BY BENJAMIN NJOKU If you have seen actress Ngozi Nwaosu recently, perhaps, two things are bound to engage your mind; one, that the actress has fallen on bad times and secondly, she has re-invented herself. Whichever way, you want to look at it, you may not be far from the truth. The initially robust-looking, yet fair-complexioned actress is at the…
After wowing Nigerians, especially movie buffs at a classy and well-attended world premiere, which held at posh and pristine Four Points, Lekki, Lagos, Vivian Ejike’s latest film, “A Private Storm’, is poised to storm cinemas nationwide. The big budget production from the stable of the multiple awards winning top female film producer, will sensationally saunter into cinemas on Friday, February…
By Lolade Sowoolu Which young person made the most remarkable contribution in 2010 and is worthy of emulation? That among many more answers will be provided at the sixth edition of The Future Awards holding tomorrow in Lagos. Seyi Law, Ini Edo and Don Jazzy After 3 months of a rigorous judging process, The Future Awards (TFA) released its final…
Nigerians would have to brace up for some tough times ahead as experts say the persistent rise in food prices is set to continue in 2011. Bismarck Rewane, Managing Director, Financial Derivatives Company said “The high food prices experienced in the first half of 2010 are expected to resume in 2011 as increased prices of key food imports such as…
I think the Central Bank of Nigeria’s policy rate is still too low! After nearly two days of meeting early last week, the CBN’s rate-setting committee (the Monetary Policy Committee) agreed to raise the policy rate by 25 basis points. The problem with discussing the monetary policy rate (MPR) in this country is its apparent divorce from the other indices…
The Federal Government said yesterday it would strictly monitor and evaluate all capital projects by its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as a way of improving budget performance and service delivery. Minister of Finance, Olusegun Aganga, who disclosed this at the Procurement Planning Sensitisation Workshop organised by the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) last Thursday in Abuja, said this was…
Kaduna Polytechnic will be closed down indefinitely as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) of the school in a congress last Friday declared a strike action, accusing the school management of fraudulently managing the school finances. Infuriated by the school management's decision to stop the payment of their allowances, which it claims is a nationwide agreement which has been…
Residents of Lagos Island Constituency II still have not found any comprehensible explanation to the outcome of the Action Congress of Nigeria's state House of Assembly primary election and they have regarded the exercise as a sham. Some of the residents, who claimed to be members of the Action Congress of Nigeria expressed shock over the emergence of Wahab Alawiye-King,…
We used to be called ‘Bendel number one’ because we were number one in everything we did. In education and sports we were number one and in crime we were number one, we were so number one in everything that once you find any Bendelite anywhere in the nation outside Bendel state, you would hear “up Bendel”. I still tell…
Pretty Nollywood actress Lilian Bach has finally broken the jinx, as she brings Bollywood stars to feature in a Nollywood flick. Lilian Bach and Yemi Blaq HVP gathered that the half-cast actress is producing a romantic movie, where she is featuring some actors from Bollywood. She’s said to have concluded the Lagos leg of the shooting of the film last…
By Aramide Pius Actress Mercy Aigbe in this interview, bares her mind, especially on the issue of her alleged snatching of someone else’s husband. Hear her own story… How do you feel when people meet you and gush that they are so happy to meet you? Mummy Mercy I feel really loved because that means they appreciate what I do.…
The Nigerian entertainment industry is well known for graduating artistes, who come into the limelight and fade out after a few hits as only a few are able to stay grounded and maintain a relationship with their fans. Jazzman Olofin After many years of silence, Afro Hip Hop crooner, Jazzman Olofin is planning a comeback via a new album which…
The debate on Nigeria's debt debacle appears an endless cycle. Available statistics on the spiralling figures do not add up with reasons adduced in government circles. While government claims the various loans, both domestic and foreign, were to facilitate the provision of basic socio-economic infrastructure that would make for qualitative living standard for the people, Nigerians do not seem to…
30 January 2011 Real Madrid hope their new loan signing Emmanuel Adebayor can help them topple champions Barcelona in the league, although they need their rivals to start dropping some points. Real trail Barcelona by four points in the Spanish first division and hope to get back to winning ways away from home when they travel to face Osasuna in…
30 January 2011 There have been some big scorelines in the preliminary round, first legs, of the African Champions League played so far this weekend. Raja Casablanca humiliated Tourbillon of Chad 10-1 in their encounter in Casablanca after leading 6-0 at halftime. Striker Hassan Tair netted a hat-trick for the three-time champions, while there were further goals from midfielder Abdessamad…