Many Nigerian film stars on Thursday, stormed the residence of veteran comic actor Babatunde Omidina aka Baba Suwe. His remains were buried on Thursday in his Ikorodu residence area of Lagos. Baba Suwe died on Monday after a long battle with an undisclosed illness. He was 63. Massive crowd gathered at Baba Suwe’s residence early […]
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Nigerians will spend about N6.732tn on the purchase of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, within a period of 12 months once the Federal Government stops subsidising the commodity from February next year, investigations have revealed. This came to the fore on Wednesday as the Nigeria Labour Congress described government’s plan as a “penny wise-pound […]
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The Nigerian Bar Association and some Senior Advocates of Nigeria on Wednesday criticised the response of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over his comment on the leaked panel report of the Lagos State judicial panel of inquiry on restitution for victims of SARS-related abuses. Mohammed at a press conference in Abuja on […]
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By Femi Falana SAN For several years, the human rights community had called for the prosecution of the operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) over incessant arrests, detention, torture and extrajudicial killing of citizens. As such calls were ignored by the authorities the SARS intensified the brutalization of citizens particularly young people. The […]
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Says NASS Spends N1billion yearly on futile Constitution Review Warns that Buhari must not allow Nigeria to break due to his Authoritarian Attitude Urges Buhari to Convoke a Representative Assembly or Town Hall Meeting to Consider El- Rufai’s Report or 2014 Confab Report on Restructuring Says some of them are ready to go for Treasonable […]
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English Channel boat tragedy French Interior Ministry on Thursday confirmed the death of 27 migrants who died after their boat capsized in the English Channel. A spokesperson for the ministry said that the death toll of the tragedy, which was revised down from 31, was still preliminary. On Wednesday, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin had […]
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Specialists take part in a rescue operation following a fire in the Listvyazhnaya coal mine in the Kemerovo region, Russia, November 25, 2021. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via Reuters Attention Editors – This Image Has Been Supplied By A Third Party. No Resales. No Archives. Mandatory Credit The governor of the Kemerovo region, Sergei Tsivilev, on […]
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The entertainment industry has done remarkably well when it comes to international collaborations and working with some of the biggest names in the global entertainment scene. Just as a number of Hollywood stars such as Isaiah Washington, Vivica Fox and Kim Basinger have featured in Nollywood films, quite a number of Nigerian celebrities have made […]
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Remains of popular comic Actor, Babatunde Omidina, with stage name ‘Baba Suwe’ were buried on Thursday, in Lagos state. His earthly cloak was committed to mother earth around 11:05 am. Adesola Omidina, the late comic actor’s son, and other Nollywood stars attended the burial rites. Many well-wishers And sympathisers could not hold back tears when […]
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Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has met with the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, over looted Benin artifacts that are to be returned from abroad. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, the governor said the state government in collaboration with partners had completed arrangements to set […]
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