Diversion Of N90B ($300M) Budweiser/Hero Brewery Investment To Southwest As Confirmation Of Failed Political Leadership In Igbo Land

(Onitsha Nigeria: 30th August 2018)-It is shocking and heartbreaking observing the unfolding social, political and economic events or activities in Igbo Land of Anambra, Imo, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia, Delta (Igbo Delta) and Rivers (Igbo Rivers) as well as other Igbo speaking areas in Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, Benue and Kogi States. The most saddening of it all is that these disturbing social happenings are compounded, worsened and escalated on daily basis by chronic leadership failure, selfish, pedestal and clannish politics of the public office holders especially governors and state and federal legislators in Igbo Land.

SUCCESS WORSHIPS RELEASES NEW SONG “NOTHING IS BEYOND YOU

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To mark her birthday, uprising sensational gospel artiste, Success Anosike has released her sophomore Single titled "Nothing Is Beyond You" on her birthday, 24th August,  2018.

Oshiomhole meets Edo North leaders

THE National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr  Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday, met with party members and leaders from Edo North senatorial district  partly to celebrate Eld-ed-Kabir and to also discuss political situation in the area ahead of the coming primaries to pick State and National Assembly candidates for the party. Oshiomhole At press time, the expected number of five persons per ward from the six local government areas that make up the area were already trooping to the Iyamho residence of Oshiomhole. Meanwhile, youths under the aegis of Esan Youths Movement, disrupted a meeting called by Governor  Godwin Obaseki in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area in Edo Central senatorial district,  alleging that the governor wants to impose the current

Two years after, Abiri reunites with family, friends in Bayelsa

Mr. Jones Abiri, a journalist and publisher of Weekly Source Newspaper, who was detained by  Department of State Service, DSS, for more two years and only released last week after he was granted bail by an Abuja Magistrate Court, Tuesday, narrated his experiences in detention. Jones Abiri Abiri, who was received at the Ernest Ikoli Press Centre of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State chapter, by  hundreds of family members including his wife, children, community representatives, friends and media colleagues,  when he arrived the press centre from

FG has failed our zone in projects — S-East govs

 Governors of the South-Eastern states have lampooned the Federal Government on implementation of projects in the zone, saying the centre has short-changed states in the region in the implementation of capital projects in the 2017 budget. South East States But the Federal Government was quick to rebut this as both the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and his Power, works and Housing counterpart, Babatunde Fashola, said it was an unfortunate claim from governors who are aware of government’s intervention in the region. This is even as the Senate alleged that the major cause of the friction between it and the Executive arm was the funding of projects, mostly

Operation Python Dance 3: Deploy Army to farms, construction sites, Ohanaeze tells FG

 OHANAEZE Ndigbo has called on the Federal Government to deploy officers and men of the Armed Forces to farms, road construction sites and engage them for city beautification purposes if there are no more defence jobs for them, rather than using them to cause undue panic in the polity. Army troops  Ohanaeze’s spokesman, Chuks Ibegbu, who stated this in the backdrop of the proposed Operation Python Dance 3 in the South East, wondered why the operation is germane  when the zone is very peaceful. He therefore, warned against intimidation of innocent citizens under any guise. He

Nollywood is hot cake right now, says Actress Etinosa

Nollywood actress, Idemudia Etinosa, has called on budding youths to take advantage of the potential that the movie industry has to offer in terms of job creation by becoming dedicated thespians. Etinosa, who starred in a movie to be released later in the month titled `The Washerman’, said in Lagos that the industry was evolving better daily. “Movies business is hot cake right now. Nollywood has evolved with immense opportunities and is becoming the biggest employer of labour; which is

Mo Abudu’s Ebonylife TV, Fox, others debut on StarTimes

 In an obvious move to improve on its entertainment offerings for its growing number of subscribers, StarTimes says it is adding 4 new channels at no extra cost to its classic bouquet. The new channels include EbonyLife TV, Fox, ST Kids and ST Nollywood Plusall entertainment and movie and series

focused, aimed at improving the quality of content offered by the company to its over 4m subscribers across Nigeria. The new addition is believed to be a bid to provide premium, homegrown content to a

Some Nigerians react to Disney Nigerian fairy-tale movie: `Princess Sade’

 Some Nigerians on Wednesday in Abuja commended the new Disney Nigerian fairy-tale princess called `Sade’, presently being produced by Rick Famuyiwa and Co-written by Ola Shokunbi. Disney The movie being developed by Walt Disney, will be starring a Nigerian princess called “Sade’’. The screenplay would focus on a young African girl named Sade whose kingdom was being threatened by a mysterious evil force. She must accept her newly discovered magical powers to protect her people. This she does with the help of the prince of the kingdom. The idea for the movie was originally initiated by Reed Palmer and sold to Disney. The studio also confirmed the producer and executive

Craziest thing I’ve done was slapping my dad – Femi Adebayo

Actor, Femi Adebayo, has explained that being an actor has made him do some terrible things such as slapping his father, Adebayo Salami, aka Oga Bello.
While speaking with Sunday Scoop, he said as an actor, one must be ready to do anything to play unbelievable roles. He stated, “I have been presented with scripts where I had to slap my father on set and I must do it as an actor. He has slapped me on set too countless times. The moment we are acting, I don’t see him as my father anymore; I see him as a colleague and we need to interpret our roles very well. He trained me and he is my boss in the industry. He has taught me not to fear whenever I come across a bigger actor or someone like him on set. But the moment the director says stop, I prostrate to him and apologise.”