Managing Director and CEO of Seven Up Bottling Company, Sunil Sawhney, has confirmed that embattled singer, Tiwa Savage, is still a brand ambassador for Pepsi, a drink marketed by the company. Sawhney made the clarification following rumour that the Mavin Records artiste has been dropped due to her marital predicament. Also refuting the tales is…
More than 800,000 Nigerians applied for the advertised 10,000 jobs vacant in the Nigeria Police Force. This information was disclosed by the Police Service Commission, PSC, on Monday, May 2, 2016, in Abuja. A statement issued by Head, Press and Public Relations of the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, revealed that as at 1pm on Monday, about…
Leicester City have made history by becoming the champions of England by winning the Barclays Premier League. The Foxes were last season battling relegation by this time, but they broke all permutations to emerge the best team in England in the 2015/2016 season, which ends in two weeks’ time. Eden Hazard’s second goal for Chelsea…
Fast-rising actress, Ruth Kadiri, recently paid a surprise visit to a school in Delta State. The charming lady was in the oil producing state alongside her team. The delectable actress took some educational materials to a school in a village in the state, where she is shooting a movie. Ruth Kadiri, well known for her…
Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has expressed happiness on the recently completed Calabar Monorail in the state. Ayade was onboard the maiden ride alongside Managing Director/CEO of Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, Ahmed Kuru; and Managing Director, Ponet Engineering, Wolfgang Hans. The governor hailed the initiative, which he said would improve the…
Comedian turned musician, MC Galaxy, has launched his own record label. The singer announced this on his birthday, Monday, May 2, 2016. MC Galaxy hopes the outfit called ‘MCG Empire’, turns out to be one of the powerhouses of music in Africa. The self-acclaimed ‘king of new dance in Africa’ also announced Prinye Jaja as…
coso One of the memorable moments of the first plenary session of the National Summit on Culture and Tourism at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja was the passionate intervention by frontline composer and singer, Azeezat Allen who pleaded with the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Lai Mohammed, to quickly ensure that the Federal Government implements the…
In its drive to ensure full maximization of its revenue generating potentials, and to commence tax Audit exercise of 2016 in earnest, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service ((LIRS) has engaged 1200 members of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) as Tax Audit Monitoring…
The International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, in partnership with the African Union Commission, AU, mourns the death of Papa Wemba, real name Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba. The iconic musician from the Democratic Republic of Congo died in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, during the FEMUA urban music festival on Sunday April 24,…
Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, on Saturday paid tribute to workers for their contributions to the country’s economic development. He also praised Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for creating an environment for development and growth. In a statement in Asaba, Igbuya praised Okowa for creating jobs, promoting investment, paying workers and setting…