Ex NFVCB DG defends role with Africa Magic
... All I can ask for is your prayers and advice. With your support, I think we can make this industry great and Nigeria the creative hub of Africa." Celebrating his new appointment, the group...
View ArticleAGN:Ibinabo renders stewardship 6 months aftera
When she was sworn-in, November 2012 as the first female president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, following a successful but controversial national election held in September of the same year,...
View ArticleWhy I hate Nollywood - Tayo Elesin, British-Nigerian actress
... the home of the American film industry. It's actually a location in Los Angeles. I have found nowhere in Lagos or in Nigeria called Nollywood. Except if you are telling me it's located in the...
View ArticleGlo musical video trends
... hits within two days of its release on Glo's online media portals and on YouTube. Shot on location mostly in Lagos, Nigeria, the commercial depicts the iconic artistes moving over to the Globacom...
View ArticleDestiny Child embarks on Nationwide Tour
... it will finally berth in Abuja. Equipped with what it takes to take over and rejuvenate the gospel music scenery in Nigeria and the world at large, the Supreme Six will perform songs from their...
View ArticleMTN Project Fame auditions kickoff in Benin
... the Constantial Hotel, directly located opposite Benin Airport, in Benin City. In the first audition to be held in Nigeria for this year's edition of the popular sub-region musical reality TV show,...
View ArticleStar Music Trek Top artistes storm Lokoja
... who came from Lokoja and its surrounding cities including Jos and Abuja were treated to some of the hottest music in Nigeria from winners of Star Quest Nigeria. Jukebox, hip hop Mavin super act, Dr...
View ArticleLagos film board gets new Executive Secretary
... in Mass Communication and a Master's in Public and International Affairs which he obtained from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and University of Lagos, Akoka respectively. He has had private and...
View ArticleFelabration in Movement of the People
... The choice of this theme, as revealed by the Felabration committee, connects with one of Fela's legacies as the only Nigeria musician to have a cult-like following. Even with his death 16 years...
View ArticleGlo X Factor: Anne George gets MI, Reggie Rockstone thumbs-up
... the drama, and talents that unfolded at the Lagos audition of the show aired on television stations across Ghana and Nigeria as Episode Five over the weekend. On her part, 28-year-old Ekiti State...
View Article21-Jun-13 - Cardinal Says Foreign Pressures Fuel Violence In Nigeria, Syria
MILAN, ITALY, June 20 .- At a conference of interfaith leaders in Milan, Cardinal John O. Onaiyekan suggested that Islamist violence in his country of Nigeria, as well as in Syria, has been fueled by...
View ArticlePDP: House divided against itself?
It was founded in 1998 when the then Military government lifted its ban on partisan politics.
View ArticleState of the Nation: We must halt descent into anarchy
BY CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, Deputy Political Editor Several eminent Nigerians recently dissected the state of the nation and returned a grim verdict: Nigeria is on the brink of implosion and urgent actions...
View ArticleCourt issues criminal summons against 8 Russians
By INNOCENT ANABA A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, issued criminal summons against eight Russians charged with unlawful importation of arms to Nigeria.
View ArticlePDP makes U-Turn on Amaechi, to settle out of Court
By Henry Umoru, Abuja STRONG indications emerged yesterday that the lingering political problem between the Governor of Rivers State and Chairman, Nigeria Governors' Forum, NGF, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi...
View ArticleUNIBEN sacks two profs, bursar
... a total number of 102,900 applicants in 2013, while universities of Ilorin, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe and University of Nigeria Nsukka came second, third, fourth and fifth respectively.
View ArticleNGF: Political party without crisis is dead - Ndoma-Egba
SENATE Leader, Chief Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, says the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a result of the controversial Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, election, was an indication that the...
View ArticlePDP crisis: What Jonathan should do, by Atiku
... principles will result in the party losing domestic and international credibility as the guardian of democracy in Nigeria," the erstwhile VP stated. He continued: "The task of rebuilding the PDP is...
View ArticleChinua Achebe had nothing personal against Awolowo, others - Ike, son
... car somersaulted and fell on top of Achebe, causing him serious injuries. This was months after the University of Nigeria, Nsukka hosted an international 60th birthday conference in his honour....
View ArticleCult war in Edo
... that the suspected kidnappers amongst them were involved in the kidnapping.of some white men and members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers and were arrested in their hideouts. His words: "I remember...
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