Caught on the floor
Oftentimes, just when we think we have seen it all, then something happens, and we discover there is still a lot that we are yet to see. I am never one to dismiss anything as a lie. I may ask questions, but it is simply to clear the grey areas and sift out the facts. Never to condemn.
Incubators of poverty
Three weeks ago, I wrote a column titled ‘Rich country, poor people’ in which I lamented the disconnect between our resource rich country and its poor people. I also lamented the nonchalant wastefulness of our leaders who prefer to line their pockets instead of developing their country.
Lagos loses N3.71 bn property to fire disasters
THE Lagos state government has a released a report indicating that various fire incidents in the area destroyed property worth N3.71 billion in 464 disasters in the area in the between June and September 2015.
NFVCB, LSFVCB unite to sanitize Nollywood
The days of unwholesome practices in the movie industry particularly in Lagos, may soon be over. This is following the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, recently signed by the film regulatory body, NFVCB and its authorities in Lagos geared towards restoring sanity in the industry.
AFRIFF returns to Lagos
The organisers of the annual Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) have unveiled an impressive line-up of festival programme which holds in Lagos, from November 8 through 15, 2015.
Lillian Amah-Aluko battles for AMP presidency
After becoming the Vice President of the Association of Movie Producers, AMP, for two consecutive times, actress cum producer, Lillian Amah-Aluko, has declared her intention to vie for president of the association in their forthcoming election.
Nigerians steal show at African Journalists of the Year Awards
Nigerian journalists showed the stuff they are made of, yesterday, in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, at this year’s CNN/Multichoice Journalists of The Year Awards, as four of the winners were Nigerians.
World Bank advises countries over economic slowdown
The World Bank President Dr Jim Young Kim had a press briefing at the opening of the 2015 Annual Meetings of the body in Lima, Peru. He spoke of the global economic situation, the drop in global poverty rate, the influx of migrants into Europe among others.
WTD: Teachers also want their reward on earth
No one knows whose lips generated the popular saying that a teacher’s reward is in heaven, but in Nigeria, the phrase has been repeated time and time again to the point that it is now believed by many. However, this year’s World Teachers’ Day with the theme: ‘Empowering Teachers, Building Sustainable Societies’; seemed to have boosted the nation’s education powerhouse to demand for their benefits in this world.
Pillars to prey on Sunshine Stars
Since the fall started, the free-fall has set in for Sunshine Stars, who have tumbled from the top spot on the table to fourth and may end up in the fifth position at the end of this weekend’s round of matches in the Glo Premier League.
Ministerial List: It’s a huge joke to involve anti-graft agencies in screening – Clarke
The view of many Nigerians is that President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list read out by Senate President Bukola Saraki did not worth the long wait. But Constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Robert Clarke, has a different view.
