Ibori Golf and Country Club resident professional Francis Isuku underwent an appendicitis surgery last week in Asaba, Delta State.

The mentoring and excitement at this year’s edition of MTN Project Fame West_Africa (PFWA) will know no limits as another international African music star spends an entire weekend inside the academy with the contestants.

It was always going to come down to a choice between the world of business and the world of spotlights, it was always going to have to happen, Omotola Oloyede Oyebanjo had always known this much, ‘Motola as she is now to be known, left a plum job as the Head of Corporate Communications for the British Council, the organisation reputed to be creating opportunities for people worldwide to seek opportunities in Music!

By Yemisi Suleiman It was make-up artistry at its best when various  make-up artist showcased their stuff at this year’s make over show. The show yearly organized by Ladi of Ladong creation, featured designs from upcoming make-up acts and top designer and make-up artist Bayo Adegbe of Modela.

Rising talent, Solidstar, has cleared the air about his latest video which was before now touted to be centred around rapper Ruggedman’s alleged role in the break-up of pop singer 9ice’s marriage to Toni Payne.

Although extreme sexuality has been promoted in previous seasons, with short hemlines, plunging necklines and cut out form fitting designs, the season is currently taking attention away from the clothes and focusing instead on the wearer.

“We call on the state government to speedily enter into useful negotiations with the health workers with a view to giving the health workers a firm commitment on Governments readiness to fully implement the new salary scales for health workers. As the state government did for ASUU by fully implementing the new salary scale for lecturers in Ambrose Alli University (CONUASS), we passionately call on the government to do the same for health workers, especially as the CONMESS salary scale was approved and circularized before that of ASUU (CONUASS).

In its quest to create a cashless society, reduce crime and to key into CBN’s vision 20:20 to reduce the mobility of cash in the nearest future, MoneyBox Africa limited has launched an innovative savings and payment system based on scratch card enabled by any mobile phone.

MR. Iju T. Nwabunike, is the chairman, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria. In this interview with Moses Nosike of Saturday Vanguard Business, he took time to explain challenges encountered during his growing-up and background, but in all, he said he was determined not to give up despite all odds, until success was achieved.

Director General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Mr. Temisan Omatseye has said one of the major priorities of the agency is to enhance national manpower capacity in the country, even as he called on other operators to emulate the efforts of LADOL in this regard.

A mammoth crowd besieged the Onipanu Police division in Otta, Ogun state last Sunday , to catch a glimpse of a man that was arrested with a bag full of human parts by a team of policemen that was on a stop and search routine exercise around the area. The news of the arrest spread like wild fire as parents and guardians reportedly gathered their children and wards in- doors to ensure their safety.

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has offered investment opportunities to prospective investors in Lagos State with an assurance that the state is on its way to becoming the economic hub centre of Nigeria soon.

Since the registration of Subscriber Identification Module (popularly known as sim cards) commenced on May 1st, the media have been awash with commentaries, sometimes not as informative as should be, on how the registration works, why it was introduced, where to access it and who will be affected.

President Goodluck Jonathan that the present federal legislators should be given a wild card to come back in 2011. Did he actually say so? I doubt! It would mean he is not paying sufficient attention to the work of the legislature. Members of the National Assembly have dramatically failed such that just a few should come close to the chambers after June 6 2011. A few deserve another opportunity: the Chukwumerijes, Momoras, Ozamgbachis, etc. But most should bid farewell to the ‘hallowed’ chambers and reengage their old lives as contractors and hustlers.

The engineering takes 60 per cent of the building of the plant. You have another 25 per cent that goes into procurement and the least of all, I am talking about 15 per cent is the construction. But what do you want to construct when you don’t have a design because every detail must be taken into cognizance? It’s not a thing you do in a haste because it’s plant that must be in operation for years and run without hindrance.