Nollywood thriller, “A Tribe called Judah’’ to hit cinemas
A Nollywood thriller, “A Tribe called Judah’’, is set to hit cinema screens across Nigeria on Dec. 15, its producer has said. Ace Nollywood actress and producer of the movie, Funke Akindele, made this known on her Instagram page after the official premiere of the blockbuster in Lagos. According to Akindele, the movie is directed […]
10 die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash
No fewer than 10 persons died in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. She noted that the accident involved Iveco truck marked KRA 80 XA and a Hiace bus […]
Nigerian banks are buoyant, CBN assures
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has assured the banking public that Nigerian banks are buoyant. The CBN said this in a statement by its Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mrs Hakama Sidi Ali. Ali’s statement was informed by reports in sections of the Nigerian media that some Deposit Money Banks had failed the apex bank’s […]
Maiduguri agog, awaiting Tinubu’s visit
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, is in festive mood as residents await the arrival of President Bola Tinubu on a one-day official visit to the state. The Monday visit is the first presidential outings in the state since Tinubu assumed office on May 29. Tinubu would be in Maiduguri to declare open the Chief […]
Kaduna drone mishap: CAPPA calls for speedy, thorough probe
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called for a speedy and thorough investigation of the airstrike by the Nigerian military targeting terrorists in Kaduna State, which has left at least 80 civilians dead and more than 60 injured, mostly women and children. In a statement on Monday, Akinbode Oluwafemi, the Executive Director, CAPPA, […]
Oyegbile wins The Conversation Africa award
Dr Olayinka Oyegbile, a journalist, writer and teacher has been decorated with an individual recognition award by The Conversation Africa, a general news website written by academics. Oyegbile, who also teaches journalism courses at Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, won the award for the author with the highest number of articles from Nigeria in 2023. He […]
Ogun places N50m bounty on killers of Finance Director
The Ogun State Government has announced a reward of N50 million for any information that could lead to the arrest of the killers of the Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) attached to Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s office, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi . Mr Tokunbo Talabi, the Secretary to the State Government, announced the reward in a […]
Crude Oil Theft: Navy nabs oil vessel with 17 crew members
The Nigerian Navy has said its Forward Operating Base (FOB), Igbokoda, Ondo State, has in the early hours of Thursday apprehended a 77-meter-long Motor Tanker (MT) VINNALARIS 1 LAGOS involved in crude oil theft. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, in Abuja. He said the vessel, […]
Oba Awon University (OAU): The Foundation of Glory
By Toyin Falola It was Professor Akin Alao, my former student and a professor of legal history, who first told me about the conversion of the acronym of OAU from Obafemi Awolowo University to Oba Awon University. I laughed so loud that water rolled out of my eyes. Brilliant! The students composed their anthem, boasting […]
Why oil exploration is not a real solution to African devt, by Nnimmo Bassey
A frontline environmentalist, Nnimmo Bassey, has said oil extractions in Africa have caused decades of environmental degradation and disruption of livelihoods rather than benefit to the local economy. Bassey stated this in Dubai shortly after the screening of a documentary on the continuous burning of fire on the Ororo oil well in Ondo State for […]
