With an unparalleled passion for acting, Binta Yahaya is one actress with a difference as revealed in this chat with Solomon Nda-IsaiahHow has the journey been? It may interest you to know that I am from Sokoto State but grew up in Kaduna. I have alway...
In what seemed to be survival of the fittest, members of the Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN), an umbrella organisation of filmmaking in Northern Nigeria recently, convened an extra-ordinary convention and subsequently disso...
Beyoncé revealed she is expecting her first baby. The singer made the surprise announcement as she debuted her baby bump on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards.Wearing a long orange gown by Lanvin, the 29-year-old clutched her visible bump an...
The masquerades came in different shades; from weird to the most frightening, tall toshort. The Triangle arena became lively and the crowd surged forward as the biggest of them all, the, “Evil forest”, made its entrance to the arena. The f...
Since the 2004 split of the successful talented pop trio called Plantashun Boiz, group member Chibuzor Orji – stage named Faze, has been the second most visible, trailing behind internationally recognised 2Face. Despite releasing three albums cla...
The duo of Peter and Paul, popularly known as P-square, released their fifth album to the market last month. The Album, titled Invasion,has invaded the country getting massive airplay on the airwaves across the country in the process. The 14 -tra...
Early years The band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede’s Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen’s first gig was at Birkenshaw School in February 1965. It was composed of Chris Norman (lead vocals, rhythm guitar and piano), Terr...
The present romance between OBJ and Charlyboy has become a major discourse on the print media. However, the recent visit of Baba to the famous Punk Palace has stated the obvious about their relationship. Recalling his comments on his realisation and un...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) yesterday condemned the renewed ethno-religious crises in Jos, Plateau State.In a statement issued in Kaduna by its national publicity secretary, Anthony N.Z. Sani, they stated, “Arewa Consultative Forum is sad over...
Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has expressed deep concerned that the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Gombe State Council has already embarked on a strike action despite the fact that negotiation arrangement abo...
The Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has ordered that immediate rescue work commences at the failed portions of the Akure/ Owo/Benin expressway where about 32 souls perished in a multiple accident earlier in the week pending when the Federal Gov...
The purported comeback bid of the former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayoseg to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has been described as an “embarrassing insult not only to the state chapter of the PDP but to the founding f...
The Permanent Missions of Nigeria, the United States of America and United Kingdom to the United Nations have warned all the parties involved in the Kosovo crisis to shun violence and embrace all peace efforts by the international community. Addressing...
The issue of mismanagement and underutilisation of scarce resources in Nigeria has led to huge wastage of resources and manpower, just as the privatisation of aviation agencies as recently re-echoed by Capt. Adebayo Araba, rector of the Nigerian Colleg...
The Senior National Team, Super Eagles, arrived in Antananarivo yesterday morning, three days ahead of a must-win 2012 African Nations Cup qualifying match against Madagascar. The delegation of 19 players and 13 technical officials, led by the ch...