by Seyi Lawal ONOSZ releases his first single after featuring on various hits including Feedback’s ‘Higher’ track and Redkad’s ‘Pose’. The talented young singer from Delta State is currently studying in the University Of Port Harcourt. He draws a lot of inspiration from King of Pop, Micheal Jackson. Click here to listen:... Read More
by Seyi Lawal What: Travel Management and Destination Company, Avienti hosted its end of year soiree. Where: Federal Palace Hotel and Casino. When: 8 December, 5pm.
bY Ifeanyi Dike JR Name: Orchid Bistro Location: Isaac John Street, Ikeja GRA Category: Hangout You are likely to miss Orchid Bistro when you drive along Isaac-John. Well if you do, I can assure you that you have indeed missed a great deal. Orchid seats in a small corner of the Green-Ville compound and... Read More
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Fighting is a lot easier when your opponent isn’t Cancer by Seyi Lawal On 26 December 2011, Boxing Day, Lagos will experience its first world class boxing fight held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Christmas charity Boxing Day fight is guaranteed to be an explosive event for lovers of... Read More
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By Hauwa Gambo Tony O. Elumelu, MFR, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, an African proprietary investment firm committed to the economic transformation of Africa, urged African entrepreneurs and business leaders gathered at the Convergence Africa conference in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday, 8 December, 2011 to grow their businesses across the continent. Widely acknowledged as one of Africa’s... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Yesterday, the Federal Government announced that the Minister of Youth Development, Bolaji Abdullahi is to take over the sport ministry acting as the minister of sport and chairman of sport commission. Adullahi’s assignment followed the resignation of the former Minister of Sport, Yusuf Suleiman, who declared interest to participate in the... Read More
By Emmanuel Osanedum In no particular order, we look at the ten websites over the past year, considering culture, entertainment and lifestyle that have impressed us and caught everyone’s attention: LindaIkeji.BlogSpot.com It’s amazing what LindaIkeji has become in the past one year: from the mundane, like the brouhaha over Mercy Johnson’s wedding, to the... Read More
by Yemi Olowu One Mic December special edition comes up on the 18 December at Browns’ Cafe, Oduduwa Crescent,GRA, Ikeja. Enjoy performances by Grip BOIZ, Ruby, Threadstone, MTrill, Ibiyemi, Skales and VECTOR. All seven artistes will be performing live and there will be, as usual, an Open Mic contest! Last edition’s winner, Qriss performs his single this month. One Mic Naija is... Read More
by Yemi Olowu Moofa emerges the winner of the 2nd edition of YNaija’s Cutting Edge competition. With a total of 55 votes all together, Moofa had 36%(20 votes), O’daniel Clothing 33%(18 votes), Maxivive 16% (9 votes) and Orange Culture 15%(8 votes). Congratulations to Moofa, has she’ll get a photo shoot by an A-list photographer, interview on Y!TV’s Rubbin’ Minds and... Read More
by Yemi Olowu After appearing on the French Vogue in May 2010 with Penelope Cruz, Naomi Watts, Julianne Moore, Kate Winslet, and Gwyneth Paltrow, 62-year-old actress, Meryl Streep covers the January 2012 issue of American Vogue. One would have thought Streep would never be a cover option of the New York based publication, after taking up... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo On Thursday 24 November 2011, LEAP Africa celebrated five young leaders at its 8th Annual Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards at MUSON Centre, Lagos. The winners: Oladipupo Ajiroba, Babatunde David, Babafemi Oyediran, Tolulope Sangosanya and Priscillia Usiobaifo were showcased for their exemplary efforts to creating positive social impact in communities across Nigeria. Every year, LEAP solicits applications and nominations of youth who... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo On the 21st of December 2011, Art Lovers and beyond will congregate at the Civic Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos as part of the activities leading to the July 2012 Launch of the 1st solely Modern Arts University in Nigeria/ The Modern Day School of Arts. The Modern Day School of the... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang The awaited launch of AfricanLiberty.org, Africa’s foremost Libertarian platform will go live at 12 noon on Thursday, 15 December. It will feature content from across the African continent mostly on issues concerning the economy with respect especially to free markets and individual liberty. It will also be the hub of several essay... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche Christopher Okagbue, the Anambra State born model has emerged the ultimate champion for winning the 2011 edition of the wildly popular Gulder Ultimate Search reality television show. For the final arc of the show, the four finalists: Christopher Okagbue, Tony Igwe, Kelvin Durst and Anastasia Azike were briefed by the show’s host, actor... Read More
by ‘Ifreke Inyang So, what? Just because it’s Banky W – it had to be hot? Snort. So we took our time to listen and find out if Mr. Capable brought it home again? And.. Oh yes he did! Banky W has given us a taste of what to expect from his forthcoming album titled ‘R &... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Now taking place in Lagos on Tuesday 17 January, 2012, its talk-back time as 1,000 youths aged 15-30 years come face-to-face with 50 Brand / Marketing Managers in a no-holds barred Youth To Brand (Y2B) Session! They will reveal their favourite and not-so-favourite brands and take you, the custodians of those... Read More
by Chi Ibe Popularly known as “Miss Lexxie” Alexandra Klein (born January 24 1995) stage name Alexis, has everything it takes to be one of the brightest rising stars in the country. Though she is sixteen years old, she really is an old soul, mainly because of her love for the 50’s and 80’s musical... Read More
by Yemi Olowu The Nigeria Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders presented by The Future Awards, just got richer with Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Executive Governor of Ekiti State joining the list. “The Symposium is driven by and centered around the next generation of Nigerian leaders between the ages of 25 and 40; and the discussants for the Symposium... Read More
by Wilfred Okiche From billionaire inventors, enduring movie stars to most wanted men, 2011 had its fair share of grim reaping. We recall some of the more famous – for those who touched our lives spectacularly – Jobs, Winehouse, Myers, Taylor, Whitfield – we say Rest in Peace. Muammar Gaddafi – It wasn’t a great... Read More
Samsmooth has returned with a brand new single titled “Ur Loving“. The Rapper/producer brings us a fine mixture of HipHop/High life and an appealing beat that will get you moving instantly. A lovely hook, crazy lines and amazing delivery. Check the song out and also watch out for samsmooth on several other tracks that will... Read More
by Chi Ibe RnB solo artiste, Djinee, sent us present on the 12th day of Christmas. His premiere single titled “Din Din” dropped yesterday. Djinee is quoted describing the idea behind the song as: “When a child is genuinely happy and grateful, he/she shows uncontrollable joy. Sometimes he/she makes unintelligible sounds that tell the joy inside.... Read More
By Adebola Williams Of course, Gene – superstar in every way – made it all worth it. As I drifted away to sleep on the couch in my bedroom, the phone rang again for the third time, with half-open eyes, I looked at the wall clock, it was 12:23 a.m. I had come home... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Yes his flow is seamless! Yes the ladies love him! Yes he has opened shows and performed with Rick Ross, Plies and Gorilla Zoe! And oh yes he is Nigerian! With attention-grabbing performances from all around the world, TONESTAR isn’t a novice artiste. And he has decided to not wait till he’s no.... Read More
by Yomi Kazeem The letters were shared and in no time, shouts of joy and screams of agony filled the air. Finally, camp is over. I don’t know how that makes me feel actually. Three weeks ago, I could bet I wouldn’t miss it one bit but here I am, remembering good ol ‘mammy times’ and... Read More
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by ‘Ifreke Inyang Grammy award-winning ,’Dutty Rock’ crooner and dancehall/reggae superstar, Sean Paul, was in the UK promoting his upcoming single “She doesn’t mind” off the soon to be released 5th studio album ‘Tamohawk Technic’. He took time out of his busy schedule to sit with Factory78tv’s Adesope and Lanre to discuss all things Sean Paul, his new music directions as... Read More