POLICE yesterday gunned down an alleged notorious kidnap kingpin, Bishop Nelly and six other members of his gang in Ogoni area of Rivers state.

Africa’s music star,Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2Face has just acquired two multi-million Naira houses. The ace music artiste announced this, during the week on the popular micro-blogging website, Twitter.

The heat is on as the first set of the 50 contestants who made it to the semi-final in the on-going Nigeria’s got talent raise bar, in a conscious attempt to emerge winner of the competition.

DELTA Focus Group,a socio-political group, on Thursday commended Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan for re-nominating Mr. Oritsua Kpogho as board Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC.

The greater Beiram Festival of the Muslims has ended in another glorious flourish leaving in its wake the echoes of pleas and prayers for peace all over the world. It has been thus for years past.

The South South Youth Agenda, (SOYA) has enjoined youths in the region to brace up for change in order to tap from the immense benefits of transformational agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan.

All you have to these days is tune in to any news station to realise what a sorry state the human condition is.

For most corporate professionals, finding time to excel in a vocation like designing could be impossible, but that’s not for Teni Majekodunmi, the CEO of EcoXchange Limited, a green energy consultancy firm which provides expertise on project areas ranging from renewable energy to trading of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) within Nigeria and across Africa.

Tata Africa Services (Nigeria) Limited has launched new range of distribution vehicles from Tata Motors and Tata Daewoo commercial vehicles with unprecedented standard warranty ever in the country. The new standard warranty was tagged “scaling new heights,” the highest ever offered by any auto company in Nigeria.

It was sad news last Monday for indigenes of Edo State, when the former Director General of the Center for Democratic Studies (CDS), Prof Omo Omoruyi, declared that his cancer has resurfaced. He was flown to the United States of America for another round of treatment but before he left, he pleaded with President Goodluck Jonathan and his former boss, President Ibrahim Babangida to come to his aid.

Kunle is one young Nigerian who started volunteer work quite early and he has since turned his passion into creating opportunities for other young people who want to become entrepreneurs. He quitted his banking job to follow his passion —Entertainment Media. Recently, he had a chat with Youthful Vibes Vanguard. Excerpts:

Nollywood Actor, Alex Usifo, has accused government of insincerity with its policies as regards the welfare of Nigerians.

The multiple award-winning actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde was recently recognized with a special honorary award by Beffta film Icon not only for her contribution to film industry in Africa and Europe, but for her global contribution. Beffta (Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts) awards is Europe’s biggest award ceremony celebrating achievements of black and ethnic personalities in showbiz globally.

Less than 12 hours after the leadership of the Boko Haram sect expressed its willingness to suspend further violent attacks as a prelude for dialogue with the Federal Government, unknown gunmen suspected to be terrorists yesterday killed Major General Mamman Shuwa, rtd, shortly before he left for the Mosque for Jumat prayers in Borno State.

Lingering issue of ownership, understanding the guaranteed rights for our films as well as the activities of regulatory bodies have been identified as part of the major factors militating against the setting up a viable collecting society for the Nigerian film sector.