THE National Association of Gbaramatu Students (NAGS) has described the military siege to some Gbaramatu communities by the military in the wake of recent bombing of pipeline as ‘dastardly and unholy’.

Love it or hate it, they are comfortable with their trendy looks. Even though it is said that the eyes are the window to the soul, many have come to the conclusion that it’s actually the beard.

MEN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, set commotion yesterday among residents around a water factory in Warri, Delta state which they invaded to dig for “buried money”.

The Delta State government is determined to sell the multi million naira Cassava Processing Factory limited to competent investors in its efforts to make investments from cassava outstrip the income from crude oil.

Years back, a lot of people were surprised when a petite young girl called Chidinma Ekile won Project Fame West Africa in 2010. Fast forward to 2016.

Ice Prince is known to be a talented rapper, but only a few know that he is a fighter when it comes to the matters of the heart.

The International Association of Theatre Critics, IATC, a UNESCO’s statute ‘B’ partner in theatre criticism, which has been in existence for 60 years has named one of Nigeria’s theatre and drama icons, Professor Femi Osofisan as winner of the coveted Thalia Prize 2016.

National Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Movement, Rev. Collins Edebiri has urged President Mohammadu Buhari not use corruption as a weapon to intimidate or drive opposition out of the political space.

The bus conductor now hears it frequently from his passengers. Just like the roadside shoe mender gets it from his patrons. In justifying why they cannot pay as much as usual, these customers complain that international oil price has “crashed”. The implication is that this has adversely affected the easy flow of cash among its citizens as Nigeria no longer earns as it used to from sales of crude oil, its major source of foreign revenue. Though widely foretold, the crash has come to characterise the beginning of the new year. But what was responsible for the crash and how much does it affect the common man on the streets as much as the elite?

The news of Ope’s scheduled wedding was a much welcomed one. At 31, she’d crossed over the conventional marriage age for young women and gradually hitting the single and searching category. As big aunts, many of us were already curious about her status and never failed to ask about the ‘bobo’ whenever the opportunity provided itself. So, when we got the text message, inviting us to the Introduction ceremony, I was elated. Ope’s day of glory was already a bit overdue, so it called for great thanksgiving and I was sure that her mother, a Lagos socialite by every standards will leave no stones unturned to make the ceremonies as remarkable and memorable as possible.