There is excitement in the air and high expectation from players who will showcase their talent in a fierce competition among the contending teams as the curtain draws on this year’s edition of the MTN Lagos Street Soccer tournament with the final taking place at the Campos Mini Stadium, Lagos Island, tomorrow.

National Sports Commission liaison officer, Tayo Oreweme and the stadium manager, Abolore Alanamu at National Stadium Surulere, Lagos are in hot waters following the mowing down of the trees at the abandoned sports complex.

A 50-year old cook, Jeremiah Gou, has been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate Court in Lagos over alleged stealing of cartons of milk and jewellery valued at N50.71 million, belonging to one Mrs Taibat Olarenwaju.

It is amazing how many Nollywood productions disappear into the annals of oblivion simply because (aside from quality issues) their owners fail to invest the same financial and creative commitment in marketing as they did in production (unlike Hollywood where marketing budgets frequently outstrip the cost of producing the movies themselves).

In the spirit of the Eid El Kabir celebrations, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state has approved the distribution of 540 bulls to cater for the less privileged, especially those who cannot afford the ‘Eid Addah Sacrifice’ in Maiduguri and Jere metropolis.

NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has held out an olive branch to the seven aggrieved governors and members of the Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje led new PDP, just as he pleaded that they put all burning issues behind them.

Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court Lagos, yesterday, sentenced a 31-year-old warder, Frank Obi, to 10 years imprisonment, for drug trafficking.

After years of producing his last flick, top film maker, Chico Ejiro has bounced back with an award winning movie entitled, When Dreams Fall Apart. The movie which won an award as ‘Best Movie in Nigeria’ at the just concluded Abuja International Film Festival centers on child labour, abuse and molestation.

After starring in several Nollywood cum Ghollywood movies, one of the seven biggest actresses in Ghollywood, Yvonne Okoro has landed her first major deal. She was recently unveiled by one of the leading healthcare products and consumer goods, PZ Cussons Ghana Limited, as the company’s new face.

A Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has suspended hearing two related matters by the Peoples Democratic Party and Tony Nwoye seeking to upturn the candidacy of Nicholas Ukachukwu under the PDP for next month’s Anambra State Governorship election.