Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde, has bragged about how she and other movie stars introduced Nigerian entertainment to the world. Omotola, Genevieve Nnaji, Rita Dominic, Eucharia Anunobi, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Charles Okafor, and many others dominated the movie industry in the 90s. The outstanding performances and role interpretation of the thespians endeared many movie lovers to…
BY MICHAEL NDU-OKEKE Associates of Mr Tinubu, who assumed office on May 29, had touted the trip as his first opportunity to display his mettle before world leaders. President Bola Tinubu failed to take part in a live economic session at the ongoing summit of world leaders in Paris. The Nigerian leader asked the country’s…
Following the retirement of all past Service Chiefs appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the appointment of their replacements by the current president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu about 100 top military officers, including generals, brigadiers-general, air vice marshals, and admirals in the Nigerian Army, Air Force, and Nigerian Navy will likely be proceeding on…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, was a victim of self-inflicted alcoholic poisoning. Atiku spoke through Phrank Shaibu, who is his Special Assistant on Public Communication, and said Wike should go for confession and not thanksgiving, given his…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio represented President Bola Tinubu at the burial ceremony of Senator Ken Nnamani’s wife. Senate President, Godswill Akpabio who represented President Bola Tinubu at the burial ceremony of Senator Ken Nnamani’s wife, delivered his condolence message on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, paid glowing tributes to Sen. Ken Nnamani’s wife,…
The Federal government and the Enugu State government are to partner to complete and operationalise the international wing of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, as well as build a cargo terminal to boost the state’s and nation’s economy and tourism capacity. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect. The newly appointed Officers are:S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser2 Maj. Gen. C.G Musa Chief of Defence Staff3 Maj….
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has expressed outrage over the attack on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, by ex-militant leader, Asari Dokubo. The Igbo group urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore the likes of Dokubo and invite Kanu for a round table discussion. Dokubo had…
A South African businessman, Johann Rupert, has displaced Nigerian billionaire and founder of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote as Africa’s richest man as a result of the depreciation of the Naira. Rupert currently boasts a $12 billion net worth according to Forbes Magazine in its Real-time global Billionaires Ranking while Dangote’s net worth is put…
@global square, 18th June 2023. The Electoral Act 2022 introduced some novel inventions. Principal amongst them is the electronic transfer of election results from the polling units in real time on election day to the INEC database or back end server or National Electronic Register of Election Results, and the uploading of the scanned hardcopies…
