What: The Underground 7th edition tagged ‘the upcoming DJ Edition’. When: 12 May, 2012. Where: At EMBER CREEK, Ikoyi- Lagos. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa.
The first ever New Media and Governance Conference organised by Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation and EnoughisEnough Nigeria concluded its two-day run yesterday in Abuja. Local and international guest speakers painted the broad picture of the future of the interaction of new media, government and civil society, the direction they should and could be headed, and discussed the role and... Read More
What is really going on? Are women being bought as wives these days or maybe this is just tradition? And what happens when there’s a divorce? So the date is set. The invitations, sent. The venue, booked. Aso Ebi – imported plus Ankara and houdine for engagement. MC and DJ – check, better still, we’ll get a... Read More
The real tragedy of course is this: the only three viable options for national leadership are the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). On the side of the PDP, its national leader President Goodluck Jonathan continues to underwhelm, and on the part of the... Read More
by Chi Ibe A New Jersey family was left in shock at an airport recently after they were told by officials that their 18 month old daughter could not go on the plane with them. They indicated that the toddler was on a no-fly ‘anti terrorism’ list. Although JetBlue has apologised for what the airline... Read More
The world in reality has no borders. New Media brings that reality to the fore. For journalists, for business men, for activists – where they exist – and indeed everyone, we have a relatively new world of opportunities. The essence and relevance of New Media in its various forms as avenues for change cannot... Read More
Miss Benue was not exactly hot… who decides what states the contestants represent (and I’m challenging the person to a duel for that choice of a Miss Benue)? I don’t know much about beauty pageants and I am not a big fan. In fact, other than the opportunity they provide to see mind-blowing bodies in... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Well here’s a new one. The recent doctor’s strike has blown in several directions, generally at Governor Fashola, the doctors themselves, and possibly at whomever the first person was to bring up the Hippocratic Oath when confronting the doctors on the issue. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of Lagos State, however, seems to... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Whilst allegations and counter-allegations are traded over the House of Reps probe into the capital market crisis, another party, in the person of former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Charles Soludo, has come out to deliver something of a prophecy of doom. Appearing before the House of Reps committee investigating the near-collapse of the... Read More
by Oluwatobi Soyombo First of its kind in Africa, the New Media and Governance Conference commenced today in grand style. The program was divided into three (3) Sessions including: Opening Plenary: Welcome: Conference overview Session I: Nigerian elections and new media: Moving forward Session II: Engaging Government The Program... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo President Goodluck Jonathan, when he was in Kaduna today to formally declare open the 2012 Nigerian Air Force Expo – which is an opportunity for the Air Force to show Nigeriansv and the world just how equipped they are. The president is in full airforce regalia – and we have to say, it sits well on... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter is following in the footsteps of the POTUS, Barack Obama, and coming out in favour of gay marriage. “I’ve always thought of it as something that is still holding the country back,” he tells CNN in the interview. “What people do in their own homes, it’s their business.” It... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Reuben Abati told us in no uncertain terms that President Goodluck Jonathan is not in any way “colourless” and that he is in fact a “fashion icon”. Well, we went out to do the leg work, and here are some examples of our dapper president rocking his iconic thing. Em, hello GQ... Read More
It is bad enough that there is a gaping chasm where education used to be. Now, it seems, the hole is filled up with secondary school occultists who romance potential girlfriends with threats, and soon-to-be-music graduates, making terrorist phone calls to collect on a quick buck. 19 students of All Souls Anglican Grammar School, Ado Ekiti were recently arrested for the alleged... Read More
by Rachel Ogbu A new report shows just how Africa is making an entry into the global fashion arena, with quality handwork and artistic creativity. The May edition of Uomo Vogue is an all-Africa magazine with images of beauty and grace. New York Times’ Suzy Menkes says the key word for an overall résumé of... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo The Minister of Youth, Bolaji Abdullahi, who arrived the country from an official assignment abroad yesterday has blamed the delay in paying the allowances of corps members on the transition to a better accounting system – however he has promised that payment will be made this week. See full text of his... Read More
by Ugodre Making your wife happy, for many men, usually involves spending a whole lot of money – especially if you love her; and I’m not just talking of the gifts, flowers and dinners on Valentine’s Day. For all you know there is indeed a direct relationship between a how you value your wife... Read More
by Seyi Lawal Have you ever wondered when technology will come of age, allowing us to finally make a phone call using our mobiles on a long distance flight? Well, the time is here thanks to Virgin Atlantic. The airline has announced passengers will soon be able to use their mobile phones while flying... Read More
It might actually be a good thing that we are broke. If we will not willingly shed our weight as country, a broke back (or bank) will surely force us to. Government cause it was meant to hold us back – Tupac (Panther Power) We have clearly reached a different level of financial emergency in... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju In a move that will serve to yet again underscore just how great a neighbour Nigeria is, the country is set to deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau this month. Speaking on Monday at a meeting of ECOWAS Defence Chiefs, Defence Minister Bello Haliru Mohammed said that the troops would be joining a group of... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Yes, we know – the news magazine format is now out-moded, and sales have decreased astronomically, still is the reputation-for-talkability trade-off strategy of Time and Newsweek really working? For a while, it was just Newsweek as many saw Tina Brown struggling to make a struggling international brand profitable again. Then she... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya It seems that the ex Mr. Demi Moore is putting on his serious acting hat on as he gets into the role of Steve Jobs for the new biopic currently being filmed. Kutcher seems keen to get his Jobs on. The working title is “Jobs:... Read More
This is no toy, dude! And I am not playing! I am up on my business! Chei! This my Blackberry no go kill me o! Like LMFAO dey sing, “Every day I am pinging-ing.” That’s how one day I nearly died. No joke! I dey waka dey ping my thing dey go as usual,... Read More
by Chi Ibe A new Harvard study has revealed that posting views on Facebook and other social media sites delivers a powerful reward to the brain that is very similar to the pleasure from food and sex. That’s right. The study published this week was led by two neuroscientists and they proved... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Call it Fear Factor: NLC Edition. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has delivered a warning to the Federal Government over proposed increases in fuel prices. In a statement released yesterday, the Acting General Secretary of the NLC, Comrade Owei Lakemfa, stated that the government was scared of the power of the NLC, and was thus... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Detractors of President Jonathan may need to sit down and re-evaluate their criticisms, it would seem. In a recent interview with Tribune, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity describes critics of Jonathan’s administration as “mischievous” and goes on to share how the notion of the President’s lack of charisma is proven... Read More
by Bayo Omisore Title: Waka Artiste: EFA Category: EP EFA explains that the ‘waka’ in the Waka EP is taken from the northern Nigerian curse. Sonically speaking, Nigerian rap music has not evolved to the point on the road where like Kanye West (on 808s & Heartbreaks) or Lil’ Wayne (The Rebirth), mainstream icons experiment... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya The conference on New Media & Governance, held in Abuja culled minds from several fields to discuss the explosive impact of new media like Twitter, Facebook, blogs and others, the impact they have had, and, if needed, how best to manage these tools effectively. It is organised by the Shehu Musa... Read More
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