Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled Africa’s first feature film on Artificial Intelligence, titled ‘Makemation“, on Sunday. Speaking at the unveiling in Marina, Sanwo-Olu said the AI film, produced by human development expert, Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, will make its cinematic debut in Lagos on Friday, Apr. 18. He praised...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to comply with the Court of Appeal ruling reinstating APC Local Government chairmen and councillors. The party’s Osun chapter Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Kola Olabisi, made the call in Abuja on Sunday. He spoke at a...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and other lawmakers for a meeting. The meeting is scheduled to hold at the Governor’s Office in the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday. This was announced in a letter dated March...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has urged Muslim faithful to embrace the virtues of piety, charity and moderation as enshrined in the Holy Qur’an and the teachings of the Prophet. He highlighted the values of Ramadan as essential tools for fostering a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced a change of date for its 99th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which was initially scheduled for March 13, 2025. The new date for the meeting is now Thursday, May 15, 2025. The PDP National Secretary, Rt. Hon....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved that the earlier postponed Party’s Zonal Congress in the South South Zone will now hold on Saturday, April 12, 2025. In the same vein, the NWC also approved the shifting of the...
A former Kaduna lawmaker, Sen. Shehu Sani, has said he lost his senate re-election bid in 2019 because he opposed the former Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s move to obtain a 340 million dollars foreign loan. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the Eighth Senate, stated this in an...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Barely three weeks after launching a manhunt for him, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested an automobile spare parts dealer Levi Chidiebele Ubodoeze over a recent attempt to export two kilograms of cocaine concealed in vehicle propellers to Angola....
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos have intercepted a cargo of cannabis candies imported from the United Kingdom and meant for sale at a Kiddies Mart, located at 46...
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Nengi, has announced the birth of her baby girl, who was born on Feb. 21. She disclosed this via her official Instagram page on Sunday, describing it as ‘the purest form of love’. Nengi posted clips from her pregnancy journey up until the moment...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has denied a report by a media house that it indicted the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) over the distribution of counterfeit medicines to Nigerians. This is contained in a statement signed by the Director-General of the agency,...
A former Kaduna senator and pro-democracy activist, Shehu Sani, has said Nigerian citizens must do their bits for the legislature to be vibrant and make good laws for the country. Sani stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said even...
Operatives of the Police Command in Lagos State have detained for prosecution a 27-year-old man for alleged armed robbery. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. Hundeyin said that the suspect was apprehended on Friday at 2:00 p.m....
A former senator, Shehu Sani, says reform of Nigeria’s judiciary alone cannot transform the country into an Eldorado. Sani, a vocal activist-turned politician, made the assertion while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said: “We can’t have a perfect judiciary when we...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo has said his administration pulled out of an existing loan arrangement with the World Bank to save the state from “debt overhang”. Soludo said this while addressing members of the Late Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah Media team, who were on inspection of the ongoing Government...
Police in Adamawa have arrested a 34 year-old Church member for allegedly kidnapping reverend fathers, Abraham Samman and Matthew Dusami of Catholic Dioceses of Yola and Jalingo respectively. SP Suleiman Nguroje, the Command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Yola. Nguroje, however, said the victims...
The Comptroller-General (C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Adewale Adeniyi, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Mallam Kabir Dangogo, a renowned public relations expert across Africa. Adeniyi, in a statement issued by the Service’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, on Saturday in Abuja, described the deceased as...
A former lawmaker and civil rights activist, Sen. Shehu Sani, has said his major political interest in 2027 is to see Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna re-elected for a second term in office. Sani, who recently defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to his former political party, All Progressives...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Centre for Youth Participation, Dialogue, and Advocacy (CYPA Africa) has called for urgent and decisive action to dismantle barriers hindering gender justice in Nigeria, stating that rhetoric alone is insufficient. Amb. Chris Iyama, Executive Director of CYPA Africa, made this call at a...