Sanwo-Olu says $100m African Film City construction will begin October
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday said that the groundbreaking of the proposed $100m African Film City project in Epe would be done before the end of October. He disclosed this during a news conference on the forthcoming 12th African International Film Festival (AFRIFF), at the Government House, Marina, Lagos. According […]
Take part in promoting positive events in Nigeria, Information Minister tells stakeholders
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged Nigerians to take part in promoting the positive events in the country. The minster made the call while speaking at the 7th Annual Conference of The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) in Abuja. “We all have a collective responsibility to protect […]
Preventing road traffic crashes, a shared responsibility, Corps Marshal declares
The Corps Marshal, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Mr Dauda Biu, has said preventing road traffic crashes was not only for FRSC but a shared responsibility involving all. Biu stated this at a one-day workshop for 2023 Special Marshals Sectoral Workshop on Thursday in Kaduna. The workshop has the theme: “Volunteerism in road […]
MURIC lauds Kano Govt for banning some textbooks in schools
The Muslim Rights Concern (MIRIC) has commended the Kano State Government for prohibiting some textbooks in nursery, primary and secondary schools due to harmful and sexually explicit contents. MURIC Chairman in Kano, Mr Hassan Indabawa, in a statement said the move by the government to remove some lewd and pernicious teaching materials from the […]
Norwegian writer Fosse wins Nobel Prize in literature
A Norwegian author Jon Fosse has been named the 2023 Nobel Prize winner in Literature “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable,” the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday. Anders Olsson, chair of the Nobel Committee for Literature, described Fosse as one of the most recognised and widely performed playwrights […]
Phone theft: Police arrest two-term ex-convict
Operatives of the Police’s Rapid Response Squad (RRS) re-arrested a 20-year-old ex-convict, Abdul-Lateef Mutiu, for allegedly stealing a phone. This is contained in a statement posted on Thursday to its official Twitter handle @rrslagos767. It stated that the eagle–eyed operatives of RRS arrested the suspect on Wednesday in Ketu area of the state. […]
Gunmen abduct embattled UNICAL law professor
Gunmen on Thursday abducted the embattled Dean of Law Faculty, University of Calabar, Prof Cyril Ndifon. Ndifon, who is on suspension over allegations bordering on sexual harassment among others, was abducted by gunmen at his Akpabuyo residence in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State. His son, David, confirmed his abduction saying […]
Supreme Court to deliver judgment in treasonable charge against Kanu
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed Dec. 15 to deliver judgment in the appeal filed by the Federal Government against the Court of Appeal judgment that quashed the criminal charges against Nnamdi Kanu and ordered his release. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun fixed the date after taking arguments from Kanu’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN and Tijani Gazali, […]
Police drop defamation charge against Bayelsa-based journalist
The police command in Bayelsa State has dropped a defamation charge it filed against a Bayelsa-based journalist, Mr Nengi Owei-Ilagha. The journalist was charged before a Federal High Court in Yenagoa. He was alleged to have made defamatory posts against Mr Emmanuel Chiefson on Facebook. Chiefson is a member of the Police Community […]
NAF airstrikes neutralise several terrorists in Lake Chad
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Monday said it neutralised several Boko Haram/Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in air strikes in the Tumbuns on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this known in a statement on Monday […]
