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* We do not expect any positive outcome from the conference--> ERC President of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, Lagos State, Engineer Kameel Kalejaiye has impugned the viability of the exercise in addressing the problems faced by Nigerians. Engineer Kalejaiye while addressing news men at the annual Campus Interactive Forum organized by Council of Higher Institutions, COHI, in Lagos recalled that the former President Olusegun Obasanjo had trailed that path before but yielded no result or implementation.  "The national confab is a waste of Nigeria resources. If National Assembly rejects the recommendations from confab then we have wasted the time of delegates and wasted 3months out of our daily lives monitoring the confab. This Confab is only aimed at wooing Nigerians for the interest of the President in 2015." He added. Meanwhile, the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has also declares President Jonathan's National Conference a charade. In...

Male comedians don’t intimidate me –Helen Paul aka Tatafo July 28, 2012 by ADEMOLA OLONILUA     The maiden edition of my comedyshow The experience was fantastic. I did not expect so many people to attend the show. I was very happy. We combined two personalities: Tatafo, the radio personality and Helen Paul, the television personality. Both of them were on stage at the same time and the show turned out a big hit. After it ended, some people walked up to me and said they enjoyed the show, that it was worth more than the gate fee they paid. I had to tell them that it was not the money that mattered most. I enjoyed myself and most importantly, the audience enjoyed themselves.  How I became a comedienne I did not stumble into comedy. I started as a voice-over artiste and singer.  I decided to delve into comedy when I was an undergraduate of the University of Lagos. It happened like a joke. A show was being organised on campus and the person that...

*Member hopes for continuity of youth parliament  To strengthen all efforts geared towards promoting the union and participation of the youth in the process of decision making, policy formulation and implementation, the Lagos state government recently inaugurates its youth parliament at the state house of Assembly, Alausa, Ikeja. The event, organised by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development, had in attendance Special Adviser to the Governor, Office of Youth and Social Development, Dolapo Badru, who explained that the youth parliament was convened so that youth could deliberate and pass their resolution to the executive or legislative arms of government for necessary attention. Deputy Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Kolawole Taiwo, who represented the Speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, stressed that the legislative session would help the youth parliaments have information on how the house is being run and enable them gather idea which they could share with...

Rihanna would likely walk around completely naked if it were legal, and though she actually covered up during her recent visit to the United Arab Emirates, the singer was still asked to leave Abu Dhabi's Grand Mosque on Saturday. The mosque's overseers told the Associated Press that they asked the 25-year-old pop star to leave the compound after she posed for photos they considered to be at odds with the sanctity of the site. Rihanna has yet to comment publicly, though she did post a number of pictures of herself from the photo shoot, that were deemed offensive, to her Instagram account. In the pics, the singer adheres to the mosque's guidelines, she was covered up in a black jumpsuit from head to toe.   Though Rihanna was appropriately covered during her visit to the mosque, her decision to take "modeling shots" at the site has apparently also angered some fans, who say she disrespected a place of worship. The statement from the Sheik Zayed Grand ...