Dangote, Elumelu Nominated for Forbes Africa Person Award

Elumelu and Dangote

Lagos — Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and former Managing Director, United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, have been selected along with three other individuals for the 2012 edition of the Forbes Africa Person of the year award.

Nigeria: Ribadu Report Uncovers Billion Dollars Oil Theft

Nigeria lost tens of billions of dollars in oil and gas revenues over the last decade from cut-price deals struck between multinational oil companies and government officials, a confidential report seen by Reuters says.

Nicki Minaj snubs Mario Balotelli

Nickiinaj refused to meet footballer Mario Balotelli after her gig in Manchester this week because she was too tired.

Nigeria: Boko Haram Chief's Arrest - SSS to Quiz Senator Today

Senator Ahmed Zanna is scheduled to appear before operatives of the State Security Service today to answer questions over allegations that a top Boko Haram commander was found at his home in Maiduguri on Thursday.

Yvonne Okoro Opens Multi-Million Dollar Business

Award-winning actress Yvonne Okoro has decided to become an entrepreneur and has established a multi-purpose company that offers services in commercial advertising, public relations and media consultancy, event management and real estates, NEWS-ONE has gathered.

Nigeria: Foreign Reserve Hits U.S.$42 Billion

Nigeria's foreign external reserves last week hit $42 billion as international rating agency, Fitch put the country's Long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'BB-' and 'BB' respectively with a Stable Outlook.

Nigeria: Fuel Queues Disappear As NNPC Increases Supply to Abuja

The long queues for petrol by motorists and other users have disappeared at filling stations in Abuja following increased supply of the product to the capital city by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Chris Brown And Rihanna: A Timeline Of Their Reunion Following Brown's breakup with girlfriend Karreuche Tran, we take a look back at the exes' rekindled friendship in 2012.

 Chris Brown and Rihanna are no longer being shy about their rekindled friendship, after two consecutive outings in New York City this past week and confirmation that Brown has split from girlfriend Karreuche Tran. Still, the decision to go public with their friendship has been a steady build over the past few months.

Inspiration Of The Day:Nigerian Named Among 25 Most Influential Americans

Adaora Udoji

Television Journalist and CorrespondentIn 2009, Essence Magazine named Adaora Udoji One of The 25 Most Influential African Americans. Adaora Udoji is a Nigerian-American journalist who received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and her law degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. She was born in 1969 to Godfrey and Mary Udoji who reside in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

John Dumelo Takes Over From Jackie Appiah

Face of popular Ghanaian actor and ladies’ man John Dumelo is gradually taking over billboards of Information and Communication Technology giant IPMC throughout the country, NEWS-ONE has gathered.

Patience Jonathan leaves German hospital, checks into hotel

THE First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan has left the  Horst Schmidt Klinik in Wiesbaden, Germany, where she was treated for an undisclosed ailment for about a month,

Foreign:Study: Obama’s plan would create more 1.1 million jobs in 2013. Romney’s plan would create 87,000.

The Economic Policy Institute has run the numbers and finds that President Obama’s budget would boost economic growth far more than Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s.
Obama’s plan would create 1.1 million jobs in 2013 and 280,000 jobs in 2014, while Romney’s

Nigeria, World's Next Economic Giant

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Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes. Peter Drucker
Peter Drucker the management expert in his book the practice of management wrote that "Innovation

Nigeria: Govt Approves N106 Billion for Construction of Five New Airports

The Federal Government has approved a sum of N106 billion naira, through the Federal Executive Council (FEC), to commence the
construction of five new, world-class

Foreign: Obama Opens Up Big Lead In Swing State, Poll Finds

 No Republican presidential candidate has ever captured victory without the help of Ohio. Mitt Romney's road to continuing that trend was hit with another uphill poll on Sunday.

NDLEA Arrests Two Over N68.5 Million Drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Saturday that it had arrested two suspected drug traffickers allegedly attempting to export 4.285 kg of methamphetamine worth N68.5 million to India.

Yvonne Nelson Speaks On Iyanya, Other Artists

She cut her teeth recently as a movie producer but Yvonne Nelson does not think that the Ghanaian movie industry has been too fair to her. With seven years as an actress on the tow, Nelson takes OVWE MEDEME through the dark days of controversy to being the highest paid actress in Ghana. She talks movies, career, fashion and relationships in this interview.