I didn’t know anything about script writing. But as a child, I loved watching films. The stories I came across then were those I saw in books before films. I have always wanted to be part of that story telling world. In fact, I didn’t know there was a profession called script writing.

“For my inspiration, it comes from anything around me, my little pet dog, my young nephew at home who gets on my nerves but I love him all the same. Even a moment of scolding from my dear mother can turn out a big inspiration.”

These days DJ’s are collaborating with musicians to get their voices heard. DJ Jimmy Jatt started out with this innovative idea, with the release of his album Industreet featuring the likes of Waje, Phyno and Ruggedman. Following in her mentor’s path, Nanayat Abedoh a.k.a DJ Nana has collaborated on a new tune with Omawunmi titled Know.

Terry G, Nigeria’s eccentric Afro hip hop act may have found a new calling as he turned into a preacher at the Enugu leg of the Legend Taste and Tell activation held at the Spices Restaurant, Enugu, capital of Enugu State.

The election was free and fair, very peaceful and I think we should give ourselves kudos for that. This happened because we were able to provide enabling environment for the electorate to come out freely and cast their votes. When I came here, I observed that there was a great need for me to lecture the officers and men which I did.

Kogi State Police Command said it has recovered some arms and ammunition from a secondary school, in Adavi Local Government area of the State.

The reports we received from Lagos and other states in the South West, in the North, those reports were encouraging. We could say that elections were properly conducted, it was peaceful, nobody was molested and harassed. Voting was properly done, results announced at the polling units as provided for in the guidelines. In some other parts of the country, the election went very well and I am not surprised. I must say that in my own state, unfortunately, it has been a different story.

Veteran actors, Nobert Young, Ejike Asiegbu and Peter Fatomilola are looking forward to gracing the stage again as Alex Eyengho’s historical play, “Olu Akengbuwa” is being staged to mark 28th anniversary of the coronation of the Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse II, on Friday, May 1, in Warri, Delta State.

Los Angeles based celebrity hair stylist and founder, Loving Your Hair With Natural Care, Felicia Leatherwood, will lead other eminent hair stylists and experts to speak at the launch of Nigerian Natural Hair and Beauty show scheduled for May 16th in Lagos.

SNUGGLING: There’s plenty of evidence to show that hugs can do great things for our relationships. Tests show that oxytocin the ‘cuddle chemical’ our bodies produce during sex—is also released by non-sexual touching, such as stroking. Research has found that happy couples are likely to have at least four hugs a day. And in a recent survey, six in ten people said being touched by their partners help them to relax.

I started writing a novel in 1987 while I was still a student of English, at the University of Lagos where I teach now. I gave that novel a title I considered and still consider interesting and that title is a simple, gripping and somehow uncomfortable word; just one word: Guilty.

Worried by the trend of the 2015 election campaigns, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State yesterday urged media practitioners in the country to set agenda that will guide and shape political debate in 2019 election campaigns.

TWENTY-THREE years after the Civil War, Comrade Uche Chukwumerije’s stint as the Minister of Information (1992-1993), unearthed echoes of his role in Biafra as the Director of Propaganda – such is how sublime he was. He was deep – prided himself as a thinker – and he often deployed solutions that played above the commonness of a fray.

When the insurgency becsame a national malaise, I asked myself a question, “how would I contribute in the area of restoring peace and stability, particularly in the northern part of the country?” At this juncture, I resolved to flag off a peace campaign targeted at the north. That’s how the idea of the peace campaign was conceived.

British American Tobacco Nigeria Limited has rewarded 300 farmers in Oyo for the supply of raw materials valued at N740 million in 2014 financial year.