A middle aged woman, Aduni Akere, has told an Agege grade ‘A’ Customary Court that she wants her marriage dissolved because she could no longer stand her husband’s constant beating. She said that apart from beating her, her husband also threatened to strip her naked in public.

An Alimosho Grade ‘B’ Customary Court, Lagos was stunned last week when an enraged Mr. Olayinka Ajayi-Bembe threatened to set himself and his wife, Mrs. Bolanle Ajayi-Bembe on fire, except the court immediately dissolved their marriage.

Wyclef Jean, the Haitian born American multi-platinum musician, record producer and rapper is expected to feature in the ongoing 2009 Calabar Festival. Wyclef Jean would be entertaining residents of Calabar at the main bowl of the U.J. Esuene Sports Stadium on Calabar Rocks Night.

Mike I was one of the hottest musicians that bestrode the musical turf in the late 80s and mid 90s. At the peak of his career, he was also one of the highest paid acts in the land.

A new hip-hop duo G2B has emerged in the Nigerian music scene

By Anayo Okoli UMUAHIA—THE Managing Director of World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday urged guests who thronged their Umuda-Isingwu country home, in Umuahia, Abia State, to witness the marriage ceremony of her daughter, Onyinye, to donate towards the fight against HIV/AIDS. Specifically, Okonjo-Iweala said they should not donate to her daughter and her American husband, […]

By Umar Yusuf YOLA —  People of Adamawa State are celebrating bleak Christmas and New Year festivities as the economic hardship bites harder Everywhere, it is lack of funds thereby forcing the price of goods and services to a standstill. The usual bubbling of buying and selling normally associated with Christmas and  New Year festivities  […]

By Dayo Johnson AKURE—THE General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye yesterday began a Christian Outreach Programme in Ondo State. Pastor Adeboye would visit Ondo and Owo towns today and tomorrow. The Provincial Pastor of RCCG, Ondo Province 1, Pastor Emmanuel Kalejaiye, told newsmen in Akure that Adeboye  […]

By Wole Mosadomi Minna — Following the successful floating of N6  billion development bond by the Niger State government in 2009, it is considering an additional N40 billion bond for infrastructural development in 2010. Permanent Secretary of Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Sulaiman Maitani, dropped the hint while speaking on the 43 billion Naira projected […]

Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State has charged Christian faithful to reflect the virtues and teachings of Jesus Christ in their lives and daily activities in order to promote peace, love and unity of the country. In his Christmas message to the people of the state, Saraki admonished Chris-tians in the country to emulate Jesus […]