Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Robert Clarke (SAN), who is the Principal Partner, Paiko & Co, implores the Federal Government to resettle Nigerians living in Bakassi instead of allowing a revolt which, according to him, may have a spiral effect in the country. The septuagenarian, in this interview, insists that Nigeria erred by submitting to
Recently, the classic African novel “Things Fall Apart” by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe was translated into Persian by Ali Hodavand and released in Iran. Nasrin Pourhamrang, Editor-in-Chief of Hatef Weekly Magazine interviewed the author on a wide range of topics from Art, culture and literature;politics, cultural and linguistic preservation;to the legacy of colonialism and his
Juliet Ehimuan, Country Manager, Google Nigeria, is serious about taking Nigerian small businesses online and creating electronic commercial environment where made-in-Nigerian products and services can be easily accessed. In this interview with CHIMA AKWAJA, she looks at the challenges and opportunities before Nigerian businesses. What are the barriers for small businesses in getting online? Many
By Peter Godwin Wole Soyinka: ‘If religion was taken away I’d be happy’ The Nobel prize-winner Wole Soyinka spoke this week at the Hay Festival in Mexico. In an extract from his talk, he tells Peter Godwin that now’s the time to tackle militants in Nigeria. Wole Soyinka: We must stop pussyfooting around Islamic militants
Governor LIYEL Imoke of Cross River State has said everything has been put in place to ensure 2012 Carnival Calabar becomes one of the greatest events in Africa and beyond. Speaking while unveiling the theme of this year’s Carnival at the Millennium Park, Calabar, Imoke disclosed that the first edition of the dry run (mock
Popular Nigeria duo Peter and Paul Okoye, also known as Psquare recently dropped the video to their newly released single “Alingo” The video was released in the early hours of Sunday which incidentally is the birthday of the twins. The video which showed the Alingo steps was directed by Clarence Peters and Jude Okoye. Watch
Following the huge success of her last single ‘Bottom belle’ off her forthcoming second album, Omawumi is back with a new single titled ‘Stay alive’ (je je láyé). Je je láyé is a mid-tempo blues that urges her listeners to take life easy, saying na who dey alive dey…..
Background I am Tobi Phillips. I am 20 years old. I am the current World Miss University. I was selected among beauty queens from various campuses in Nigeria to represent the country in the World Miss University International. I am a 400 level Marine Science student of the University of Lagos. My father is a