Jack Waterlot photographs 19 year old singer and songwriter Birdy for Interview. On the verge of the Friday release …
Brandzone Consulting LLC in conjunction with its knowledge development arm Brand platform Lecture Series is set to host a bare-it-all summit on BRANDING IN A VOLATILE ECONOMY. The Summit will take place on Tuesday, May 10 at The Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos. Registration for the Summit is open on the website http://brandzonellc.com/brandplatform/ The theme for... Read More
In making this public intervention, I seek to highlight the benefit of global relationships and cooperation in a world that is changing daily as a result of globalisation and transborder economics, social and even criminal activities where no one is safe, except all are safe, and to leave the dispassionate observer his opinion after deep... Read More
Devolution is the founding principle of the European Union, EU. One of the tasks placed on the EU as an amalgamation is that it would create and implement laws and regulations that integrate its present 28-member states. Above and beyond, in any social order, social integration is the language of stability. That said, the present... Read More
Idea Builders Initiative is pleased to announce the its STOP Campaign designed to promote ways to curb violent behaviours and provoke public conversations on what needs to be done as a community to STOP Violence Against Women in all its forms. The STOP Campaign is an advocacy action which aims to STOP Violence Against Women... Read More
National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Wale Oladipo, has written to Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo asking for an opportunity to return the N75 million he received from the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The PDP scribe appealed to the Vice President to exclude him from any criminal prosecution in exchange for... Read More
The Juke Box Edition of your favorite Sunday turn up, Grill at the Pent was lit, with the guests taking control of th…
Davido has released a new song titled Chillin’ featuring international singer, Akon and Runtown. The song, which is the HKN singer’s first single of 2016, comes after his weekend outburst about his ‘blood’ who is hating on the success of his new act, Mayourkun. The star who recently signed a deal with Pepsi, also congratulated... Read More
Troops of the Nigerian Army are currently involved in a ‘fierce battle’ with Boko Haram insurgents in Borno state. Colonel Sani Usman, spokesperson of the army, revealed this in a statement put out on Monday morning. The specific location of the gun fight between the insurgents and troops of 113 Battalion, is said to be... Read More
Here is your Entertainment Roundup for today 9ice’s ex wife, Toni Payne backs Wizkid, blasts Linda Ikeji Last week, Toni Payne threw a jibe at Linda Ikeji after the latter threatened to end Wizkid‘s career. In a series of tweets, the former artiste-manager threw her weight behind the Starboy, yet again on Sunday after the... Read More
The Ondo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused the state governor, Olusegun Mimiko of plotting to use money meant to pay workers’ salaries to buy votes of the people in the upcoming governorship elections slated for November 26. In a statement released by the Director of Media and Publicity of the party,... Read More
The 12th round of league football matches in the country came alive last weekend as 9 league matches were played while three games got live TV coverage. Ismaila Gata’s brace took him above Tony Okpotu in the race for the Golden Boot with his 7th goal of the season. 16 goals were scored this weekend... Read More
The people of Tyoshin community in the Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue State have filed a motion ex parte before a Makurdi High Court, seeking N100bn from six Fulani herdsmen for destroying their farms. The plaintiffs, led by Shuwem Mnguduguen, alleged that six Fulani herdsmen – Alhaji Doka, Alhaji Danka, Alhaji Shagari, Alhaji Dogo,... Read More
Days after President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to mete the Boko Haram treatment to pipeline vandals, a group known as the Niger Delta Avengers has vowed to carry out more attacks. According to Reuters, the Niger Delta Avengers says it carried out the attack on a Shell underwater pipeline in February which interrupted oil flows and... Read More
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, on Sunday, condemned the Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, over the letter he wrote to China asking the Asian country not to grant Nigeria any form of loan. Fayose had written a letter to the Chinese government asking them not to grant loans... Read More
Professor Itse Sagay, a senior human rights lawyer and chairman of the Presidential Committee on Anti-Corruption, has said Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose is on a journey to destruction. In an interview with Vanguard, Sagay chastised Fayose over his letter urging the Chinese government to rescind its decision of a $2 billion loan to Nigeria.... Read More
The government of the United States of America has agreed to return to Nigeria about $480 million allegedly stolen by the late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, and his family. According to The Nation, the development came about after a recent meeting between the the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), the... Read More
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George has criticised Senator Buruji Kashamu over his comments – that the Yoruba people have no interest in the chairmanship of the party. Kashamu had during a visit to the National Chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff in Abuja declared that the South-West... Read More
Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh and his team have reportedly found 386 strange additions worth N12.6 billion in the ministry’s budget proposals – which were believed to have been inserted by the National Assembly. The said projects were allegedly fixed into the budget after the N40.918 billion earlier proposed had been reduced to N31.618 billion.... Read More
The Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II, on Sunday, has described the inability of Nigeria to save money from oil revenue when the cost of the product was high and the accompanying wastage of public funds – as a huge disservice to the next generation. This is coming on the heels of last week’s disclosure... Read More
Moor, a council ward in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue state has been sacked and taken over by armed Fulani herdsmen. According to a report by Vanguard Newspapers, the crisis, which began in 2013, has left over 100 persons dead and about 8,000 displaced. A source privy to the development was quoted to have... Read More
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria has said it’s erroneous to describe as ‘a clash’, the December 2015 killing of about 1,000 members of the sect in Zaria, Kaduna, by the Nigerian Army. The IMN, on Saturday, called for the release of their leader, Ibraheem Zakzaky, his wife and other members of the sect who have... Read More
This week is one of the weeks with fewer songs; artistes are obviously not “humanics”, they deserve some time-out too. The songs released this week are undeniably impressive. MC Galaxy Ft. Swizz Beatz – Sekem Remix MC Galaxy released his highly publicised “Sekem Remix” which he tagged international remix due to Swizz Beatz’ collaboration on... Read More
Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai has made an unusual yet commendable move to close down the Government House Clinic in Kaduna and transfer its medical staff to join those in public hospitals. The governor’s spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan, in a statement released on Sunday, April 17, said the decision to shut down the government house... Read More
The Nigerian Army has ‘successfully dislodged’ Boko Haram insurgents from their hideouts in several locations within Borno state and also recovered large cache of arms and ammunition. The information was disseminated on Sunday, by the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, who stated that: “Following a tip off troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE and some Civilian... Read More
As a young boy who spent more time watching football than any other thing in life, getting the green-white-green jersey of my country was a dream. Luckily for me, I had the opportunity to live my dream at the age of 11, when Uncle Chidi gave me N500 for reciting “states and capital” with perfection,... Read More
It was another breathtaking Sunday afternoon in the English Premier League despite only 3 games being played. Leicester faced stiff opposition from another revelation of the season – West Ham United at the King Power Stadium while Arsenal also welcomed Crystal Palace at the Emirates. In one of first games of the day, Leicester City... Read More
The embattled Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has lambasted the National Chairman of the party, John Oyegun, for saying that the ruling party was prepared to lose the Senate Presidency. Frank noted that the statement of the chairman showed that the APC had already decided the outcome of... Read More
Singer, Kiss Daniel has stressed that he has no grudge whatsoever with Reekado Banks who beat him to the controversial Next Rated award that caused a storm at the Headies. Despite the fact that his fans felt he deserved the award a lot more than the Mavin starlet, Kiss Daniel however, says getting nominated was... Read More
Reports emerged on Friday that Linda Ikeji had dragged Wizkid to the police following his rather violent remarks – which was directed at her 2 weeks ago. Confirming this on her blog on Sunday, Linda Ikeji said she took the step in order to prevent any further action from the Afro-pop singer. She also said... Read More