Lagos Assembly approves N491.827 budget for 2012
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the 2012 Appropriation bill just within a month and two weeks after the budget was presented to it by the state governor, Babtunde Fashola.The budget, which was originally N485.292 when it got to the House, was however increased by N6billion to arrive at a total of N491.827.
MFM: The church that has refused to be destroyed
Thrice, attempts were made to destroy the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church located along Jengre Road in Jos by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, thrice, the bombs did not detonate. Read on…
Essence debuts in Nollywood
Singing sensation and Kennis Music act, Uwale Okoro popularly called Essence is set to make her debut in the movie industry any moment from now.
Idiat Sobande of Aramotu fame may remarry
After the applicable lead role she played in the award-winning epic Yoruba movie, “Aramotu”, which earned her nomination as Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards, Idiat Sobande, has disclosed her plans to set up a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) to champion the cause of gender inequality in Nigeria.
Jos: Witnesses’ accounts of a decade of killings
At around 4 p.m. on our way to a wedding in Mangu, two of the cars took a wrong turn in Barkin Ladi local government area. The first car, a small Mazda, contained eight people. I was driving the second car. We were all Hausa-Fulani from Jos. The other car was ahead of us. I stopped to ask for directions. …
Where you least expect it
I always knew that I was set for international acclaim; I just always assumed that it would come via my prowess as an actor. That’s not far from the truth today; I just didn’t realise that it would take this long and that so many other things would happen along the way.
Ekpo sees bright future in Keshi’s home Eagles
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Friday Ekpo says he sees a bright future for the Eagles just as he believed Stephen Keshi’s building on the local players will bring a positive impact in the squad next year.
After 21 years of bitter divorce, they became man and wife again
The story you’re about to read is about 54 years old Ezekiel Olufemi Asogba who married in 1983 at 26 but separated from his wife in 1990 after having three boys. The couple’s marriage crumbled because of constant parental interferences. Twenty-one years after that painful separation and after both parties had had other relationships, the couple is back together as husband and wife. Enjoy…
A cycle of reprisals turns Jos into killing field
Killings in Jos wear a veil. Sometimes, it has a religious bent. In other times, it is ethnic. But the people know that it is both ethnic and religious and that it can spread to other regions of the country.
Rachael weeping for her children
The Boko Haram sect has become bolder than ever. They can now confidently announce a locality that they have marked down for an attack, and proceed to launch the assault almost at will. They warned about the mayhem they were going to visit on several areas of Christmas Day, and almost made good their word. And now they have announced their intention of repeating that performance tomorrow.
Pink Marbel: Real human hair
I sat in the chair waiting for my turn at the hair dressers w en the lady in the next chair looked at my hair and curiously asked me if I was going to re-touch my hair.
