By Nnedinso Ogaziechi To be honest, I admire a few Nollywood actors but rarely watch the productions (not really good at sitting to watch films but I love stage plays, epics, documentaries often featuring trained and versatile actors with good technical details. However, there are many veterans that are metaphors for excellence, professionalism, commitment, passion […]
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Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has raised the alarm that terrorists are moving southward to take refuge in the forest. He reiterated the need for the creation of state police to ensure security of lives and property. Akeredolu pointed out that the Nigeria Police Force is overstretched, understaffed and lacks the capacity to adequately […]
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The Parish Priest of Holy Ghost Parish, Eke-Olengbeche, Otukpo, Benue State, Rev. Fr. Peter Amodu, has been kidnapped. It was learnt that the priest was abducted on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at about 5:00 pm along Otukpo/Ugbokolo highway. He was reportedly going to Okwungaga-Ugbokolo to celebrate Mass when he was taken away. The Catholic Diocese […]
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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu yesterday suspended the new state ‘Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications’ issued by the Directorate of Family Health and Nutrition in the Ministry of Health. A statement yesterday by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, lamented that among several factors which contribute to maternal mortality, illegal […]
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Justice Sherifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, on Thursday, ordered the Bus Rapid Transit vehicle driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, who allegedly raped and murdered 22-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwola, to get a lawyer. Sonaike made the order following the absence of the defence counsel, Abayomi Omotubora. The judge […]
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By Afis Oladosu The Eid el-Kabir is the great Festival. It is great because of the merger which evolves between the profane and the sacred. This is a festival which predates Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W); it is a festival instituted by the Almighty through the agency of Prophet Ibrahim and Ismail (upon them be peace and blessings […]
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The Uxbridge Magistrate’s Court in England, yesterday, again denied former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice bail and ordered their remand in prison till August 4, 2022. The court had earlier denied them bail shortly after their arrest on June 21, 2022. Ekweremadu and his wife are currently facing trial at the […]
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A section of Kuje prison wall pulled down using explosives The Federal Government on Thursday began uploading the data of 60 terrorists and other criminals to the International Criminal Police Organisation database. The terrorists and the other criminals were among those who escaped when a terrorist group, the Islamic State of West African Province , […]
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on May 4, 2020. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko / Pool / AFP) Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot at a campaign event on Friday, a government spokesman said, as local media reported the ex-leader was showing […]
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A former presidential aide, Dr Doyin Okupe, has withdrawn from his position as running mate to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. Okupe, in a Twitter post on Thursday, said he had tendered his withdrawal letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and told Nigerians to await his party’s decision […]
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