Nollywood diva Ebube Nwagbo added a year on (Thursday) yesterday and to mark the occasion, she took to the streets to celebrate with the beggars. Ebube Nwagbo An elated Ebube, who only last year joined the growing ranks of top celebrities who own branded products in their names by unleashing a 100 per cent human hair known as Posh Hair,…
Indy label X3M Music and Etcetera announced, early today, that they would no longer be working together. The Lagos-based label, founded by Steve Babaeko, has pushed Etetera for over three years, kicking against all odds to establish the singer-musician as a talent to court, in an environment where rock is so not fashionable. Several chart-topping hits, two albums, and multiple…
Still smarting from their losses in the wake of the stock market crash in 2008, many local investors are yet to regain confidence in the Nigerian capital market. As a result, foreign investors now account for a larger share of transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). Interim administrator of the NSE, Emmanuel Ikhazobor, who confirmed this, said the major challenge facing the Nigerian…
24 February 2011 An 86th-minute header from Dirk Kuyt earned Liverpool a narrow 1-0 win over Sparta Prague on Thursday that took the five-time European champions into the Europa League last 16. Liverpool had enjoyed the lion's share of possession against the Czech side but, as in the first leg, they struggled to make their dominance count. Raul Meireles blazed…
24 February 2011 Tunisia have vowed to win the African Nations Championship final against Angola in Sudan Friday for the people who recently toppled dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. "Our aim is to bring happiness and joy to the people who liberated Tunisia," coach Sami Trabelsi told reporters in Khartoum before the climax of the biennial tournament for home-based…
25 February 2011 Saturday is derby day as Plateau United battle JUTH FC in the frequently troubled northcentral city of Jos. A long drawn civil unrest in Jos has led to hundreds of deaths and injuries as well as huge loss of properties in the last couple of months that the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) was forced to move the…
The Ondo State government said it has executed and completed 230 projects in the rural areas of the state at the tune of N1.5 billion, in the last two years of the present administration. It revealed that a sum of N1.3bn has been set apart in the current budget for rural development . The State Director of Community Development Services,…
As the people of Ekiti State prepares to host the campaign train of President Goodluck Jonathan on March 2, the state police command said security operatives are prepared to ensure a hitch-free campaign during the visit. The state Commissioner of Police, Olayinka Balogun, said the Inspector General of Police, Ringim Hafiz, has promised to deploy more policemen, anti-bomb and intelligence…
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Sasha “This Kidnapping issue is a legacy I refuse on behalf of all progressive Nigerians! It will cease to be the norm in the near future Amen! Enioluwa and her Kidnapper! May there be no rest or shelter for the wicked! Amen” — @firstladyspeaks (Sasha Alabi) Unlike the Omolayos, not much is known or circulated about the Odegbaikes. As at…
Uri Ukoha Kalu talks tough, works hard at her job and tells everyone who cares to listen, that the real woman is the one who has what it takes to make the men listen. A former banker turned radio/Tv content provider, Uri has come a long way from her early days when she made her debut with A-Z, one of…
The long wait is over and fans of Darey can now heave a heavy sigh of relief as the musician finally releases his new double album Double Dare digitally and physically. Darey A double album, the new job took a while and it features several collaborators in Lagos, London, South Africa, Abuja and America. The new albums, released in two…