Tonye Princewill is surely a man of many parts. Also, he is a man that is highly respected in the business and political circles because of his brilliance. Recently, the easygoing philanthropists produced a new flick that has taken Nollywood to the world stage, ‘76’, which many have applauded. In this interview, this good-natured handsome…
The Senate, CCT And The Politics Of Saraki’s Trial, By Reuben Abati
The present Senate serving the Nigerian people runs the risk of being remembered as the worst since 1999. Public Relations Consultants and media officials of this particular Senate have done their part flooding both the print and the online media with details of how productive the Bukola Saraki-led Senate has been, and they have been…
Cowbell Football Academy Beats Indian Teams (Photos)
The Cowbell Football Academy, CFA, on Saturday, welcomed the Indian International Language School, Ilupeju, Lagos, to a friendly match between its Under-10 and Under-15 teams respectively, at the Main Bowl of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. The 40-minute game was flagged off at 9:35am, with the CFA Under-10 side beating their Indian Counterpart with a…
Clarion Chukwura Marries Third Hubby, Anthony Boyd
Veteran Nigerian actress, Clarion Chukwura, has taken a step further to make her relationship with her US lover, Anthony Boyd, legal. The star actress announced on Thursday that she has legalised her marriage to Boyd and posted pictures of the ceremony on her Facebook page. In the photographs posted by Clarion, the marriage ceremony was…
Efficiency Gains Drive UBA’s First Quarter Profits To N18bn
Pan Africa financial services group, United Bank for Africa Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter of 2016 showing gross earnings of N74 billion and profit before tax of N18 billion for the three months ended March 2016. The Group sustained its strong profitability, recording an annualized 20% return on average equity…
2 Cocoa Dealers Arraigned For Cloning Ambode’s Phone Number
Two persons who claimed to be cocoa dealers were on Wednesday arraigned by the Department of State Security, DSS, before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly cloning the mobile line of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, in order to perpetuate a N50 million fraud. The suspects, Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole, were said to…
BREAKING: Senate Drops Amendment Of CCB, CCT Act
News reaching us now confirms that the Nigerian Senate have finally bowed to pressure and has suspended debate on the amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. The lawmakers took the decision on Wednesday after a closed door session, which lasted about two hours. Deputy Senate President,…
Former Mushin Council Boss Tunde Adepitan Dies
According to Ladun Liadi, the former Chairman of Mushin local government area of Lagos, Tunde Adepitan, is dead. The blogger reported that Adepitan passed away on Wednesday morning. It was disclosed that the deceased died of an undisclosed ailment, which he has been battling with for a long time. Adepitan reportedly had one time travelled…
PHOTO NEWS: NSE Management Visits Unity Bank
The Management of Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, recently made a courtesy call to one of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria, Unity Bank. During the visit, the management of NSE met with management of Unity Bank at its new head office in Lagos. MD/CEO of Unity Bank, Mrs Tomi Somefun, was on ground to receive…
Nigeria Ready To Pay Full Cost Of Harnessing Power From Coal?, By Kikiowo Ileowo
With a population of over 180 million and growing, Nigeria with an average power generation of 4,500MW, requires 12,000MW to ensure steady power supply, but ultimately needs 200,000MW for all her electricity requirements. To meet this power need, the present administration has vowed to look towards other sources of producing electricity away from the hydro…