by Chi Ibe The Campus Activities Board of the American University hosted award winning and just married star, 2Face Idibia to the 2012 CAB CONCERT recently… The university is located in the north but yet it encompasses staff and students from different parts of Nigeria and the world. This makes AUN... Read More
Novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie contributes articles from time to time, to publications An incredibly touching, evocative piece dealing with the dying and the death of a favourite uncle, in the Financial Times. I last saw Uncle Mai in March. He was on the veranda of his faded house in Abba, which used to be my grandmother’s house, sitting on one... Read More
by Esho Wemimo Fashion is very versatile especially for ladies; there are ways to spice up every type of outfit so that you come out looking chic. This even includes men’s wear; a woman can walk into a store, shop in the men’s section, dress up and turn heads. Here are some tips to guide you... Read More
by Chi Ibe The venue is the famed New Afrika Shrine; the song is ‘Teacher, Teacher’. The music video, which was directed by Contagious Pictures, features the vocal styling of the Grammy nominated Femi Kuti and the lyrics of famed on-air personality, Ilrymz.
by Hauwa Gambo So there you have it, as we reported during the week, producer and actor, Uche Jombo is married. And here – Uche and her new husband, Kenney Rodriguez. She seems to be having a ball – congrats again, Mrs. Rodriguez! Photo Courtesy: LIB
by Chi Ibe What: One Mic Naija Where: GET Arena, Victoria Island- Lagos. When: 12 April 2012.
by Seyi Lawal In an exclusive preview of the soon-to-air Supermom reality television show, Gladys Asuquo, the mother of producer-singer-songwriter, Cobhams Asuquo, talks about all the sacrifices she had to make in order for him to grow up as a normal kid. According to the Punch online, the show which is in its third season has... Read More
For Nigeria to develop a knowledge-based economy, it must invest in public health and public education, and reform public institutions tasked with developing healthy, smart and capable citizens. The world has changed and the requirement for economic growth changed with it. To compete in the global market place, Nigeria has limited options. It can use... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju President Jonathan clearly isn’t just going to sit back and take the blame for problems he believes he had no hand in creating. Nigeria’s number one citizen, yesterday, stated that the problems of the country did not begin with him, and that citizens should resist the urge to “play politics” with the issue... Read More
I miss you for so many reasons. Some are selfish, others not so much. I feel shame that I haven’t called your mum in a long time. But Uch, what do I tell her? I’m equally ashamed that I haven’t kept up with little Chimdi and Nene and Amuche. I feel that I have let... Read More
by Kate Da Costa Ghana is an attractive country for Nigerian students seeking to study abroad. The reason for this is that both countries not only share similar historical experiences, they both have linguistic and educational resemblance having shared the same colonial masters. Besides, Ghanaian university educational system is acclaimed globally as outstanding. The Ghanaian... Read More
Add record label boss to his other list of titles. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the kokomaster himself is bent on world domination and seems to be acquiring the army to launch his assault. D’banj has signed David ‘Davido’ Adeleke to his as yet unamed new label after meeting with the 19-year-old sensation on Wednesday, May 16. The power meeting involved... Read More
Will Smith has been off the press junket circuit for a while now, and is making his return to promote his new Men in Black III movie (check out other blockbuster movies coming out this summer here). I’m sure he was not expecting something like this to make the headlines. As he is walking down... Read More
by Aderonke Adebanjo Men, men, men, how many times did I call your “name”? Lol. Listen up and listen good! This is not about leadership or the leading man in a major production. This is about the man who keeps leading women on! Yup. We have all agreed that men are from Mars and women are... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju At this point it’s safe to say we can all agree that these two parties probably need to sit down and iron out their issues over cookies and cups of iced tea. Unless, of course, you find the constant back and forth entertaining in which case you won’t be disappointed by them. In... Read More
By Denike & Ifedayo The day started on a light note, then before the housemates got hit by one of Biggie’s surprises. They surprises never end, sha. Our very tired and sleepy Downvillers woke up to a spectacle – Biggie ordered them into the lounge and to their surprise DKB was there. Not physically but projected via hologram (they are... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Chief of Defence Staff Air Marshall Oluseyi Petinrin on Friday revealed that the Federal Government had approved the formation of a crude oil task force. Speaking in Lagos during a stakeholders’ meeting on security in the oil and gas industry, he stated that the task force was necessary to curb the growing spate of crude... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Calm down, everyone; Nigeria isn’t in any financial trouble. At least, not according to the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. During a House of Reps visit to the Ministry on an oversight function on Thursday, Okonjo-Iweala stated that talks of a financial crisis are exaggerations,... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju In a bit of an ironic twist – it has been revealed that the government, which recently faced criticism for failing to pay allowances to members of the NYSC has been paying salaries to over 35,000 ghost workers. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Coordinating Minister for the economy and Minister of... Read More
Kelechi Amadi-Obi is one of Nigeria’s most well-known, and most famous photographers. Taking the skills he learned as a painter, he transferred his artistic eye to work behind the photographer’s lens. His ability to capture art has made his photographs stunning works of art. His glowing accolade on the Vogue Italia website is written by Ezinne Chinkata. African fashion is steadily developing,... Read More
Donna Summer, singer and disco dance queen, passed away yesterday at the age of 63. Summer flourished during the ’70’s and early ’80’s, where she rode the crest of the disco wave and reigned supreme. The embodiment of the term disco diva, Summer inspired countless young artists for decades. The Grammy award winning singer finally succumbed to cancer.... Read More
by Temitope Shittu-Alamu I cannot get over the fact that many Nigerians do not love Nigeria. They have expressed their disgust in all the many ways they can. The twenty-first century way would be to swear, curse, and vent on twitter. On a second thought, it is probably more than being twenty-first century. Maybe it’s... Read More
by Stanley Azuakola Same event; same characters; two media houses; different, opposing narratives… who is lying? Depending on the daily you read this morning, your understanding of what happened at yesterday’s meeting of the Northern Governors Forum held in Kaduna might be different from that of your next door neighbour. That’s because both the Thisday... Read More
In what must have been a heart wrenching decision for the the Nigerian duo, Ola and Chris have both had to leave the Big Brother house. Why this voluntary departure? Well, Ola has a medical condition that is forcing is blood pressure to dangerously high levels. In order to seek proper medical attention, he has to leave... Read More
by Seun Ajayi As I sat in the large auditorium watching the different winners for the 2012 AMAA Awards give their acceptance speeches, a thought clicked; African Cinema was finally choking out jokers. A new wave of healthy competition surges in African Cinema and it’s clear that the worth of flicks in the continent has nowhere to... Read More
by Denike & Ifedayo [UPDATE] – It seems the proud Upvillians (Upvillers?) are beginning to get on each others’ nerves. I thought Upville was the drama-free zone, they seem to fight a lot these days. Yesterday’s romance was a false alarm – Goldie and her partner were merely rehearsing their bedtime stories to each other. What a letdown! You... Read More
by Mnena Achineku He began to manage businesses when he was only 16; Hassan Rilwan has been unstoppable ever since: “Whether you are 40 years old, whether you’re 15 years old, if you are complacent and you are waiting for it to be handed over to you, you are making a big mistake. You have... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo The Presidency promised, under pressure from the #OccupyNigeria protests, to cut down government spending significantly. Not much appeared to have been done, but now there are reports that those steps have been taken. Below are excerpts from how Premium Times is reporting it: “President Goodluck Jonathan discreetly reversed his administration’s plan to... Read More
By Hauwa Gambo As Sky Sports News puts it, “Rio Ferdinand has enjoyed a greatly prosperous season.” All in favour say, “Aye!”