By Lolade Sowoolu It is almost a general consensus that singer Darey Art Alade possesses the exclusive preserve of being called Nigeria’s R N B king. Darey Last Sunday in Lagos, his counterparts, friends and media executives gathered to fete and celebrate Darey’s achievements and consistency in the Nigerian music territory. The occasion held at the SS Lounge, Victoria Island,…
MI serenading miss rock n roll In the spirit of Valentine, the next edition of the Glo Rock ‘n’ Rule holding in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Saturday February 19 will be a delightful package for lovers and those thirsty for love. Owerri is hosting the third leg of the ongoing Glo Rock ‘n’ Rule concert which is moving…
12 February 2011 Patrick Vieira is expecting Manchester United to be even more fired up than usual for their derby match against his Manchester City side at Old Trafford on Saturday. Premier League leaders United's shock loss to relegation-threatened Wolves ended their unbeaten run and dreams of an 'invincible' season. It also allowed second-placed Arsenal, who squandered a 4-0 lead…
12 February 2011 Tunisia took a giant step towards the quarterfinals of the 2011 African Nations Championship on Friday when they defeated Rwanda 3-1 in Port Sudan. The Group D result dumps the Rwandans out of the competition and leaves the Carthage Eagles top of the pool on four points, above Senegal on goal-difference, and ahead of Angola (one point)…
Sada Ibrahim, Director -General of Zamfara Environmental Health Sanitation said that the state will soon set up its incinerating plant for the conversion of waste to wealth. Mr. Ibrahim noted that the government had already built a ‘‘waste transfer loading centre’’ in Gusau, where waste products will be separated for recycling. According to him, Zamfara generates 5,000 tonnes of waste…
The Chairman of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in Imo state, Vitalis Ajumbe, said the party will offer free and compulsory education in the state if it wins the governorship election in April. Mr. Ajumbe, who made the promise in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri on Thursday, said it will be from primary to…
The leadership of the Edo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has absolved members of the party in the failure of the administration of embattled former governor of the state Lucky Igbinedion. Mr Igbinedion is currently facing a 66 count charge slammed on him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal High Court Benin,…
‘State of Surprise’ : YSG Entertainment 2010 Vector Tha Viper has shown great rhyming abilities over the past years while making guest appearances on a couple of numbers including Bigiano’s ‘Shayo’ remix and the General Pype’s ‘Champion’ remix as well. His quick and smooth rap style with decent wordplay abilities, caught attention of Hip-Hop heads such that a couple of…
It was Darey Art Alade’s day of honour on February 6 at the SS Lounge, Victoria Island, Lagos when he was treated to a grand reception hosted by City People. The event which attracted a large number of celebrities and fans, according to the organisers was put together to celebrate his achievement and to crown him ‘Nigeria’s RB King’. From…
Priscilla Suchi Best is the Chief Executive Officer of Suchille Clothings,established in March 2010. Priscilla is a Public Administration graduate from Edo State University, though she is now based in Lagos, Priscilla was born and bred in Benin City, Edo State. Focusing on the female folks, Priscilla says Suchille Clothings offers female garments for all kinds of occasions at an…
Pero Adeniyi While singer 2face is having a good time holidaying in the US for weeks counting now, someone somewhere is holding briefs (inadvertently though) for one of his baby mamas – Pero Adeniyi. Right from Atlanta, Ayo Shonaiya, a Nigerian film maker who interacted with the daughter of socialite Chief Jide Adeniyi, had quite patriotic things to say about…
Trading activities at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) witnessed a negative performance on Thursday after recording an improvement the previous day. The market capitalisation of the 201 First-Tier equities closed lower yesterday at N8.504 trillion after opening the day at N8.529 trillion, reflecting 0.29 per cent decline or N25 billion losses; about N87 billion gains were recorded after Wednesday’s trading.…
A halt to cocoa buying in Cote D’Ivoire is leaving beans to rot in farm warehouses, while smuggling through Ghana intensifies and some growers switch to other crops, farmers said on Thursday. Economic sanctions, a cocoa export ban, and a liquidity shortage since incumbent Laurent Gbagbo seized the central bank’s local branch has left the cocoa industry in chaos in…
Internal communication is an important tool for imparting the culture and values of an organisation to its employees. This way, employees can be enlisted to share in the company’s vision and goals. The focus of this column last week was on living the brand, but without a functional internal communication mechanism, there is no way employees can live the brand…
11 February 2011 Nigeria Premier League title-chasing pair of Dolphin and Warri Wolves could slip this weekend away at Zamfara United and Gombe United. Dolphin have opened a four-point lead at the top of the NPL table, but this could be cut back if they fail to win at relegation-threatened Zamfara on Sunday and second-placed Sunshine Stars make the most…