A journey through time at MCSN – Mayo Ayilaran
“We started from half of a table,” he says, a smile playing on his lips as he reminisces this Monday afternoon at his swank off Allen Avenue office, Ikeja, Lagos. “One of the junior lawyers would be using half the table, I would be using the other half. Gradually, I graduated from using half a table to a full table.” And he was the only staff! It was not until the third year that he got a youth corper to assist him. Together they continued the job and as the operation expanded they recruited a full time staff. Glad about the progress he was making, their benefactor gave them an entire room and a second one when they began acquiring equipment.
How Rita Dominic stormed Kenya to celebrate Nigeria @ 50
In recognition of her contributions to film making in Africa, star actress, Rita Dominic was a special Guest of the Embassy of Nigeria in Nairobi, Kenya. She was in Kenya to participate in several activities organised by the embassy to celebrate the country’s golden jubilee.
Next Movie Star award gave me breakthrough
Yes, I’m into full time acting now, I’m always on location these days. My winning the Next Movie Star award was a break through for me. People give me roles every now and then, my hands are full:
Nigeria @50
“THE place: Lagos Racecourse. The dramatis personae: [The Governor-General] Sir James Robertson, representing Queen Elizabeth II of Britain and [the incoming Prime Minister] Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafewa Balewa, representing the 40 million people of Nigeria…And as the clock struck 12 midnight, [they] took their positions on the dais and watched the lowering of the Union Jack and the hoisting of the Nigerian flag…And so the people sang the National Anthem…And so the Independence of Nigeria was proclaimed…
Wamakko approves N154m for students WAEC/NECO fees
Governor Aliyu Wamakko has approved N153.8 million for the payment of 2010 WAEC and NECO fees for all candidates, including non-indigenes.
2011: Political miscalculation in Ogun West
These are hard times in Ogun State. The string of illegalities that had rocked the state to a level of condemnation and political irresponsibility has not abated. The latest is the political manipulation of Ogun West for governorship candidate.
