Comedy shows are hardly lucrative — Yaw
Gone are the days people regarded comedians as eccentrics and misfits, these days they are living like royalties and smiling to the bank.
Imoh Ezekiel shone brightest as Dream Team dismantle Denmark
The latest edition of Nigeria’s Men’s Olympic Football Tournament ‘Dream Team’ saw off Denmark in a straightforward 2-0 quarter-final victory at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador. John Obi Mikel and Aminu Umar got the goals, either side of half-time, to send their side to Sao Paulo for a meeting with Germany on Wednesday.
How Mikel, Umar fire Nigeria into semi-final
Team Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel and Aminu Umar were on the score sheet as the Nigerian U-23 put their troubles behind to beat Denmark 2-0 and qualify for the Semi-finals with a potential match against Germany.
Despite operational lapses Abuja-Kaduna train service records N5m income in 2 weeks
The Abuja-Kaduna train service recorded N5 million income within the first two weeks of operation, Mr Fidet Ikhiria, Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has said.
Rio 2016 Olympics: Nigeria beat Denmark, to face Germany in semi-final
Nigeria’s U-23 team, on Saturday defeated Denmark 2-0, to qualify for the semi-final of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.
Minister endorses use of barcode in movies, music to fight piracy
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has endorsed the use of barcode in Nigerian movies and music as a measure to protect intellectual properties from undue exploitation.
U.S. Senator Markey visits Nigeria
United States Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the ranking Democratic Party member on the Africa and Global Health Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Saturday led a congressional delegation on a three-day visit to Lagos.
APGA lauds FG over release of detained IPOB members
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Victor Oye, has commended the Federal Government for granting freedom to some detained supporters of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group.
18 killed, properties worth N700m destroyed as flood ravages Kano
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said no fewer than 18 persons lost their lives and property worth over N700 million destroyed by flood in Kano state in the past two weeks.
Oil wells built by landlords: Lagos CP confirms arrest of suspects
The Lagos State Government on Friday shut 12 houses in Abeokuta and Ibadan Streets in Ilasamaja area of the State over discovery of shallow oil wells built by landlords to illegally scoop diesel from pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Zoning PDP national chairmanship to state indirect imposition – Aspirant
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National chairmanship aspirant, Prof. Taoheed Adedoja, said if the position was zoned to a state, it would amount to indirect imposition of candidate.
