Mrs Funmi Olayinka Beautiful Ekiti Deputy Governor, Mrs Funmi Olayinka, has lived all her life in Lagos and this fact does not escape anyone except some group of street urchins, called ‘Area Boys’ who found out the hard way. The alluring Ekiti number two citizen had come to grace the Seminar by Women in Management and Businness, WIMBIZ,at the Muson…

I know the question popping up in your mind right now is probably what could be up with Chidi Mokeme this time. So much gists, both unsavoury and a bit off-key have been peddled about the Nollywood hotshot who came off the Vanguard’s Sexiest in Nollywood as the Hunk of Nollywood 2011 that one begins to wonder if the guy…

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, yesterday sent its students home indefinitely after students disrupted school activities for more than two days, protesting the school's increased acceptance fee. Students prevented motorists from entering or departing via the school's two main entrances, forcing hundreds to walk at least two kilometres to get to the main campus. The protesters said they were…

A secondary school principal in Edo State has been suspended for allegedly hiring out some of the school's facilities for commercial purposes. The Principal, Patricia Boseh of Adesuwa Secondary School, Benin, was suspended following an unscheduled visit to the school by the commissioner for education in the state, Ngozi Osarenren and top officials of the ministry. Mrs Osarenren was said…

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Despite huge contributions of women, there yet remains a lot more to be done in giving women a more balanced access to opportunities and removing practices that harm and put women at disproportionate risks. Practices like female genital mutilation/cutting and other demeaning practices have over the years deprived women the joy of a balance access to equal opportunities in a…

Nollywood diva Ebube Nwagbo added a year on (Thursday) yesterday and to mark the occasion, she took to the streets  to celebrate with the beggars. Ebube Nwagbo An elated Ebube, who only last year joined the growing ranks of top celebrities who own branded products in their names by unleashing a 100 per cent human hair known as Posh Hair,…

Indy label X3M Music and Etcetera announced, early today, that they would no longer be working together. The Lagos-based label, founded by Steve Babaeko, has pushed Etetera for over three years, kicking against all odds to establish the singer-musician as a talent to court, in an environment where rock is so not fashionable. Several chart-topping hits, two albums, and multiple…

The Ondo State government said it has executed and completed 230 projects in the rural areas of the state at the tune of N1.5 billion, in the last two years of the present administration. It revealed that a sum of N1.3bn has been set apart in the current budget for rural development . The State Director of Community Development Services,…

As the people of Ekiti State prepares to host the campaign train of President Goodluck Jonathan on March 2, the state police command said security operatives are prepared to ensure a hitch-free campaign during the visit. The state Commissioner of Police, Olayinka Balogun, said the Inspector General of Police, Ringim Hafiz, has promised to deploy more policemen, anti-bomb and intelligence…

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Sasha “This Kidnapping issue is a legacy I refuse on behalf of all progressive Nigerians! It will cease to be the norm in the near future Amen! Enioluwa and her Kidnapper! May there be no rest or shelter for the wicked! Amen” — @firstladyspeaks (Sasha Alabi) Unlike the Omolayos, not much is known or circulated about the Odegbaikes. As at…

Uri Ukoha Kalu talks tough, works hard at her job and tells everyone who cares to listen, that the real woman is the one who has what it takes to make the men listen. A former banker turned radio/Tv content provider, Uri has come a long way from her early days when she made her debut with A-Z, one of…

The long wait is over and fans of Darey can now heave a heavy sigh of relief as the musician finally releases his new double album Double Dare digitally and physically. Darey A double album, the new job took a while and it features several collaborators in Lagos, London, South Africa, Abuja and America. The new albums, released in two…

The Ondo State government has said that it did not stop the free computer education programme in its public schools. The state government, through the commissioner for information, Ranti Akerele, said that it implemented a free Microsoft Corporation-based ICT programme instead. He said that this move saved the state N3 billion in software requirements alone, which according to him, was…