A meeting has been conveyed by the Federal Government with leadership of the organised labour to address the planned industrial action by workers on Wednesday. The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, had threatened last week that it would go on a nationwide strike on Wednesday if the government failed to revert to the old pump price…
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, stated that the fight for who occupies Aso Rock in Abuja in 2019 has already commenced. Sheriff stated this on Sunday while addressing newsmen in Jalingo, Taraba State. He also used the occasion to react to comments made last week by his media aide,…
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has confirmed the arrest of suspected members of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, who have allegedly carried out renewed attacks in the region lately, blowing up oil facilities. According to the DHQ on Sunday, the suspects are being investigated by security operatives to siphon information from them. Director of Defence Information,…
**Says President Not Sound In Economy, Foreign Affairs Despite embarking on over 20 trips abroad since he was sworn in as President of Nigeria on May 29, 2016, former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Muhammadu Buhari is not a sound in foreign affairs. The Ota farmer made this known on Monday when he spoke at…
A lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Mohammed Gudaji Kazaure, has mistakenly shot himself in the leg at his residence. It was reported that Kazaure, who is a legislator from Jigawa State, was ‘romancing’ his pistol when he accidentally pulled the trigger, and the bullet hit his leg. He was reportedly flown abroad for treatment,…
I have always believed that we Nigerians are the most creative being on earth but spotting Abdulahi in Abeokuta took my believe system to another level, as he is the first suited windscreen cleaner i have ever seen. Well spoken Abdulahi Olatoyan who is in his early thirties is a University of Ilorin dropout, who…
A new programme has debuted on EbonyLife TV called Destinations Africa. It is designed for the African traveller, highlighting the continent’s top tourist destinations. What sets this travel series apart is that it explores our own backyard the way the African traveller would experience their ideal vacation. In each episode presenter, Nigerian TV personality Mimi…
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 marked another milestone in the African film and television industry as Africa Magic and leading Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan officially announced release dates and other plans for the highly anticipated pan-African thriller, ‘The CEO’. The announcement came during a press conference which held at the Silverbird cinemas in Ikeja, and followed…
With Nollywood breaking grounds and making dauntless progress amongst other global film bodies, due to the relentless efforts of a few, but growing, resourceful filmmakers in the industry, who have taken the filmmaking task to another gargantuan level, the sky is just the stepping stone as more laudable projects are embarked on a top notched…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday welcomed his French counterpart at the State House in Abuja. Buhari, who returned to Nigeria on Friday from a trip to the United Kingdom, received the President of France, Francois Hollande at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The President introduced members of his cabinet to Hollande. Both leaders are expected to…