Lagos East Bye-Election: Police Restrict Movement, Call For Peaceful Conduct
For the Lagos East bye-election scheduled to hold on Saturday, the police have declared restriction of movement in the areas between 6am and 6 pm. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Police Relations Officer in the state, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Thursday. He explained that the restriction is to ensure free, fair and […]
HEADIES AWARDS 2020: Full List of Nominees Released
Smooth Promotions, the organizer of the HEADIES, Nigeria’s most prestigious music award show has released this year’s nominee’s list. The award show which is aimed at rewarding excellence in the Nigerian music and creative industry reviewed songs from July 2019 to Spetmber 2020. This edition of the award, which is the 14th is reported to […]
Why I Rejected Gani Adams Request To Visit Me- Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he has refused the request of Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland to visit him in and out of the government. The ex-president said he rejected the visit because of some of the principles of Adams which does not align with his. Adams who was the coordinator of the […]
INEC: Senate gives Yakubu another term
Yakubu The National Assembly has given a nod to the nomination of Prof Mahmood Yakubu as the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Muhammadu Buhari had a week ago requested for the assembly to confirm him for a second term and final term. Yakubu was first appointed INEC chairman in November […]
Insecurity: Military overwhelmed, says Fayemi
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has said the military has become overwhelmed with the growing security challenges in the country. The Chair of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), said efforts to tackle insecurity must involve local communities. He was speaking during a visit of the NGF delegation to his Borno State counterpart, […]
No NIN, no driver’s license, declares FRSC
Oyeyemi The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, has said with effect from next year, the National Identity Number (NIN) information would be used for all vehicle registration in the country. Speaking at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja at the weekend, he said the […]
Former Senegalese Footballer Diop Dies At 42
Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop is dead. Diop died at the age of 42 after a long illness , local media and the West African states’s football federation said on Sunday. Diop was also part of the team that lost to Cameroon on penalties in the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations final. He won […]
Saidi Balogun On Set Of First Comedy Movie, Master P
Accomplished role interpreter, Saidi Balogun is set for location for his first ever comedy movie. The Ibadan, Oyo state born act had before now, produced series of movies in different languages, even as he holds the enviable record of the first African Black Man from Nigeria to produce one and only 2 and the first […]
The New Normal by Teniola Olatoni
FILM REVIEW By Benedicta Omoruyi Teniola Olatoni’s The New Normal, is a Nigerian ‘Dramedy’ now showing in over 51 cinemas in across the country. The movie which premiered on the 15th of November, opened in cinemas across the country since the 20th of November, marks Olatoni’s directorial debut of a feature film The […]
Jerry John Rawlings: The sneaky elixir of multiple destinies
By Toyin Falola The Rawlings Rawlings, In the days of troubles In periods of war In times of risk, You stayed as a great man for some A bad one for others Papa Jay, You killed some For some to live, We have searched for the scars We have counted the wars you […]
