It was the end of the road for some suspected members of a notorious robbery gang that have been terrorizing resident of Ijebu-Ode , Ilishan and Ikenna areas , following the arrest of four suspected members of the gang by men of the Ogun state police command.

We sighted some buildings. Some had been finished, while others were at varying stages of completion. The CP moved from one building to the other and carefully explained what we were seeing. We saw empty cement bags that served as beds for the kidnapped victims. There was also some currency wrappers left behind by the hoodlums. Shock was the word.

It just seems like yesterday when the contestants came into the Academy with raw talent and determination. Over the following weeks, the Faculty polished their rough edges and has successfully refined them into quality performing artistes.

Entertainment has no doubt taken centre stage in Benue, but the ante of entertainment in the state is about to be taken a notch higher as Terry G, Banky W, J Martins, Basket Mouth, Zaaki Azzay, Omotola Jalade Ekehinde, Desmond Elliot, Uche Jumbo, Monalisa Chinda, Clem Ohanmeze, Benue born upcoming musician Mima and others will be storming the IBB Square by 6pm on the 1st of October for another trail blazing musical concert, “Nigeria @ 50, live in Benue”.

The Independence edition of “Ali Baba and the 40 Gifts”, a music and comedy show, will come up on Sunday, 26th September at Motherlan’ Ikeja Lagos by 3pm.

After what seemed like an endless wait, following months of silence from the producers, we can now inform you that singer, dancer, producer and mentor Jeffrey Daniel of the Shalamar fame will be one of the judges for Nigerian Idol. And Daniel, who invented the ‘moonwalk’ and was Michael Jackson’s trainer and mentor, is not alone.

Sunday, September 26, is bound to be a day the movie world will not forget in a hurry as all roads lead to the ancient city of Benin for the premiere of Lancelot Imasuen’s “Home in Exile”.

R-e-v-e-a-l-e-d!
Controversy trails cost of Afolayan’s Figurine

Ace-cinematographer, Tunde Kelani has come out to clear the air,
stating that contrary to feelers that he had dropped Funke Akindele, a.k.a Jenifa from playing the lead role in his upcoming movie “Ma’ami”, that the award winning actress is still part and parcel of the cast of the movie.

TWENTY THREE years old Jen (Jennifer), Big Brother All Stars representative from Mozambique, after she was evicted from the Big Brother house to the Barn last Saturday, moved to expose her little secret.

Indigenous language film makers will invade Akure, Ondo State capital for the 4th edition of the prestigious Behind the Screen Festival of Indigenous African Film next month.

IGBO people residing in Malaysia have endorsed Mr. Onyebuchi Diboh on his quest to become the first elected President of Ohaneze Ndigbo in Kempong, Kuala-Lumpur, Malaysia, in their first ever general election which is expected to hold October 2, 2010.

THE test of strength between rival groupings within the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and how it ended during the party’s last national congress at Abuja may have pointed to the direction the crisis-ridden party’s primaries would go.

As you are reading this piece, fresh crisis is brewing in the the Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN) as factional president of the guild, Emeka Ike, has perfected plans to drag the leadership of the guild to court over what he calls ‘illegal occupation of office by the incumbent executives’.

THE jumbled and slapdash pattern of providing free social services to the people by some States and regions over the years in Nigeria has consistently failed to produce desired results.