Phone dealers decry China phones’ low durability

Abuja - Dealers in GSM phones and accessories in Abuja on Monday said that Chinese phones sell more due to its dual SIM.

Some of the dealers and repairers at the GSM village on Tuesday said that Chinese phones were also affordable but noted that their accessories were expensive and hard to find.

Mr John Chukuma, a dealer said that Chinese phones were cheap to get but had low durability and battery problems.

He said the phones helped to reduce the number of phones

Ghanaian urinates in court over N550, 000 theft charge

Lagos – A Ghanaian, who was charged with theft of motorcycle spare parts valued N550,000, on Monday urinated in court when a two-count of offence of conspiracy and stealing was read to him.

Mohammed Daniel, 34, whose address is unknown, sells pastries (puff-puff).

The edgy accused urinated on the floor of the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court as he was docked.

Daniel immediately pleaded guilty to the charges.

Earlier, the prosecutor, Cpl. Iyobosa Onaiwu said the offences

Oshiomhole begged to join PDP —Metuh

                                           PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh

The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday alleged that Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, had begged to join the party.

The spokesperson for the PDP, Olisa Metuh, in a statement made available to journalists, said the governor, on several occasions, begged the leadership of the party to let him defect to the PDP.

Metuh said the governor was, however, consistently turned down by his party.

He urged Oshiomhole “to be bold enough to tell Nigerians how many times he begged to join the PDP but was turned down.”

He added, “The same PDP which Adams went on all fours,

Mourinho headed back to Chelsea

                                                  Mourinho

Real Madrid’s Champions League campaign had just ended in defeat when Jose Mourinho spotted an opportunity to send a message.

Even though Madrid can still end a mediocre season – mediocre by its high standards, anyway – with the Copa del Rey title, Mourinho is laying the groundwork for a divorce, dropping heavy hints about a return to the English Premier League and Chelsea, the team he managed from June 2004 to September 2007.

‘’I know in England I am loved,’’ he said during a news conference in Madrid after Tuesday night’s elimination. ‘’I’m loved by the fans. I’m loved by the

NCC orders MTN to collapse rates

TELECOMMUNICATIONS regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission, has ordered MTN Nigeria to collapse the rates for its on-net and off-net voice services, which it said has a 300 per cent differential with effect from tomorrow, May 1.

The NCC, in a report titled, ‘Determination of dominance in selected communications markets in Nigeria,” signed by Mr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman, NCC, said it plans to make a determination of pricing principle to address the rates charged for on-net and off-net voice calls for all other operators, to manage dominance in the market.

The NCC also disclosed that competition in the

Rihanna Buys Chris Brown A 170 Million Naira Car For Birthday

RIHANNA has got enough dosh to make sure CHRIS BROWN doesn’t just get socks and a dodgy jumper for his 24th birthday.
The singer has shelled out more than £700,000 on a limited edition 2009 Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss – only 75 were ever made. And she’s also planning to take him to that well-known UK tourist hotspot... York.

Terry G Beats Up AY Dot Com

Although the both parties mentioned do not enjoy the best of relationship for some years now, no one knew it would degenerate into a rofo rofo fight years after, until they finally engaged each other in a severe boxing match recently that finally earned AY a serious head but from ‘Terry the Ginja’ .
For the purpose of those who may not have understood the whole story, let us revert to the beginning of the matter.

Ex-Fiancée Keturah claims she acted out a script on “Jim Iyke Unscripted” show

The credibility of “Jim Iyke Unscripted” reality TV show may soon fade into oblivion if the news making the rounds gets any bigger than this as a Jenny Garcia who claims to be Keturah Hamilton (Jim Iyke’s supposed Fiancée) publicist has come out to claim that her client’s involvement in the show had been a fake all along.

Jim Iyke’s Unscripted reality show had opened in the first week of it’s airing with a bang as viewing ratings jumped immediately following the smoking hot episode which saw Keturah really mad at Jim Iyke whom she accused of consistently flirting with girls to her

Corps member offers free surgery to Adamawa indigenes

Reprieve has come to the way of cleft lip/palate victims in Adamawa State as a corps member serving in the state, Victor Hilenen Aben offered them free surgery.

Aben who partnered Oral Health Advocacy Initiative, OHAI, a non governmental agency that aimed at increasing awareness on the problems of oral health in the society, said the free healthcare was part of his Community Development Service, CDS, of NYSC programme.


Representative of NYSC State Coordinator, Adamawa

Desperation, fraud mar 2013 UTME … as FG moves to widen access

                                           Candidates writing UTME exams.

Highlights how inadequate space in universities enhanced fraud in the conduct of 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination

Last Saturday, 1,735,720 candidates sat for the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Out of this number, only 520,000 will be offered admission to all the tertiary institutions across the country.

About 320,000 of this number will make it to the university while the rest will be shared between the polytechnics and the College of Education. Due to this lack of access, some desperate parents and candidates colluded with some unscrupulous security men and invigilators to compromise the integrity of the examination.

In the Federal Government’s initial response, the

Kenny Ogungbe, Okoroji exchange hot words at Entertainment Confab

The Nigerian Entertainment Conference held over the weekend at the Grand ball room of the Eko Hotel and suites, Victoria Island, Lagos was nearly marred by violent exchange of words between Kennis Music Boss Mr. Kenny Ogungbe and Chairman of Copyright Society of Nigeria COSON, Chief Tony Okoroji.

Chief Tony Okoroji had confronted Kenny Ogungbe in the presence of journalists for daring to say in public that COSON owed him (Kenny Ogungbe) money.

“How could he say such a thing? And in public?” Chief Okorogie fumed.

Kenny Ogungbe and Chief Okoriji shortly before the exchanges

There needs to be coup in PMAN says MI

M.I

Dexterous and award winning rap artist Jude Abaga better known as MI has lashed out at the executive members of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria PMAN, stating in very strong terms that the association is an ‘embarrassment’ to the industry and should be usurped via a ‘coup’.

MI said this at the Nigerian Entertainment conference held Friday, April 26 at the Grand ball room of the Eko Hotel and Suites Victoria Island Lagos where incidentally no executive member of PMAN was present.

MI said “There is a systemic breakdown at PMAN. I recently held a meeting with them and the way it went, it was an embarrassment to the industry we have now. We don’t know the way forward because the present PMAN no longer represents the Nigerian artist,

Three UNILAG graduates bag Elumelu Prize

Honours came the way of three graduates of the University of Lagos on April 23, when they received the Elumelu Legacy Prize from the Tony Elumelu Foundation.

They are Adijat Isiaq, Moninuola Ojikutu and Abdu-Hakeem Buhari.

The three were celebrated at a special ‘convocation’ hosted by UNILAG Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Rahmon Bello.

The Elumelu Legacy Prize is awarded annually to the best undergraduate

Be best among equals, Stephanie Okereke urges colleagues

                                           *Stephanie Okereke
Lagos – A popular Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke, on Sunday urged her colleagues to be the best among equals in their professional output.

Okereke in Lagos said that stakeholders need not lag behind now that Nollywood had became a household name in the world.

She urged her colleagues to utilise any opportunity of retraining themselves to bring out the expertise in them.

She said that officials of the New York Film Academy

RE: Chioma Chukwuka’s AMAA plane drama, by AY

                                                 Chioma
RECALLING what happened between Chioma Akpotha and Yemisi (The Vanguard reporter) on the AMAA flight from Port Harcourt, one would have expected a cultured woman to be contrite and apologize forthwith, since everybody is error-prone. I crave your indulgence to say this not because the former is a movie star and the latter a journalist. More so, I dread not to raise my voice for the truth and my compassion against injustice.

It was quite unfortunate to read a report from today’s Vanguard Online in favour of Yemisi (their staff), as against Chioma Akpotha who was publicly insulted alongside