The year 2012 can best be described as one that came with worst flooding in the history of the country causing untold suffering, loses and starvation to the affected communities and by implication the entire country. The government is putting several m...
The New owners of the Eko and Ikeja Distribution Companies (DISCOs) are to benefit from the over 1,214 installed Low Voltage Distribution Transformers (LVDT) being installed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) in Lagos and its environs. Ac...
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of UBA in support of the golden jubilee celebration of The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Thursday, donated two incubator machines to the children ward in the hospital. The inc...
Mr. John Obaro, 1st Vice President, Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (Ispon) and Managing Director, Systemspecs Limited, Africa’s biggest software company, in this interview with CHIMA AKWAJA looks at the state of e-payment sy...
Lil Wayne is taking seizure medication following his mid-air medical emergency last month – when he suffered seizure-like episodes on two back-to-back flights – so says the rapper. Weezy was giving an interview with MTV when the room got ho...
Mercy Aigbe is a sultry actress and always a delight to watch having honed her acting skills and featured in over fifty films mostly in Yoruba which has made her as one of the most sought after actress in Nollywood. Her comedy flick, Osas has received ...
The path of self-discovery and originality from cradle to greatness is less travelled by adventurers because it is long, dusty, and turbulent with no shortcuts to the preferred destination. Great men like Charly Boy are not necessarily perfect. They on...
Recently, a University don made public presentation of his 14 fiction and non- fiction works. CHIKA OKEKE writes that the erudite author garnered much commendation from literary icons as well as the Arewa consultative Forum (ACF), at the launch of the ...
Many young female Nigerians are finding their feet in the entertainment industry especially in pageantry and modelling. 21-year-old charming Precious Afolabi, a student of Federal polytechnic, Nasarawa is one of them. She spoke to ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM o...
West Bromwich Albion took advantage of a howler from Sunderland goalkeeper, Simon Mignolet, to move up to third place in the Premier League with a 4-2 win at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Steve Clarke’s side were leading through Zoltan Gera&r...
Rafael Nadal will end his six-month, injury-enforced absence from tennis by playing back-to-back tournaments in the Gulf before launching his assault on the Australian Open. The 26-year-old Spaniard hasn’t played since his shock second-round defe...
The Brazilian football federation says discussions to select the new Brazil coach will take place between Christmas and the New Year, with the announcement expected early in January. The federation needs to find a new coach after firing Mano Menezes on...
Ghanaian golfer, Emos Korblah, on Friday said he was elated to win the Abuja leg of the Glo Golf Tour. He got a fantastic birthday present as he held his nerve on the final day of play to finish off his impressive games on the second and third days to ...
Tension is now mounting in seven towns and villages in Shira Local Government Area of Bauchi State, following an alleged connivance between a traditional title holder and a Khadi of an Upper Area Sharia Court, which led to the detention of about 300 he...
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday used the occasion of the golden jubilee of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) to pay glowing tributes to the late Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, for his vision in setting up ...