It was a tight race, but Usain Bolt still managed to defeat Justin Gatlin at the death to win the men’s 100m gold with 9.97seconds Sunday at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing.

Nigerian-born DJ and music producer, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, also known as DJ Cuppy, is a phenomenal personality who has taken the disk jockey trade to another level.
Cuppy, who is the second out of four children of billionaire Femi Otedola, has managed to carve a niche for herself in the Nigerian music industry.
Cuppy, resident in London, started her music career when she was 16 and has risen rapidly over the years. The 22-year old is a tourism ambassador, CEO as well as patriotic citizen of Nigeria. The philanthropic artiste is passionate about the well being of her female kin and never relents when she is called upon to influence change and growth that is beneficial to them. In this interview, she talks about her love for Nigeria and her new album.

President Mohammdu Buhari has urged legal practitioners in the country not to defend corrupt Nigerians as clients but expose them.

IN support of the move to reduce the high cost of governance and to boost the war against corruption, the House of Representatives has declared its readiness to take salary cut and back President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft measures.

Advertising agency, Noahs Ark, has deployed series of campaign material in print, radio and online aimed at renewed attention in the campaign to remind relevant authorities to expedite actions to rescue the Chibok Girls kidnapped by the Islamist terror group, Boko Haram, over a year ago.

P rofessor Vincent Asor is the newly elected President/ Chairman of Council of the Computer Professionals (Registration Council of Nigeria) [CPN].In this interview with Emeka Aginam, the University Don listed his major policy thrust, assuring that establishing a clear career path for IT professionals will be his top priority. He however, condemned in clear terms, quackery in the Nigerian IT practice.

AS a measure of its anti-graft crusade, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 273 convictions in the last 32 months and recovered $925,000 about N200 million, according to Vanguard checks. The commission secured 117 convictions in 2013 and 126 last year. Since January this year, the figure so far is 30 and 12 of these were secured after the May 29 hand-over of power to President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the voluntary offer of services to 2015 Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia by the leadership of the Muslim community under the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III.

The Ekiti State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has berated Governor Ayodele Fayose for reportedly mocking the legacies of former Governor Kayode Fayemi as not worthy of emulation and sustaining, stating that 10 months after inauguration, the governor could not point to any project he had initiated except conducting road shows, including buying pepper and tomatoes in open markets to pose as a friend of the poor.

Young ladies and their male counterparts in Nigeria between the ages of13-25 years, now have the platform to become acclaimed actresses and actors being the first of its kind in Nigeria and sub-saharan Africa.

THE First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has said that since Nigerians has voted for change, they should be rest assured that positive change will soon be witnessed in the country.

Albert Egbe is an actor, writer, producer, director of films, a cultural administrator and former president general of Pan African Guild of Film makers with secretariat in South Africa. His artistic and creative experience places him at the forefront of Nigeria’s arts scene. He has played leading acting roles in many plays among them were “Hamlet” “Village Headmaster: “Basic and Company” and many others. But his most famous role was in the “Basi and Company”, one of the most successful TV comedy series ever produced on Nigerian television.
Presently, he is planning a co-production arrangement involving creative talents, technicians and equipment from South Africa, Nigeria, Benin Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo, all in the spirit of New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
The versatile and outstanding artistes in this interview bares his mind on a wide range of issues.

Ace designer, Yomi Makun, CEO Yomi Casual recently launched his new line of designs thereby celebrating his new office in lekki axis. This has enabled him regain proximity to his clients. Everybody wants to look their best at all times. For a lot of people out there, when you think designers, think YC. Present at the opening of his new place where prominent artists, friends, guests and loved ones.

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At a time when the pride of pure maidenhood which is fast becoming obsolete, a non-governmental organisation Virginpride is organising a program to prove and showcase that maidenhood is expected to be a period of grooming girls into a desirable women.