Funke Akindele’s newly released movies, “Everybody Loves Jenifa” and “Alakada! Bad and Boujee”, have pushed Nigerian cinemas to record ticket sales of over ₦1 billion in one week. According to Nile Media Entertainment Group data, tickets worth N1.02 billion were sold between December 20 and 26, 2024, a record...
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Chairman of Zinox Group, Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, while reacting to phone enquiries from some journalists to confirm if he was aware of a new law suit against his companies, staff, wife and himself as published in Sahara Reporters, dismissed the suit as empty forum shopping. Ekeh said he was...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri– Troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade on Friday, neutralized members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), during operations in Osina, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo State. This is contained in a statement...
The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Barau Jibrin, has sponsored 70 youths to study Masters Degrees in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Engineering, among others, in India. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jibrin (APC Kano-North), sent off the students at a ceremony on Saturday in Kano. He said...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it would conduct a comprehensive investigation into the air strike that led to the death of 10 people Sokoto State. The air strike had occured in Gidan Bisa and Runtuwa villages of Silame Local Government Area in the state. This is contained...
The management of the University of Benin has ordered immediate online clearance for newly admitted students for the 2024/2025 academic session. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, said this in a statement on Saturday in Benin. She said the exercise was expected to be concluded on Jan....
Abdulkadir Mahe, the Chief of Staff to Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara, is dead. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Malam Rafiu Ajakaye, announced Mahe’s passage in a statement on Saturday in Ilorin. “He died this morning, December 28, 2024, as has been destined by Allah,” the statement...
Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said that the Nigerian Police Force is to be blamed for the deaths of 115 Nigerians during the recent food stampedes in Ibadan, Abuja and Anambra States. Falana stated this in Akure, Ondo state capital while delivering a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – In a bid to promote transparency and accountability within the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector-General of Police has urged members of the public to report any misconduct by police officers to their superiors. A statement issued on Saturday by the Force spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa...
A fire incident at the Masaka market, located in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, has left many traders counting their losses. The fire which started at about 10: PM Friday night according to eyewitnesses has left many of the traders devastated. At the time of filing...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – DIG Moses Jitoboh, (rtd), the former aide-de-camp (ADC) to former President Goodluck Jonathan, is dead. The Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Adebola Hamzat, in charge of Zone 16, Police Headquarters, Yenagoa comprising Rivers and Bayelsa States Command confirmed this in a statement on...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has rescued occupants from a fire that gutted the 11th floor of the Ultimate Apartment in Ikoyi. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said LASEMA received a distress call...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – President Bola Tinubu observed the Jumat prayer at the Lekki Central Mosque in Lagos on Friday afternoon alongside the Muslim faithful. It was the President’s first public outing since attending prayers at the Alausa Central Mosque last Friday. In his sermon, the Chief Imam...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The former Governor of Benue State, Chief Samuel Ortom has joined millions of patriotic Nigerians in celebrating the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume on his 71st birthday. In a press statement by the Media Aide to the...
Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, CON, has signed the Disability Protection Bill into law, establishing a commission dedicated to addressing the needs of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the state. Governor Buni appointed Usman Bra Gabai, Chairman of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD)...
The activities of one chance operators had over the years become worrisome to residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Their dubious operations have resulted to loss of property, huge sums of money and in some cases, lives. The term one chance refers to a criminal activity that is commonly associated...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – The former Vice Chancellor of Sokoto State University, Professor Nuhu Yaqub has called on Kogi State government to introduce the study of languages of different ethnic group in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools in order to avoid the extinctions of the local...
A financial expert, Prof. Uche Uwaleke, has urged the Federal Government to divert the N113 billion provided in the 2025 budget proposal for purchase of vehicles to infrastructural projects. Uwaleke, a Professor of Capital Market, is also the the Director, Institute of Capital Market Studies at the Nasarawa State...
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has categorically denied accusations that Nigeria intended to sabotage or destabilise Niger Republic, as alleged by its leader, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani. Ribadu made this statement in an interview with BBC Hausa, which was provided to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...