‘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…
Mohammed Abacha, son of late former military Head of state, Sani Abacha, yesterday alleged at a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), plans to change his name which was earlier submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as the governorship candidate of the party for Kano State. Mr Abacha’s name appeared on…
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Musa Sada on Thursday, revealed that new mining regulations will be ready by April this year. Mr Sada, said in a speech at the African Mining Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, that the aim is to encourage more investment into Nigeria’s mining sector. He said in addition a sustainable development fund is…
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…
Olufemi Ademola Fagade, popularly known as Omobaba #1, is one of Nigeria’s top comedians, famous for telling jokes about his ugly look. Omobaba started out singing at his church before joining a cultural group in his secondary school. The Osun State born got into comedy when he stood in as an MC and reprised old jokes by veteran stand up…
Pasuma Wonder presents Ohun Popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma has teamed up with some entertainment companies to present a new reality TV show. According to EIC Communication, one of the partner companies, the new television show, Ohun meaning Voice, is aimed at uncovering new talents in the genre. Audition for the shows first television contest, will take place in…
‘Nonsense’ crooner, Z Don Paporella, has released a new single, ‘Aye’n Soro (Rise Again)’, off his upcoming third studio album, ‘I Am Zdon’. The new track features acclaimed singer Faze, and is produced by erstwhile Infinity group member, Sunny Steve. The track, themed around the restoration of hope, boasts of a catchy dance beat blended with soothing vocals from both…
King Sunny Ade The last time we talked about the King of Juju music, King Sunny Ade was when he stormed the Lafarge Gala Nite late last year to steal the show as all eyes which were formerly on the captains of industry that graced the occasion switched to rivet on the music legend who strolled in, looking simple in…