Month: March 2014
Philips To Establish Research, Innovation Hub In Africa
Royal Philips Friday announced the establishment of its Africa Innovation Hub in Nairobi, Kenya, which underlines the company’s commitment to…
APC To PDP: Prove Our Complicity In Boko Haram Insurgency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dared the Peoples Democratic Party to urgently make available to the Nigerian public any…
TB Kills 192 In Adamawa
Dr. Stephen John, Project Manager of the TB Control Programme in Adamawa State has revealed that 3,382 cases of Tuberculosis…
Sanusi Spent Money Recklessly, FG Insists
Akin Kuponiyi The Federal Government on Friday told a Federal High Court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, that the tenure of…
Urinate In Public, Face Arrest, Fashola Warns Lagosians
Kazeem Ugbodaga A displeased Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has ordered officers of the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, to…
Nollywood Actress Faces Backlash Over Nude Movie Role
Funsho Arogundade As controversy trailing the semi-nude picture of Nollywood actress, Biola Ige and Muna Ibekwe, is yet to abate,…
Immigration Job Stampede: 13 Survivors Leave Hospital
Thirteen survivors of the Nigerian Immigration Service’ recruitment stampede have been discharged from the hospital. The Minister of State for…
Champions League Q/Finals: Man United To Face Bayern
Manchester United of England will face a herculean task of scaling the hurdles of champions, Bayern Munich of Germany in…
Chelsea, Arsenal Fight For Supremacy
With the number of matches in their kitty dwindling down into single digit, this weekend pivotal’s London derby between Chelsea…
Bonfrere Predicts Tough World Cup For Eagles
Adebobola Alawode Former Super Eagles’ coach Bonfrere Jo, has predicted a tough campaign for Nigeria at the World Cup in…
Export Potentials Of Grasscutter
By Prince Arinze Onebunne Nigerian non-oil exports are still significantly below potential. The gradual decline over the last 49 years…
Top Stars Ready To Rock Star Music Trek 2014
Funsho Arogundade Seventeen of Nigeria’s biggest artistes have been officially unveiled as the line up for this year’s Star Music…
Tinubu, Bello, Others For Alasela’s Album Launch
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Member representing Lagos Central Senatorial District at the Senate; Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas, Chairman, CFAO; Mr. Tunji…
Dr. Frabz Is Nigerian Idol 4 Music Director
Funsho Arogundade Award-winning music producer/singer, Ayo Faboro, popularly known as Dr Frabz, has been announced as the new music director…
Apple Spinners Rocks Club 68 Tonight
Juju music lovers and other music enthusiasts as well as fans of Apple Spinners Band residing in Surulere, Lagos and…
Beautiful Nubia Holds Monthly Show
Kayode Aponmade Root/folk musician, Dr. Segun Akinlolu, famously known as Beautiful Nubia, will storm Ikeja GRA on Sunday 23 March…
Femi Kuti Supports Black REALvolution Day
Funsho Arogundade Nigeria’s king of Afro Beat, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, has thrown his weight behind the Black REALvolution day coming up…
Hugh Masekela, Yinka Davies, Others For Calabar Jazz Festival
Funsho Arogundade Following a successful debut in 2013, the Calabar International Jazz Festival, has announced an amazing line-up of superstars…
My Target Is N30m For ‘Make A Move’, Says Ivie Okujaye
Funsho Arogundade Fast rising Nollywood star-turned-producer, Ivie Okujaye, has promised that in spite of low patronage of Nollywood movies, she…
ANTP Crisis Deepens
Kayode Aponmade As the crisis rocking the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, ANTP, lingers, members of both Dele Odule…
MTV Base Celebrates Rap Star Olamide
Funsho Arogundade Rave rap star, Olamide, has been named by the music video channel, MTV Base, as its Artist of…
Musician KCee Appointed Peace Ambassador
Kayode Aponmade Limpopo master, KCee was recently appointed Peace Ambassador by Nigeria’s first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. Kcee, who openly…
Lancelot Imasuen’s Invasion 1897 Is Ready
Kayode Aponmade Nollywood movie director, Lancelot Imasuen, is set to release his latest historic movie Invasion 1897. The movie focuses…
UN report: World faces ‘water-energy’ crisis
Surging populations and economies in the developing world will cause a double crunch in demand for water and energy in…
Diezani’s N10bn on chartered jet ignites probe
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Public Accounts to investigate the alleged wastage of funds by the…
Arise, O Cowards, Nigeria’s Call Obey
By Nwike Ojukwu Majority of Nigerians are strident in their demand for the removal of Minister Abba Moro and others…
Amosun orders payment of striking lecturers salaries
Governor Ibikunle Amosun has ordered the management of the state-owned Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, to pay the one-month salary…
Jonathan in Namibia says corruption exaggerated in Nigeria
.Jonathan rules out capital punishment for corruption as is done in China As if to challenge the validity of the…
Diack quits IAAF next year
The President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Lamine Diack, said on Thursday that he would retire from…
Petrol sells for N160 in Enugu, as scarcity persists
The scarcity of fuel in Enugu took a new dimension on Thursday as independent petroleum marketers withdrew their services, alleging…