Man who killed wife dies in Lagos
THE father of five who allegedly poisoned his wife’s food and slit her throat for ritual purpose at Araromi Street in the densely populated Oshodi area of Lagos, on May 27, 2016 , is dead.
Why Nigerian Army desires partnership with Nollywood
Movie buffs in Nigeria are looking forward to the premiere of a game-changing film rooted in the events of the botched 1976 coup.
Govt shouldn’t hide Avengers’ negotiators — Emami
FORMER Chairman of Delta Waterways Security Committee, DWSC, Warri and All Progressives Party, APC, chieftain in Delta State, Chief Ayiri Emami, yesterday, said that government should not keep the identity of negotiators of Niger Delta Avengers, NDA secret.
2016 Budget: Enugu Lawyer blasts NASS over low allocation to S/East region
Firebrand Enugu-based Lawyer,Ray Nnaji, Friday, slammed members of the National Assembly in both chambers from the south-east geopolitical zone for not raising alarm when the region got the lowest allocation for capital projects in the 2016 Appropriation Act before it was signed into law.
Beautiful African women inspired my ‘Sisi Eko’— Subzilla
Subzilla has been buzzing in the streets of Lagos since he dropped his “Sisi Eko” tune in last quarter of 2015. He’s arguably one of the next big artists in hiphop as more people around the world continue to embrace Nigerian music. In this interview the budding Star- Subzilla speaks about his life before and after “Sisi Eko” fame, his style of music and his views on other issues in the entertainment industry.
N1.04trn fine: FG reduces MTN fine, agrees staggered payment option
AFTER eight months of going back and forth, telecom operator, MTN, has finally settled issues with the Nigerian government as the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC yesterday reduced the N1.04 trillion fine on the operator to N330 billion.
Police arraign 5 suspects over Kano killing
Amidst tight security, the police in Kano yesterday arraigned five suspects who allegedly killed a 74-year-old Christian woman trader in Kano, Mrs Briget Agbaheme.
All artistes have skeletons in their cupboards — Jaywon
From living in the street, James Oluwajuwonlo Edahi, popularly known as Jaywon, broke into the music industry with the hit song ‘File Be’ and since then, has remained relevant in the industry.
Day Nollywood gathered for Femi Odugbemi’s Gidi Blues
Talented film maker and former president of Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria, ITPAN, Femi Odugbemi last Saturday upped his ante as he premiered his much talked about feature film, “Gidi Blues”, at Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos.
AMAA 2016: What to expect from the show tonight!
The Garden city of Port Harcourt is bubbling with life at the moment. It’s AMAA night, and all roads will lead to the Obi Wali International Conference Centre, Port Harcourt, venue of the prestigious awards night, which is designed to celebrate the best of the best in African film sector.
Why is the death in Kano shocking?
Patience Agbaheme has been consumed. Religious extremism and ethnic bigotry haven’t had their fill. Religious murderers and arsonists have for so long enjoyed unmitigated impunity. Soldiers of God. That impunity fortified the hedges of apparent legitimacy mischievous interpretation of religious duty built for a most wicked act. That ordinarily horrendous unconstitutional act of chasing and hacking to death suspected blasphemers. Sinners executing people for God. A Kano mob in the throes of religious passion, rejected all pleas and, smashed a woman’s skull. ‘Saints’ cleaning up ‘filth’ for God. But these murderers are neither perverts nor deviants. Despite all the ‘shock and horror’, they can’t even be described as daring. It had to be in broad daylight. It was nothing that sinister and didn’t have to be done clandestinely. Her husband and perhaps a thousand others were made to watch. Death for blasphemy in Kano? Why is it now so so shocking?
