Lack of structure, menace of piracy and inordinate distribution channel have been identified as part of the major problems undermining the growth of the country’s entertainment industry. Speakers at this year’s edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference which held on Wednesday, April 22, at Oceanview, Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, pointed out that if urgent steps are not taken to address the problems, the entertainment industry in Nigeria will go into oblivion.

Ado Ekiti—A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, set aside all actions and activities of the factional former Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers from November 21, 2014 till date, including the purported commencement of impeachment proceedings and notice alleging misconduct against the State Governor, Ayodele Fayose and his Deputy, Dr Olusola Eleka.

Total chaos! That is the climax of the worsening traffic confusion on the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway as tankers, trailers and other articulated vehicles have finally seized the stretch from Rainbow to the Mile Two/Berger/Kirikiri axis of the road, leaving other motorists and road users in limbo. The complete annexation of that stretch of the road occurred on Wednesday and Thursday, as all forms of vehicular movement came to a standstill with hopelessness visibly written on the faces of all whose vehicles were trapped in-between the mass of behemoths straddling the road.

Representatives of women groups in Borno State, yesterday, called on the incoming administration of General Muhammadu Buhari, rtd, to bring more women into his government or at least retain the 35 percent affirmative action for women as already implemented by the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan.

Premier League champions Manchester City have said they are willing to release Nigeria starlet Kelechi Iheanacho for next month’s FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand if he came through a game without any concerns.

PEEVED by the way lands were being allocated in the state, Delta State House of Assembly, yesterday, summoned the Commissioner for Lands, Survey and Urban Development, Mr Misan Ukubeyinje, to appear before it today, to explain details of allocation of lands in the state in the past four years.

With more than 90 percent of Nigeria’s population at risk of malaria infection, it seems we all have a story to tell about the disease. When I was younger, my sister had a close shave with malaria. She developed a high fever and received several antimalarial ‘treatments’ from unlicensed chemists, which did not help. Her case became quite severe before she finally received proper treatment just in time to fully recover.

IT was a shouting bout between the Edo State Commissioner for Establishment and Special Duties, Mr. Didi Adodo, who represented Governor Adams Oshiomhole, at the Ayuba Waba faction of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC state delegate conference and government workers, over unpaid salaries.

Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has clarified its dividend payment policy to Nigerian shareholders in the wake of news reports that the company was insisting on paying its Nigerian shareholders in dollars. The company which is listed on the London and Nigerian stock exchanges made the clarification in a statement by its General Counsel, Dr. Mirian Kachikwu which described the seeming confusion as a “simple misunderstanding.”

Lagos–History will be made this weekend as the Kuti brothers; Seun and Femi, will perform together in a live musical concert for the first time ever in their musical careers.

Peter Okoye, one half of the P-Square music duo has debuted with “Dance Nigeria with Peter,” a TV reality show designed to raise the bar. Dance Nigeria with Peter is the first Dance Reality TV show that abrogates the normal humdrum of dance competition seen on TV. It’s a show that brings about a whole new dimension to dancing in an exciting display of talents, all wrapped up with suspense and indecision of the judge/mentors.

I’ve been wearing the braids for 16 years now. Some time ago, I removed it to allow my scalp rest. Also, any time I am wearing the braids, there are certain things I can’t do just as there are places I cannot visit. The reason is that my hairdo is my signature. But, whenever I’m rocking another hairdo, I can go anywhere.

Lagos–History will be made this weekend as the Kuti brothers; Seun and Femi, will perform together in a live musical concert for the first time ever in their musical careers.

With over one million Nigerians affected by cataract, Rotary Club of Palmgrove Estate is set to restore sight to over 1,500 indigent persons blind as a result of cataract.

Lagos State zonal chairman of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural gas workers (NUPENG) Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo was yesterday elected chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Lagos council.