by Adeniyi Abdul GNLive, aka Gospel Night Live is a movement with the aim of spotlighting Conscious Nigerian Artistes on Nigeria’s music scene. It is a platform that has been going on for the past three months and has been getting great support from different Nigerian Artistes. It is a monthly gospel entertainment event that... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi The 4th Biennial conference for Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) will hold from the 4th to 7th October 2012, in partnership with Lagos Business School, LEAP Africa and FindajobinAfrica.com. The 4-day conference will hold at the Lekki-Ajah campus of the Lagos Business School. With the YALDA conference, the... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Darey is back with another engaging video; this time for hit track ‘Sisi-Eko’. Shot in the heart of Lagos, the video shows Darey and Flavour as they attempt to woo an elegant Lagos lady whom they spot while riding through the famous Lagos traffic. It was produced by Soul Muzik and directed... Read More
by Isi Esene Two men, Habu Idi and Muazu Ibrahim have been remanded in prison custody in Jalingo for allegedly gang-raping a 13-year-old girl in Zing, Zing Local Government Area, Taraba State. Because the victim is a minor, her identity has not been disclosed. One of the accused, Idi, was, however, not in court for... Read More
by Isi Esene We seem to be hearing more and more of these suspicious packages intercepted in Lagos lately. A man has been arrested at Orile Bus Stop in Lagos while carrying items which witnesses suspect was a bomb. The man who was identified as Lawal was reported to have joined members of the Living... Read More
by Omotunde Kasali The resonance reels into a rhythm and the rhythm syncs the limbs; it captures the body, and frees the soul. And the body is abandoned to that rhythm: Azonto is in Nigeria! The body is erected, the legs are kept at ease, the waist is locked, then the upper body is slightly... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul President Goodluck Jonathan is apparently sick of crude oil theft in Nigeria and wants it eradicated as soon as possible. Speaking at the Presidential Maritime Security Retreat in Abuja he stated that a solution had to be found by all parties involved as the situation is a stain on the image of... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul What do you do if you ever get assaulted in a McDonalds outlet and the authorities refuse to believe you? If you’re Dr. Steve Mann, you show them a picture taken with a computer attached to your brain. Dr. Mann is a Professor at the University of Toronto who has invented a... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi For Danielle, it all started at the age of 7 when she nurtured big dreams of “competing in a race in a big stadium in a cold city”. Now she is living that dream as she is the youngest athlete to qualify to compete in the London 2012 Olympics. She will represent... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi The much talked about concert happened on Sunday, 22nd June 2012 and Lagos literally stood still as the only ‘Omo Baba Lowo’, Davido thrilled fans. Although the concert was well attended, some people chose to lie about attending just to join the hype or perhaps make their friends jealous. Unfortunately for one... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi As auditions commence for Nigeria’s Got Talent show across Nigeria in a fortnight, Airtel Nigeria and Rapid Blue Format have announced a star prize of N10 Million Naira for the show. Gifted Nigerians, male and female of all ages with talents in acrobatics, magic display, fire eating, ball juggling, dancing, singing, comedy,... Read More
by Aderonke Adebanjo Or is it more than a number? The subject of age has been coming A LOT lately! Times have changed. Tradition has evolved. People are following their heart more these days it seems and so when it comes to age and love, you find that for a handful of people age is... Read More
by Isi Esene In a move reminiscent of the Occupy Nigeria protests in January against the Fuel Subsidy removal by the Federal Government, the displaced residents of the Makoko Waterfront community have begun to mobilise with a view to taking their grievances to the seat of the Lagos State Government at Alausa, Ikeja. As the... Read More
by Isi Esene The Senate Committee on Communications has threatened telecommunications service providers in Nigeria to improve on their service delivery or leave the country. This was necessitated by the lingering poor quality of service experienced by subscribers. The chairman of the Senate Committee on Communications, Sen. Gil Emeka Nnaji, said the Senate was ready... Read More
When your own rights are being violated on a daily basis, at some point you risk going numb for the rights of others. Lonely poles are sticking out of the water, like palisades without any function. 24 hours ago the wooden constructions still carried fishermen’s houses. The rattling noise of chainsaws echoing over the Lagos... Read More
by Adeniyi Abdul If this isn’t the definition of a devoted fan then we really don’t know what is. A Britney Spears fan has spent over £60,000 in a bid to look like the star. But the curious part is, this fan is a boy; or rather, was a boy. Kara Hays, is a transsexual... Read More
by Isi Esene Praiz is out with a sizzling new single titled Rich and Famous. The song talks about his fantasy of beautiful ladies, cameras flashing, fans screaming his name, crowd cheering, and generally being world famous. Well, everyone wants that, you’ll say. X3M Music singer Praiz pretty much sums it all up on his... Read More
by Isi Esene Nigerian unborn babies now seem to have some stipend from the Federal Government awaiting them to start life as soon as they are delivered. This is so as the FG has concluded plans to pay pregnant women who attend antenatal clinics as part of efforts to tackle the menace of maternal mortality.... Read More
It is sad that Nigerians above a certain age spend so much time living in the past, lamenting how things used to work, such that there is no energy left to find any solutions. “Why is our Society so afflicted with the virus of corruption? Why does it appear that the average Nigerian is congenitally... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang New Tottenham Hotspurs coach, Andre Villas-Boas, has condemned Luka Modric’s behaviour, and will fine the Croatian, who has refused to turn up for training, £80,000. The midfielder is angling for a move to Real Madrid – a repeat of last summer, when he unsuccessfully tried to engineer a move to Chelsea. According... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang This time last year, Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger, was busy convincing anyone who had ears, that the club would keep Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri. By the time the season started, both midfielders had departed to Barcelona and Manchester City respectively, in search of ‘bigger ambitions’. The Frenchman seems to have learnt... Read More
By Adrienne Graham How would you feel if your boss came to you and said, Hey since we can get this done from information from the Internet, I won’t be paying you today. I love giving advice. I write blogs, articles and a newsletter. I host a radio show. I tweet, Facebook and share nuggets... Read More
I knew my knight in shinning armor would appear and in my own eyes I had a fair idea of what it meant to be married so I felt prepared and qualified. What more would a man want than a fine, godly, very smart – narrowly missed a 1st class- young girl. Marriage, oh marriage... Read More
by Isi Esene The pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly and the Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, Tunde Bakare has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office before he is removed. He said this in a statement titled: “How to change government peacefully and make society better”. According to the Vanguard Newspapers,... Read More
… Making a long-term relationship work requires that you have a short memory. A lot of people start relationships full of energy only to watch them come to a bloody end. Then, they start another relationship, which ends just like the last one. Little do they know, they are repeating the same patterns, but are... Read More
by Isi Esene The activist lawyer, Femi Falana has condemned the Lagos State government’s action of giving Makoko residents a 72 hours quit notice on a Friday and then forcefully evicting the people on Monday the 16th. According to the Premium Times, Falana lashed out at the Fashola administration saying it is “promoting murder, orchestrating... Read More
by Isi Esene The organisers of the Big Brother Africa Stargame have been accused of systematically eliminating Nigeria’s last representative in the House, Goldie. Goldie’s fellow Kennis Music label-mate, Kenny St. Best (formerly known as Kenny St. Brown aka Mrs. Brown), made this allegations during her press conference which took place at the Protea Hotel,... Read More
by Isi Esene The Down Syndrome Foundation of Nigeria is The Future Awards’ selected charity for 2012. It is a non-profit organisation which seeks to provide care for children with Down Syndrome some of which have been abandoned by their parents and society on the basis of culture and myths that tend to stigmatize them.... Read More
by Chude Jideonwo Nigeria’s young people lost an ally in the highest levels of government when Abdullahi was transferred. Whether with the title of minister or not, we badly need one. I was dealing with the mundane tasks of my day job as a media entrepreneur when I received the call: “Hi Chude, this is... Read More