix, its filmmakers and talent every day to make more, they decided to focus on the fans this year.
He said, “We chose to spotlight the Ikorodu Bois because their style is both charming and unique, using a mix of DIY craft and childlike joy to recreate mega-budget films on a shoestring.
“They first caught our eye when they remade the trailer for Extraction in June 2020. The Bois have followers all over the world because their passion for entertainment is infectious and they remind us of that feeling we had when we fell in love with movies as a kid.”
Pallotta noted that in August 2020, Netflix had sent the boys a care package of professional filmmaking gear to help support their filmmaking journey.
The Director of the Ikorodu Bois, Babatunde Sanni, said, “We love movies because they give us the inspiration we need, put us in the best mood and allow us to get a glimpse into the lives of amazing people.
“The reason why we do what we do is for the love of movies and we want to show the world that things can be achieved with the use of little stuff.”
According to Pallotta, “We want to celebrate everyone’s love of movies and the Ikorodu Bois personify a new generation of global film fans, discovering movies for the first time, all over the world.
It was a moment of great jubilation and emotions as Miss Uduak Okon Etim reunites with her family after over twenty years of abduction.
Miss Uduak Okon Etim who was kidnapped twenty years ago while In class at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Primary School Idu, Uruan LGA, and was trafficked to Benin City, in Edo State .
During her years In captivity , Uduak Was Subjected to modern day slavery, characterised by child labour , sexual abuse, physical torture and starvation .
Help came to Uduak when a good citizen petitioned the family to National Agency For Prohibition Of Traffic In Persons (NAPTIP) Benin Zonal Command, that there was a young girl in his neighbourhood going through torment daily .
Speaking At The Event, Mrs Ijeoma Uduak; Zonal Commander National Agency For Prohibition Of Traffic In Persons (NAPTIP) Benin Zonal Command Expressed Gratitude to God, and said it was a long journey to victory, as several arrests was made after serious investigation that took them months .
She thank Presidenf Buhari who funded the Agency and her team members ,who helped in making sure Uduak got freedom and rehabilitation .
She also stated that two culprits involved In the Case have been apprehended and are still standing prosecution ,while in custody at a correctional facility .
She says the agency will ensure they are sentenced ,to serve as detriment to others intended human traffickers.
Mrs Uduak thank Rev (Engr) J B Effiong ,the zonal Leader of Central Uruan and chairman Mosongo-Ibonda Clan advisory Council who assisted the Agency to identify the Village and family of Miss Uduak Etim .She also thanked Chief Emmanuel Nicholas who assisted them with logistics to ensure the event was very successful.
She extended her gratitude also thank the village head of Idu, who at short Notice from his Clan Advisory Council could organise a well attended re-unification event for the freed girl.
The Zonal Commander Of NAPTIP Benin Zonal Command says after discovering that her abductors did not give her any formal education or help her to acquire any skill , the Agency decided to train her before she could be released to her family.
After proper career counselling ,NAPTIP discovered the hidden talent of Miss Uduak Etim in hair dressing , And the Agency through one of their supporting NGO’s the European union implemented by ION, funded Miss Uduak Okon Etim to acquire skill in Hair Dressing .
After her training, ION purchased all Hair Dressing Equipments, Food Stuffs and supported her with the sum Of three hundred thousand Naira to rent a shop .
The very delighted Uduak Okon Etim recounted her ordeals In the hands Of her abductors but thanked God for using National Agency For Prohibition Of Traffic In Persons (NAPTIP) to rescue her and she was also full of gratitude to Benin Zonal Commander, Mrs Ijeoma Uduak.
Lastly the Zonal Commander plead with the Wife of the Governor, Her Excellency , Dr (Mrs) Martha Udom Emmanuel to also support Miss Uduak Etim with family to have a proper acomodation . “I’m aware of the good works of the Wife of your Governor in giving shelter to widows and I learnt Uduak’s Mother here does not have a good home , So I plead with our beautiful first lady to extend her shelter of hope to this poor family” God bless her
The mother of the victim, mma Esther Edet Udo Ekong couldn’t Control her emotions as she wept uncontrollably , that she lost hope of ever seeing her daughter again, believing she has been used for ritual.
Rev (Engr ) J.B. Effiong , the Zonal Leader of Central Uruan thank NAPTIP for doing a thorough professional job in rescuing and training of Miss Uduak Etim who was kidnapped twenty years ago
He also thank Governor Udom Emmanuel for ensuring human trafficking is banished from the State .
In Their Separate Remarks, The Vice Chairman Of Uruan LGA, Mrs Uduak -Udoenang, And Special Assistant to the Governor on Research and Documentation, who is also the Secretary of Mosongo -Ibonda Clan Advisory Council, Chief Emmanuel Nicholas , the Ibiom 1 of Mosongo- Ibonda expressed their gratitude to NAPTIP and also share in the same belief that Miss Uduak Okon Etim Is destined to be great .
Giving a vote of thanks, the Village Head Of Idu, Etinnyin Godwin Edet Okoho thanked President Muhamadu Buhari And Gov. Udom Emmanuel For Sustaining Public Institutions such As NAPTIP. He thanked the Zonal Commander Of NAPTIP, Benin Command for rescuing the young lady , while thanking Rev (Engr ) J B Effiong and Chief Emmanuel Nicholas who assisted Agency identifying her family and Everyone who made the Rescue of Miss Uduak Okon Etim possible.
Etinnyin Okoho announced that Idu Village Council will pay one year shop rent For Miss Uduak Okon Etim to help in Establishing Her Business.
The event was witnessed by members of Idu Village Council; Led by Hon. Torobong Mbang, Family Heads, Youth Council, general public and members of Press community
Nigerian internet sensational film makers, Ikorodu Bois, have created and shared their remake of Netflix’s action movie thriller “Army Of The Dead” on their Twitter page.
Netflix and Hollywood Director Zack Snyder shared and reacted to the remake via their Twitter timelines.
NetflixFilm The level of detail and creativity in the Ikorodu Bois’ (@IkoroduB) remake of the ARMY OF THE DEAD trailer is simply out of this world.
NetflixFilm After the Ikorodu Bois (@IkoroduB) remade the ARMY OF THE DEAD trailer, we showed it to Zack Snyder for his take.
Zack Snyder tweeted; Amazing! Such talented young filmmakers! @IkoroduB
Turkey has accused the United States of trying to rewrite history, while totally rejecting US President Joe Biden’s decision to formally recognise the Armenian genocide.
Moments after Biden announced his decision, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tweeted that Words cannot change or rewrite history stating they would not take lessons from anyone on their history
A while later, the Turkish foreign ministry reportedly summoned US Ambassador David Satterfield to express its displeasure, noting that Biden’s decision caused “a wound in relations that would be difficult to repair.
Biden becomes the first US president to use the word genocide in a customary statement on the anniversary of the 1915 to 1917 massacre, which happened as the Ottoman Empire unravelled.
The foreign ministry said in a separate statement that they reject and denounce in the strongest terms the statement of the president of the US regarding the events of 1915 made under the pressure of radical Armenian circles and anti-Turkey groups.
It said it was clear that the said statement does not have a scholarly and legal basis, nor is it supported by any evidence.
The Armenians, supported by many historians and scholars, say 1.5 million of their people died in a genocide committed under the Ottoman Empire, which was fighting tsarist Russia in areas that include present-day Armenia.
Turkey accepts that both Armenians and Turks died in huge numbers during World War I, but vehemently denies there was a deliberate policy of genocide.
Thousands of people have rallied in Paris and other French cities to denounce a ruling by France’s highest court that the killer of Jewish woman Sarah Halimi was not criminally responsible and therefore could not go on trial.
Crowds gathered Sunday in front of the Eiffel Tower, answering a call by Jewish associations, organizations fighting antisemitism and other groups who say justice has not been done.
Halimi, a 65-year-old Jewish woman, died in 2017 after being pushed out of the window of her Paris apartment by her neighbor, Kobili Traoré, who allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” or God is great in Arabic.
The ruling from the Court of Cassation, issued earlier this month, said there was enough evidence to show the act had antisemitic motives.
However, the court said that a person who committed a crime while being in a “delirious state” cannot be sent to trial, even if the state was caused by the habitual use of illegal drugs.
The court said in a statement that according to unanimous opinions of different psychiatry experts, that man was presenting at the time of the facts a severe delirious state.
However, the announcement that the killer would not be sent to trial sparked outrage among the French and international Jewish community.
Under French law, people cannot be held criminally responsible for actions committed while fully losing their judgment or self-control due to a psychiatric disorder.
Traoré has been in a specialized unit of a psychiatric hospital since Halimi’s death.
Israel’s Health Ministry said on Sunday it is examining a small number of cases of heart inflammation in people who had received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.
Israel’s pandemic response coordinator, Nachman Ash, said that a preliminary study showed “tens of incidents” of myocarditis occurring among more than 5 million vaccinated people, primarily after the second dose.
Ash said it was unclear whether this was unusually high and whether it was connected to the vaccine. Also, Most of the cases were reported among people up to age 30.
He added that the Health Ministry was currently examining whether there is an excess in morbidity or disease rate and whether it can be attributed to the vaccines.
Pfizer, asked by Reuters about the review, who said it is in regular contact with Israel’s Health Ministry to review data on its vaccine said there is no evidence at this time to conclude that myocarditis is a risk associated with the use of Pfizer/BNT COVID-19 vaccine.
However, Ash who spoke about the issue in a radio interview and during a news conference, referred to it as a question mark, and emphasized that the Health Ministry has yet to draw any conclusions.
Greece is set to lift quarantine restrictions on coronavirus-free visitors from more countries including Australia and Russia from Monday as it extends exemptions ahead of formally opening up to tourists on May 15.
The change comes as Greece follows a move this month to lift restrictions on visitors from EU countries, the United States and Britain, among other countries.
Visitors from these countries are allowed into Greece without spending a week in quarantine as long as they are vaccinated or test negative for the coronavirus.
The transport Ministry said in a statement that Greece will lift restrictions on visitors from New Zealand, South Korea, Thailand, Rwanda and Singapore, while Visitors from Serbia, Israel and the United Arab Emirates will also be exempt from the quarantine requirement from Monday.
Greece, reportedly emerged from the first wave of the pandemic last year in much better shape than many other countries in Europe, but was said to have been hit badly in recent months,.
However, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said last week the pandemic was showing signs of stabilising and he confirmed plans for a May 15 opening of the vital tourism sector, which accounts for a fifth of economic output.
Myanmar’s pro-democracy activists have criticised a deal between the country’s junta chief and Southeast Asian leaders to end a violent post-coup crisis, vowing to continue protesting.
Some protests took place in Myanmar’s big cities on Sunday, following the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
According to a statement from ASEAN chair Brunei, a consensus was reached in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on five points which include ending violence, constructive dialogue among all parties, a special ASEAN envoy, acceptance of aid and a visit by the envoy to Myanmar.
But Khin Sandar from a protest group called the General Strikes Collaboration Committee said the protests would continue any agreement made does not reflect Myanmar’s ground situation
The Chin state Human Rights Organisation said even as Saturday’s statement was issued in Jakarta, at least three soldiers were killed and several injured in an armed clash in the town of Mindat in western Myanmar.
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, said it was unfortunate that only the junta chief represented Myanmar at the meeting.
He said in a statement that no representatives of the Myanmar people was invited to the Jakarta meeting but they also got left out of the consensus that ASEAN has brokered.
He added that the lack of a clear timeline for action, and ASEAN’s well known weakness in implementing the decisions and plans that it issues, are real concerns.
The European Union has pledged its support as Mali undergoes a transition to an elected government following last year’s military coup even as relations strengthen between Europe and the Sahel.
The EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell Fontelles said this while holding talks with Mali’s top leaders in Bamako on Saturday, station that Mali can count on the support of the European Union.
He said the transition will serve as a basis for the new Mali, with a process and a calendar that should be followed, with elections, structural reforms, and good governance.
Young military officers ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18 after months of protest driven by his failure to solve Mali’s long-running jihadist conflict, and perceived corruption.
Venezuela’s government has reached a deal with the United Nations’ food program, for the international agency to directly provide meals for children in the South American country.
The World Food Programme said its goal is to reach 185,000 students by the end of the year and 1.5 million by the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
According to the World Food Programme One third of the population in the South American country does not get enough to eat and on average, Venezuelans have lost 28 pounds because they have to skip meals, per an academic survey of living conditions.
School children have been acutely affected by the food scarcity and high food prices in Venezuela with some having fainted or even died from hunger when they try to forage for meals.
Meanwhile, Nicolás Maduro’s regime refused to take food aid for years, trying to prop up its own food subsidy program, called CLAP which has been denounced by the U.S. Treasury Department as a front for profiteering from food imports.
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