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The quest for #Smokefree Nollywood
Cinema is a mirror that can change the world – Diego Luna On May 21, 2024, at the Enugu Lake Resort, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB)and the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) assembled leading light of Nollywood to a workshop on healthy film culture. Olayinka Oyegbile was there and he […]
Again, FG cracks down on illegal miners, seals illegal mining site in FCT
In its ongoing efforts to combat illegal mining and revenue loss in the mining sector, the Federal Government has arrested three suspects and sealed an illegal mining site at Gaube, Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The operation, carried out by the Mining Marshals led by Assistant Commandant John Onoja Attah, was […]
AEDC goes tough on debtors, announces disconnection of electricity service
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) is notifying all customers with outstanding bills to settle their accounts immediately to avoid service disruption. To this end, customers who are yet to settle their outstanding bills within the next 72 hours, by Monday, June 3, 2024, will face disconnection of their electricity supply. AEDC emphasizes the importance […]
Tension in Kano as Sanusi, Bayero plan Friday prayer at palace’s mosque
There has been palpable anxiety in the city of Kano, as the two traditional rulers, Emir Muhammad Sanusi and Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, seem poised to lead the Friday prayers at the Central Mosque. But the State’s Police Command had put that to rest, giving Emir Sanusi the right to lead the Juma’at prayers at […]
Billionaire ordered to pay $1bn in record divorce settlement
South Korean billionaire Chey Tae-won has been ordered to pay 1.38tn won (£788m, $1bn) in cash to his wife in what would be the country’s largest divorce settlement payout The chairman of the powerful SK Group has been ordered by the Seoul High Court to pay the settlement to his wife, who is the daughter of former president […]
Meeting with Arewa leaders, Tinubu challenges governors to do more for their people
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to state governments to prioritize the needs of local communities by ensuring accountability and effectiveness in the administration of local governments. The President made these remarks on Thursday at a meeting with the leadership of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “We are running a constitutional democracy. […]
Trump verdict: I may reapply for my permanent resident permit, says Soyinka
Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has said with the New York court convicting former President Donald Trump of unethical business practices, he may reapply for his permanent resident permit. At the peak of Trump’s tenure as president, the world-renowned writer publicly tore his permanent resident card and said he was no longer interested in the […]
American, United continue seeing widespread supplier issues
While Boeing still must get on track, issues at other suppliers are creating stress and, in some cases, prompting strategic changes, top executives at American Airlines and United Airlines said. “Boeing is not the only one that is out there [struggling],” American CEO Robert Isom said during the May 29 Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York. “There […]
LGs autonomy: Supreme court gives governors 7 days to file defence
The Supreme Court ON Thursday, May 30, 2024 directed the governors of the 36 states in the country to file within seven days their respective defence in the suit filed against them by the Federal Government seeking full autonomy for the 774 Local Governments Councils in the country. This was as the Supreme Court also […]
Defection: Court declares 25 Rivers Assembly seats vacant
A High Court of Rivers State sitting in Port Harcourt, on Thursday, May 30, 2024 declared the seats of 25 lawmakers, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the All Progressives Congress (APC), vacant pending the determination of a suit before it. This was as the court ordered Hon. Martin Amaewhule, to stop […]
