Hollywood has got a huge market. I don’t know how to compare Hollywood with Nollywood except the fact that Hollywood is a more vast film industry than Nollywood. You can behold American films anywhere in the world which is not peculiar to movie made in Nigeria. I think, that just the major disparity.

‘Why would a ‘faithful, loyal and loving wife’ run away from a ‘sweet and loving husband?’

Kankia (Katsina) – The Katsina State government has released N90 million to Kankia local government for the payment of Katsina releases N90m to settle contractors who executed various projects for the council. The state Commissioner for Local Government, Alhaji Musa Adamu, represented by Zonal Inspector of the ministry, Alhaji Nasiru Iliyasu, announced this while monitoring […]

Umuahia – ABIA state government says  it has formally written to the federal government to plead that Osissioma depot, closed for some years now, be reopened for business. The government argued that the reopening of the depot would go a long way to assist in the fight against crime and criminals, especially, kidnapping in the […]

Minna -  Chairman of Izala Islamic group in FCT, Malam Nasiruddin Bayero, has appealed to President Umaru Yar’Adua to personally intervene and bring ASUU strike to an end. Bayero made the appeal in Minna yesterday at the closing ceremony of the annual Ramadan lectures organised by the group. He said the president being a graduate […]

By Omoh Gabriel OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO — Discussions on the merger plans between First Bank Nigeria Plc and Eco Transnational Incorporated (ETI) that will create the strongest pan-African bank in the continent will resume as soon as the present management of First Bank settles down.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THE Director-general, Standards Organisation of Nigeria(SON), Dr. John Ndanusa Akanya has called on the Federal Government to set up an agency that will regulate the electrical and electronics appliances that were being sold and used in the country. According to him, if established, it will go a long way in ensuring that […]

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI-Govornor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi state has insisted that a House of Representatives member from Ebonyi is scheming to replace him as governor of the state in 2011. Making the allegation before the Governor, Chairman of Ezza-South local government council, Mr. Marcelenus Nwokporo, told the astonished Governor that a  National Assembly member, […]

By Patience Saghana and Chika Akunne LAGOS – Heads are rolling right now in the insurance industry over the findings of the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), from its post-recapitalisation inspection, as two chieftains are already out and more to go. Boards of directors of the various insurance firms are already taking the bull by the […]

UNION BANK Plc, one of the banks, which management was sacked recently by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for non-functional loans, has said over N30 billion of the N70 billion credited to it was lent out to Transcorp, in which the Federal Government owns 49 percent equity shares, to purchase NITEL.

By Albert Akpor, Evelyn Usman & Austin Anosike LAGOS – THE Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, on tour of police formations today, in Lagos, charged men and officers of the Lagos State Police Command to rededicate themselves to duty, saying there is dignity in labour. He assured the officers that a total overhaul […]

BUJA – PRINCE  Samuel Kolawole Kayode, father of the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode (SAN), is dead. The late Prince Kolawole died in the early hours of Tuesday, 15th September 2009, at the Garki General Hospital, Abuja, where he was receiving medical attention. He was 84 years old. Meanwhile, the Director-General of […]

MOTHER of the member of the Delta State House of Assembly representing Ndokwa West constituency, Mr. Emeke Ukpe, abducted from Kwale last Thursday has been released from captivity, while three persons have been arrested.

By Austin Ogwuda, Asaba GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta state today  reshuffled his cabinet by dropping 11 out of his 28-man cabinet. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Sonny Ogefere confirmed the shake up last night saying that ‘the cabinet is not dissolved but eleven of the commissioners were dropped’. Asked to give details […]

By Austin Ogwuda ASABA- MOTHER of the member of the Delta State House of Assembly representing Ndokwa West constituency, Mr. Emeka Ukpe abducted from Kwale last Thursday has been released from captivity while three persons have been arrested. It was not clear whether the N100 million ransom demanded by the kidnappers was paid or not […]