#Uriel sponsored this event

[sleepyfortress]

He's Barbie and He's had Kenough 🥰

[garden-if]

After spending a childhood in isolation, Mikhail has finally been able to find freedom in academia. Pursuing the passion of their only solace; the forever gentle sound of song. Though, Mikhail has lived a life of naivety. A life shielded by the harsh faith of their church and family. Now Mikhail will discover the dark underbelly of the city of Vilyuchka — and what it means to be a composer in a city where crime and music are one in the same.

Demo: July 2024

The Garden Sanctuary is an 18+ horror, lesbian romance, and erotica interactive fiction. It takes place in a world built in Gaslamp Fantasy, with Art-Deco and 1920s influences. It is planned to be a browser-based visual novel style experience, with multiple illustrations and CGs placed throughout.

(Character bios and additional info can be found under the cut.)

CONTENT WARNING: The Garden Sanctuary is a HORROR and EROTICA interactive fiction. CWs include gore, violence, body horror, body dysmorphia, gender dysphoria, as well as internal and external transphobia, homophobia/lesbophobia, and ableism. The Garden Sanctuary also portrays critical views of the effects of CSA and incest from a personal perspective. (No on screen depictions, just the aftermaths of such events.)

MC: Mikhail Ilyushin - The Composer - They/Them

Mikhail Ilyushin was raised in one of the many churches of Vilyuchka who follow the single god of Lithos. From birth they were seen as sick, in body and mind alike. Thus they were sheltered from the rest of society in an attempt to protect their frailty from the outside world. During their time in the church they would occupy their dark upbringing with their passion for music. Mikhail had given up on the prospects of freedom. Until one day their overbearing family was contacted by a mysterious sponsor, who was somehow able to convince them to allow Mikhail to attend the University of Saint Yelena in order to pursue becoming a professional composer.

RO: Watcher Uriel - Patron of Pestilence - He/She/They

Watcher Uriel, the cursed angel forced to live on the outskirts of the city. Their very existence brings sickness. Her appearance is gruesome, no matter how hard she tries to mask her true form under a mortal glamor. In spite of the nature of their very existence, they long for only one thing: Love and affection. They are the head of a fanatic cult, obsessed with finding love for their holy angel. Nonetheless Watcher Uriel remains on the ceaseless hunt to find a soulmate. No matter the cost.

RO: Lucia Blackhart - The Violet Songstress - She/Her

Perhaps one of your only hopes of learning what the life of a composer entails. Lucia is not only a prolific melodist herself, she's also an extremely elusive detective. The catch: she only works with criminals in the Vilyuchkan Underbelly. Her allegiances are never set in stone. And while her services are invaluable, you can never fully set your trust in the Violet Songstress. Bonus Route: Because of her good natured relationship with Caim, it is possible to pursue a polyamorous route between the two of them.

RO: Caim - The Wonderland Ensemble, one of the Five Kings of the Vilyuchkan Underbelly - They/Them

Caim is a demonic being who surfaced in Vilyuchka many decades ago. Since then they have founded the Wonderland Ensemble, a ruthless crime syndicate known for its equal worship of pleasure and pain. Caim is an absolutely ruthless criminal, earning them the title of one of the Five Kings; a designation for the most dangerous and esteemed crime bosses in the Vilyuchkan Underbelly. Bonus Route: Because Caim is great friends with Lucia Blackhart, it is possible to pursue a polyamorous route between both of them.

RO: Headmaster Stelliana - Beholder of the Moon - She/Her

Headmaster Stelliana is the only companion you will meet on your journey that has the privilege of participating in regular society. She's a highly respected scholar, and lead of the academic group known as the Beholders of the Moon. Though she just poses as an intellectual elite, she holds a dark secret. Her and her fellow Beholders are apart of a cult seeking to resurrect the Old Gods. Only she and her fellow scholars know what this entails, and what fate this may bring about.

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Something about this presence seems familiar. Yet foreign. I can feel my heart pounding against my ribcage. Is it fear, or is it fiery yearning that I feel? Nonetheless something inside of me burns. Threatening to sear through my sternum and breach the skin along my breast. Until we meet again.

[kingdoms-and-empires]

Dance of Wolf and Raven is cool but Lady and the Wolf was the OG title for Adelina and Uriel. At least if you want to focus more in their relationship than the alliance of Argent and Ravenea

This is gonna be long and overexplained, so warning!

Im hoping the " line"read more thingy keeps the post short for people that dont wanna get clogged haha

But TLDR: I know that, it was intentional.

Lady and the Wolf is the domestic name for the event/song/dance given by the people of Argent. Kingdom folk dont really wanna bring up the queen's familial history with the imperial line, AND Adelina herself doesnt want to promote that. She isnt a fan of the family and court that treated her as an outsider.

Speaking of, Adelina is the one who sponsors the theater(s) in the capital, so her wants and desires would be taken seriously; hence the Lady and the Wolf title.

Dance of Wolf and Raven is the actual title name of the novel, and I love it since not only did my patreons vote for the name, but I love the whole real world relationship of ravens and wolves being chill asf with each other.

The title can also obviously stand in for Uriel and Adelina as characters and not people we know personally, especially since theyre both strangers to each other in the beginning. They only know each other as being of the Ravenea or Argent bloodlines whose family animals are the Raven and Wolf respectively.

Anyways that's enough yapping from me lol, thanks for reaching out!

[your--isgayrights]

How about 999 yjh and uriel?

This went a bit past just 999, but I had fun with this prompt! Here's some cannon based Jonghyuk angst with happy ending lol.

The nine hundred ninety ninth regression was one that Yoo Jonghyuk planned based on his previous regressions, as he always did.

Although, it wasn't as if the previous two regressions, the nine hundred ninety seventh and eighth, were really the worst the starstream had seen of Yoo Jonghyuk. That title would probably be saved for the forty-first from which Yoo Jonghyuk was conscious of the fact he had to deliberately block memories from to stay sane.

No, the problem with the last two regressions wasn't the presence of any memories that were wretched to the point of novelty. The problem was the fact that Yoo Jonghyuk barely retained any memories of them at all.

It was all a haze… it was honestly hard to tell if those regressions had been even markedly different from the ones previous to them, as all of the repeated events seemed to mush together and meld with the centuries of anguish he had already endured.

He hadn't felt anything new. Done anything new. So much so that he would forget his place in the new regression and wander aimlessly thinking of the old until some high level constellation punk got a lucky shot at him.

And then all of a sudden, Yoo Jonghyuk woke up in that familiar train car. The one that no matter what would only last for the first thirty minutes of the scenario.

Almost out of habit, he looked for that boy he had been keeping an eye on. The one who always died.

He stopped when he realized.

999.

That boy had died one thousand times.

Yoo Jonghyuk had lived one thousand times. Been in this train car one thousand times. Failed to save anyone one thousand times. Died one thousand times.

Was he really that useless? Yoo Jonghyuk thought to himself, as he went through the motions of beating Choi Han-gyu to death before he could blow up the car.

Honestly, at this point maybe he should accept that he was just like the boy in this car.

No matter what he did, he was going to die anyway.

If he thought about it like that, then…

Well, what was the best thing that he could accomplish with his own death, knowing that it would come to him no matter what he did?

So in the nine hundred ninety ninth turn, Yoo Jonghyuk took more risks than ever before. He made choices and plans that he never would have before because experience had shown they were the antithesis to his former dogma. That which put his own means of survival above all else.

And little by little, Yoo Jonghyuk began to notice that things could be new again.

In this regression, his companions cared more about him. They respected him more, and opened up about things they never had. As if something in his actions connected to them. Made them think he acted out of love for them since his actions clearly showed no care for himself.

And maybe Yoo Jonghyuk wanted to believe them, too. That he was still capable of that sort of love. That desire for connection.

So he let himself fall into it. He made his decisions based on everyone's survival except for his own.

And his comrades continued to show new sides of themselves. The way Lee Jihye tried not to weep aver the bloody remains of his leg, even though no one had died that regression. How Lee Hyunsung's lips trembled while trying to stop the blessing where Yoo Jonghyuk's arm used to be. Shin Yoosung's open bawling, as it began to set in on Yoo Jonghyuk that he would never see this version of her's face ever again.

But Yoo Jonghyuk knew whose response to his actions had surprised him the most this regression.

"Jonghyuk. Are you ready?" The voice of a certain archangel was heard near his somehow still intact ears.

Uriel's face was close to his, a tight grip on his arm and waist along with the angelic wing steadied on his back the only support keeping him held upright as the others had followed his instructions in forging through the final battle ahead of them.

"There's no need to watch over me so closely, Uriel." He told her. It was, in fact, something he had been telling this strange angel recurrently ever since she had stepped down from Eden to join their group.

That was one thing he had never expected of the entity he had once known as the Demon-like Judge of Fire. In all the timelines he had been through Uriel had been just that, a silent judge. Reacting positively to his lawful actions in the early scenarios with coins, and expressing disappointment over his more morally dubious actions. Only descending after the destruction of Eden occasionally to cast judgement in person.

But something about this round had moved the archangel to act differently after the destruction of Eden this round.

"No offense, but there's obviously a d**n need for it, Jonghyuk." Uriel casually censored herself, as though the restrictions of Eden were still in place. "You can't see how the others are looking back towards you right now, but they know it too. That it's always times like this that you feel the need to go and take unnecessary risks."

Yoo Jonghyuk thought that he heard it in her voice, then.

That lilt in Uriel's voice that suggested she was talking to an old friend, even though the span of time in which he had met this version of her was infinitesimal in comparison to the life he had already lived before her, and perhaps compared to the life of a constellation as well.

Maybe Uriel, too, had lived through this all before. A war where she was called upon to support a comrade close to death.

Perhaps she also knew what it was like to be too helpless to save someone important.

Yoo Jonghyuk should be sorry that she would have to go through it again.

He could already feel it. No matter how close Uriel and her sword stayed by his side, Yoo Jonghyuk could feel his death coming to him.

It was because the outer world covenant wasn't an outside threat. It was something that was inside of him. A hole that came from the very center of him. Almost as if there were no outer world god involved, and Yoo Jonghyuk had really only done this to himself.

When everything was fading, and he could recognize her voice as one of the ones desperately calling out to him, Yoo Jonghyuk thought that he should apologize to her.

Instead, he died with a smile on his face.

.

.

.

The one thousandth regression was one that Yoo Jonghyuk planned based on his previous regressions, as he always did.

When he woke up on the train car again, he wasn't smiling as he had been when he died.

It was because he knew that he wouldn't let the events that let him get so far in the last regression repeat.

He couldn't live like that.

Suicidal idiot that he still was, he couldn't let the same thing happen to his precious memories of those friends in the nine hundred ninety ninth that had happened to every other memory he had of them from all those other regressions. Let them repeat until the point of oblivion. He couldn't do it. He just couldn't, even if it would be the right thing to do, even though it could save their lives, Yoo Jonghyuk just wasn't strong enough.

And he hated himself, for that weakness.

That was when Yoo Jonghyuk decided that he had to die, sitting there in that subway car before the scenarios started.

No matter what it took, killing every constellation in the starstream, losing distorted versions of old comrades, finding and wringing out his sponsor's neck…

Yoo Jonghyuk had to survive long enough to stand in front of that wall once more.

And join all of his once treasured memories in the deepest oblivion of death.

From then on, the only times he saw that Demon-like Judge of Fire descended from Eden was when she was sent with the express purpose to kill him in a way that didn't matter.

The only thing new he learned about her thereafter was how her corpse looked with a sword through the middle.

That was, until he met her as an outer god.

Secretive Plotter had wondered if it would please an angel like Uriel to know that he had prayed for the first time in that moment.

Prayed against all odds that her firey sword really could pierce through his curse of life and see him to his end.

But some dumb guy saved him that day.

And now, in the present, Yoo Jonghyuk was watching the kid version of that guy pick the green bits out of the omelette he had made him.

He had been trying to remember from the timelines where he had kids how he had tricked them into eating their vegetables, but like most of the times he tried to recall those deep memories of his, something in his brain had gotten caught up in that pesky number 999's time.

It was probably because his current company made those times hard to forget.

"Aaaaah I'm going to be late!" Uriel ran into the kitchen in a flash of blonde curls, going for the bread in the fridge as if she was going to run out of the house with toast in her mouth like a schoolgirl from one of her animes. "Jonghyuk do you know where Jihye is?"

"She already left." Yoo Jonghyuk reported, as he batted her hands off the bread and gave her a fork for the small omelette he had already put on the table for her. "Her first class this semester is in an early slot."

Even though he had told that girl to schedule her classes with the university early if she wanted good times…

"Shi-" Uriel seemed to remember there was no system to filter out her swears as she spared a glance toward Dokja before correcting herself. "Shoot. I mean shoot." She started speaking between bites as she scarfed down the omelette "I think that [munch] girl borrowed the shoes I was [chew] going to wear to my interview [gulp] without asking…"

"Does it really matter what shoes you wear?" Yoo Jonghyuk commented as he used his chopsticks to start placing Dokja's vegetables back into his omelette. "A former constellation is going to look strange submitting her manhwa manuscript to an editor for review no matter what."

"Give me a break." Uriel frowned. "It's not my fault that your world somehow made the mistake of making creative skills look more appealing on a resume than demon slaying skills."

Yoo Jonghyuk thought that there was truth to her observation, as he watched Uriel ruffle the hair of the pouting Dokja, before putting her clean plate in the sink for him to deal with later.

Everything about this world was new to Uriel. One could see it plainly in the very way she moved, unused to not carrying wings everywhere she went and walking ever so lightly on the earth wherever she went. Whether it was because she knew what it was to fly or because her shoulders had never felt so light before, Yoo Jonghyuk couldn't be sure.

"Good luck." He called, as Uriel walked out into the fray ahead of him, donning combat boots instead of the professional heel she seemed to have misplaced.

"Thanks Jonghyuk!" She replied, seemingly not compelled to look back to check on him as she walked out the door.

Yoo Jonghyuk had this certain feeling, then. A feeling that he often saw himself having in this new life of his, with these old friends of his.

Even though he thoroughly knew these people already, that fact made it all the more exciting to watch them grow into their roles in this world. Become the people that he never got to see them be.

"It's that look in your eye."

Yoo Jonghyuk almost startled, as he remembered he was being watched.

He turned to find young Dokja looking him with a gaze that seemed to see beyond his stoic expression.

"My father never looked at anyone like the way you looked at her just now, Hyung." He said, in that small, knowing voice of his, before a shyness seemed to come over him, and he looked down at his plate.

"That's why nine hundred ninety nine was always my favorite." He admitted, in a little voice

The emotion that Yoo Jonghyuk felt then was a rare one, but not entirely new.

A mixture of pride and bashfulness that only his own children had ever raised out of him, a glow that seemed to start from his chest and go on to cover his cheeks.

Perhaps an erstwhile familiarity with that feeling was the only thing that allowed him to save himself from smiling, as he tried very hard to tell Dokja sternly to eat his vegetables.

And when Uriel came home that evening to announce that her manuscript had gotten picked up… well, it wasn't hard to admit that Yoo Jonghyuk too was now living through a life that he never had before.

[tothewaterhq]

ACCEPTED // LYRA LETO

district twelve → escort →  Alia Shawkat fc  → she/her

three strengths: intuition, persistence, curiosity three weaknesses: self-righteousness, naivety, conceit

what made your character decide to become an escort?

One word: rebellion. Lyra has heard whispers of an underground rebellion from some of her sources, but she hasn’t been able to get close enough to the action from the outside. She figures that if a rebellion in the Capitol was going to start anywhere, it would be in the Tribute Tower; it has the highest population of scorned District folks, after all. She wants the inside scoop on the stirring unease, and an escort position was easy enough to secure with her family’s status.

bio:

From a young age, Lyra Leto was interested in obscure things. Films, books, rock collections, and even a bug hospital at one stage, Lyra had a tendency to fixate. Of course, her father was always more than happy to indulge in her hobbies. He’d been twenty-four years older than Lyra’s mother, his third wife being the first – and only – to grant him a child. Uriel Leto was a very well-off man, the co-founder of an electronics company in the Capitol that went on to be one of the biggest. Lyra’s parents had divorced when she was very young, her mother running off with her personal trainer and a significant cut of her ex-husband’s fortune. Lyra has only ever seen the woman twice since then, and is of the opinion that she’s not really worth her time.

With three failed marriages under his belt and only one child to show for it, Uriel adored his daughter. In his eyes, she could do no wrong. He doted upon her, and ensured she received anything she could ever want, that she knew the sky was only the limit for those who didn’t dream big enough. Still, her father was a very busy man, and so Lyra was well accustomed to spending a majority of her time being cared for by nannies and babysitters. Her favourite was a woman by the name of Cordelia. She’d only been in her early twenties, but by Lyra’s young estimation, she’d been impossibly old and mature. Cordelia was what was classified as a ‘difficult citizen’. She originally heralded from one of the Districts, and as such had very different views on the Capitol and the Games than what Lyra had heard previously. Sometimes Cordelia would say things Lyra didn’t quite understand, speaking against President Snow and the Games, things she didn’t quite make sense of until she was older.

One day, Cordelia stopped showing up to work. Her father told her she’d gotten a new job, but Lyra knew there had to be more to it. She just didn’t know what. So, she started digging. Lyra had always loved mysteries. She liked guessing the murderer in her books five chapters before the reveal, perusing the internet for unsolved crimes and conspiracies, and formulating her own theories on what might have happened. Cordelia’s disappearance led her to discover more unsolved disappearances, and harsh punishments for anything so much as thinking bad thoughts about the government. She eventually found out what had happened to Cordelia – she’d been made an avox for vandalism. It didn’t make much sense to her, that nobody seemed to be talking about these things. That her father had told her Cordelia had gotten a new job, when that clearly wasn’t the case. Why cover it up?

Journalism seemed like a fitting career for her. She wanted to get to the bottom of things, to shed light on things happening across Panem, and she thought becoming a reporter was the perfect way to do so. People just didn’t seem to be talking about the things that really mattered, and so she would be the first, hopefully paving the way for other people with as much passion as she had. So, three years later with a degree in journalism and communications up her sleeve, Lyra landed her first job at Sponsor’s Weekly. Sure, the magazine hadn’t been her first choice, but she had to start somewhere. She was fired two weeks later, for pitching a story painting their President in a negative light. Whatever, they weren’t ready for her over there.

Her next job was with Panem Today, a national newspaper. Pitching the same story didn’t lead to her dismissal this time, but it did relegate her to reporting only on dresses at red carpet events, which, in her opinion, was even worse than being unemployed. So, she quit. It only took another couple of rejections for Lyra to understand the pattern here. These papers, they didn’t want to publish the truth. They couldn’t publish the truth, they were all under President Snow’s thumb. However corrupt she thought the government was, her opinion was cemented by the way they seemed to control the media. It wasn’t right. Somebody had to do something, somebody had to start uncovering the truth, and, damn it, if it wasn’t going to be her.

The Hidden Truth was originally a working title, but, as her podcast grew more popular, the name kind of stuck. It’s completely anonymous, of course. Recorded in an empty room of her father’s house – he didn’t even question why she needed all the recording equipment, just went out and bought it for his darling little girl. It started off well – digging into the secrets of the Capitol and the Games, real stories, the kind that the papers wouldn’t publish. She thought she was doing the Lord’s work, that she was god’s gift of truth and reason. People started interacting with her platform, sending in tips and theories, stories of corruption and scandal.

However, it wasn’t enough. Lyra started to crave more – more listeners, more fans, and, as many things do, Lyra’s platform for truth started to slide into the territory of absurdity. She started losing listeners when she spouted stories about the government and the Games, day in and day out, and so she started talking about Capitol celebrities. Past Victors. Tributes. Her warnings of corporate greed and government corruption started crossing over into outlandish theories. Is the President really a lizard-person? Does the moon actually exist? Sure, they were ridiculous, but people tuned in. Soon, The Hidden Truth was taken less seriously than tabloid magazines, a funny little podcast to listen to when you needed a laugh, but it was popular. People listened to her, and that’s what she’d always wanted.

Most of the tips that Lyra receives nowadays are pure bullshit, but, a few months ago, she started getting letters that managed to cut cleanly through the static. Rebellion. That’s what they spoke of. Nobody could provide her with much information, but even the mere whisper of an uprising had Lyra’s heart racing. Who was involved? Where was it happening? When was it all going to go down? This was why she’d wanted to become a journalist in the first place, wasn’t it? She needed to find out more, and, what better place to start a rebellion than in a Tower full of people scorned by the Capitol? Securing a job as an escort was easy enough – there was a fairly high turnover of them in the lower Districts. She went through the motions of training and finally got herself a job as the District Twelve escort for the seventy-eighth Games. Not what she would have preferred to be doing with her time, but if she was going to get the inside scoop, she needed to be where the action was.

Thus far, Lyra has managed to figure out surprisingly little. Either these District folk were very good at keeping secrets (likely) or they knew as little as she did (also likely). Whatever the case, Lyra is determined to get to the bottom of this, no matter how long she has to stay ‘undercover’.

PLAYED BY // JENNA

[naijacliqblog]

The much anticipated TV reality show #BBNaija is here again for its fourth season live in Nigeria. BBnaija fans knows how we do it.. Celebrating your very own... 

Africa’s popular reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, is set to return for a fourth season with the producers of the show also revealing that the Big Brother House will be in Nigeria. 

Auditions for the show will hold on the 1st and 2nd of February 2018 in eight locations across Nigeria, an increase from previous editions.

In addition, Nigeria’s number one betting website, Bet9ja, has been announced as headline sponsors of the new season.

The reality TV show which follows the format of the international Big Brother franchise is known to bring excitement and entertainment to fans and viewers across the continent as it houses strangers over a period of three months who contest against each other in a battle of wits for the ultimate prize.

Speaking on the return of Big Brother Naija, the Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria, Mr. John Ugbe said: “This fourth season promises to be even bigger than previous editions and underscores MultiChoice’s position as the biggest investor and driver of entertainment content on the continent”.

Since its maiden edition in 2006, the Big Brother Naija reality TV show has produced some of the country’s biggest pop culture influencers and celebrities including Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, Gideon Okeke, Katung Aduwak, Bisola Aiyeola, Efe Ejeba, and Uriel Oputa and mostly recently Miracle Ikechukwu, Tobi Bakre and Cynthia “Cee-C” Nwadiora.

Speaking at the press conference, Bet9ja’s Chief Executive Officer, Ayo Ojuroye said: “As the leading gaming company in Nigeria, we believe in changing lives. This singular attribute coupled with the zeal and passion attributed to the Big Brother Naija platform aligns with Bet9ja’s core values and we are honored by the opportunity to headline this year’s edition. Bet9ja will continue to support programmes that will connect more young Nigerians to their dreams”.

BBNaija Audition Requirements

1. You must be a Nigerian citizen over 21 years of age

2. You must have a valid and up-to-date international passport

3. Proceed to make a video so that you can make an impression and also that you can know which direction you are going. By the application form comes out and you are ready to go for an audition, the video you make can give a lasting impression about you to the judges.

BBNaija 2019 Registration: The Application process

To apply for BBNaija 2019, make a video containing your intent for wanting to be on the reality TV show.

- Log on to their website and fill the required fields

- Upload your video and image right there

BBNaija 2019 Audition Venues and Location 

Big Brother Naija 2019 Audition Venue in Lagos

D’Podium event Centre, 31B, Aromire Avenue, Off Adeniyi Jones, Allen, Ikeja.

Big Brother Naija 2019 Audition Venue in Abuja

Multichoice Office, Plot 1548, Ademola Adetokunboh Street, Beside Nema Adjacent Transcop Hilton, Maitama.

Big Brother Naija 2019 Audition Venue in Port-Harcourt

Hotel Presidential; 5141, Aba Road, Port Harcourt.

Big Brother Naija 2019 Audition Venue in Ibadan

Mauve 21 Events Centre; MKO Abiola Way, Ring Road, By Adeoyo Junction, Ibadan.

Big Brother Naija 2019 Audition Venue in Enugu

Oaklands Hotel and Park; Tunnel Crossing, Ogui Link Road, Beside Etim Plaza, Enugu

BBNaija 2019 Audition Venue in Warri, Delta State

Deluxe Garden Suites; Bauchi Close, Shell Edjeba, Warri

Big Brother Naija 2019 Audition Venue in Calabar

Venetian Arena; Plot 5, Murtala Mohammed Highway, Calabar

Big Brother Naija 2019 Audition Venue in Benin Edo State

Uti Grand Event Centre; 11, Osagiede Street GRA, Benin, Edo state

Don't forget the auditions begins at the above venues/states from the 1st of February 2019 and Ends on the 2nd February 2019.

[toptecharena]

The nominees/sponsors cocktail for the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (2018) is currently holding at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island and we have the first photos!

Spotted at the event are celebrities including: Shaffy Bello, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Adesua Etomi, Ini Dima-Okojie, Odunlade Adekola, Bisola Aiyeola, Uriel Oputa, Bolanle Olukanni, Eku Edewor, Michelle Dede, Kunle Afolayan, Hilda Dokubo, Femi Adebayo Salami, Stephanie Coker Aderinokun, Seyi Law, Kiki Omeili, Uche Agbai, Ik Osakioduwa, Mimi Onalaja, Dorcas Shola-Fapson among others.

See photos below:

Stephanie Coker-Aderinokun

Adesua Etomi

Ini Dima-Okojie

Mimi Onalaja

Eku Edewor

Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

Dorcas Shola-Fapson

Bolanle Olukanni

Shaffy Bello

Arese Emokpae

Kiki Omeili

Bisola Aiyeola

Odunlade Adekola

BamBam

Tobi Bakre

Teddy A

Marvis Nkpornwi

Uche Agbai

Vandora

Uriel Oputa

Anto

Khloe

DJ Sose

Femi Adebayo Salami

Hilda Dokubo

Jennifer Ukoh

Hilda Dokubo and Kunle Afolayan

Bolanle Olukanni, Michelle Dede, Mercy Ajisafe

Seyi Law, Kemen, Bryan, Marvis Nkpornwi

Bisola Aiyeola, Gifty, Lolu

Asurf Oluwaseyi

Uche Agbai, Ik Osakioduwa

Photo Credit: @bhmng | @thenetng | Instagram

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Go to Source Author: BellaNaija.com First Photos! Adesua Etomi, Ini Dima-Okojie, Shaffy Bello, Odunlade Adekola at #AMVCA2018 Nominees Cocktail The nominees/sponsors cocktail for the 2018 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (2018) is currently holding at the Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island and we have the first photos!

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Kerobyan Blasted Gonzalez In opening round. In the first bout of the evening, Ferdinand Kerobyan (6-0, 3 KOs) of North Hollywood, Calif. scored a first-round knockout victory against Uriel Gonzalez (1-2-1) of San Diego, Calif. in a scheduled six-round super welterweight fight. Keroyban stalked Gonzalez in the opening seconds of fight and hurt him with a right hand that immediately reddened his face. Then, Keroyban landed a hard counter left hook to the body of Gonzalez, sending him reeling back before unleashing a series of left hooks to the chin that knocked him down immediately. Gonzalez could not make it back to his feet before the count, forcing the referee to call the fight ‪at 1:08‬ of the first round.   "I felt great, and I didn't want to rush it," said Kerobyan. "But when the opportunity presented itself, I had to take full advantage of it. Hopefully, I'll be fighting again very soon and hope to deliver another knockout performance."   Gonzalez vs. Diaz was an eight-round super lightweight fight presented by Golden Boy Promotions and sponsored by "TECATE, THE OFFICIAL BEER OF BOXING" and Casa Mexico Tequila. The event was held at the Belasco Theater on Friday, October 6. Photo Credit: Lina Baker/SeeYouRingside @goldenboyboxing @oscardelahoya @makeawar @marylynaceves @monicasears @class56ramiro @gaberivas03 @janeymurcia @janinegarcia @primorosa1040 @willyvideo ‪@Micheladatime ‬  

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In what can only be described as a dazzling night of glitz and glamour, the official world premiere of the movie, Banana Island Ghost (B.I.G) was a thrilling delight. The highly anticipated movie was screened before an excited audience at Harbour Point Event Center in Victoria Island, Lagos. It was an elegant night of exquisite class meets Casino Royale.

Banana Island Ghost (B.I.G) is an action-comedy film starring the multi-talented ‘Chigul’ Chioma Omeruah as Ijeoma, who is paired with Patrick Diabuah the Ghost. The Ghost has 3 days to fall in love and she will do anything to save her father’s house in Banana Island from the bank coming to reclaim it in 3 days.

The glittery guest list on the red carpet included cast members Ali Nuhu, Tomiwa Edun, Saidi Balogun, Lala Akindoju, Akah Nnani, Uche Jombo, Damilola Adegbite, Dorcas Fapson, Ozzy Agu, Lord Frank, Makida Moka and Bimbo Ademoye. Other celebrity guests spotted on the red carpet included Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Omawunmi, OC Ukeje, Michelle Dede, Inidima Okojie, Eku Edewor, Freeze, Osas Ighodaro Ajibade, Ill Rhymz, Lamide Akintobi, Beverly Naya, Linda Ejiofor, Tomi Odunsi, Beverly Osu, BBA Stars Bisola, Kemen and Uriel, and many more.

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Banana Island Ghost is written and directed by BB Sasore and is Produced by Omorinsojo Spaine and Tolu Olusoga. The Executive Producers for the film are Biola Alabi, Derin Adeyokunnu, along with Co-Executive producers Dr. Ayo Osunrinade, Mr. Michael Ugwu, the founder of FreeMe Digital, Ms. Adenike Adekanbi of HTB Entertainment Studios, Mr. Niyi Toluwalope and Mr. Basheer Tosin Ashafa of Tri-Equity Capital were all Co-Executive Producers.

Following a remarkable response from guests at the premiere, Biola Alabi, Executive Producer of the movie said, “Chigul is an exceptional talent and in Banana Island Ghost, from her first moment on screen, she captivates the audience, movie lovers all over will thoroughly enjoy watching her.”

Banana Island Ghost (B.I.G), is the first from a slate of five (5) films by BAM-NEMSIA Pictures, a co-production partnership between Biola Alabi Media (BAM) and Nemsia Films.

BAM-Nemsia also collaborated with strategic partners and sponsors for the film including Lipton Tea, Sunlight Dishwashing liquid, Coldstone Creamery, HealthPlus Pharmacy and Kilimanjaro Restaurants.

The exceptional premiere event and the resounding satisfaction expressed by guests at the screening assures cinema lovers of an action packed and comedy filled viewing experience when the movie hits cinemas on August 4, 2017.

The film will be distributed by FilmOne and will be available in cinemas nationwide from August 4th, 2017. Group ED/COO of FilmOne Distribution, Moses Babatope said, “We are excited to be bringing this film to movie lovers across the country. Banana Island Ghost (B.I.G) is certainly another great win for local content and we are glad to be part of it.”

The movie premiere was sponsored by Amstel Malta, mCash, Amarula, Nederburg and Bisque Whiskey.

“I loved the movie from start to finish. Banana Island Ghost has certainly raised the bar for the industry. It’s a great testament to all that is possible when people dare to push the limits, BAM-NEMSIA has surely blazed a trail with this one, and as a movie enthusiast, I’m really glad for what it heralds for the industry,” said Omogbolahan Akinwunmi, Movie Critic.

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  Omotola Jalade, Saidi Balogun, Uche Jombo, Bisola at the premiere off ‘Banana Island Ghost’ In what can only be described as a dazzling night of glitz and glamour, the official world premiere of the movie, Banana Island Ghost (B.I.G) was a thrilling delight.

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Award-winning rapper, entertainer and Big Brother Naija 2017 housemate; CocoIce  unlocks the music visual for her budding hip-hop smash “Feeling Ma P”.

The fun packed clip is directed by Oke Films, and features appearances from #BBNaija 2017 housemates Uriel, Soma, Miyonsea and Kemen with artiste IB Josh.

CocoIce makes a massive statement with “Feeling Ma P”; as she steps into the spotlight as Nigeria’s top femcee.

Get “Feeling Ma P” on iTunes/Apple Music – http://apple.co/2n2ZCE1

Subscribe to Her Channel – http://bit.ly/2mxeszA

Connect with Coco Ice – http://www.cocoiceofficial.com Twitter – https://twitter.com/cocoiceofficial Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/officialcocoice Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cocoiceoffi…

EARLY DAYS

CocoIce, born Mojisola Serah Sowole, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, content developer, influencer, entrepreneur and fashion designer.

The versatility of her creativity is enormous and is considered to be her biggest strategic advantage.

She hails from Ogun State, in the southwestern region of Nigeria. Born and raised in Lagos Nigeria, her early days exposed her to the rich and diverse music culture of her environment, thereby having an early influence on her. Known within her mates in her early school days for her love for rap music, she started to entertain at every social activity in school and otherwise.

CocoIce draws her rap inspiration from listening to great rappers such as Eric Sermon, Mase, Notorious B.I.G, Lil Kim, Diddy and Heavy D. With a pen in hand, her creativity knows no bound. Whether for rap editorials which she also got into at her early teen days or fashion, which is another beloved craft of hers today.

MUSIC CAREER

Her early sojourn into editorial journalism exposed her into writing for the most widely read youth campus magazine publication – Acada Magazine. Her “Tito’s Diary” segment was a hot favorite for her esteemed readers, with the magazine reaching over 15,000 students monthly across several campuses within and outside Nigeria.

Going back to her first love; music, she started working and making music in the late award winning producer – OJB’s Studio ‘Silver Points Beat’ and released her first single titled ‘Get Nutty’ featuring May D in 2009 and it all took off from there.

In 2011, she signed a management contract with Magikal Entertainment, from her first hit single – Its Me. Two videos followed for ‘Its Me’ (directed by MattMax) and ‘Pon Pon Pon Remix’ singles in quick succession.

PERFORMANCE & AWARDS

CocoIce has performed at top events across Nigeria. Many of these shows and events include;

– Etisalat Spinlet

– Top 10 Mics

– Orijin Lagos Lunch (May 2014)

– Star Trek Show (2014)

In 2012, she was co-host at Tush Awards along side VJ Femi of Hip Tv and award winning Denrele Edun sponsored by Nigizie Tv. Her video ‘Its Me’ was directed by MattMax made it to SoundCity Top 20 videos and nomination in the “Next to blow” category for the TooXclusive 2012 Music Awards.

She won the ‘Next Rated Artist Of The Year’ at TUSH Awards. CocoIce was included in the ‘Best Female Hip Hop Artist’ category at CHAS, in the same year.

She was nominated in two category – ‘Song of the year and ‘Female act of the year’ at Gbam Awards.

REALITY TELEVISION

On 27th of November 2016, CocoIce auditioned for the 2nd edition of Nigeria’s biggest reality TV show – Big Brother Naija Reality Show

In January 22nd 2017 after going through the rigorous audition processes, she was selected as one of the 12 House-mates to participate in the show for 2017.

3 weeks into the show, she became the third house-mate to be evicted. The highlight of her participation and stay in the house was winning the tasks to become the Head Of House, a feat which allowed for her to be addressed as “Igwe CocoIce”, a title that she is addressed by her huge local and international fans till date.

Video: Coco Ice – Feeling Ma P @Cocoiceofficial Award-winning rapper, entertainer and Big Brother Naija 2017 housemate; CocoIce  unlocks the music visual for her budding hip-hop smash “Feeling Ma P”.

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AFL to enter $1.2 billion eSports industry, wants Etihad Stadium tournament

It’s more pop concert than sporting event – think enormous screens, elaborate lighting and hanging LED displays – but it could be the secret weapon to help the AFL lure millennials into its orbit.Professional video gaming, known as eSports, is already a $1.2 billion global industry with an annual audience of 239 million people mostly in the elusive 14-to-34-year age group.

Now the AFL is preparing to enter the burgeoning field in a bold bid to broaden the exposure of its brand and boost sponsorship revenue.

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AFL and eSports: The unlikely match

AFL and eSports: The unlikely match

What is eSports and why is the AFL interested?

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It looks like Adelaide forward Eddie Betts has passed down his goalkicking skills to his son.

It’s ‘every man for themselves’ at Swans

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The Footy Classified panel says the team’s failure to protect Callum Mills as he was bullied by the Blues is symptomatic of Sydney’s miserable losing streak. Courtesy Nine Network.

Fasolo’s unlikely solution to kicking woes

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Advice from an unlikely source helped Collingwood forward Alex Fasolo with his set shot problems.

Nat Fyfe off to Saint Kilda?

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96FM presenter Brad Fitzgerald says there is a deal for Fremantle’s Nat Fyfe to move to Saint Kilda.

Collingwood upset Geelong

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Geelong’s strong start to the season met it’s first speedbump as a resilient Collingwood side kept a strong lead throughout the match to win it by 29 points.

AFL plays of round 6

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Patton unloads to muzzle the Doggies, Josh Bruce misses the unmissable, a pair of Swans show off genius, Cox forgets here’s playing AFL and the Crows show Richmond what a premiership contender looks like.

AFL and eSports: The unlikely match

What is eSports and why is the AFL interested?

The league is keen on running an eSports tournament at Etihad Stadium, which it assumed ownership of last October, and wants AFL clubs to sponsor or create their own eSports teams, as some have with AFL Women’s and Super Netball.

Forget about crepe paper banners, kitsch theme songs and athletes covered in oil.

eSports is millennials playing high-stake video games spurred on by thousands of cheering fans and the prospect of millions in sponsorship, prizemoney and endorsements.

“eSports events sell out,” Darren Birch, the AFL’s growth, digital and audiences general manager told Fairfax Media. “They are amazing live events.

“There are more screens, more activities going on, more lights, more LED displays. Some of the tournaments I have seen show that eSports is more concert-like than sport-like, but that’s what appeals to that younger audience.

“All of these things make the experience bigger and bolder than your average sport.”

An eSports tournament plays to a big crowd in California last year. The AFL wants to attract millennials to its brand through a foray into stadium gaming. Photo: Uriel Espinoza/ESL

Put simply, eSports is competitive video-gaming. Tournaments are played online, sometimes in stadiums, where professional teams with professional players battle each other in video games such as League of Legends, Call of Duty and FIFA.

Australia has eight top-tier professional teams with hundreds of semi-professional and amateur outfits below them. The industry here, according to team bosses who spoke to Fairfax Media, is on the tipping point of becoming more mainstream as it is in the US, Europe and Asia.

Keyboard warriors: These are the new stadium superstars. Photo: Uriel Espinoza/ESL

The AFL is aiming to apply its expertise in running an elite sporting competition to eSports. The league has been inspired by overseas sporting clubs such as soccer’s Paris Saint-Germain and FC Schalke 04 and the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, who own eSports teams.

In PSG’s case, the eSports players wear the club’s blue, white and red colours and compete under the PSG badge. Other sporting clubs have more traditional sponsorship partnerships with eSports teams.

eSports is sometimes played in stadiums. Here, teams compete against each other playing ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’ during the Dreamhack Masters eSports tournament at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Photo: AP

Birch recently attended an eSports conference in the US and this weekend will be in Sydney for the Australian debut of the world-renowned Intel Extreme Masters eSports tournament. It will be held at the 21,000 seat capacity Qudos Bank Arena and offers $260,000 in prizemoney.

Birch said the AFL wanted to use eSports to put its brand and its clubs’ brands in front of millennials in order to expand audiences and sponsorship revenue.

“eSports is very strong in the millennial area, so for us it is about diverse exposure to that audience. That’s no different to AFLW where we became more relevant to a female audience.

“Whether that translates into football is somewhat relevant but also not totally relevant. We want AFL, through eSports, to have the ability to generate a broader appeal for clubs and be able to bring more sponsors, revenue and consumption of your brand – whether that’s a live footy event or a live eSports event.”

Some consider eSports a sport, some don’t. Birch points out that US colleges hand athletic scholarships to budding eSports professionals and that the world famous IMG Academy in Florida tests eSports professionals just like athletes.

Fairfax Media understands this isn’t the first time the AFL world, or the Australian mainstream sporting world, has intersected with the eSports industry.

Riot Games – the global gaming giant that makes the wildly popular video game League of Legends – approached former AFL boss Andrew Demetriou and current North Melbourne chairman Ben Buckley to invest, via their business, in an Australian eSports team.

Demetriou is the chairman and Buckley the chief executive of sports technology business Beyond Boundaries Global. Both have a stake in the business. Also recently, NRL team the New Zealand Warriors have been in talks with some of Australia’s top professional eSports teams to discuss possible sponsorship or investment opportunities. Industry sources said other AFL clubs have made similar inquiries.

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