Niger Delta Ministry: Postponing real development
An oil spillage site| credits: FIDELIS SORIWEI writes on the seeming underdevelopment of the Niger Delta four years after the creation of a ministry for the region Many saw the decision of the late...
View ArticleTactical campaigns underpin sympathy visits to flood camps
Flood displaced people in Anambra| credits: File With the Ondo governorship election over, EMMANUEL OBE reports that all attention may now shift to Anambra State for the governorship election From the...
View ArticleUtilising collective investment schemes in capital market (1)
The Nigerian Stock Exchange had been a thriving market in the past, where investors were eager to put in their funds with the confidence of getting profitable returns. However, the meltdown of 2008,...
View ArticleFidson, Conoil lose as Aiico tops gainers
The shares of Fidson Healthcare Plc and Conoil Plc declined by 6.25 per cent and 4.95 per cent respectively on Friday as the Nigerian capital market indicators fell for the sixth time in eight days....
View ArticleWhy we closed branches in Edo –First Bank
First Bank of Nigeria Plc has said that it closed some of its branches in Edo State to obey the law and not for tax related issues. First Bank’s spokesperson, Mrs.
View ArticleAirtel Nigeria appoints Ogunsanya as CEO
Bharti Airtel, a global telecommunications services provider, on Friday announced the appointment of Mr. Segun Ogunsanya as the Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Networks Limited, Nigeria. According...
View ArticleBishop Nelly, notorious kidnap kingpin, gunned down
By JIMITOTA ONOYUME, Port HarcourtPOLICE yesterday gunned down an alleged notorious kidnap kingpin, Bishop Nelly and six other members of his gang in Ogoni area of Rivers state. The state Police...
View Article2face acquires two multi-million Naira mansions
Africa’s music star,Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2Face has just acquired two multi-million Naira houses. The ace music artiste announced this, during the week on the popular micro-blogging...
View ArticleSasha drops new single
Nigeria’s First Lady of rap,Sasha P, has dropped a new single titled Authentic, which was produced by DJ Klem for Knighthouse. Authentic features an anthemic, upbeat and rhythmic offering complimented...
View ArticleCouncil chairman die in auto crash
By DAYO JOHNSON, AkureTWO persons including the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Akoko Southwest Local Government Area of Ondo State, Lady Opeyemi Adefarati have died in an auto crash along the...
View ArticleOur pain, our gains, our story – Bracket
By Mukosolu Nzom Obumneme Ali a.k.a. Smash and Nwachukwu Ozioko a.k.a. Vast popularly known as Bracket are the rave of the moment in the Nigerian music scene. With hit tracks like Yori Yori, Ada...
View ArticleUnveiling 6 hot new Nollywood hunks: Why they are hot
Joseph Benjamin Talented Actor-cum-model, Joseph Benjamin currently enjoys the reputation of being one of the most sought-after hunks in Nollywood. He was former host of Nigeria’s premier talent hunt...
View ArticleLagos govt set to facilitate out-of-court settlement
By ABDULWAHAB ABDULAH & ONOZURE DANIATo ensure speedy dispensation of justice in Lagos State, the state judiciary will, Monday begin the fourth edition of its Lagos Settlement week to facilitate...
View ArticleEdo not against Mission schools – Oshiomhole
By SIMON EBEGBULEM, BeninGOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says the state government is not hostile to the return of mission schools to their original owners but that some knotty issues must be...
View Article‘Notebook’ Author Nicholas Sparks — $30 Million Romance Killer
‘Notebook’ Author$30 MillionRomance Killer TMZ TV Author Nicholas Sparks is famous for banging out tearjerkers, like “The Notebook” and “Dear John” — and his formula for success is simple: kill...
View ArticleTaylor Swift, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley & More Perform at Country Music...
By Maggie Coughlan 11/02/2012 at 08:15 PM EDT Thursday night’s Country Music Association Awards had it all: laughter, tears and lots of live performances. From Miranda Lambert‘s high octane rendition...
View ArticleC’ttee recommends unbundling of NNPC, deregulation
By BEN AGANDE, AbujaThe Special Task Force on governance and control of the petroleum sector yesterday recommended that the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) should be broken into several...
View ArticlePregnant Coleen Rooney pops to the garage to pick up some treats
By Sarah Fitzmaurice PUBLISHED: 19:18 EST, 2 November 2012 | UPDATED: 19:18 EST, 2 November 2012 Coleen Rooney may have been celebrating her son Kai’s birthday today, but it appears her unborn child...
View ArticleACN, ACF decry nationwide scarcity of petrol
By EMEKA MAMAHThe Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, have decried the nation-wide scaricity of petrol and asked the Federal Government to remove the obstacles...
View ArticleBarracks contract fraud: IGP orders investigation of senior officers
By KINGSLEY OMONOBI, AbujaA monumental fraud involving billions of naira meant for the rehabilitation of several Police dilapidated barracks across the country has been uncovered with a furious...
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