When critically acclaimed producer cum rapper DR. Dre released the track ‘Kush’ featuring Snoop Dogg and Akon in September 2009, many adherent lovers of west coast rap couldn’t help but point out a miss. Although ‘Kush’, Dre’s first official track since 1999, received rave reviews, the track which brings back the highly favoured Hip-Hop themes of the 90s was missing…
Nigerian entertainers under the aegis of ‘Artists United For Jonathan’, will be hosting a special dinner for President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday, March 20 at Harbour Point Events Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. According to Onyeka Onwenu, the coordinator of the event, the event is part of activities lined up to help drum support for the Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential ambition at…
Steve Onu, popularly known as Yaw, is Wazobia FM’s on-air personality, he anchors the ‘Make Una Wake’ morning show. Yaw started out as actor and his first role was a 1994 cameo in the movie, ‘Rituals’. In 1998, he got his first speaking role in the movie ‘Diamond Ring’ before moving on to stage plays and television soaps. He starred…
16 March 2011 Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said he would prefer not to face old clubs Chelsea and Inter Milan in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after watching his side qualify with a 3-0 home win over Lyon at the Santiago Bernabeu. Goals from Brazilian left back Marcelo, French forward Karim Benzema and Argentine winger Angel di Maria…
17 March 2011 Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic seems to be ticking all the right boxes since he took over the post in January and his squad for his first official game has added to that belief. But like on all occasions when a Black Stars squad is released, a few would disagree with some of the players called. As it…
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The Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture Abeokuta (UNNAB), Olufemi Balogun, yesterday disclosed that the school has acquired four farm settlements in Ogun State to boost food production and solve most of the challenges associated with farming. Mr Balogun made the revelation at a press conference held at the Senate Chambers of the University at Alabata, Abeokuta in preparation…
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Michael Chibogu is the chief executive officer of ‘Thots on Tees’. Established in 2010, ‘Thots on Tees’ is a branding and fashion line that customized inscriptions on T-shirts. A University of Ibadan drop out, Chibogu speaks to X2 on his business. What motivated you to go into business for self? I would say, because I got broke trading Forex, my…
Burundi’s main beer brewer firm, Brarudi, majority owned by Heineken NV, said on Wednesday its sales of beer and soft drinks rose 21 per cent in 2010. The company said volumes sold increased to 1.99 million hectolitres from 1.64 million in 2009, lifted by increased spending by more prosperous coffee farmers and higher demand during the country’s elections. The company…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange recorded a total loss of N260 billion on equities at the close of trading activities in February, after recording significant gains of N662 billion in the preceding month. The market value of the 217 listed equities, which opened the month at N8.575 trillion, closed on the last trading day in February at N8.315 trillion, reflecting a…
Splitting the atom was a major technological feat for humankind. Releasing energy from it for electricity production was yet another major step towards supporting the unfolding path of civilisation. The worst memories of the deliberate unleashing of the power of a nuclear device remain the exploding of atomic bombs over Japanese towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, towards the…
16 March 2011 Ghana's Serbian coach Goran Stevanovic faces a tough test as he prepares the Black Stars for a Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo on March 27, and a friendly against England. The coach, appointed in January, has already guided them to a 4-1 win over Togo in a friendly match played in Belgium last month. Ghana…