Rapper Jay Z has dominated this year’s Grammy nominations, being shortlisted for nine awards.

He is in the running in categories including best rap song and best rap album but has missed out on the prestigious album and record of the year for Magna Carta Holy Grail .
Justin Timberlake, up for seven awards, also saw his best-selling album of 2013, The 20/20 Experience, snubbed.
Mercury prize-winner James Blake has been nominated for

Kwankwaso, Wamakko attend PDP govs’ meeting with Jonathan

Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso

Two  Peoples Democratic Party governors who  had defected  to  the All Progressives Congress made a surprise appearance at a peace meeting  called by President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday.

The two governors are   Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State and  Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State.

Kwankwaso and Wamakko were driven into the premises of

FG moves to avert car price hike

 

The government may have tactically bowed to pressure in its imposition of 70 per cent duty on imported cars as it okays a concessionary duty for some dealers, RASHEED BISIRIYU reports

The Federal Government is considering a new measure to avert a possible increase in the prices of vehicles in 2014 as a backlash of its new automotive policy.

Our correspondent learnt on Sunday that a concessionary import duty for

Outrage as PDP compares founding members with Mandela

The Peoples Democratic Party has attracted public criticisms for comparing its founding members with the late South African anti-apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela.

The ruling party contested that just as the late Mandela fought and won the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, its founding fathers achieved a similar feat that "liberated" Nigeria from the shackles of

Drogba, Eboue face fines over Mandela tributes

DIDIER Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue face fines from the Turkish FA after displaying vests bearing tributes to Nelson Mandela.
The two Ivory Coast internationals unveiled their personal messages after Galatasaray's game against Elazigspor on Friday, their first game after the death of South African icon Mandela.
Chelsea legend Drogba peeled off his shirt at the 2-0 win to reveal a

2015: Atiku’s Posters flood Abuja

AHEAD of 2015 Presidential election, posters of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday Sunday appeared on the streets of the nation's capital city, Abuja.
The glossy posters were seen on walls of major overhead and pedestrian bridges as well as walls by the road sides especially along the Umaru Yar'Adua way, the road leading to the

FG not sincere, strike continues –ASUU

National President, ASUU, Nasir Issa-Fagge

PUBLIC university lecturers on Sunday insisted  that they would not return to the classrooms  on Monday (today).

They also accused the Federal Government of insincerity in its bid to resolve its dispute with the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The President of ASUU, Dr. Nasir Fagge, confirmed this on Sunday via a Short Message Service  to an enquiry by The PUNCH.

The Federal Government had through the Executive Secretary of the