by Seyi Lawal Singer, Nneka looks fearless on this month’s cover of Mania magazine where she talks about the things on her mind.
The 1st lady of Afro-HipHop and Storm360’s Sasha P graced the factory78tv studios during her short trip to the UK as a member of the Nigerian contingent carrying the Olympic torch through Birmingham. The award winning artiste also blessed the mic with a little freestyle before answering interesting questions about everything from her background in... Read More
by Gabriel Ola’ I wondered if Genevieve Nnaji had to sleep with all the powerful men to be this big… I attended the Obafemi Awolowo University where I studied Dramatic Arts; the art department is obviously the place where you find a lot of celebrity ‘wannabes’. Apologies to all great thespians out there but this... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi A toddler took his play time to another level when he crawled and sat on a balcony ledge on the eighth storey of a tower block located in Coventry. While the young boy’s presence on the balcony ledge horrified passers-by, his mother slept peacefully in her room; oblivious of the impending danger... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Cliched but mostly true: A woman’s hair is her (physical) crown and glory. The desire for ‘good hair’ makes women eagerly crave for extensions; but the truth is your real hair can be ‘good hair’ as long as it is healthy and you take care of it properly. Don’t believe me? Here... Read More
by Isi Esene The time you spend shuttling between Lagos Mainland and the Island might soon get a little much longer and tedious with news that the Minister of State for Works, Bashir Yugudu, is set to kick off the repairs of the Third Mainland Bridge today. This bridge repairs is expected to cost the... Read More
by Chi Ibe Lagos came to a standstill on Wednesday night as the Mavins shut down Industry Nite. A jam-packed Oriental Hotel played host to hundreds of fans and celebrities who all came to see the Mavins perform together for the first time. And what a performance it was! Wande Coal, Tiwa Savage, Dr.Sid, D’... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Mohammadu Dahiru Abubakar, Inspector-General of the Nigerian Police Force, wants to be as close to Nigerians as he can get. He has released what is believed to be his personal number to the public; a first for an IG in Nigeria. Nigerians can now have access to the IG whenever they... Read More
by Isi Esene In a pattern which bears close similarity to the Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab case, two men, Olaniyi Lawal, and Luqman Babatunde have been accused by an Abuja Federal High Court of receiving money from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The two were accused of receiving “monies in Saudi riyals and US dollars equivalent... Read More
What: Lagos Photo 2012, 7 Days in the Life Of Lagos. Where: Venue Eko Hotel, When: 04-07-12.
by Chi Ibe It can be revealed that the Premier League might introduce Goal-line technology midway through the 2012-13 season after it was approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Zurich, the BBC reports. Two systems – Hawk-Eye and GoalRef – have passed Fifa’s criteria for use. The technology set to be launched... Read More
by Isi Esene It appears all is not well with the FG’s Special Intervention Funds on Solid Minerals as the Senate Committee on Public Accounts declared over N44billion missing. It also alleged massive discrepancies and violations in its disbursement and utilisation. The committee revealed that the money was wrongly utilised to fund projects unrelated to... Read More
by Isi Esene Keen on his unique approach to fighting terrorism, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, took his message of dialogue to other flashpoints in the North. His host yesterday was the Emir of Daura, Katsina State, where he literally begged the Emir and other influential leaders to assist the government in reaching... Read More
by Isi Esene A 48-year-old man, Olapade Omotoso, must be cursing his luck as his illicit affair with Feyisayo Ologunki has landed him in jail. Ologunki, 50, a housewife, reportedly died while sleeping with Omotoso at a Guest House in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Prosecuting police Corporal, Ebenezer Ewuola told the court that the accused allegedly... Read More
by Aderonke Adebanjo We’ve all heard this saying before, right? Guys, are like babies (babies are super cute and such a tremendous blessing), they just need a woman to nurture and care for them – rub their head, back, and/or feet (Eww, so maybe not the feet). Lol. Etcetera, etcetera. But I actually wanna... Read More
We are born with no manual, we live with no apologies, and we somehow get by forgetting that one day we would expire. I used to be a writer, I said ‘used to’ because I haven’t written anything in such a long time and when this opportunity came I went through quite a number of... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Daily Trust is reporting that a company owned by daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo is one of those to receive secret allocation of choice oil blocks from the federal government recently. The report: Findings reveal that All Grace Energy, in which Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello has majority stake, got the oil block... Read More
A decade ago most people outside Nigeria would have said, “Aliko who?” Not anymore. In 2008 he became the first Nigerian to make it onto Forbes’ rich list. In 2011 the magazine disclosed: “The Nigerian businessman’s fortune surged 557 percent in the past year, making him the world’s biggest gainer in percentage terms and Africa’s... Read More
by Nilofer Merchant There are two ways of holding an idea. One is with a closed fist, and one is with an open palm. When you hold an idea in a closed fist, you control it. It is yours. And no one else can access it. Ideas held tightly — as if in a fist... Read More
by Elnathan John Sometimes the leaders of a country can unilaterally destroy a country or lead it into war without the active participation of its citizens. That is very selfish. In Liberia or Sierra Leone for example, all those selfish war lords didn’t seek the participation of the citizens when they were killing people over... Read More
by Isi Esene Oil and water don’t mix, and so the PDP has denied reports suggesting a working alliance with the Ondo State Labour Party (LP) governor, Olusegun Mimiko, with a view to defeating the ACN which has for long been a political thorn on the governor’s flesh. The PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Binta Masi Garba, urged its supporters to... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang Last month, Arsenal Football Club announced they will be visiting Nigeria in August, and will play against the Super Eagles while on the tour. The news steadily generated hype and excitement in equal measure, as ardent supporters of the London club in these parts eagerly planned towards the date. But the club,... Read More
By Muhammad Sageer I found out one astonishing thing about most of our influential politicians in Nigeria, they are all bunch of looters united for a single cause. All they care about is money. Their interest is on how to dip their hands and loot from our treasury till there is no more left so... Read More
by Isi Esene Apparently trying to undertake damage control, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello-Adoke, has had a change of … well something -over reports of him claiming the federal government will not prosecute oil marketers indicted by the House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee on the probe of... Read More
by Kunle Rotimi When the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission announced a few days ago that all part-time programmes being run in Nigerian universities had been suspended, those affected by the decisions expressed great disappointment at the university system. They claimed that the decision caught them unawares and also affected their career plans!... Read More
by Martin Udogie NOT far, I’m afraid. And no Nigerian coach can either, under the present football environment. Soccer has gone scientific. In 2003, Real Madrid sold Claude Makelele to Chelsea for $27 million. It seemed an outrageous overpayment for a 30 year-old inconspicuous midfielder. “We will not miss Makelele,” said Madrid’s President Florentino Perez.... Read More
by Omololu Soyombo Recent events indicate that the Federal Government is gradually losing the initiative in the fight against terrorism. Three of such events are worth discussing here. First is the reprisal in Kaduna following the attacks on churches on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Second is the invitation by the House of Representatives on Tuesday,... Read More
by Segun Adeniyi The more the investigations into what passed for fuel subsidy payments, especially in 2011, the more the revelations about how some Nigerians simply took the nation for a ride by sharing among themselves hundreds of billions of Naira of pubic money. Unfortunately, Nigerians do not seem to be paying much attention to... Read More
by Doyin Jaiyesimi Business mogul, Aliko Dangote, has announced that he will sell his majority stake in Dangote Flour Mills to Tiger Brands, South Africa’s leading food company. Dangote Flour Mills and Tiger brands began talks about the acquisition in May, where Tiger Brands made a bid for 80% stake currently held by Dangote... Read More