Stephanie Okereke hits goldmine.

Nollywood actress Stephanie Okereke has landed an ambassadorial deal with Japanese Corporation ‘Kaneka’, makers of ‘Kanekalon’ hair fibre.

Lagos to unveil new education policy soon – Fashola.

The Lagos State Government will soon unveil a new policy framework for the education sector, from nursery to tertiary levels, Gov. Babatunde Fashola, has said.

Nigeria will bounce back, sports minister assures.

Team Nigerian officials were jolted yesterday with the official release of the Medals Table of the on-going 10th All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique which saw South Africa in pole position with 20 gold medals while Nigeria with one gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals occupy the 8th position in the 17-Nation Games.

Annie Macaulay fights friend over 2Face.

The last time Annie Macaulay talked about her relationship with 2Face Idibia her ex-beau and father to her daughter, it was on a note of finality.

Interpol issues arrest warrant for Gaddafi, son Seif.

World police body Interpol called Friday for the arrest of fugitive former Libyan leader Moamer Gadhafi for his alleged crimes against humanity, following a request by the International Criminal Court.

Minister blasts coaches.

Sports Minister, Alhaji Yussuf Suleiman bared his fangs yesterday on some coaches of Team Nigeria for their ineptitude that has seen some athletes lose medals that ordinarily they would have won.

Sharia court sentences two to amputation for theft.

An Islamic sharia court in  Zamfara State has sentenced two men to amputation of their right wrists for stealing a bull, with the amputation to be carried out in public if it is given final approval.

GUS 8: 30 finalists emerge.

At the close of work today, the 30 finalists for this year’s Gulder Ultimate Search (GUS) 8 will emerge.

Armenia offered three million euros to reach Euro.

Armenian football federation president Ruben Airapetyan has promised the national squad a three-million-euro bonus if they secure qualification for the Euro-2012 finals, local media reported Friday.

ICT is solution to unemployment .

The chairman of Zinox Technologies Limited, Leo Stan Ekeh, has called on the economic team set up by the President Jonathan to invest heavily in Information and Communications Technology as a means of generating digital activities that would drastically reduce the number of unemployed youths.

A statue to Aikhomu.

The death recently of Admiral Augustus Aikhomu marked the passing of a man whose memory contemporary Nigerians should mourn with fondness.

SOUTH-WEST PDP: Which way forward?

For a party that emerged from nowhere to dominate the region and then tether again towards extinction, the gathering of Southwest stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP last Saturday was markedly poignant.

Police nab 2 over vandalisation of Oyo PDP office.

TWO members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, alleged to have masterminded Monday attack on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, secretariat in Oyo State, where five persons were injured, have been arrested by the police.

Crisis in judiciary pose economic danger.

Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria, ICEN, has said that the crisis in Nigerian judiciary was “capable of jeopardising the efforts of government to improve the economic situation in the country,” especially at a time after revelations of the gory details of the botched privatisation exercise in the country.

More bonuses for Team Nigeria.

Impressed with the discipline and conduct of Team Nigeria at the on-going All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique, Sports Minister Alhaji Yussuf Suleiman has announced “morale-boosting bonus” to the athletes.

Eagles revive Nations Cup hope.

Voices at the background were loud at the time Samson Siasia spoke with us. It was few minutes after the match and the players were, apparently, celebrating their victory which their coach described as “hard”.