Former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, has threatened to slap a female journalist in court. Patrick Akpobolokemi, who is facing trial in court, was captured in a video threatening to assault a reporter covering his trial. He was seen using his hand to disrupt the video recording,…
A power-drunk soldier identified simply as Sergeant Taiwo has brought sorrow into the family of a 25- year -old commercial motorcyclist, Abu Alhaji, whom he allegedly beat to death. Taiwo, aka Sir T, lives in Myyong Army Barracks , Yaba , and is reportedly in detention in the barracks. The motorcyclist, father of a six-…
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc Friday launched the maiden edition of its Campus Ambassador Programme with the induction of the first 15 brand ambassadors. The UBA Campus Ambassador Programme is an initiative to identify young emerging leaders among students of tertiary institutions and give them a unique and highly rewarding learning experience. The…
It was a sorry situation for a 19-year-old father in Ogun State, who was tortured to death because of a missing N90,000 belonging to his mother. For six hours, the 19-year-old Rilwanu Akintunde was beaten, handcuffed and locked inside a teargased room. His torturers were his mother, Mrs. Akintunde, her brother Kayode and a policeman…
If urgent steps are not taken very fast by the government, a major industrial unrest might tear the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, apart. At the moment, the agency is battling with a looming crisis over alleged illegal recruitment (secondment) of senior staff, including General Managers from other organisations to NHIS, in flagrant violation of…
An illustrious Awori son and hard working Ogun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Chief Jide Ojuko has emerged as one of the top ten commissioners of distinction in South West, Nigeria. Chief Jide Ojuko’s emergence as one of the leading politicians in the South West was put together by one of Nigeria’s…
Nollywood actress and AMVCA nominee, Hannah Ojo has released a new collection of pictures to set her 2017 agenda. The tall and beautiful talented thespian who’s still basking on the euphoria of her nomination in the forthcoming Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards where she got lined-up in the Best Actress In a Drama Movie category,…
Peridot and Cinema Kpatakpata are proud to announce the release of the trailer for their beautiful poignant film, The Lost Cafe. The film is an uplifting story about a girl’s decision to rise above dark family secrets and culture shock to live her dreams abroad, finding the most unusual answers to her troubling questions somewhere…
Chairman of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Tony Okoroji, has predicted that the Nigerian entertainment industry will witness a bumper year in 2017. In his New Year message to the industry, Chief Okoroji asked practitioners and investors in the industry to have faith and take every necessary step to professionalize and that as better value…
A while ago, there were rumours that Akinsola Akinfeniwa would be stepping down as Chairman of Heritage Bank in December 2016. However, December 2016 as come and gone and he is still in charge of the bank that has been rumoured lately to be in crisis. Information filtering to us indicates that Chief Akinfemiwa will…