what was your perception of Nollywood before you became a film maker? I must admit, I thought it was just fun and games. But it is hard work. These Nollywood people are something else. The foundation they have built is with little or no support from government, yet they’ve put Nigeria on the world […]
The Greater London Authority Elections – where Londoners will vote for a new Mayorof London and Members of the London Assembly – is on 5thMay 2016. Yet, I, members of my family and many Londoners (including anybody who belongs to the British Commonwealth) voted today, 21stApril, 2016, about 2 weeks away. Why? This is because […]
PARIS, France, April 22, 2016/ — Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING) (www.Ingenico.com), the global leader in seamless payment, deployed, jointly with its local partner Tracom, a Revenue Collection solution in the County of Nyeri in Kenya. This initiative was sponsored by Equity Bank and reinforces the emerging cashless-based culture by collecting County fees such […]
News reports have revealed the arrest of two migrants, a Pakistani and a Cameroonian, after they had reportedly entered Nigeria via a bush path. The Pakistani identified as, Sahid Mahmood and a Camerounian, Nji Hagis Chi, were reportedly arrested by the Nigerian Immigration Service in Cross River State. The reports reveal that Mahmood had allegedly […]
News reports have revealed the unusual and untimely deaths of two pregnant women who reportedly collapsed and died during a teachers verification exercise in Bauchi State. The unfortunate incident if reported to have taken place, yesterday, April 5, 2016,while they had been waiting to be screened by the Verification Team from the office of the […]
British billionaire, Richard Branson has called for the abolition of death penalty across the world following the Amnesty International global report on death sentences and executions, which was released on Tuesday, April 6, 2016. The report revealed that at least 1,634 people were executed in 25 countries in 2015, which is over 50% increase from […]
News reports have revealed the untimely death of a single mother after she committed suicide following feelings of guilt stemming from an abortion she had carried out. Jade Rees, 21-yr-old single mother of one, had reportedly killed herself after struggling with her decision to have an abortion weeks earlier. Rees had reportedly terminated her pregnancy […]
It has emerged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will approve a two-year tenure for the its incumbent National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff at the party’s forthcoming national convention, Vanguard reports. At the convention scheduled to hold on May 21, 2016, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, the party is supposed to appoint another chairman […]
Sokoto Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, on Wednesday 6 March 2016 visited the home of the state chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ibrahim Milgoma, to commiserate with his family over the recent fire incident which razed his house. The visit is interpreted in some circles as a deft move by Tambuwal considering […]
Senators loyal to the Senate President Bukola Saraki have vowed block any move to impeach their leader over his trial at Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki is facing a 13-count charge of alleged false asset declaration levelled against him by the Code of Conduct Bureau. The senators, represented by Senators Rafiu Ibrahim and Samuel Anyanwu, […]