Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku has accused media houses of serving as puppets to politicians in Nigeria. Speaking as a guest on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television, Maku said "Unfortunately we have allowed our political biases to infiltrate sometimes the media that we own". Maku who claimed to be a journalist further said "if you pick newspapers today, from the headlines you will kno ...

BlackBerry plans to ask securities regulators in Canada and the United States to probe what it said is a "false and misleading" report that consumer return rates for BlackBerry's new Z10 smartphone have been especially high. The Canadian company, which has pinned its turnaround hopes on its new BlackBerry 10 line of smartphones, went on the offensive on Friday after the report from Boston-based research and ...

Award winning rapper, Naetochukwu Chikwe, who welcomed his first child on Tuesday posted a picture of his son on Instagram. Naeto C, who tied the knot with Nicole took to the social media to appreciate his fans and well-wishers for the congratulatory messages. "Thanks 2 every1 for all the messages…words arent honestly enuff to express this moment…its ironic especially for some1 like myself who is used 2 put ...

President Barack Obama hosts the leaders of four African nations this week, all of which are cited in a new report for effectively increasing spending on agriculture to combat extreme poverty and hunger. The report by the ONE Campaign, an anti-poverty group co-founded by Irish rockers Bono and Bob Geldof, said Senegal, Malawi, Cape Verde and Sierra Leone either met or were close to meeting targets for incre ...

The Canadian Minister of International Trade, Mr. Ed Fast has urged the federal government to ensure that foreign investments in Nigeria are protected as part of efforts to further attract foreign direct investment into the country. Speaking in Abuja at a Bi-National Trade Meeting, Mr. Fast, who led a trade mission to Nigeria, gave the assurance that the Canadian government will provide the necessary techno ...

Popular Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde also known as Omosexy recently received the Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts (BEFFTA) awards in London. Omotola has become the first Nigeria movie star to be awarded with the special BEFFTA honorary award in the film category, other high profile personalities who received BEFFTA special award this year included Sir Trevor McDonald Obe rec ...

The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Chris Cooter, has stated that Canada is currently working on strategies aimed at increasing its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nigeria within the next few years due to enhanced confidence in the Nigerian economy. Cooter disclosed this during a meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of Trade and Investment, Mr. Olusegun Aganga, in Abuja. The Canadian envoy noted th ...

Senate President, Senator David Mark, on Monday said that time has come for the country to shift from the syndrome of state of origin and embrace state of residence. The Senate President, who spoke to journalists in Quebec, Canada, after the opening ceremony of the 127th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, with the theme “Citizenship, identity, linguistic and cultural diversity in a globalised world,” ...

The first penalty shootout of the FIFA U-17 Women World Cup in Azerbaijan saw Marion Romanelli strike, the winning spot-kick for France as they beat Nigeria 5-3 to reach the semi-finals. After an enthralling encounter, Sandie Toletti, Ugochi Emenayo and Declercq exchanged efforts before Sarah Nnodim blew her kick. The pendulum of victory fell to the French with Romanelli tucking home the winner. The game tu ...

Team Nigeria’s quest for medals at the London Olympics stroked off to a sparkling start with Funke Oshonaike beating her Iranian counterpart, Shahsavari Neda 4-3 while Segun Toriola also spanked Canadian Ho Andre 4-1 to progress to the next round of the games. However, it was not a sweet story for Edem Offiong who suffered a first round humiliation from the Olympics as Egyptian Meshref Dina beat her 4-2. In ...