The academy organizes and decides the nominations for the universally-acclaimed Oscars award for motion pictures.
It is a world recognized movie-related organization, comprising more than 8000 accomplished men and women working in cinema.
Academy membership is limited to film artists working in the production of theatrically-released motion pictures.
The academy has 17 branches ranging from actors, writers and two categories that involve members-at-large and associates to accommodate individuals who have no defined branches in motion picture.
Elated Odugbemi shared the news of his invitation to the Oscars on his Instagram page @femiodugbemi on Monday.
He wrote: “so today, I received a formal invitation to become a voting member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the United States. Honored! #Oscars #Vote4bestfilm.”
He produced Tinsel, a widely acclaimed soap opera that started airing in August 2008 and celebrated as a successful drama on Nigerian television.
The producer’s film making credits include ‘Gidi Blues’, ‘Battleground’, ‘Maroko’ and ‘Bariga Boy’.
Odugbemi was the President of the Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria in 2002, a tenure that ended in 2006.
In 2008, he produced ‘Abobaku’, a short film directed by Niji Akanni. The film won the Most Outstanding Short Film at the Zuma Film Festival held in 2010.
It also won Best Costume at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards held on April 10, 2010 at the Gloryland Cultural Centre in Bayelsa.
In 2013, Odugbemi scripted, produced and directed a documentary titled, ‘Literature, Language and Literalism’ about the late Nigerian writer, Daniel O. Fagunwa, the author of ‘ĆgbĆ³jĆŗ į»dįŗ¹ nĆnĆŗ IgbĆ³ IrĆŗnmalįŗ¹̀’
MOVEMENT for the
Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday
described the killings in Plateau state as evil, barbaric, inhuman and
ethnic cleansing against the people of Middle Belt.
Leader of MASSOB, Comrade Uchenna Madu, in a statement by the group’s
National Director of Information, Comrade Edeson Samuel also said the
killings were targeted at eliminating Christians in the Middle Belt to
pave way for Muslims to dominate the areas.
“MASSOB wishes to condemn the killing of the citizens of Plateau state
by a world confirmed terrorist group called herdsmen. It is so evil,
barbaric and inhuman to kill these innocent unarmed citizens because
they are Christians who do not share the same religious faith with the
killer herdsmen.
“It is regrettable that President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives
Congress, APC, government has failed to provide the citizens of Nigeria
with security, welfare and other infrastructural amenities. Instead,
they are using the security agents to intimidate and frustrate members
of opposition”.
MASSOB’s statement further stated: “How on earth will such brutal
killing of innocent citizens happen without response from any security
agent? The Plateau state killings took many hours and there was no
response or rescue team from security agents. To us, this is shameful on
Nigeria security agents and the Commander in Chief of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.
“MASSOB wishes to remind the people of Middle Belt to hearken to the
advice given to them by General T. Y. Danjuma to defend themselves. It
should not be ignored. This is time for the Middle Beltans to fight for
their coming generations.”
MASSOB alleged that there is a grand plan by the herdsmen whom it
alleged are mostly Fulani to wipe out the people of Middle Belt, adding
that it is a well calculated ethnic cleansing.
“There is a grand plan by the terrorist herdsmen to wipe the people of
Middle Belt. This is ethnic cleansing at it best.
“Can President Buhari tell the world the difference between terrorism
and the action of his kinsmen who are hiding under the name of
herdsmen? The caliphates are jittery because the people of Middle Belt
have refused to be used against Biafrans as they did during 1967-1970
Biafra/Nigeria civil wars.
“Have the herdsmen ever attacked any Fulani or Muslim dominated area
even once? The areas they have been attacking in Adamawa, Zamfara,
Kaduna, Taraba are mostly Christian/non-Fulani dominated areas.”
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/massob-condemns-plateau-killings/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/massob-condemns-plateau-killings/
MOVEMENT for the
Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, yesterday
described the killings in Plateau state as evil, barbaric, inhuman and
ethnic cleansing against the people of Middle Belt.
Leader of MASSOB, Comrade Uchenna Madu, in a statement by the group’s
National Director of Information, Comrade Edeson Samuel also said the
killings were targeted at eliminating Christians in the Middle Belt to
pave way for Muslims to dominate the areas.
“MASSOB wishes to condemn the killing of the citizens of Plateau state
by a world confirmed terrorist group called herdsmen. It is so evil,
barbaric and inhuman to kill these innocent unarmed citizens because
they are Christians who do not share the same religious faith with the
killer herdsmen.
“It is regrettable that President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives
Congress, APC, government has failed to provide the citizens of Nigeria
with security, welfare and other infrastructural amenities. Instead,
they are using the security agents to intimidate and frustrate members
of opposition”.
MASSOB’s statement further stated: “How on earth will such brutal
killing of innocent citizens happen without response from any security
agent? The Plateau state killings took many hours and there was no
response or rescue team from security agents. To us, this is shameful on
Nigeria security agents and the Commander in Chief of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria.
“MASSOB wishes to remind the people of Middle Belt to hearken to the
advice given to them by General T. Y. Danjuma to defend themselves. It
should not be ignored. This is time for the Middle Beltans to fight for
their coming generations.”
MASSOB alleged that there is a grand plan by the herdsmen whom it
alleged are mostly Fulani to wipe out the people of Middle Belt, adding
that it is a well calculated ethnic cleansing.
“There is a grand plan by the terrorist herdsmen to wipe the people of
Middle Belt. This is ethnic cleansing at it best.
“Can President Buhari tell the world the difference between terrorism
and the action of his kinsmen who are hiding under the name of
herdsmen? The caliphates are jittery because the people of Middle Belt
have refused to be used against Biafrans as they did during 1967-1970
Biafra/Nigeria civil wars.
“Have the herdsmen ever attacked any Fulani or Muslim dominated area
even once? The areas they have been attacking in Adamawa, Zamfara,
Kaduna, Taraba are mostly Christian/non-Fulani dominated areas.”
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/massob-condemns-plateau-killings/
Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/06/massob-condemns-plateau-killings/
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