by Chisom Ukaegbu Its Friday and we bring you a hot track from the stables of Capital Hill to start up your weekend. New single by in-house producer Tha Suspect features Igbo rapper, Phyno and Illbliss a.k.a boss. Enjoy [DOWNLOAD]
by Adeola Balogun The most important times in a person’s life are the day of his birth and the day he dies. Nelson Mandela lived a life captured in many pictures but the last one he took showed us the face of a man whose resilience has endured many trials and conquered. Even in his... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Social Media Week Lagos (SMW Lagos), produced by Dragon Africa and AFRIKA21, is a week long event that is part of the Social Media Week global platform and takes place in Lagos February 17 – 21, 2014. After a hugely successful inaugural year that hosted 110 events, had over 8,000 registrations and... Read More
by Tutu Akinlabi The death of Nelson Mandela has attracted sympathy and caused sorrow all over the world. However, when a famous person dies, it is common to find people who make astounding mistakes about the person’s identity and what he did while he was alive. Below are some of such blunders – some of... Read More
by Chi Ibe If you have been observing copyright matters nationally, you would know that the Tony Okoroji-led Copyright Association of Nigeria (COSON) has declared war against broadcast stations – television and radio – who share Nigerian music without paying rights. Some stations have been harrassed, and others threatened legally. Not able to take it... Read More
by Oke Efagene Multi-talented actress and comedienne, Funke Akindele, gave her fans a peek into her early days in Nollywood as a budding actress. The star who is popularly referred to as ‘Jenifa’ , after her hit movie, posted an old photo online of herself alongside two other Nollywood actresses, Iyabo Ojo and Doris Simon. She... Read More
For the Xhosa people of South Africa, death is traditionally not something to be talked about or to be planned for, no matter how inevitable or close it may seem. In the final years of his life, secret plans were hammered out between the government, the military and his family as they prepared for a... Read More
by Chi Ibe Like, #OgaAtTheTop before it, it appears some entrepreneurial Nigerians have set about taking advantage of the latest cinderella story – the widow insulted by the Edo governor, Adams Oshiomhole and told to “Go and die”. A blogger posted this t-shirt and asks that you grab your copy… … Now!
by Chi Ibe Producer and now blogger, Charles Novia has never hidden what he things – and so when he shared his list of the five best Nollywood actresses this year, everyone paid attention. Including one of the ‘honorees’. But she wasn’t pleased. Apparently, being listed fifth and being slammed for one movie while heavily... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) a social enterprise that connects Nigerian youth with ICT-enabled opportunities. Having worked with government, civil society, private institutions and international organizations, PIN’s projects build on years of combined experience and focus on socio-economic development. PIN organized the second edition of its annual Techie Entrepreneurial Nigerian Talented (TENT) event... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The world as a whole is mourning the death of former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Nigerians are not left out as citizens all over the country have been expressing their sadness at the death of the icon. In solidarity with the people of South Africa, and indeed the world, Nigerian President... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo “Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die”, those were the words from the late ex-president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. He showed a perfect example by meeting with his jailer, the lawyer, Percy Yutar prosecuted him and got him a sentence of life imprisonment for sabotage.... Read More
by Oke Efagene Confusion broke out in Ughelli, Delta State on Monday morning after soldiers assigned to Setraco Construction Company shot a motorcyclist to death. It was gathered that the tragic incident happened after soldiers posted to guard a Lebanese expatriate issued an order, prohibiting all vehicular movements except motorcycles conveying school children across the... Read More
In a rare act of bravery, 14-year-old Gunjan Sarmah volunteered to be kidnapped in order to save the lives of 10 other kids from their school van at Simaluguri in Sivasagar district of Assam on Wednesday. Not just that, she lumbered through dense forest on Thursday along the Assam-Nagaland border, where she was left abandoned by her armed kidnapper, and reached... Read More
by Debo Adejugbe Some of the revelations that the case has thrown up involves Ikuforiji giving cash payments to Atoyebi for onward remittance to his (Speaker) account, disbursal of several jamboree payments within the legislative chambers and signing of various sums of money under shady circumstances. In the face of muted searchlight shone on Rotimi Amaechi’s... Read More
The world knows Nelson Mandela as a man who forever changed the course of modern history and who will surely continue to leave his mark long after his death Thursday at the age of 95. You may know that he spent 27 years in prison, that he led South Africa out of apartheid and that... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo A cattle farmer in Ekiti has killed a massive 15-foot snake that had been terrorizing residents in the area. Bayo Ibrahim, 23, killed the big snake around the Ado-Afao-Ekiti environs of the state. The snake was said to have been notorious for killing domestic animals in the area. The Nation reports:... Read More
Victims and the media have become more active in engaging and tackling the issues of sexual misbehaviours. If you read the newspapers casually, you might get the distinct sense that an epidemic has come upon us – as indeed it has. There is a definite spike in the reported incidences of rape, paedophilia and... Read More
“Black man, you are on your own.” – Steve Biko “In the fell clutch of circumstance/I have not winced nor cried aloud Under the bludgeonings of chance/My head is bloody, but unbowed… I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul” – William Ernest Henley, Invictus (poem) “Him and his... Read More
by Segun Adeniyi Against the background that a certain penchant for lawlessness and opportunism underlies the crises that characterize our political culture, the toxic suggestion by Ekweremadu for a collective tenure elongation by major political office holders beyond 2015 is a clear indication that most of our political leaders have become hostages to power and... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo The battle between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has shown no signs of slowing down as the academic body insists that it has not seen proof of any payment made by the FG. The government has repeatedly stated that it had deposited the sum of N200... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo An elderly indigene of Benue has been arrested by police after reports that he raped a child. Alhaji Ganiyu Kolawole, 71, was picked up by police in Akure, the capital of Ondo after it was alleged that he raped a 7-year-old primary school pupil. It was said that Kolawole, a night guard... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo It was a horrific scene at the Glorious International Academy on Ovom, off Opobo Road in the Ogbor Hill area of Aba, the Abia capital, as a lorry rammed into a school building filled with children. No less than 7 children were left dead in the accident, which occurred yesterday,... Read More
by Akan Ido Six suspected ritualists were reportedly arrested in Nkwerre, Imo State by law enforcement agents for allegedly engaging in the sale of human parts. The gang was reportedly apprehended early this week by the men of the Nkwerre Vigilante Network after discovering the location which the suspected ritualists operated from. The suspects who were... Read More
President Obama praised Nelson Mandela on Thursday, saying the former South African leader symbolized the fight for freedom and dignity throughout the world. “He achieved more than can be expected of any one man,” said the nation’s first African-American president. Mandela now “belongs to the ages,” Obama said at the White House within an hour... Read More
by Isi Esene South Africa’s first democratically elected President and Apartheid hero, Nelson Mandela died today at the age of 95. Current President Jacob Zuma announced his death in a National broadcast saying Africa’s pre-eminent son is “now rested, he is now at peace…. our Nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu He lived a very long and wonderful life and it is very unlikely that we would ever see the like of him in our life time again. Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president died earlier today at his home in the Johannesburg suburb of Houghton. According to BBC reporter, Mike Wooldridge, there... Read More