Kajola: The first Nigerian Sci-fi movie premiers this july

We first heard about “Kajola” in late 2009 and the first thing we though was “hmm, different!”. Creating a Nigerian Sci-Fi movie is not an easy task, we have seen a few attempts in the past and though we respect the creativity and effort that went into it, they still fell short of their international counterparts.

Synopsis: Kajola is the Yoruba word for commonwealth. In the year 2059, Nigeria becomes a totalitarian state. After a second civil war, the rich relocate to the Island areas of Lagos state and turn it into an ultra modern city. The war torn mainland of lagos state is disconnected and abandoned.
A rebel leader, Allen learns of a plot code named kajola to build cities on the mainland and eliminate the remaining survivors. He leads a rebellion against the government and must be stopped by Yetunde, the police chief. Though mortal enemies, both discover that everything they thought they knew was nothing but lies. It’s a story of love and lust and it heightens the fact that if we don’t deal with the segregation and negligence issues facing the country today, then our future is quite predictable because TOMORROW IS TODAY.

According to the producers of this movie, “Kajola is the upcoming revolutionary action movie…Complete with stunning Hollywood style visual effects!” The movie is directed by Niyi Akinmolayan and produced by Adonis Production with visual effects by Anthill.
The movie stars a crop of new actors such as Adonijah Owiriwa and Keira Hewatch alongside Nollywood star, Desmond Elliot.
The movie will premiere in Lagos on the 30th of July 2010 and will show in cinemas around the country. There are also plans to take the movie around the world via film festivals and premieres.

You can read the synopsis . Definitely let us know what you think as well!

Spain advances to the world cup final by beating troublesome germany

The World Cup will have a new winner on Sunday after Spain beat Germany 1-0 to set up a mouthwatering clash with the Netherlands.

Spain's hero was Barcelona defender Carles Puyol as his 73rd minute header secured his country's first ever World Cup final.

Puyol rose highest to power Xavi's corner into the net and hand Spain a deserved victory.

Vicente del Bosque's team dominated possession against their opponents and should have won by a more convincing score line but they couldn't convert their chances.

Read more on the story on http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/07/07/world.cup.spain.germany/index.htm

Sea monster found in peruvian desert

Researchers scanning the Peruvian desert for whale fossils have stumbled upon the remains of a "sea monster" three times the size of a modern day killer whale.

The teeth of "Leviathan Melvillei" were so large it was initially assumed they were elephant tusks.

"There were no elephants in South America before 3 million years ago, and the specimens found have an age of 12 to 15 million years, so that was impossible," said Professor Jelle Reumer, one of the team of scientists who found the fossil in the Pisco-Ica desert in coastal Peru.

They had been searching for other types of whale fossils in a remote area some 300 kilometers south of Lima. "The place where we found it was 20 kilometers from the nearest village," said Reumer, who is also director of Natural History Museum in Rotterdam.

Strong winds had shifted sand to expose a three-meter long fossilized skull, around three times the skull length of a modern day killer whale. The skull of the blue whale, the largest animal ever known to have existed, was around six meters long.

Read more about the news on http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/07/01/peru.levithan.whale/index.html?hpt=C1&fbid=bJjxFsVqttM

Growing world alarm over Israel

Iran's Ahmadinejad slams 'devilish' Israel

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hit a strident tone on a variety of topics during a press conference on the sidelines of an Asian security summit in Istanbul on Tuesday.

"It showed violence and hatred and war-mongering attitudes," he said at a news conference. "The devilish sound of the uncultured Zionists was coming out from their deceit. ... They were holding up the flag of the devil itself."

The raid led to the deaths of nine people, all Turkish citizens -- including one Turkish-American. Turkey is urging Israel to accept an international probe into the incident.

Ahmadinejad congratulated Turkey, which has been in a war of words with Israel following the raid, for its response.

to read more of Ahmadinejad's comments, read the full news on http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/06/08/iran.ahmadinejad.security.summit/index.html?hpt=T2