Another domestic carrier, First Nation Airlines, has suspended its operations, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said. This announcement is coming in less than 24 hours after Aero Contractors Airlines, Nigeria’s second largest commercial carrier, announced an indefinite suspension of its scheduled flight services and its staff with effect from Thursday, September 1, 2016. The Director-General... Read More
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson on Thursday said his government will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who trespasses into government lands and properties. He said this through a statement by his media aide, Daniel Iworiso-Markson when the State Special Task Force on Identification and Recovery of Government Lands submitted its report. Dickson said Bayelsans should lay their... Read More
by Jideofor Adibe Since Reuters broke the news on August 22 2016 that the government would be seeking for emergency powers to enable it fix the economy, Nigerians have been debating the pros and cons of that yet- to- be confirmed Bill. Though officially the government continues to claim it is unaware that such a Bill... Read More
While selecting a product to cleanse the body, it’s necessary to select one after making a thorough research in or…
by Joachim MacEbong This morning, the Lagos State government demolished the premises of the Nuli Juice Company in Ikoyi, which opened at the end of July. The reason given was the non-payment of certain permits to the tune of N40 million. The notice was given to the landlord, but not communicated to the tenants. By... Read More
Vanskere debuts its diffusion label, Signore Fusion by Vanskere. A hippier menswear label that started out as a theme of…
The highly publicised Nigerian Student Fashion And Design Week 2016 which was sponsored by Wema Bank took place on the 1…
On Wednesday, Brazil’s first female President, Dilma Rousseff was removed from office by an impeachment vote by 61 Senate members with the remaining 20 senators opposing the motion. The hearing lasted six days but the events that led up to this impeachment have built in the last ten months. Former President Rousseff had been accused... Read More
With the new digital age, comes groundbreaking innovation. Technology is that particular area that has been sculpted well over time to solve life’s matters and issues. In regards to Nigeria, the developing country brims with social vices and troubles that actively hold it back from reaching its full potential. But, in recent times, Nigeria has... Read More
If luxury, sophistication, state of the art is what you are looking for when in need of a recording studio, look no further as we present to you the H-One studio. Trust us when we say it is nothing like you have seen before. The H-one studio is located in the heart of Surulere, Lagos.... Read More
A 19-year-old man, Biodun Lukman was on Thursday sentenced to 10 days community service for stealing the sum of N61,000 by a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, The Vanguard reports. Delivering her judgment the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Ipaye Nwachukwu, in her judgment, ordered that the convict must put two hours daily for 10 days in serving the... Read More
With the critical Forex situation, crashing oil prices and the volatile situation of the economy, there appears to be a sense of frustration from Nigerians about the change the present administration led by President Buhari, promised. Nigerians are beginning to get uneasy as they feel the government has still not fulfilled its set of promises... Read More
The theme of the Fair Life Africa summer programme this year was – Thinking Outside The Box, with the aim to get the children thinking about who they were, and how they are responding to their surroundings, and how they can better influence their world and turn obstacles into stepping stones. It was a week of... Read More
Following the end of submission of entries on the 31st of August, 2016, Royhills Fashion House, organiser of the Lagos Fashion awards 2016 has now announced the release date for the official list of nominees. The names of these nominees will be released on the 24th of September, 2016. The search gets tougher as over... Read More
The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reportedly banned its female staff from wearing miniskirts and jeans trousers to work. This is contained in a statement released by its general manager of NPA where it warned that erring staff will be adequately sanctioned. The statement read, “It has been observed that despite the... Read More
The Classic Man, Jidenna is indeed throwing it all down tonight at a live showcase performance from the his debut album – Long Live The Chief. The event which is also doubles as an album launch party will take place at Hard Rock Cafe, Victoria Island, Lagos. This will be his only performance during his 4 day... Read More
The Borno Elders Forum (BOEF) on Wednesday made a passionate appeal to Nigerians and international donor agencies to come to the aid of over 2.6 million Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) with “humanitarian and rehabilitation” assistance, before they return to their respective liberated communities this year. The forum made the appeal at a news conference held... Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has described as insensitive comments made by Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun as regards the economic recession the nation is facing. Adeosun had said that “recession is just a word” when she reacted to reports released by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS on Wednesday. In a statement released by... Read More
Irked by the killing of 17 hapless natives of Enugu State in the past four months by suspected Fulani herdsmen, the Civil Liberties Organization, CLO on Wednesday alleged that President Muhammad Buhari’s inaction on the killings suggests that he is behind the dastardly acts. The organisation said that if a similar atrocity happened to another... Read More
Three landlords of New Haven Estate, Igbelaju, in the Iba area of Lagos State have been abducted by some gunmen wearing military uniforms. According to The Punch the gunmen attacked the estate on Saturday and on Monday. Two of the landlords were reportedly abducted while going to their workplaces, while on Saturday, a woman, identified only as Mrs. Nwoche,... Read More
You don’t know Rich Tanksley. And frankly, if you’re just a consumer of the media, it doesn’t really matter. But if you’re maniacally following who’s up and who’s down in the media (which is the entire raison d’etre of our existence here), then he matters to you. Before Osagie Alonge came to Pulse, and grew... Read More
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says that the Calabar-Port Harcourt Coastal rail line and the Lagos-Kano rail modernisation project would be completed before the end of 2018. Amaechi made the declaration on Wednesday in Abuja while signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the project with a Chinese company, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation... Read More
Here are some stories from yesterday and others that unraveled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning in today’s Entertainment Roundup. Newlyweds, Funke Akindele and JJC step out for first public outing Following the confirmation of their secret wedding ceremony in a press release issued by Funke Akindele‘s team, the actress and... Read More
These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. Herdsmen dissatisfied with anti-grazing law Herdsmen in Ekiti state has expressed their dissatisfaction with the anti-grazing law recently signed into law by the state government. 2. Zakzaky’s continued detention is a tragedy The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ite, has condemned... Read More
Audu Maikori, founder and President of Chocolate City Entertainement group, was recently hosted by Google as a guest on its talk series Talk@Google. Talks@Google is a series of presentations by invited speakers given at various Google offices throughout the world. The series has featured global superstars like Will Smith, John Bodega, John Cleese, Shah Rukh Khan, Chris... Read More
The Department of State Services in Benue state in collaboration with the State Security Council on Wednesday paraded 11 arrested kidnappers and child traffickers. According to The Punch, the suspects were alleged to be involved in stealing and selling children across the country. The DSS also paraded the victims: Emmanuel Abedi, Favor Oleka, James Adanu and... Read More
A police sergeant simply identified as Isaac has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly shooting a motorist, Fatai Ajani dead in the Orile-Iganmu area of the state. It was learnt that the sergeant was escorting a Toyota Land Cruiser and had ordered everyone to stay away from the car while shooting in... Read More
A High Court sitting in Bukuru, Plateau State, has suspended the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) over its failure to reinstate Giwa Football Club to the professional league competition. The court said the league will remain suspended until its earlier order that the club be reinstated is obeyed. In his ruling on Wednesday Justice Ishaku Kunda... Read More
At least seven persons have been declared missing after a canoe capsized in a river in Zamfara State. According to The Daily Trust, the canoe was paddled by an amateur and was also overloaded. Victims were said to be returning from the farm after they were ferried earlier in the day and were in the middle of the river... Read More
Fani-Kayode, Omokri bicker over Zuckerberg’s Facebook Hausa comments