BILLIONAIRE entrepreneur and label owner, Shina Pellar has been explaining why he decided to sign the newest kid on the block, Airboy on his record label, Aquila Records.

A member of Kwara State House of Assembly, Saheed Popoola, has been interrogated by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegations of N13.5 million hajj operations funds fraud.

THE peace that had eluded the traditional institution in the South West for decades is gradually returning to the royal circle as prominent monarchs in the zone have decided to put aside the unhealthy rivalry, which had created a deep rift between them.

POPULAR RnB singer and EME boss, Bankole Wellington a.k.a Banky W has replied those who have been clamouring for him to walk down the aisle, saying he would never be under pressure to marry.

A fight back by Ghana’s Black Maidens was thwarted by Korea DPR with a 94th-minute winner after a 1-1 deadlock in the FIFA U-17 Women World Cup in Jordan.Korea DPR will now play Venezuela in the semi-final on Monday October 17.

I’VE never met Mrs Aisha Buhari. Our paths did not cross when I was campaigning for her husband in 2014 and 2015. And I’ve never attended any function at which she has spoken and have only glimpsed her in the flesh once – from a great distance when the new President was being sworn in at Eagle Square last May 29 (she was in the glass VIP box, I was in an ordinary seat on the other side of the stadium).

By Luke Leyman RECENTLY, the Nigerian Army carried out a peculiar retirement exercise accompanied by an unusual press statement in which the army spokesman said: “… people should not read this out of context”.  That portion of his statement triggered some curiosity. This was followed by statements from the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen […]

THE Senate, yesterday, approved the allocation of three per cent of the Value Added Tax, VAT, accruable to the Federal Government to the proposed North-East Development Commission for a period 10 years as intervention fund.

The trial of Esai Dangabar, a former Director, Police Pension Board and six others, who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for their complicity in the N24 billion police pension scam continued, yesterday, with the star witness, Mustapha Gadanya, giving more details on the roles played by the suspects.

On Tuesday, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode held the Third Quarter 2016 Town Hall Meeting, the fifth in the series, at the Ultra Modern Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere to render accounts of his administration’s tenure so far in the state.

Despite another challenging year for the automotive industry, Hyundai Motor’s global brand value increased from 11.1% to reach$12.55bn, securing its place among the biggest brands on the planet. The Korean company also moved up one place to 6th in the global automotive industry to top 10 brands and is the 4th most valuable high-volume automotive brand.

Four police officers, Sergeant Sunday Ogunyemi, 40; Inspector Surulere Irede, 46; Corporals Hezekiah Babatunde and Onifade Abimbola, 38, were yesterday, re-arraigned before a Lagos State high Court sitting in Ikeja over unlawful killing of one Olayode Ayoade.

AHEAD of this year’s All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, the organizers in association with the Africa Union Commission,AUC, and the host city, Lagos State earlier in the week released an unprecedented line up of top African stars who will be performing at the awards night slated for Sunday, November 6, in Lagos.

By Abdulwahab Abdulah Muslim Lawyers have  been urged to put the fear of Allah first in the quest for developing their legal career. This was contained in a paper presented by a senior advocate, Mallam Yusuf Ali, while delivering a lecture at the annual symposium of the Muslim Lawyers Association of Nigeria, MULAN, Lagos State […]

Policemen attached to Okokomaiko Division in Lagos State have arrested a suspected member of a four-man robbery gang that specialised in attacking unsuspecting persons in the area, dispossessing them of cash and other valuables.