The real Vietnam: Spectacular images taken by AP war photographers released to remember 50 years since conflict began

Power Generation Was 6000MW In 1990.

Power remains abysmally poor

on October 01, 2013 at 12:00 pm in Sweet Crude

Nigerians scoring the power sector below average, some would say is being very generous in view of the prevalent crisis in the nation’s power sector, which has gone on for decades, unabated. But with the sale of the unbundled power companies from PHCN, to private investors, KUNLE KALEJAYE, writes that there is hope for better days ahead.

There were mixed feelings by Nigerians in describing the power sector 53 years after independence. For some, the sector has gone through an unforgettable process, while others believe that privatisation is the long awaited answer for the sector.

Miss Nigeria Ezinne Akudo marks Independence with traffic wardens

Miss Nigeria 2013, Miss Ezinne Akudo Anyaoha, on Tuesday marked Independence Day with traffic personnel at Adeola Odeku Road / Ahmadu Bello Way intersection in Victoria Island, Lagos. Ezinne spent over an hour assisting the traffic personnel, comprising the Nigeria Police and LASTMA, to direct traffic at the busy intersection. The queen said she decided to join the traffic personnel on Independence Day to encourage their efforts and to also stress the importance of a safe road user culture. Tuesday's road show is one in a series of public endeavours outlined by the queen for her reign.

Terry G releases new promo shots

Update on OJB in India

For those who would like to be updated, here's a little info for you. More than a month after he went to India for kidney surgery, veteran music producer OB Jezreel is yet to undergo the surgery. The delay was necessary to enable OJB undergo several pre-transplant treatment before the main surgery. He has now concluded all necessary medical tests and will have the procedure in the coming days

Happy 53rd Independence Day Nigeria!

hope you all have a great celebration. And please say a prayer for Nigeria today...God bless us all!

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa 1st Independence Day Speech & Pictures

On Saturday, October 1, 1960, Nigeria became an independent nation. What follows is Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa's speech delivered at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos at the Independence Ceremony.

Today is Independence Day. The first of October 1960 is a date to which for two years every Nigerian has been eagerly looking forward. At last, our great day has arrived, and Nigeria is now indeed an independent sovereign nation.
Words cannot adequately express my joy and pride at being the Nigerian citizen privileged to accept from Her Royal Highness these Constitutional Instruments which are the symbols of Nigeria’s Independence. It is a unique privilege which I shall remember forever, and it gives me strength and courage as I dedicate my life to the service of our country.

3 Teenagers Arrested For Attempting To Stowaway In Lagos

The Airport Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested three teenagers for allegedly attempting to illegally board some international flights in Lagos.

Commissioner of Police for the command, Salahu Waheed, said the suspects, Lateef Popoola, 13; Amadi Joshua, 14; and Ukpabio Onyedikachi, 14, were arrested at different times at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja.

PHOTO OF THE DAY:Dead Dictators

Ordinary Americans during the Great Depression of the 1930s

The Great Depression of the 1930s was an era of such extreme poverty and dramatic economic decline that it remains permanently etched on our collective psyche. One major reason for the lasting impression made by the most widespread and deepest depression of the 20th century is that it coincided with the growth of photography as an art form and the period was well-documented as a result. One of the most famous American photographers documenting the era was Walker Evans, whose beautiful and sometimes haunting photographs captured such detail and emotion that the subjects feel more alive and closer to the present than the past.

A mass funeral then a watery grave: Rare picture shows priest praying over Titanic victims before they are buried at sea

This haunting black and white photograph taken on board the Mackay Bennett body recovery ship following the Titanic disaster shows a mass funeral for dozens of the dead being buried in the Atlantic Ocean. The image - which has been discovered a century on from the disaster in 1912 - shows body bags stacked on the windswept deck while two crewman tip up a stretcher to drop a victim over the side.

Blair Force One: Millionaire former Prime Minister is travelling the world in plush £7,000-an-hour private jet

Tony Blair has been spotted using a top-of-the-range black and gold jet to fly to engagements as far afield as Bangkok, Sardinia and New York. The £30million jet is rented out at a cost of £7,000 an hour meaning that Blair's trip to Bangkok would have cost £90,000. The ex-Labour leader tried to buy a plane at the taxpayer's expense while in government but the £80million plan was rejected.

Mona Lisa - Whats so special about it

People say it is the technique he used, the way he painted the eyes, the way she smiles blah blah blah but me I think the portrait is over hyped. There are portraits that are more perfect than perfect than Mona Lisa but didn't get that much recognition. The value of an art is directly proportional to its publicity whether beautiful not. This is the same for other form of art like music.