Nigeria

Nigeria – Lagos Traffic Solution: A Presentation for the Present

By David Stephen – The Lagos traffic situation is what many have come to accept by adjusting schedules and engagements to accommodate it. Lagos traffic situation is there for many reasons including the fact that most people buy cars as soon as they can afford it, contributing to the overall amount of vehicles on the road. Mass public transport service in Lagos is not satisfactorily to some, making the option out of use for them. Road as the major medium of transportation and development in many places has left expansion unlikely. Road users who try to use driving as a... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Wednesday, November 16th 2011 | Read Comments

Nigeria: LASTMA and Lagos Traffic Solution

By David Stephen – The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) is the major solution for road traffic situation in the state. ‘LASTMAN’ their sobriquet from Lagos parlance have been efficient towards the traffic situation in the state. The overall condition of things in Nigeria, a developing economy gives some applause for their effort and response in discharge of their duties in spite of this. LASTMA was created about 10years ago and in comparison to human life are still in infancy, a defense for them against those who feel they aren’t doing well. With current renovation of their head office... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Wednesday, November 9th 2011 | Read Comments

Nigerian Girl Group SHiiKANE presents “I Wonder If I Take You Home” OUT NOW!!

“SHiiKANE are proud to announce their new single “I Wonder If I Take You Home” now available on iTunes via Mama A Records. The unsigned group, British born sisters from South London with Nigerian heritage are very excited to present their new video directed by UK media group ‘The Moonrunners’…styled in their label SHii-Brit the group are a force to be reckoned with, SHiiKANE are ready to fill a void in the UK & International markets!

Publish Date: Tuesday, November 8th 2011 | Read Comments

Nigerian popular Yoruba Comedian Babatunde Omidina( Baba Suwe) released on bail

By Shout-Africa Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The embattled Nigerian Yoruba actor/comedian, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, who has been under the custody of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for alleged drug trafficking has been released by the agency. This followed the order of the Ikeja High Court in Lagos south –west Nigeria that the comedian be released on bail on Friday, the 4th of November if no drug was found on him. It will be recalled that NDLEA has obtained an order to detain the Nollywood actor for fifteen days after he had spent eleven days in... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Sunday, November 6th 2011 | Read Comments

The General Secretary of The Performing Musicians of Association of Nigeria has died

By Shout-Africa Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The General Secretary of the Performing Musician Association of Nigeria Mr. Idowu Blessing Akinnehin has died. The General Secretary of the Performing Musician Association of Nigeria Mr. Idowu Blessing Akinnehin Report says he slumped at the premises Igbosere Magistrate’s Court yesterday and was confirmed dead at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Ikeja,Lagos, southwestNigeria. He was one of the defendants in a case brought to Court 3, Igbosere Magistrate’s Court by the Special Fraud Unit (SFU). Former PMAN president Admiral Dele Abiodun and Champion Kunle Opio are also co-defendants. They were all in... Continue Reading

Publish Date: Sunday, November 6th 2011 | Read Comments