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…

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…

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate human rights abuses and public discontent in the state from June 1, 2003 till date. A statement signed by Semiu Okanlawon, the state's Director of Bureau of Communications and Strategy, explained that the Commission was set up under Section 2(1) of the Commission of…

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…

By Charles Mgbolu The iPod swept briefly through the Nigeria market like wild fire holding sway for only a few years before succumbing to a more superior technology evolving in the iPhone. The iPod did come before the iPhone but since the latter served the basic and only function of the former- a music player, the iPod had not been…

Nigerian hip-hop act and ‘falling in Love’ crooner D’Banj, Banky W and a host of other music artistes would take centre stage as leading first home brewed non-alcoholic malt drink Maltina unveils its new look and new pay-off line. The new look and pay-off line “Sharing happiness” are both part of a brand proposition rejuvenation process designed to ensure Maltina…

Ngozi Nwosu Tri-lingual award winning actress, Ngozi Nwosu, has refused to confirm tales  surrounding her failing health. Choosing rather to rain curses on the reporter and his source, a call placed through to Kunle Bamtefa’s Peaceful Peace of the Fuji House of Commotion fame, resulted in an aggravation of emotions. In the past months, the actor per excellence has continued…

An attack by suspected armed robbers on the facilities of the Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Ray Power 105.5 fm, Benin City station has kept the station off air. The suspected armed robbers numbering about 25 allegedly attacked and overpower the security men on duty, and tied them after inflicting injuries on them. One of the security men on duty…

The students of Olabisi Onabanjo University{OOU}, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, yesterday called for the scrapping of the university’s Academic Staff Union of Universities {ASUU}, accusing the lecturers of intransigence on their prolonged strike. Addressing a press conference in Abeokuta, the state capital, Rufai Uthman, the students union president, in company of other executives of the union, said, “Lecturers should henceforth…

Mohammed Abacha, the governorship candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Kano State, said his nomination as the party’s flag-bearer in the April elections is “an act of God.” Mr Abacha’s name appeared on the list of candidates displayed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State, against earlier speculations that his closest rival, Lawal Ja’afaru…

Medical doctors in public hospitals and health institutions in Kano State have threatened to go on strike on February 14 to protest the non-implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) by government. The chairperson of the state’s branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Daiyabu Ibrahim, announced on Tuesday in Kano that the union would meet on Tuesday to…

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to involve all stakeholders in the ongoing process of removing double and multiple registrations from the newly-compiled voter’s register to ensure transparency. The party, in a statement on Tuesday, said that the reports it is getting from the various states where INEC has dispatched experts…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Enugu state has withdrawn the gubernatorial candidate list released on February 7. The state resident electoral commissioner, Josiah Uwazuruonye, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the withdrawal was as a result of a directive from the INEC headquarters. According to him, the National Commissioner, Legal Affairs, Philip Umeadi said that the list…

Twelve participants (six males and six females) that excelled in the just concluded Quranic recitation competition in Bauchi have each been offered a seat by the state government to this year's pilgrimage (Hajj) to Saudi Arabia. The Bauchi Quranic recitation competition was contested among youth from the age of 25 years and below in which 16 out of the 20…