“Leadership is not an occupation, leadership is not an art of fraud and pride. Leadership is not yours or mine, leadership is an attribute of God, leadership is the will of God, leadership is the choice of God, and leadership is a trust. Leadership is a burden. So, am fulfilled, contented and very grateful to God for giving the opportunity to serve the people of Jigawa diligently, honestly and heatedly.” ——Sule Lamido

Everyone knows Banky W is the boss at Empire Mates Entertainment (EME),only a few have discovered that the self proclaimed King of the Lagos party loves to set new goals and attain new heights. The R&B star who recently released the videos of his two singles which he directed, in a chat with Showtime revealed the reason he attended the New York Film Academy.

With an enviable career as a respected entertainer in Africa, Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as D’banj, is grateful for how far he has come in his vocation as an entertainer. In a chat with Showtime, the self proclaimed Banga lee opens up on the highpoint of his ten years journey into music.

Award-winning Nigerian-born British actor, David Oyelowo alongside his co-star, in the American film, “Selma”, Carmen Ejogo were excited to be in Nigeria last Sunday,as the film premiered at the House On The Rock Cathedral, Lagos.

‘No Mr. Right to hang out with’ I really don’t have a plan on how my Val will be celebrated because I don’t have a boy friend to hang out with. So, it might just be an indoor thing unless that Mr. Right decide to show up today which I am eagerly waiting for, and very expecting.”—Nazareth Jesse

“My plan for Valentine day is to kiss a lucky stranger.”

After hosting Mr. Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Lagos State to a Grand House Reception forthnight ago, the management of the Niteshift Coliseum, in Ikeja last Sunday, hosted his All Progressives Congress ,APC, counterpart, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode in the same manner.

Holding an audience spellbound at an event as big as Vanguard Personality of the Year Awards is not a mean task. But the story was different last Saturday night. Thousands of guests who thronged the convention hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, venue of the prestigious awards night, had every reason to sit back while the event lasted.

TOP Nigeria’s entertainers including Genevieve Nnaji, P-square and Don Jazzy have exclusively made the list of Most Influential Igbo Personalities, otherwise known as MIIP among other wave making celebrities of Igbo extraction who are in the showbiz industry.

Music is something inborn .When I started out, I was fond of using the table to play drums. From there, I started putting words on the beat.I started with rap before going into singing.I started singing at the age of twelve.