Mohammed Abacha, son of late former military Head of state, Sani Abacha, yesterday alleged at a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), plans to change his name which was earlier submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as the governorship candidate of the party for Kano State. Mr Abacha’s name appeared on…
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Musa Sada on Thursday, revealed that new mining regulations will be ready by April this year. Mr Sada, said in a speech at the African Mining Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, that the aim is to encourage more investment into Nigeria’s mining sector. He said in addition a sustainable development fund is…
Opposition parties in Cross River State will not participate in the forthcoming elections if the state Resident Electoral Commissioner [REC], Mr. Mike Igini, is redeployed, as demanded by the People’s Democratic Party [PDP] . Secondly, members of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties [CNPP], which constitute the opposition in the state, will boycott the April general election should the Independent…
Olufemi Ademola Fagade, popularly known as Omobaba #1, is one of Nigeria’s top comedians, famous for telling jokes about his ugly look. Omobaba started out singing at his church before joining a cultural group in his secondary school. The Osun State born got into comedy when he stood in as an MC and reprised old jokes by veteran stand up…
Pasuma Wonder presents Ohun Popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma has teamed up with some entertainment companies to present a new reality TV show. According to EIC Communication, one of the partner companies, the new television show, Ohun meaning Voice, is aimed at uncovering new talents in the genre. Audition for the shows first television contest, will take place in…
‘Nonsense’ crooner, Z Don Paporella, has released a new single, ‘Aye’n Soro (Rise Again)’, off his upcoming third studio album, ‘I Am Zdon’. The new track features acclaimed singer Faze, and is produced by erstwhile Infinity group member, Sunny Steve. The track, themed around the restoration of hope, boasts of a catchy dance beat blended with soothing vocals from both…
King Sunny Ade The last time we talked about the King of Juju music, King Sunny Ade was when he stormed the Lafarge Gala Nite late last year to steal the show as all eyes which were formerly on the captains of industry that graced the occasion switched to rivet on the music legend who strolled in, looking simple in…
Aganbi When De Pub came to town, that is the oil city of Warri, Delta state, some were of the opinion, the socialite owner, Andrew Aganbi, was just trying to throw money around and probably just stashing away some dough in an investment that would sooner fold up than it could get off the ground. But these sets of bad-mouths…
Music, it is said, can soothe the savage beast, speak as a universal language, and act as the great stress relieving stimulant. But beyond all these noble aspirations, is it’s great ability to generate truckloads of money. This is it’s very interesting side and Nigerian music artistes particularly have found short cuts to this pot of wealth by creating amazing…
Egypt's core annual inflation rose to 9.74 per cent in the year to January from 9.65 per cent in December, the Central Bank said on its website on Thursday. Core inflation affected subsidised goods and volatile items including fruit and vegetables. Urban consumer price inflation, the most closely watched indicator of prices, rose to 10.8 per cent year on year…
Growth in South Africa's manufacturing output slowed to just 0.2 per cent in December and was far below analysts forecasts, showing the vital sector still struggling to recover from a recession in 2009. The number is likely to affect economic growth estimates for the fourth quarter of 2010, but analysts said on its own it was unlikely to shift expectations…
The Enugu State government is to disburse N1 billion to farmer cooperative groups as part of efforts to ensure the success of the Enugu-Songhai Initiative. The chairman of the State Assembly committee on agriculture, Okey Nwoke, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday that the fund would be accessed from the CBN. He said that the…
10 February 2011 Real Madrid may be trailing their arch-rivals Barcelona in La Liga but financially they still have the edge on their old foes after topping the table of the world's 20 richest football clubs, compiled by accountants Deloitte. Real finished top for the sixth straight year with Deloitte's table for the 2009/10 season saying the Spanish giants had…
10 February 2011 Democratic Republic of Congo clawed back into contention for a second African Nations Championship title by coming from behind to defeat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Sudan on Thursday. All the goals came during the first half with midfielder Jean-Paul Kesse giving the Ivorians a ninth-minute lead, Matondo Salakiaku levelling and Dioko Kaluyituka bagging the 30th-minute winner. It…
Justice Muktar Abimbola of the Oyo State High Court, on Thursday, ordered the return of Kazeem Ayilara, one of the Anti-Akala lawmakers in the Oyo State House of Assembly, as the deputy speaker of the legislative arm. Mr Ayilara, a loyalist of Teslim Folarin, Senate majority leader, had been battling for the restoration of his status since he was unceremoniously…