Pepsi music ambassadors Wizkid and Davido used the platforms of their headline concerts during the yuletide to preach peace and love among Nigerians. At sold 

The Federal Government, yesterday, insisted that there was no plan to hike the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, above N145 per litre, stating that it is currently drawing up stiff sanctions to be meted out to marketers that were found selling above the approved price range.

Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos was filled to the brim as guests converged at the venue to witness the Annual Fashion event put together by the Teens’ Ministry of Redeem Christian Church of God [RCCG] City of David Parish where Igebor Rebecca of Becky’s Fashion Palace eventually emerged as the overall winner with N350,000, while the first and second runner up went home with N200,000 and N100,000, Akerele Finyinfoluwa Sharon (FinyinbyFinyin), Oni Opeyemi Sharon (Le Couture Peony) respectively.

Just as everyone was counting their blessings for seeing a new year, prominent media mogul, Mo Abudu, was given reasons to be more thankful, as she was honoured at the Alibaba’s January 1st concert held at Eko Hotels and suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

As Nigerians usher in the new year, leading pay TV operator, StarTimes Nigeria has urged them to imbibe an attitude of love, peace and tolerance

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said there was no going back on the Gelegele Seaport project in the state, assuring that the rule of law, peace and order will be maintained in the state as government pursues its programmes and policies.

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said that fuel queues noticeable in parts of the Country days back have all disappeared.

For popular film director and producer, Lancelot Imasuen, there is  the urgent need for the government to provide  infrastructures to  enable  the film industry grow bigger and stronger. “We have cinema houses in almost all the states of the federation. The issue of  piracy should be given more  attention. The right laws and implementation should be key,”Lancelot posited.  Speaking further, he said  there is the need for the government to set up a major task force that will clamp down on pirates at Alaba International  market. He also wants every state government to deliberately activate the entertainment sector in their respective  states if they are  serious about job creation and fighting crimes in the country. 

According to Mr. Alex Eyengho, Vice President of International Federation of Film Producers Associations,FIAPF, Nollywood in 2017 did fairly better than 2016.

Also, speaking in the same vein, Mr Emeka Rollas, National President of Actors Guild of Nigeria, said it’s high time the government put proper  structure in place for Nollywood to thrive in addition to backing it up with financial support. “We cannot leave it for only foreign investors or individuals. You can imagine over 20 years of Nollywood yet practitioners keep disturbing individuas houses for films locations instead of having  befitting film sets for productions. Government should take us more seriously as an industry that is contributing to the national GDP. They should stop commending Nollywood on the pages of newspapers and massaging our ego and as objects of image laundry and invest more in the industry as it’s doing  in other sectors of the economy,” AGN president stated.