Chief Alexander Opeyemi Akinyele was Minister of Information and Culture; Chairman, National Sports Commission NSC, and Chairman, National Reconciliation Committee. He is recognized not only for his sharp sense of humour, but also for flashiness in his outfits. Akinyele, who is the Lobosin of Ondo Kingdom, is a Public Relations icon, spoke with Saturday Vanguard on his life at 75, Nigeria, the Newswatch saga among other issues.

DELTA State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts says it has uncovered alleged fraud in monumental proportion in all the existing 25 local government councils in the State without exception, running into billions of naira.

…Speaks on why he’s a rebel!
Love him or loathe him, Jim Iyke is one of the very few Nollywood stars who have a knack for gaining attention. From his bad boy/lover boy movie persona to his more than fair share of media outbursts, not to mention the whole AMVCA fiasco, Jim Iyke has lived his life in the pages of newspapers. His controversial lifestyle has become a way of life for him, yet he’s the most sought after in the industry.

The special Task Force (STF) maintaining security in Plateau State has confirmed the killing of 17 people in different attacks in Riyom and Local Government Areas within the past one week.

Marvelous’ alleged journey into kidnapping had been a successful one. The Aniocha Local Government Area of Delta State indigene says he ventured into the illicit trade out of frustration. He narrates:

When I came back to Nigeria from Ghana, I had no job and my parents were very poor. I met some of my classmates who were doing very well and they told me they were into kidnapping. I offered to join them because I was very poor and I needed a way out and they accepted me. We kidnapped a businessman in Asaba and we got 20million ransom but the people I did the job with were very greedy.