Naija former Presido

Former President Jonathan, who is the chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) to Tanzania arrived the country yesterday and during a press conference, advised the country's National Electoral Commission and political parties to ensure a peaceful and transparent election.. The success of these elections depends on every stakeholder playing their part in a peaceful, inclusive and transparent manner. The Commonwealth has every confidence in the people of Tanzania to achieve that. During our time in Tanzania, we will seek to assess the pre-election environment, polling day... more

Neglect

Gbagyi community members in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja yesterday staged a peaceful protest in front of the National Assembly expressing their disappointment at the non inclusion of an Abuja indigine in the ministerial list. Dressed in their traditional attire, the protesters called on President Buhari to have a rethink and include them in government appointments. "We are here to say we have been marginalized beyond what we can bear. We can not sit down and people come from all over the country to rule us as ministers. So we should have a minister like every other state. A... more »

Event management

How to create events that rock

Gone are the days when a beautifully decorated hall, an abundance of food and happy guests were all it took to declare an event successful. From private parties to weddings and corporate events, individuals and companies are concerned about hosting events that remain the topic of discussion long after the event is over. There is an expectation for precision in the execution of ideas and/or return in value for the money spent on the event. This realization has informed an increasing demand for the services of professional Event Planners or Event Managers and a massive influx of p... more »

love story

Ghanaian actor Chris Attoh has revealed the day he met his wife,actress Damilola Adegbite was the best day of his life. Read excerpts from his interview with Encomium It was the best day of my life, now that I think back. She made an impression the minute she came in and if someone told me that was my wife, I would have said, oh! you joking. But it was magic at first sight. Damilola knows how to steal attention when she needs to and I think we hit it off right from there. We were great friends. We went through friendship, then working as colleagues, then being involved. So, I’ve ... more »

Nigerian politics

The National Assembly and State House of Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau state yesterday sacked the member representing Langtang South constituency in the state Assembly, Vincent Bulus, of PDP and also barred him for life from contesting elections. Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Akeredolu, while delivering her judgment on a petition filed by APC candidate Danladi Jackson challenging his eligibility to contest in an election, said Bulus was not qualified to contest any election because he had been convicted of an offence in line with Section 107(1)(d... more »

ministerial nominee

During his screening at the senate yesterday, Ministerial nominee, Adebayo Shittu from Oyo state, said he will not like to comment much on Boko Haram and their activities because he still has a family to cater for. According to him, the sect members have in time past killed anyone who spoke openly against them and so he wanted to be careful. This apparently did not sit well with former Aviation minister, Femi Fani Kayode who took to his Facebook page to slam Shittu. What he wrote after the cut..

serious case

A jihadi who appears to stand no more than three-foot tall has been pictured posing with machine guns in Syria. The 'little person', nicknamed by a journalist as 'Al-Chihuahua' is understood to have joined terror group Jabhat Al-Nusra which has links to Al Qaeda. The pictures of the tiny Jihadi were posted to Twitter by Arabic journalist Leith Abou Fadel, who is editor in chief of English language news site Al-Masdar news.