The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, yesterday said with the amnesty programme of the Federal government, youth in the region have discovered that it is necessary to embrace peace in the area. The minister was in the state for the grand finale of “Youth Empowerment through Entertainment” organized for youth in the nine Niger Delta states. Mr. Orubebe…

Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel yesterday began his valedictory tour of the state saying he remains the longest serving governor since the creation of the state 35 years ago. Mr Daniel also said he will continue to fight former President, Olusegun Obasanjo over who takes over from him on May 29, 2011. Mr. Daniel who commenced his send forth ceremony…

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The leadership of Ipokia local government in Ogun State at the weekend moved to improve the capacity of the state command of the Nigeria Police Force with the donation of a crime fighting vehicle. The head of the council, Irene Afolashade Kokumo, said her administration is prepared to collaborate with law enforcement agents to bring the incidence of crime to…

Out of the hundreds of youngsters who stormed Ikeja for auditioning to play the role of Dagrin in the biopic Stingomania Entertainments is recording in the late rapper’s honour, Trybson Dudukoko has emerged the lucky chap. Born Oladimeji Imoru Ganiyu, the Fuji artiste who lost his father to high blood pressure a few months after birth released his first album…

The show, ‘Festival of Love’ may have come and gone but those present at the classy romantic evening show in Abuja will not forget the remarkable evening in a hurry. It was a lavish and extra-ordinary love party. What made the show exceptionally classy was the quality of crowd and performances. Couples in Abuja stepped out to the show with…

Mr. GuGu E. Michaels Producer of the action packed thriller “Dangerous Men”, which was banned in Nigeria last year by the National Film and Video Censors Board(NFCVB), Mr. GuGu E. Michaels has vowed never to dream of  coming to the country again for any film production. GuGu made his feeling known from his base in America, while chatting with HVP…

Any lingering doubts about the authenticity of the candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State for this year’s general elections have been laid to rest by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), following its resolve to abide by what it called the latest court order of January 27 this year served on it by the party. In…

It is exhilarating when you find out that an idea that comes to you in secret, plays around in your thought for a long time; an idea you have not shared with anyone else, suddenly becomes the topic for discussion in public gatherings that you find yourself in. That was actually the case recently when we were standing in small…

When the young couple walked down the altar in 2009 and signed the dotted lines signaling their marriage, they never knew that the blissful union will only last for a few years. The union was blessed with a beautiful baby boy, who is just nine months old. As a reward for their hard work, the couple had built and packed…

Segun and Emeka By Benjamin  Njoku The crisis that rocked the boat of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, throughout the greater part of last year, may have resurrected again this year  with a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, on Monday, threatened to jail the National president of the body, Segun Arinze and six other members of the guild’s…

Elkanah Mowarin needs no introduction especially if you are into the business of networking and integrated marketing. Elkanah Mowarin Elkay, as he is more fondly called by friends is also a key player in our today’s entertainment industry. EOM(Economic, Operator and the Market) business networks, the company he heads, is a multilateral integrated marketing communication company. Located in the Surulere…

By Aramide Pius Like Dr. Alban, the dentist turned international  musician, Beautiful Nubia has come a long way to getting to where is he is today. A Veterinary doctor before he opted for the glittering world of a musician, Beautiful Nubia originally born as Segun Akinlolu takes us into his world of adventure. This is how he started his story……

Let us get down to the main course rather than nibble around the delicacy of starters. That climate talk shop in Cancun, Mexico was actually about the everlasting subject of global poverty. The Conference of the Parties, like its predecessors in Copenhagen and elsewhere, is an annual extravaganza of serious-minded scientists and politicians, inquisitive civil society, but also a motley…