The grand finale of the most popular musical reality show project Fame has been slated for today in Lagos. The degree of excitement, extraordinary musical craftsmanship and entertainment, in the past weeks, leaves the show’s teeming audience yearning for more from the six contestants., who Joke Silva, the Principal of the musical reality show’s academy, referred to as ‘the powerful six’.

THE Senate has begun a process that will deny the president from unilaterally appointing chairman and secretary of the Corporate Affairs Commission, as a bill to that effect scaled second reading.

COALITION of Urhobo Youth Organization, CUYO, has warned against adoption of candidates by political parties, insisting that democracy would only be strengthened when political parties allow free and fair primaries in picking candidates for general elections.

Prof. Eno-Abasi Urua is a Professor of Linguistics and Director, International Programmes at the University of Uyo. The widely travelled author was among the three academia who were recently inducted into the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL). In this interview, she shares her views on the standard of education as well as other sundry issues.

Nigeria is a great country and Nigerians are beautiful people. The average Nigerian is enduring and enterprising and can survive any challenge in life .

Season 3 of the quest for the Sexiest Man and Woman in Nollywood is coasting home gradually after months of rigorous search, voting, twists and turns in the unfolding tale.

Like almost always, mum is the word. But the rage is on. The anger and the public outcry have reached a crescendo. Questions are flooding the streets. Whodunit? But no one, not even the Department of Security Service (DSS) which is obviously, centrally involved in the controversy could lend a more convincing voice. And the Army whose men provided military back-up from Guards Brigade, according to reports, is yet to officially tell their role in the development. The whole thing appears highly shrouded in secrecy. And the result is the festering hearsay in almost every quarter of the society.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday announced new measures to tackle money laundering and also suspended the Wholesale Dutch Auction System (WDAS). The apex bank suspects that the money laundering might be linked to early political campaigning for 2015 elections and thus putting pressure on the naira.

Any notion that the position of the Inspector General of Police is not a very powerful one, must be quickly laid to rest by the turn out, a fortnight ago, at Mohammed Abubakar’s wedding to his heartthrob, Safiya.

Obigho Martins a.k.a Mc Recharge Card is a bundle of talents. He is an Edo State indigene but lives in Lagos. He is the 4th of 4 children, and a very active member of Assemblies of God Church, Nigeria. Just two years ago, he found his passion in the comedy, and he is already making waves. He is now in high demand because of his sense of humour.

Association for Comprehensive Empowerment of Nigerians with Disability (ASCEND), a socio-political organization of persons with disability, while encouraging her members to participate actively in politics, is mindful that persons with disability face enormous challenges in active participation in politics.

Still basking in the euphoria of Blessing Okagbare saving Nigeria the blushes at last month’s World Championships in Moscow, Delta State sports council boss, Amaju Pinnick has hinted that promising juniors like Divine Oduduru, Ese Brume and others will be given financial support to achieve global status in athletics.

The Shell Hall Muson Centre will come alive today as the Republic of Xtreme in conjunction with SwiftThink Limited brings to Nigerians a blend of Music, Drama and Dance. This exhilarating broadway and concert tagged “The Journey Begins” promises to be one to always remember.

A pressure group, the Niger Delta Revolution Movement of the Niger Delta struggle has endorsed Chief Ede Dafinone for Senate in the by­-election coming up 5th of October 2013.

Eminent Nigerians, yesterday, converged at the Ukehe country home of former Information Minister, Chief John Nnia Nwodo in Igbo Etiti local government area of Enugu state to pay their last respect to his fallen wife, a Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Regina Nwodo, whose remains were interred amidst glowing tributes.