by Doyin Jaiyesinmi Nigerian R & B singers Chidinma and Praiz are set to feature on the weekly BET Spotlight season finale this week. The show will focus on their music career and forthcoming projects. Chidinma and Praiz were seen as the perfect choice for the ‘Rated Next’ series, as they represent the future of Nigerian music. They both kick-started their music career... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Nigerians are in a heightened state of alertness after several groups have come forward to say that there may be a move to shift the thrust of terrorist attacks to the south of the country. On Wednesday a gardener found the explosive device at Umudo Village Hall, close to Saint Theresa Catholic Church in Obollo,... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Leave it to the BBC to take something as fun as the ‘Azonto’ and give us the history in tw0-and-a-half short minutes. The BBC journalist goes to the heart of Jamestown, in Accra city to find out what made ‘Azonto’ the dance it is today. My only question is, where is the BBC... Read More
by Seyi Lawal What: MTV launches new season of the hit show MTV Meets with MTN. Where: Lagos. When: Sunday June 17, 2012. Photos by Kelechi Silas
by Stanley Azuakola Lagos State doctors, who dragged the state government to the National Industrial Court over their sack by the government, face a dicey situation. The issue at stake: The doctors went to the court, asking it to affirm that they had the right to strike; a right that the government could not discipline... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Factory78tv caught up with Afrobeats artiste/hit maker Dj Zeez at a Smade entertainment event held at Yager bar in central London. The “fokasibe and Bobbie FC” crooner is in the UK touring with SMG’s Sauce kid. In this brief interview Dj Zeez talks about his current Vanilla records,album plans/directions and more importantly... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Jinjiri Abubakar has refused to give details of the casualty figure from last Sunday’s reprisal attacks in Kaduna which followed the suicide bombing in three churches. However, he put the number of deaths due to the suicide bombings at 18, with 32 injured. It is... Read More
Of course, every leadership is a product of its citizenry. They do not fall from the skies. It is from amongst us that we ‘elect’ them. Chinedu Anarado The mood pervading the country is quite gloomy. Everyone whose origin can be traced to the geographical entity called Nigeria can be said to be in a somber mood. Indeed, it... Read More
by Chi Ibe Goldie is working round the clock these days. The Big Brother star has released a new music video for her single,’Say my name’. Watch her new video here:
by Tolu Orekoya The explosion of violence in northern cities like Damaturu, Kaduna has caught the attention of the Vatican. In his weekly address, Pope Benedict XVI asked those responsible for the multiple bombings of churches in the north of the country to “stop immediately.” Read on: A radical Islamist sect has claimed responsibility for suicide... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Factory78tv recently caught up with successful and UK based famous gospel artiste and media personality, Muyiwa Olanrewaju lead singer of Muyiwa and River songz. He talked with Adesope about his musical journey, childhood experiences, the collective known as “Muyiwa and River Songz” and finally his upcoming concert at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya After a meeting to discuss the recent bombings in the north of the country, The south-eastern zone branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said that that the terrorist sect, Boko Haram has plans to leave its home territory and create instability in the south-east of the country. According to a report... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya For all those Unilag/MAULAG students hoping for a reprieve from the dreaded name change, Senator Enang may have some good news for you. That new logo just might have to be benched for a while because, though the president may say that it is final, but it isn’t absolutely final accourding to the Senate committe Chairman on... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Now that the war on pants has truly been lost (at least in the celebrity sphere) the next declaration has been made: a war on all clothing. Katy Perry donned a sheer body suit at the Much Music Awards, held in Toronto Canada, and left little to the imagination as all her private bits... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Rapper and music mogul Jay-Z has been sued over his much lauded ‘Decoded’ book releasd in 2010. In a lawsuit filed by Patrick White on June 13, the writer claims that the book contained similarities to work he had on his laptop computer that was stolen in 2009. The basis of the suit may be called into question as... Read More
The Central Working Committee for The Future Awards has announced three special-vehicle sector Town Hall Meetings in the month of June – in the build up to August 26, Nigeria’s biggest youth event, The Future Awards 2012. The Town Hall meetings will be hosted by popular culture event Taruwa; Conversations for Change, which is... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Nigerians have been keenly watching stand-off in the telecommunications sector since the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) slammed a N1.17 billion fine on the four major telecoms operators in the country for not meeting the quality of service key performance indicators set for March and April. The source of worry was that if the operators used... Read More
As a people we must come to realise that we are on our own. We must come to see that except we re-distribute political power by empowering ourselves nothing will change. Nigeria needs a shake up and that really must happen fast. I have come to the point where I totally believe this system deserves... Read More
Our delegates looking prepped and ready to discuss and take plenty of notes on sustainable development at the Rio+20 United Nation’s Earth summit being held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
by Chi Ibe Kenny Saint Brown, KSB, hip gospel artise is here with the video for her single; ‘Live your life’. It features eLDee tha don and was directed by Akin Alabi. Click here to watch:
LoudNProudLive Series, International Edition. Multi Award winning artist Nneka’s Official ‘Soul is Heavy’ Album launch Party Date: Saturday, June 16, 2012 Photography: Hycinth Iyereosa
With it’s high standard of living and western outlook, Israel has become another destination for desperate Africans searching for opportunities away from home. Despite its tight grip on security and the constant vigilance for terrorists and infiltrators, since 2005 about 60,000 illegal immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa have found their way into the country through the... Read More
Coping with a friendship fallout Whether they have moved away, you have grown apart or you have had a major bust up, losing a friend can be as difficult as losing a boyfriend or girlfriend, especially if it is a really close friendship that has lasted for many years. Here are some tips for surviving... Read More
by Chi Ibe US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton enjoys a relax moment at Cafe Havana in Cartagena, Colombia on April 15, 2012. Clinton is in Cartagena to attend the VI Summit of the Americas which closes on Sunday. AFP PHOTO / STR. Photo credit should read STR/AFP/GettyImages)
by Stanley Azuakola Where is the money, Farouk? Everybody wants to know. The answer to that question however, seems to still be very far away. Lawan had earlier claimed that he formally informed Hon. Adams Jagaba, the Chairman of the House Committee on Drugs, Financial Crimes and Narcotics, about Otedola’s antics. He also said that he... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya “What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive,” goes the poem by Walter Scott, and it looks like the fall out from the fuel subsidy probe and the Farouk Lawan bribery scandal has left a tangled mess for the cordinating minister of the economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to unravel. The probe report released earlier... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Whether you’re team Angelina Jolie or team Jennifer Anniston (Team Jennifer!) there is no dispute that Angelina Jolie has had a far better career trajectory than the former Mrs Pitt, from playing bad-ass action heroines in movies like ‘Lara Croft’ and ‘Salt’, to playing the evil Maleficient in Disney’s live action remake of their... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola World Book Capital is a title bestowed by UNESCO to a city in recognition of the quality of its programs to promote books and reading and the dedication of all players in the book industry. The Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt, wants to be the 2014 World Book Capital after Bangkok, Thailand in 2013. It... Read More