Why we took AMAA nomination party to Nairobi’
As count down begins for the 2011 edition of the prestigious Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), the organisers recently flew African movie industry stakeholders on a trip to Nairobi, Kenya, for the AMAA 2011 nominee’s party, held at the expansive hall of the Ole Sereni Hotel, Nairobi.
Jonathan to declare Enugu Trade Fair open today
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is expected to declare open the 22nd Enugu International Trade Fair which commences today.
NSE extends trading hours
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, has announced plans to further extend its trading hours by additional two hours, from five hours to seven hours by June 2011
Twice rejected Yeka, makes Nigerian Idol final
Abia State born Onyekachi Gilbert Onwuka a.k.a. Yeka Onka has certainly come a long way from being rejected at two screening centres to making it to the last four standing in the maiden edition of the Nigerian Idol. Born to a musician father, she shares her experience.
My father is useless, teenage girl tells court
A 15-year old girl, yesterday, stunned an Ado-Ekiti Grade 1 Customary Court, when she described her father as a useless man.
I’m a step away from my dream – Naomi Mac
Naomi is perhaps the youngest of the final four contestants. For the Bayelsa State petite, being bor into a family of musicians has really helped her quest for greater height.
The prize money, my motivation – Emma the Great
When the announcement was first made public, the rush to identify with the project was maddening. Thousands of young wannabe and even tested hands besieged the screening centres.
We did not suspend CJN, Salami – NJC
The National Judicial Council, NJC, yesterday, debunked insinuations that it has suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu and the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, from participating in its activities pending when the allegations of corruption raised against them are properly investigated to its logical conclusion.
It’s my time to shine – BiBi
Most people watching the Nigerian Idol series on TV hardly remembers that her real names are Biodun Bello.
Crimes of pastors masquerading as doctors
I KNEW Frederick Chiluba when he was chair of the Zambian Congress of Trade Unions. He came out to Nigeria for African trade unions meeting, and later was in Ghana for the same purpose. I still have the group photograph we took with Jerry Rawlings at the Accra meeting.
INEC sets for polls in 5 disputed states
IN spite of the court ruling barring the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from conducting gubernatorial elections in five states of the federation in the forth coming election, the commission has included the states in its preparations for the governorship elections scheduled for April 16, 2011.
