I feel challenged by my name— Finnest, Music Artiste

   *Finnest
Herbert Patrick Onyebuchi popularly known as ‘Finnest’ is one of the rising music stars who holds a lot of promises for this generation. Having started his journey into music since 2010, Finnest is poised to rule the nation’s airwaves in future. In this interview, he shares his passion as well as his desire to emerge as one of the best up and coming artistes in Nigeria.

A man who makes me laugh has a chance to my heart – Oma Iyasara

Oma Iyasara is an extraordinary, emerging talent, with a unique combination of good looks, enterprise, a good command of English with sophisticated diction. In 2011, she enrolled in the prestigious Royal Arts Academy owned by Emem Isong and she excelled as one of the favourite students in her time, with a certificate of excellence.A graduate of Mass Communication from Imo State University, Oma has featured in a number of blockbusters like ‘Damage’ by Uche Jombo, ‘Secret Weapon’ alongside Eucharia Anunobi, Emeka Ike and Chika Ike among many others.What are the biggest challenges one encounters in trying to break through in Nollywood? One of the greatest challenges is acceptance. There are so many talents in Nollywood, and it is not an easy task to get noticed, not to even

YOBE MASSACRE: How my mates were killed – Survivor

“I was shot on my left leg, while I was sleeping. When I woke up, I could not walk and was later taken to the girls hostel where the insurgents gathered us with the female students. They selected some of the female students and went away with them, while they left some of us groaning in pain from gun shot”.Those were the words of 14-year-old Ibrahim Musa Lampo, a JSS 2 student of Federal Government College, FGC, Bunu Yadi, Yobe State who was one of the lucky survivors of the Boko Haram massacre on Tuesday, which claimed the lives of 43 students. The insurgents also burnt the hostels, classrooms and more than 40 houses during the attack.A survivor of the Yobe massacre.

P Square launches Alingo Animated series

Over the past few months, the multiple award-winning duo of Peter and Paul Okoye, famously known as P-Square, have relentlessly been working on a ground-breaking and unprecedented family-oriented animated series entitled “The Alingos.” The project is an innovation from the stables of P-Classic Entertainment.

Problems in marriage

HELLO WOMEN: Some of u complain of problems in marriage and some are down with one sickness or the other simply because you don’t want to overlook those irrelevant things. Why on earth should a woman carry the husband’s phone when he is in the bathroom just because she wants to catch him in his sexcapades? Why create time just to drive around town looking for where his car is parked? Why liaise with your female friends to get him caught when some of them are after him ...and ready to take him from you? Na high blood pressure you wan give yourself so.

The 5th edition is here of the KiDDIES CUSTOME PARTY

 The 5th edition is here of the KiDDIES CUSTOME PARTY
  by H-Town Ent and Kalijjos
at the Teslim Balogun Stadium,on the 21st April 2014 Easter Monday time 10am prompt, gate fee #1000 for kids only, parent free.

Has Tuface Idibia a pregnant mistress?

No one can argue that being popular or rich comes at a price. And somebody has said that life is a market where you take what you want and pay for it. Yes, stardom is expensive and hip-hop megastar, Tuface Idibia, is having a hard time grappling with the truth. Just last week, a TV channel reportedly claimed the singer has died and I had to rush to confirm from his people and it was all lies.

Funke Akindele, Osita Iheme headline AMVCA nominations

Nominees of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards have been announced with Funke Akindele and Osita Iheme (Paw Paw) getting multiple nominations in the best actress and actor’s category respectively.The first edition, held last year, had the likes

Praise Adejo donates N10m to baby born with hole in heart

An artiste, Praise Adejo, popularly known as Praiz, has donated N10 million for the treatment of a baby, Somaya Olayinka, born with a hole in the heart.Praise AdejoAdejo on Tuesday in Lagos said that the gesture was his “little’’ contribution to the society.He presented the cheque for the sum to the child’s parents in Lagos.“I did it because I wanted to do something I had never done before. I wanted to save a life, and I am grateful to all who contributed to

Emeka Ike Evicted from rented duplex over failure to pay N8.5 million rent

Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike who has been thrown out of his rented apartment in Magodo GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, over his inability to pay an accumulated three year rent of N8.5 million. The apartment, a twin duplex located at 1, Raji Oladimeji Street, Magodo GRA, was until his ejection, used by Emeka to run his business. Emeka had in 2007 diversified by establishing a secondary school named St Nicholas College and decided to hire the premises on a five-year lease agreement from an 87-year-old retiree, Chief Samuel Agboola Akintan at the rate of N2 million per annum for the first two years and N3 million annually for the remaining three years, bringing the total rent of five years to N13 million. Saturday Sun gathered that Emeka was able to get his landlord accept a deposit of N2 million with a promise to pay the rest later.

CDO switches to gospel music

           John Iketuonye

Fast rising singer, John Iketuonye, formerly known as Ceasefire, has not only switched to gospel music but has also changed his stage name to CDO, Ceasefire Da Oracle.

His crossover from secular music to gospel is a total turnaround for the artiste who has now become the founder of an evangelical outreach known as IrepDaMostHigh.

Summit: Sanusi on the run?

It is actually because of the news on the suspension of the CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido by the President.
In fact, he is on the run as we speak,

I’ll drive myself to prison – Sanusi

     Sanusi

The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, is in the eye of the storm for what many see as his outspokenness and controversial position on critical national issues, especially his revelation about unremitted funds to the Federation Account by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. Shortly before his suspension by the President, he spoke to Metropole magazine. Excerpts

You openly said you were not interested in being reappointed as the governor of CBN. Why?

Sanusi was a mistake —UTOMI

                      Prof. Pat Utomi

abuja—As controversy rages over the suspension of Mallam Sanusi Lamido, a renowned economist, Professor Pat Utomi has berated the tenure of Lamido as a Central Bank governor, describing his original appointment as “a huge mistake”

Sanusi-led CBN lacks corporate governance — FRC

•No board approvals for financial transactions
•Investment in Islamic liquidity management had no board approval
•Governor as chairman of board, error of law CBN governor,

Now I believe in love – Maureen Cyril

Remember Maureen Cyril, the beautiful light-skinned actress who bedazzled movie lovers in uptown movie ‘Lady Gaga’. She is very much around but not available as she used to be because her status has changed. She got married last year and ever since has been singing ‘I never knew there was a love like this before’.

In fact when I got talking to her lately I almost had my ears knocked off my head with her song of bliss on how much God has blessed her with the man of her dream. She even invited me for a surprise party for her husband on Valentine’s Day.

I’ve powers to suspend Sanusi – GEJ

—President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, affirmed his powers to suspend Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as governor of the Central Bank, saying the action was totally unconnected with alleged corruption charges raised by Sanusi against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.Speaking during an interactive media chat on television last night, President Jonathan equally pooh-poohed issues about his intentions for the 2015 presidential elections just as he declared that the country would not break under his watch.President Goodluck Jonathan and Lamido SanusiThe president said that the forthcoming national

I can’t be a complete housewife – Anita Joseph

Anita Joseph isn’t a push-over – not by a long shot. The actress and singer is beautiful, sexy and has a body on her, that would set even a priest on heat. So, why should anyone expect her to jump at any offer, even when that offer comes with a lifetime of matrimonial bliss.

The social media was rife with the news last week that the sultry actress turned down marriage proposal from her lover of many years, who proposed to her on St Valentine’s

Fashola Bans Mini Skirts, Approves Dress Code For Men

Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration has banned indecent dressing among female public servants.

All forms of dresses that expose breasts, contours and other sensitive female body parts have been outlawed.

The decision was taken as a result of worsening cases of indecent dressing among female public servants at the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.