In an effort to find a lasting solution to the current activities of the Niger Delta Avengers, the Federal Government, through the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, has taken proactive steps by engaging stakeholders in the region. The Amnesty Programme boss,…
Benin, an urban centre located in the southern part of Nigeria is such a cosmopolitan city. It can be stressful, messy and chaotic sometimes, but its diversity, food, art and music scene are just incomparable with other parts of the continent. Benin is beautiful, unique, and it is certainly one of the best capital cities…
Omotunde Adebowale David, well known as Lolo 1 of Wazobia FM, is a funny and well-loved OAP in Nigeria. She currently features on Funke Akindele’s Jennifer’s Diary and runs an annual comedy event tagged Oga Madam Live On Stage, and many other interesting initiatives. She is currently working on her TV show and about to…
The semi-finals of the GTBank Master’s Cup, Season 5, kicks off Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Onikan Stadium, Lagos with 8 first generation and missionary secondary schools in Lagos state competing for the highly coveted cup in both the male and female categories. The prestigious secondary school football tournament is an annual football competition…
The apex maritime regulator in the country, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has announced a three-year Maritime Business Growth Plan (MBGP) for the development of the industry. The agency in a statement disclosed that it would embark on its core statutory mandate for the development of the maritime industry. Director General of…
Beer is the world’s most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third-most popular drink overall (after water and tea). People all over the world just love beer. An average American for instance, consumes 23 gallons of the beverage a year. Check out the following facts: Beer is one of the world’s oldest prepared beverages, possibly…
The Nigerian Army says it can actually confirm that the girl found by troops in conjunction with the Civilian JTF was among the over 200 female students of the Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno State, abducted over two years ago by suspected members of Boko Haram. In a statement issued by Army spokesman,…
Preparations are already in top gear for the second edition of the New Media Conference scheduled for May 27, 2016, at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Lagos. The programme is aimed at charting growth in marketing and advertising standards in the Nigerian online/digital media space. Some of the speakers expected to be at the…
A top pencil artist, Alesh Akeem, has revealed his plans of going back to school after he deferred his tertiary institution programme about two years ago. Alesh Akeem, who put off his education during his second year at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, Ogba, Lagos, disclosed to journalists at institution’s Annual Awards and Dinner…
From every nook and cranny of the country, hundreds of gaily dressed members of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), the nation’s sole approved Collective Management Organization for musical works and sound recordings, on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, stormed the Oramiyan Hall of Lagos Airport Hotel for the 6th Annual General Meeting of the society. Among…