#TGIF! It’s the weekend, and the beginning of a momentary stress-free life for most of us, until Monday decides to show its ugly face, dragging us back to the grind. We also can’t forget it’s a time for some or a lot of turn up – for those who still possess Samson-strength after a long week. This season, fringe details are in, and we are reeling at its presence on every fashion piece possible; bags, dresses tops, jackets, pants… So rather than slouch at home all weekend, we’ll help you get into the fringe-of-things with these style ideas. Check it…
Author: Pride Team
When they came together, they made magical music. Although like most groups, controversies crept up behind them. Their girl group experienced evolutionary change as a result of internal conflict which led to the split of the group. Doesn’t still stop us from relishing the ‘survivor’ and ‘say my name’ days. Clearly, of the three, Beyoncé seems to be waxing in forward music-wise, and from her new single, formation, she clarified illuminati isn’t to be praised… okay? Unfortunately, the music gods seem to have overlooked the success case files of Kelly and Michelle (no shade intended), it still doesn’t alter their…
In the creative world, ideas are often copied and recycled, sometimes into a grander and more up-to-date form, however due credit is given to those whom the idea was pitched from. Unfortunately, luxury fashion brand, Gucci, skipped that vital part. The controversial bag, which was showcased at the just concluded fashion week, had an artwork done by an independent artist which read – REAL GUCCI. Well it didn’t go well with many as celebrity stylist, Sonique Saturday, came up with the same bag concept a while ago, which has been getting attention from celebrities and non-celebrities alike. Some however do…
24th February 2016, at the Social Media Week in Lagos, BBC World News launched the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award to seek out a future star of African journalism. For the second year running, the award honours presenter Komla Dumor, who passed away two years ago, aged 41. Komla was an exceptional Ghanaian broadcaster who in his short life made an extraordinary impact – in Ghana, in Africa and across the world – on Joy FM and at the BBC. Through his tenacious journalism and compelling storytelling, he worked tirelessly to bring a more sophisticated African narrative to the…
President Muhammadu Buhari and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ruler, King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz on Tuesday expressed commitment to a”stable oil market” and a “rebound of oil price.” At a bilateral meeting between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia in Riyadh hosted by the ruler, the two countries agreed that their economies were tied to oil, saying that all cannot be well with them when the world oil market was unstable. They therefore expressed commitment to doing all that is possible to stabilize the market and rebound the oil price, according to a statement by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and…
STILL smarting from the fall-out of the negative press around the 2016 budget, President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday night in Riyadh vowed that all those involved in the “padding” of the 2016 National Budget will face the most severe punishment. A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina quoted Buhari as saying that the unauthorised alterations had completely changed the document from the one he presented to the National Assembly. “The culprits will not go unpunished. I have been a military governor, petroleum minister, military Head of State and headed the Petroleum Trust Fund. “Never had I…
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has challenged members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to use their experience to proffer solutions to the economic downturn currently besetting the country. The governor gave the charge while welcoming the national executive members of the institute led by the President, Chief Samuel Deru who paid him a courtesy call in his office in Ibadan, on Tuesday. Ajimobi also stressed the need for ICAN to support his administration in its efforts at shoring up its internally generated revenue (IGR), given the sharp drop in the allocation accruing to the state from…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described China as one of the most important partners in Nigeria’s quest to develop its infrastructure. Speaking while receiving the Ambassador of the Peoples Republic of China to Nigeria, Ambassador Gu Xiaojie, who paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister said that is why the Nigerian government holds its relataionship with China very dear. ”China is a veritabe development partner with Nigeria. The relationship between the two countries started at the level of cultural collaboration but has now gone beyond that to the developmental…
The President of the Lagos State Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Chief Nike Akande has urged the State House of Assembly to work in collaboration with the Federal Government to address the issue of multiple taxation and traffic congestion to aid economic development of the state. Akande who made the appeal during a courtesy call on the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa at Alausa, Ikeja, maintained that “Lagos being the home for all, and commercial capital of Nigeria cannot but show the lead by tackling the menace of multiplicity of taxes, challenges associated with…
THE allocations to the three tiers of government has declined by N17.38 billion from N387.77billion shared in December to N370.38billion in January. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun disclosed this development while addressing journalists shortly after this month’s Federation Accounts Allocation Committee meeting which was held at the headquarters of the ministry in Abuja. She attributed the decline in allocation to drop in oil prices from $43.4 to $39.04 which resulted into a loss of revenue of $22.55million. The minister added that the Cash Call obligation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to its Joint Venture partners led to a reduction…