The Gladiator trend has been in existence for a while back and it’s taking back the fashion scene. The new crazy of g…
Known for credibility and professionalism of global best practices, the Africa International Film Festival, AFRIFF, presents an A-list of jury members known for their dedication and diverse knowledge of film business in Africa and beyond. The jurors who will be overseeing about 139 films in the AFRIFF competitive segment include, Pedro Pimenta, the new festival... Read More
The new Head of Service, in Lagos state, Olabowale Ademola, has been sworn-in by the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. The swearing-in ceremony of the 19th HOS took place on Wednesday at the Lagos House, Alausa. Ambode, speaking at the ceremony, advised Ademola to build on the feats of her predecessors, while on the job. He said: “I urge... Read More
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has announced the leadership composition of the Senate Committees, while giving them oversight functions. The 31 Senate Committee Chairmen were appointed during plenary session on Wednesday, November 4. They are: 1.Committee on Rules & Business Babajide Omoworare Ali Ndume 2.Senate Services Committee Ibrahim Gobir Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi 3.Committee on Ethics &... Read More
Not to be a party-pooper or anything of the kind, most of music videos on Nigerian television are simply quality chaff, bereft of creativity, nay depth. These days, Nigerian songs with high quality music videos are not scarce to find especially at the rate at which they get churned out daily, but there seems to... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the scrapping of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). Buhari also directed the Presidential Committee and workers of the agency to halt all operations. The order was disseminated on Wednesday, via a letter sent to the SURE-P Committee from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the... Read More
African internet TV pioneer, iROKO, today officially launches its global content distribution and licensing division, iROKO Global, at DISCOP. The dedicated team will license its extensive library of Nollywood films and TV series to both on and offline, across Pay TV, Internet TV, Inflight and YouTube channels.
President Muhammadu Buhari has reechoed that Nigeria is broke. This is the umpteenth time. And it’s beginning to tickle the ears (a cliché is coming…) like a broken record! A few moments before Buhari departed New Delhi, where he participated in the third India-Africa Forum, he told the Nigeria Television Authority and Channels TV, in... Read More
There appears to be another face-off brewing in the House of Representatives between the camps of the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, and the House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila over the composition and appointment of chairpersons of House committees. Gbajabiamila has accused Dogara of failing to consult the principal leaders of the House before appointing the chairmen. The House Majority leader... Read More
Twitter changed the ‘Favourites’ button yesterday and replaced it with a ‘Heart’ thereby replacing the favourites with likes in the process. This essentially means that instead of favouriting tweets like it used to be, you will now like tweets.
Another from the stables of Fashion Focus comes finalist, The Johnson & Johnson. The collection was everything masculine and dapper, perfectly …
Former Minister of Transport, Ebenezer Babatope, has joined the bandwagon of those criticising President Muhammadu Buhari for claiming that Nigeria is broke. Babatope, who is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, said Nigerians were watching closely to see how Buhari would handle the economy with all the promises the All... Read More
She’s back! We were gifted with a very wonderful gift when ‘Hello’ made its debut on the radio and …
PDP, APC supporters fight over sanitation exercise in Bayelsa. Leadership Gani Adams says APC politicians will turn against Buhari soon. YNaija PDP senators rejects Amaechi confirmation. Punch Cleric says Buhari will deal with corrupt people. Leadership Buhari says not all confirmed ministers will get portfolios. Nation Princewill takes a swipe at PDP| says he wonders... Read More
The screening of ministerial nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari to the upper chamber of the National Assembly has come and gone but therein lies important lessons we must carry away from the entire process. The names of the 36 individuals came in two batches through the Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba... Read More
In spite of being granted permission by a Federal High Court to travel abroad for medical treatment, Sambo Dasuki, may still have some hurdles to cross. Justice Adeniyi Ademola had on Tuesday, granted Dasuki’s request to travel abroad on health grounds. After the court ruling of Tuesday, The Nation reports that security officials invited him for questioning... Read More
National Coordinator of Oodu’a People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, says that proponents of President Muhammadu Buhari, would soon turn their backs on him. Gani Adams said after two years as President, the All Progressives Congress politicians who are presently loyal to Buhari, would begin to decamp. The OPC leader said this while speaking with... Read More
The ministers-designate of President Muhammadu Buhari, are expected to commence a two-day retreat… perhaps, to bond. It’s going to be a long, arduous, challenging 4-years, after all. The President will declare open the retreat, which is expected to commence this morning. The retreat, which would take place at the presidential villa in Abuja, will precede the inauguration... Read More
Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers state, has advised the challenger to his seat, Dakuku Peterside, to wake up from self-deceit and snap out of any illusion that there’ll be a rerun of the state governorship election. The Rivers State Election Tribunal had ruled that there should be a rerun of the elections in the state,... Read More
The All Progressives Congress has criticised the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party that it was robbed of victory in last Saturday’s Borno Central Senatorial election. According to the ruling party, the claim made by the PDP is a ridiculous bare-faced distortion of facts. The APC said on Tuesday, that the people of Borno state, have... Read More
The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that moving forward, it would no longer allow party primaries to be hijacked by money bags and influential members. The opposition party said that its primaries would no longer incur costs, in order to accommodate the rich and the not-so-wealthy members of the party. Acting National Chairman of... Read More
Nnamdi Kanu, Director of Radio Biafra, has become a factor of reckoning in Nigeria, owing to his arrest by the Department of State Services, says the Movement for Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). MASSOB insists that the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is a price to pay for their... Read More
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has revealed that a lot of politicking was done behind the scenes, during the recently concluded ministerial screening. Saraki said on Tuesday, that apart from what Nigerians watched on television, a lot more took place at the Senate, adding that here was a lot of ‘give and take’ during the process.... Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari, has responded to criticism of the comments he makes when he travels outside Nigeria. He was recently slammed by the opposition party, for ‘demarketing’ and giving Nigeria ‘bad publicity’ during his trips abroad. But Buhari said he has to be honest with potential investors about the true situation of the nation’s economy. While receiving... Read More
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, famous for controversial utterances, has promised to spank the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed. Defending the honour of the Peoples Democratic Party, Fani-Kayode warned Mohammed to stop hurling insults at the opposition party, else, he’d deal with him. Writing on his Twitter page, he also advised the... Read More
Mavin Records artiste, Dr Sid, Reekado Banks and Dr Sid, performed the crew’s new single, Jantamanta, for the first time on stage, last weekend. The trio performed the new single at Oga Madam Live on Stage with Lolo 1 which held at Muson Centre on Sunday November 1. Mavin Records Boss, Don Jazzy, Tiwa Savage, Aphrodija... Read More
The Makoko settlement area, in Ebutte Metta, Lagos, is currently on fire. The fire incident, which is fast-spreading, is predominantly affecting the timber market in the area. The Makoko riverine community, which is along the 3rd Mainland Bridge, is one of the chronic slums within Lagos metropolis See photos, and a Twitter-video obtained from Editi Effiong’s... Read More
The Central Bank of Nigeria has defended Stanbic IBTC against the punitive measures taken against the commercial bank by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN). FRCN had requested that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigate Stanbic IBTC and KPMG Professional Services for financial misstatements. The... Read More
Mercy Aigbe-Gentry’s style has been quite existent for a while but it hadn’t blossomed into the style sta…
A retired Lieutenant-General, Theophilus Danjuma, has made a startling claim, that Boko Haram insurgents are more capable in intelligence-gathering, than the Nigerian military. Danjuma, said on Tuesday, that the insurgents have sleeper-cells within the civilian population, hence their edge against the Nigerian army. The one-time Army Chief, said Boko Haram’s new strategy of the attacking soft targets is effective because... Read More