The political atmosphere in Taraba State has become tense since the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Darius Ishaku, candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as winner of the re-run election last Saturday. As a result, the state government has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew from Sunday, April 26 to ensure law and order.…
Covenant University VC urges Buhari to invest in ICT
Charles Ayo, vice chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, has advised Muhammadu Buhari, the President-elect of Nigeria, to invest in Information and Communications Technology, ICT infrastructure and manpower training at all levels in order to improve education in Nigeria. This, he said, at the 2015 Hayford Alile Foundation annual lecture held at the Julius…
AFRIMA, African Union To Unveil AFRIMA 2015 Calendar
The All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, and the African Union Commission, AUC, are set to unveil the 2015 calendar for the continental awards project at a cultural and media conference scheduled to hold on April 29, 2015 at the AUC Secretariat, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The cultural and media conference featuring a roundtable session with the…
NET Launches New Music Platform
Ayeni Adekunle, the Founder of BlackHouse Media, BHM, and Publisher of Nigerian Entertainment Today, NET, on Wednesday, April 22 announced the launch of a new online music platform called ‘ORIN’. He disclosed this at the 2015 edition of Nigerian Entertainment Conference, NEC, held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, while delivering his…
Religious Calling, A higher Pedestal of Service – Oyintiloye
Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, House of Assembly member-elect for Obokun Constituency of Osun State, has called on all religious leaders to remain as shining lights to the society in their confession, character and conduct. This he said at the inauguration of the New Executive Council for the Obokun Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN on…
Nigerian Investigative Reporting Project 2 Takes Off
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting, ICIR, Abuja, has announced the commencement of the second year of its media development project tagged, the Nigerian Investigative Reporting Project, NIRP. The project, which involves a training programme will run from May 19 to May 21 in Abuja. It is opened to practicing journalists in print, electronic and…
Jonathan Urges World Leaders to Support Buhari’s Administration
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday in Abuja, urged world leaders and international institutions to give their fullest possible support to the administration of the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. President Jonathan also called on all Nigerians to do their utmost best to help the incoming President succeed in leading the country to greater heights of accomplishment. At…
Nigerians Protest Xenophobic Attacks in South Africa
Some concerned youths in Nigeria on Thursday April 16, led a peaceful protest march to the South African Embassy in Victoria Island, Lagos. The youths were protesting against the ongoing massacre of foreigners, which includes Nigerians in the Durban region of the former apartheid nation. The youths carried placards with words: #Stop the killing in…
Olamide, Reminisce Headline Dagrin Memorial Concert
The 5th memorial concert for late Olaitan Olanipekun, a rapper popularly called Dagrin, will be headlined by rappers, Olamide and Reminisce. The concert, which holds on April 22 at Spice Route, Victoria Island, Lagos, will also feature Seriki, Lord of Ajasa, YQ, Sossick, WondaBoy, BaseOne, JahBless, PoslyTD, Chinko Ekun and CDQ. The memorial concert is…
Empire Creator Lee Daniels Sued by Self-described Gangster
Lee Daniels, Empire creator and Terrence Howard an actor, have been sued by Ron Newt, a self-described ‘known ghetto player’ for allegedly stealing the idea for the Empire show. Newt is seeking $1 billion in damages in the lawsuit that claims the Fox show was based on the documentary, Bigger Than Big, about his life…
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