Dimeji Alara, Nigerian Fashion Editor Goes Hollywood

Paris-born, Nigerian fashion editor and stylist Dimeji Alara has been asked to join the American and South African co-production of ‘The Blue Mauritius.’ An action packed, international heist film in the vein of ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ and ‘The Italian Job.’ The film’s production is set to begin in August 2016 in Cape Town, with other locations to include London, Berlin, Tokyo and Paris.

Twitter puts video ads at top of users' timeline feeds

Twitter has told marketers they can now place video ads near the top of people's timeline feeds.

It says the First View feature will give their clips "premium placement" on users' devices. It is initially being rolled out to the US ahead of a global launch.

The announcement comes on the eve of the company's latest financial results.

One expert said the move might help boost Twitter's profits in the short-term but was likely to backfire.

"The reason why Facebook has been so successful of late is that it has been able to put sponsored posts and videos into people's feeds," commented Richard Holway, chairman of the TechMarketView consultancy.