What: Bobo Omotayo Book Reading Where: Patabah Book Store When: 05 May 2012. Photos by Hycinth Iyereosa.
What: Big Brother opening show. Where: GET Arena Lekki, Lagos. When: 06 May 2012.
by Chi Ibe On the cover of the May 2012 issue of Forbes Africa is Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote. Dangote is the third Nigerian to feature on the cover of the magazine since its launch last year. In this edition, Dangote speaks on bombs, unrest, investment and his plans to donate some of his... Read More
Gretl, Brigitta, Kurt, Louisa, Friedrich, Liesl, Maria and Captain Georg von Trapp. …and they said Gretl was dead- that she fell of the hill at the end of the movie.
Get a Job in Nigeria:Here, every other day, you’ll find the latest jobs in Nigeria. Please Note: To apply for any of the jobs below, click on the job of your choice, do not reply! Total E & P Nigeria Limited (TEPNG) recruiting in 13 Positions Adexen Vacancies The Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) recruiting... Read More
By Lekan Olanrewaju The process of travel from Nigerian airports can be an exercise in testing your patience. After close trips circling Lagos, Delta and Accra, Lekan Olanrewaju just had to rant. No matter how prissy and flawless the diction with which the customer care officer tells you “it will be resolved shortly”, chances of... Read More
Owelle Rochas Okorocha, the Executive Governor of Imo State is a visionary. That is all.
by Lekan Olanrewaju In what may come as a surprise to many, the Nigerian Police Force has been ordered to pay damages to a man for the shooting of his wife. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has awarded the sum of N152 million against the Nigeria Police and the Attorney-General of the Federation... Read More
This is Jay, every day, no compromise No compass comes with this life, just eyes, So to map it out you must look inside, Sure books could guide you but your heart defines you. – Beach Chair, Kingdom Come. Jay-Z (2006) This week, I want to share a surprising lesson I am learning as... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Arunma Oteh on Monday spoke at the resumed hearing of the House of Representatives capital market probe. Oteh, who was involved in the much talked about “mealgate” scandal over the alleged spending of huge amounts of SEC funds on food and hotel bills, among others,... Read More
I gaze into my glass, thinking of all those girls who view marriage as the consummation of love, who believe that having a husband who already has a lavish house of his own is utter bliss… Buchi says his intern has started putting on low-necked blouses on weekdays. He tells me this while we are drinking... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju The trial of former Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel began yesterday in the Ogun State High Court before Justice Olanrewaju Mabakoje. The governor was taken to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC over allegations of conversion of public funds and land belonging to the state, for private use. The... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Governor Fashola is clearly not one to bluff. Just a few days after expressing his displeasure at the current strike action being undertaken by doctors in Lagos state, he has made good on his threat to sack those involved. Doctors in the state under the aegis of the Medical Guild had embarked on... Read More
by Chi Ibe The US government recently released information that a more sophisticated version of the device used by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in the Christmas Day bombing was recovered before take-off in Yemen. The plan to blow up a US-bound aircraft using an underwear bomb came around the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden’s killing... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomole is leaving no stone unturned in his quest for justice. The governor had previously given police a 14-day ultimatum to find the culprits responsible for the assassination of his Principal Secretary, Oyerinde Olaitan, who was shot in his home in Benin City last week. The governor, who... Read More
by Oluchi Madu Title: Friends with Benefits Director: Will Gluck Category: Movie The above refers to the thrill of no commitments, no questions asked, no heartbreak, just the pure joy of a number on speed dial with the ability to get you a warm body to curl up to, since Lagos rain has decided to... Read More
by Oluwatobi Soyombo …these are the days of internet wars. I have seen several individuals who deliberately launch a negative campaign against a particular brand for what so ever reason. One of the major characteristics of the Social Web is its amplified word of mouth marketing. This may be a situation where someone writes a review... Read More
Most people see all the glamour but not the hard work behind everything. For people in my field, I admire Ryan Seacrest and Piers Morgan. How did you get on TV? I’ve always wanted to do TV. I went for screen test at Spice TV but I wasn’t called back. Much later, I was at... Read More
Oh, dear. The monsters of pageant rigging are rearing their ugly heads as controversy heightens to a fever pitch about the choice of Isabella Ayuk, Miss Cross River, for Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2012. The public and other contestants alike seem to think the curvy contestant snatched the crown off another, more deserving Indian (or is it... Read More
Photography by Akin Oyedele Did you miss Big Brother opening last night? Get a view from the inside!
Ayodele Olofintuade made her writing debut with Eno’s Story. And with just that one children’s book, the graduate in Mass Communication has made it to the shortlist for the 2011 Nigerian Prize for Literature. Ayo speaks about writing from a young age, the publishing industry, her writing contract with Cassava Republic, and her unpublished works. Why... Read More
We all agree that Nigeria’s Information Minister—Labaran Maku—does make a lot of noise. The man has an honorary degree in provocation. New GEJ app launched A new phone application—The Gaffe-boss—has been released in honour of President Jonathan by an underground tech group called “Goodluck Watch.” According to its designers, The Gaffe-boss is a phone app... Read More
by Chi Ibe The new President of France, President Francois Hollande has given a ‘Martin Luther King type speech to his fellow countrymen following his victory at the polls. He said to them: “I will be a president of everybody.” Hollande, who is France’s first socialist president since Francois Mitterrand, promised to heal the divisive wounds in... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya Newly minted President of Malawi, Joyce Banda, seems to have gotten off to a flying start after getting into the driver’s seat, but she has to buckle in for the bumpy ride. After gaining her presidency in a scenario eerily similar to that of our own President Jonathan (previous president died suddenly, clearing... Read More
It is my opinion that Nigeria is to a large extent the way it is because we the people are unable to connect the dots. “Connecting the dots” (one of the themes at the heart of Steve Jobs inspiring Stanford University commencement address) is a metaphor that comes from those picture books that kids of... Read More
by Akin Oyedele Lights, camera, stars! The 7th season of Big Brother Africa is back and it looks like Mnet is determined to give us the most gripping season yet. With a $300,000 cash prize (about N45 million), housemates competing in pairs and a two houses (über stylish Upville and rock ‘n’ roll Downville), it seems surprises will be the name... Read More
It is common to hear stories about how good looking women are offered good jobs because their boss is attracted to them. These are women that come into work with pencil skirts, cleavage showing, and well made up faces on a daily basis. “Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.”... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Just a few weeks ago it was reported that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, (ICPC) might be scrapped as part of a cost-cutting scheme which would involve the axing of 38 government agencies, merger of 52 and reversion of 14 agencies to departments in... Read More
by Lekan Olanrewaju Just as President Jonathan sent out a warning against “heating up the polity” as regards whether or not he will be partaking in the 2015 elections, the Action Congress of Nigeria has stated that they couldn’t care less about whatever path he chooses. The President had over the weekend stated that his... Read More