FEW weeks after dropping Turn It Up, their latest album into the Nigerian and international markets, the hip-hop crooning trio of Majeed, Saal and Slez, who together make up the rave group, X-project, are currently on an Xmas musical tour.

The management of one of Nigeria’s foremost entertainment outfits, Yes Media, has announced its plans to take centre stage in the nation’s entertainment scene with an array of world-class events scheduled to begin this month.

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA — The United Nations Children’s Education Fund, UNICEF, has lamented  the death of the children in the religious violence that erupted in Bauchi on December 28, saying it is deplorable as it is exploitation of vulnerable children. Observers, according to Unicef, have reported that most of the sect members involved in […]

By Christopher Njoku The President of Association of Retired Military Graduate Officers of Tertiary Institution of Nigeria, ARMIGOTIN, has joined other Nigerian to console former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida over the death of his wife, Maryam. Speaking to reporters in Lagos, the President, Prince Alfa Rowland, said: “Mrs. Babangida was a woman of personal […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—Governor Theodore  Orji of Abia State has praised the performance of the chairman of Obingwa, Local Government Area, Chief Kelechi Nwankpa, particularly for the execution of projects in all the electoral wards of the council. Governor Orji said the projects executed by the council chairman were in consonance with the PPA campaign […]

Chams Plc has launched Chams Varsity, its latest strategic business unit for training and knowledge management. ChamsVarsity is  designed as  a curriculum that extends beyond the technical aspect of ICT but includes techno-management courses for industry requirements. It boasts of  training programmes and modules that will cater to the ICT training needs of individual students […]

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has granted amnesty to 15 prisoners serving various prison terms. A memo by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, who is also the chairman, State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, Mr Emmanuel Chukwuma named the lucky inmates as Ebuka Ibe, Sunday Chukwuka, Onyeka […]

IT bears repeating. Ajaokuta was embarked upon as a strategic industry, a job creator and a foreign exchange SAVER and EARNER. Hence NIOMCO has 1,500 workers while Ajaokuta boasts of 15,000 workers. Ajaokuta was created to inwardly access Technology Transfer.

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Patrick Obahiagbon, has expressed regrets that the present National Assembly may not be able to complete the processes for the much desired constitution amend-ment before its tenure elapses.

An opinion poll conducted by Holler Africa in collaboration with the independent, not-for-profit group, “Dozie Anambra Professionals” for the 6 February 2010, gubernatorial election in Anambra State yesterday  annouced a list of seven leading candidates. These include: Peter Obi, APGA, (Dr Chris Ngige, AC, Professsor Chukwuma Soludo, PDP, Andy Uba, Labour Party, Mrs Uche Ekwunife, […]

By Sam Eyoboka CHRISTIAN leaders were unanimous in their call on the PDP-led government to prevail on ailing President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to hand over to his vice president as an acting president while he undergoes treatment in a Saudi hospital in accordance with the nation’s 1999 constitution. In their separate goodwill messages to mark […]

Huge sums of money that could have been used to actualise more people-oriented programs in Nigeria would continue to be spent annually on road maintenance, if government failed to adopt new technology in road construc-tion.

By Dayo Johnson AKURE—BARELY     three years after the Supreme Court declared the stool of the Olugbo of Ugboland in Ilaje Council area of Ondo state vacant, a new traditional ruler Oba Fredrick Enitiolorunda Akinruntan was yesterday presented with Staff of Office and Instrument of Appointment by the state governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko. The Apex […]

By Emmanuel Aziken Abuja—The President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has expressed hope that 2010 would be a turning point in the nation’s crave for enduring socio-economic stability under a virile political space. Senator Mark in his New Year message to Nigerians nevertheless affirmed that the nation’s destiny remained largely in the hands of […]

By Omoh Gabriel & Innocent Anaba LAGOS—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has denied Dr. Erastus Akingbola further access to Intercontinental Bank Plc, by ordering the freezing of his shareholding in the bank as well as in Access Bank. The court has also ordered the freezing of the former Managing Director and Chief Executive […]