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 Nollywood Sets New Guiness World Record Black Market attracts 51,000 qualifying viewers at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, to claim the record for the largest audience at a single film screening. The record was achieved at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, where 51,000 viewers watched the movie from the beginning to the end of the screening. The feat surpassed the previous record of 43,624 viewers, set in 2015 during a screening of the Filipino film Felix Manalo at the Philippine Arena. The Lagos event drew thousands of movie lovers, with the venue filled several hours before the main screening began. Organisers had targeted at least 50,000 simultaneous viewers as part of the record attempt. The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, was among the dignitaries who attended the event, alongside personalities from the entertainment industry and government. While the overall crowd was larger, Guinness World Records recognised 51,000 viewers as the qualifying figure, based on those who...

JAMAICA TAKES SLAVERY REPARATIONS FIGHT TO KING CHARLES AS DELEGATION ARRIVES IN UK. (PHOTO)


 Jamaica Takes Slavery Reparations Fight To King Charles As Delegation Arrives In UK


A Jamaican government delegation has arrived in the United Kingdom to formally present a landmark petition to King Charles III seeking legal guidance on Britain’s responsibility for slavery and its lasting consequences.


The delegation, led by Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange, is expected to lodge the petition with the King on Monday.


Rather than directly demanding a financial payout from the monarch, Jamaica is asking King Charles, in his capacity as Jamaica’s head of state, to refer key legal questions to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.


The petition seeks clarification on whether the forced transportation and enslavement of Africans in Jamaica was lawful, whether slavery constituted a crime against humanity, and whether Britain has a legal obligation to provide restitution for the harm caused by slavery and its enduring legacy.


Grange said the effects of slavery continue to affect Jamaica’s development, including education, healthcare and the country’s ability to respond to modern challenges such as climate change.


The move comes amid growing international pressure for former colonial powers to confront the legacy of transatlantic slavery and consider reparatory justice. A recent United Nations committee also said countries have obligations to consider reparations for the transatlantic slave trade.


The Jamaican delegation is also expected to hold discussions in Britain on the possible return of cultural artefacts taken from Jamaica.


The petition could mark a major new phase in the Caribbean nation’s long-running campaign for reparations and potentially influence similar demands across the Caribbean and Africa. (The Guardian)


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