If you have dreams of becoming a model or make-up artist, modelsvillage.tv is the place to start your career. The site which is fast growing is set officially launch soon and would be following events such as fashion shows, exibitions as well as charity tours.

Modelsvillage.tv is an interactive online community designed for professional models, aspiring models, stylist, photographers and fashion designers to promote their portfolio and services to top agencies and hiring companies within Nigeria and around the world.

Members can add their most attractive photos and portfolio which will be visible to all members and agencies around the world.

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If you watch videos from Yahoo! TV, you’re probably going to enjoy Naija’s own video sharing community called Naijoo.Tv, an online video sharing site that allows you to upload, view and share video clips. When I first heard the name, I thought it would look like Yahoo! TV, but far from it.

Naijoo Tv is similar to other video viewing websites such as YouTube, but with several differences. The site features full videos in a variety of categories, including Comedy, Covers, Dance, Hip-Hop, Interviews, Movies, Pop, Programs, R&B, Reggae, Remix, Rock, Traditional (Edo, Yoruba, Ibo), US Hip Hop, US R&B, Worship. Original content is uploaded to the site by independent video creators and the Nigerian community.

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I’ve been wanting to write about this for some time now, but haven’t got the time. Trust me, I got my eyes everywhere, but haven’t decided to take a dive. Suddenly, I got the motivation to search and showcase Nigeria’s ten young web celebs to watch.

These people (guys and girls) are the sort I would be recommending to VCs and investors, should I by any chance be contacted by them. The list is an interesting mix of young Nigerian web entrepreneurs, start-up founders and social media players who are making a huge impact in Nigeria’s web/digital space.

So in no particular order, here comes my 10 Young Nigerian Web Celebrities To Watch:

Sokari Ekine

If you’re talking about who uses technology as a tool for social justice and human rights in Africa, Sokari would probably be mentioned in every citizen journals around the world. She has worked as Sub-Saharan Editor for Global Voices and more recently as Online Editor for Pambazuka News.

She is the founder of Black Looks, an award winning Pan-African feminist blog covering a range of Africa related issues. Sokari is quite rampant on the web, even on Kabissa, but doesn’t have a personal website. Hmm, just like Micheal Brock in John Grisham’s The Street Lawyer, advocating for the homeless, while he’s homeless.

Francis Oghuma

If Francis where to sell all of his ideas, he’d be a billionnaire by now. No kidding. He makes me feel like I have AIDS - Articulate Ideas Deficiency Syndrome. Just 23, he’s got the greatest PR skills I’ve ever seen. You need to see the crowd that follows him and his projects on Facebook.

When I first met him, I felt like I was sitting in front of Steve Jobs or Richard Branson.  Francis is founder of Qubestreet, an emerging media empire that sure could compete with the world’s best. He’s just formidable. Find him on Facebook.

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I’ve quizzed myself about the fact that most (if not all) of Nigerian celebrities don’t have a functional website, let alone one that has a community where their fans and other users can enjoy a social networking experience.

Lately, I’ve started to x-ray websites of several Nigerian music, movies, web, political and sports celebrities on the Internet in an attempt to find out which of them has applied web 2.0 tools and technologies. Unfortunately, I’ve found none.

For the most part, there are quite a few of them such as ritadominic.com, omotola.tv and stephanieokereke.com, styl-plus.com that have cool web interfaces and functionalities, but hardly would you find a user community.

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If you’re a Nigerian or African diasporan, and think you’re missing out on the Nigerian Nollywood scene, Izogn Movies brings you the best of Nigerian and Ghanaian movies on your PC.

IzognMovies.com makes it easy to find an old classic, or discover something new, and watch it instantly on a computer from anywhere around the globe. Users can also log on at any time to share their opinion of movies, actors, and producers, and read what their fellow moviegoers have to say in the community.

Users are provided with an ever-growing collection of over 3,000 high-quality movies, with 20 new movies released every week.

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