EXCLUSIVE: Miss AfroAsia UK 2015

Miss AfroAsia UK takes place on the second day of AfroAsia Week this year. The theme is "Not Just A Minority"

Day 2 - Saturday - 15 AUGUST 2015 - MISS AFROASIA 7-9PM

Miss AfroAsia is a modest cultural and talent pageant for 15-25 year olds who have origins in any one of the countries in AFRICA or ASIA through themselves or at least one of their parents, grandparents or great grandparents. 

The key foci of the event is demonstrating how diversity enriches britain, demonstration of the importance of heritage, culture and the enrichment this brings to the UK.

The contest is not a facial beauty, skin complexion or weight based contest. 

It will be focussed on how confident, poised and articulate the participating ladies demonstrate they are when wearing their tribal/cultural dress and evening dress and how well they present themselves.

 Individuals who are found to or who show signs of deliberate starvation may not be allowed to participate. The event will be adjudicated by 4 competent members of the community who will ask questions about costumes, heritage, culture and ethnicity as well as general questions about purpose and motivation in relation to participation of contestants.

Confirmed attendees include talent spotters, business owners within the fashion, entertainment and media industry and members of the community.

Entry to the contest is priced at £75.

Further information at https://afroasiaweek.com/cultural-pageant/

Further information and details of how to enter or get tickets are available on the website.

Aims of AfroAsia weeek are

1. Unity - bringing together two cultures and highlighting the benefits of social and cultural cohesion.

2. Community Integration, bringing cultural togetherness and cultural inspiration

3. To bring cultural showcasing to the forefront to assist and support others in the community

4. To empower women and youth with positive self identity, empowerment, improved self esteem and dignity in their origins.

5. To recognise and publicly award community champions with merits which will further improve the benefit of their work and activities

6. To enable small and medium enterprises including cottage businesses to showcase and acquire clientele to grow their business

7. To showcase and encourage showcase of fashion from Asia and Africa

8. To provide showcase and advertisement opportunities to businesses based in the UK run by Asians and Africans.

9. To introduce and encourage increased culture and ethnic interaction between Asians and Africans

10. To provide a support point for Africans and Asians in the UK regionally and nationally.

11. To provide training and learning opportunities for youth and adults including corporate organisations in awareness, literacy, culture, cookery and social integration

12. To engage aged members of the community in teaching and giving insight into cultural knowledge through seminars, courses and talks.

SOURCE:Freshmediaent

BREAKING NEWS: EMEKA IKE THREATENS TO ARREST IBINABO.....

EMEKA IKE CONSTITUTES NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR ACTORS GUILD OF NIGERIA (AGN).

EMEKA IKE

Smarting from his victory at the federal high court on March 16, 2015 Amb. Emeka Ike president of Actors Guild of Nigeria is set to unveil a new board of trustees for the Guild
A statement signed by the National PRO Mcsmith Ochendo said that the new board of trustees is made of men and women of repute drawn from the six Geo-political zone of the country.
The 15-man Board which shall be inaugurated in May is made of erudite politicians, Business moguls, the academia and the entertainment industry - Nollywood. 
“When the full names of the newly constituted Board of Trustees are finally made public the industry will be proud of the men and women who have made their mark in their various fields of Endeavor. Take it from me, AGN is now global brand and can no longer be run like a personal enterprise by a few” Ochendo said
A federal high court sitting in Lagos had dissolved the Ifeanyi Dike led Board of trustees for running the affairs of the Guild since inception.
Speaking further the AGN National PRO said... “We want to appeal to the Nigerian Media to stop referring and relating to Ibinabo as president of AGN, because she has been sacked by the federal high court. Ibinabo Fiberesima cannot be bigger than the laws of our land. She is violating a court Judgement and the media should stop indulging her.  As at today there is no proof that Ibinabo fiberesima has filled any appeal but she keeps spreading falsehood on social media. The court is not swayed by social media propaganda. The Federal high court gave her ninety days to surrender the Guild’s documents in her possession and the court also ruled that the Guild’s account should be audited but Ibinabo is using thugs and cultists to harass our President, Amb. Emeka Ike and auditors sent to audit the Guild’s account as instructed by the federal high court. To this end we have filled contempt of court against Ibinabo fiberesima for violating court judgment and deceiving the Nigerian public. We are also asking the court to grant us order to immediately arrest Ibinabo and bring her to Judgement once and for all. We have also decided to write to the EFCC to investigate her financial misappropriation. Remember this is the same Ibinabo Fiberesima who was convicted in a case of man-slaughter between her and the government of Lagos State a few years back where she caused the death of Dr Suraj Giwa, a US trained doctor via drinking and dangerous driving and was sentenced to 5 years in prison before Hon. Justice D.O Oluwayemi with suit NO LD/4CA/07.  She has not shown any remorse, she has not served her jail term. She is an ex-convict. She ought not to be AGN president, even our guild’s constitution forbids it but Ifeanyi Dike and his moribund BOT shamelessly plunged the guild into this mess until the court did the needful by sacking the Jezebel of Nollywood” Ochendo concludes.

SOURCE: McSmith Ochendo                        
                  National PRO, AGN.

REPORTED BY: NIPPONCY RICHARD

EXCLUSIVE: AfroAsia Week UK 2015 - "Not Just A Minority"

AfroAsia Week UK is a Non Profit Organisation working to improve community cohesion, social integration and celebrate African and Asian heritage.

This year we will hold a special 2 day event to showcase foods, fashion, business, culture and traditions of individuals in Great Britain who are of African or Asian Heritage encouraging social cohesion, togetherness, unity and community togetherness in a fun family oriented way

We invite you to join us in our special mission by participating in our special red carpet event from 14th August to 16th August 2015.

NOMINATING: Nominate your peers, friends and family for their work in the public, private and leisure sector. Entries close soon, and winners are decided by public vote.

EXHIBIT: Exhibit, showcase, sell and sign up visitors for your goods or services in an all day late evening luxury setting with an in house cafe bar.

SHOWCASE: Upcoming and Established designers, showcase fashion inspired by Africa and Asia and or aimed at the Asian and African market sponsored by Yamaha 

SHOWOFF: Sign up to participate in the culture pageant and show us your full national dress and traditional evening dress to grab the Miss AfroAsia title if you are aged 18-25

ADVERTISE: Support us by paying to advertise on our website, in our print magazine and on our red carpet or sponsor one of our award categories. Advertising starts from £15

LIST YOUR BUSINESS/SERVICE/EXPERTISE: List your business, products or professional service in our all new online directory. Choose from standard or enhanced listings to let everyone know where to find you.

DINE: Visit our food hall for delectable treats, dishes and delights from all parts of the Asian and African continents. Dine in style in a plush, fully air conditioned cafe with wifi access.

ATTEND: Grab Free Tickets and Early bird tickets to the event on both days 

PRESS: Request press passes and download our press kit or share our press release with your network

BOOKMARK: Make a note of the dates in your diary and sign up to our newsdesk for up to date information about the event

By advertising, showcasing or exhibiting at this event, you stand to reach new customers, acquire new distributors, achieve sales and also support a good cause.  Funds from this year will go toward

Ensuring we can continue to run our food bank from a fixed premises

Supporting youth and the elderly with food drops

Helping members of the community through outreach to learn more about each other

Furthering our main aims and objectives 

Support us on social media using tags #AfroAsiaWeek #NotJustAMinority and grab our merchandise emblazoned with our NJAM slogan from our website from 5th of April 2015.

As a non profit, we focus on issues which affect our community, our aims at AfroAsia weeek include:

1. Unity - bringing together two cultures and highlighting the benefits of social and cultural cohesion.

2. Community Integration, bringing cultural togetherness and cultural inspiration

3. To bring cultural showcasing to the forefront to assist and support others in the community

4. To empower women and youth with positive self identity, empowerment, improved self esteem and dignity in their origins.

5. To recognise and publicly award community champions with merits which will further improve the benefit of their work and activities

6. To enable small and medium enterprises including cottage businesses to showcase and acquire clientele to grow their business

7. To showcase and encourage showcase of fashion from Asia and Africa

8. To provide showcase and advertisement opportunities to businesses based in the UK run by Asians and Africans.

9. To introduce and encourage increased culture and ethnic interaction between Asians and Africans

10. To provide a support point for Africans and Asians in the UK regionally and nationally.

11. To provide training and learning opportunities for youth and adults including corporate organisations in awareness, literacy, culture, cookery and social integration

12. To engage aged members of the community in teaching and giving insight into cultural knowledge through seminars, courses and talks.

SOURCE: AfroAsia