Following the death of Nollywood actor, Muna Obiekwe, last Sunday, after a protracted battle with failing kidney which finally gave in on Sunday, an air of gloom descended on the industry, prompting many to question their lifestyles and warning colleagues to do the same. Tributes began to pour in for the deceased, just as colleagues exchanged messages of love, sharing the loss and embracing in a sombre camaraderie that only could come from losing a dear one.

At least 30 people, including the village head, were, on Friday evening, feared dead when some suspected insurgents attacked Kambari village in Kinduga Local Government Area of Borno State.

MORE facts emerged yesterday as to why the forthcoming general elections should not hold as less than 10percent of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, were captured by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the three troubled states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.

The journey to the 2015 Nigerian General Elections is gradually coming to an end. Everybody has been involved one way or the other in the run up to the elections. It is not surprising to see Nigerians from all geo-political zones contributing to the elections’ “debates”. They are raising their voices, outdoing each other, “hyping” their candidates and condemning opponents to “rubbish bins”.

Exasperation is at best the word that comes to mind when I am faced with ineptitude; especially amongst leaders who lack the ability to lead. I will freely admit that patience as a virtue is something I am lacking, that all the self help books and psychoanalysis have achieved is just rage control and and a leash on my sometimes acerbic tongue.

Congo coach Claude Le Roy couldn’t stop talking about his team’s famous victory over the Super Eagles in Calabar during the Africa Nations Cup qualifiers. After Congo pipped Gabon 1-0 at the Bata Stadium in a Group A match at the on going 2015 AFCON in Equatorial Guinea, Le Roy recalled he felt like that magical night in Calabar.

As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) began the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) preparatory to the February 14 general elections in Borno State, there has been an increase in the spate of bomb blasts and deadly attacks by insurgents.

Their joy knew no bounds and this could easily be noticed as they were all in jubilation mood last Thursday. Reason: Their 72-yr-old grand mother, Modupe Obafemi, who was declared missing a fortnight ago, has been found.

THE North East Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev. Byal M. Shuaibu has been under severe pressure from displaced Christians and indeed everybody that professes that religion in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states. As a major stakeholder within the Christ-ian community especially in the North East Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, he sleeps on very rare occa-sions.

It is not every day you come across people who see the plights of others and come to their aid. Mrs Gbubene Praise Abraham is the president of Women and Youth Empowerment Foundation in Coastal Regin (CROWEF). Being an indigene of Delta State and also a humanitarian with a big heart, she has taken it upon herself to bring comfort to people in the different coastal region

By Ayo Onikoyi Nollywood upcoming queen of great butt, Evia Simon, has always believed there is something special about her big butt. In a chat with Potpourri sometime ago, she told us how men and even women go crazy over her big bum. This fact must have impressed Aniedi Awah Noba who cast her in […]

FORMER governor of Ebonyi State and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senatorial candidate for Ebonyi North in the next month’s elections, Dr Sam Egwu, has alleged that the absence of Governor Martin Elechi from the party’s rallies, which kicked off two weeks ago across the 13 local government areas of the state, was a clear indication of his support for the opposition, Labour Party.

The difference between the Holy Bible and the Holy Koran, therefore, is not that the former does not contain belligerent injunctions while the latter does. Generally, Christians seem more benign than Muslims now mainly because for centuries philosophers and intellectuals some of whom were devout Christians subjected Christianity to severe criticism from every possible angle, thereby exposing its weaknesses and irrationalities.

Oxford Street London Christmas decorations are world famous. The decorations are mainly put up by the shops in the street. It an annual event bringing in millions of people to watch and more importantly to buy goods on the street for the Christmas and New Year festivities.

The banks depend on the GSM network which has been glaringly inefficient and over subscribed, and shows no appetite for progress and efficiency because of a suspicious cosy relationship between the regulators and the GSM companies. Has computerization come before its time? I am not sure; but it’s alright for the young ones and hell for older folks. But how about banking in the villages, in this push for a cashless society?