‘A Tribe Called Judah’ becomes first Nollywood film to hit N1bn
Funke Akindele’s new movie, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, has become the first Nollywood film to surpass N1 billion at the box office. ALSO READ: NNPCL Debunk Increase In Petrol Price ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ earned N1 billion in three weeks after it was released. FilmHouse Group CEO, Kene Okwuosa, who announced the historical feat in […]
NNPCL Debunk Increase In Petrol Price
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, says there is no imminent increase in the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol. ALSO READ: EX-MINISTER UMAR-FAROUK SHUNS EFCC INVITATION In a statement by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr Olufemi Soneye, on Wednesday, NNPCL called on Nigerians to disregard unfounded rumours of […]
EX-MINISTER UMAR-FAROUK SHUNS EFCC INVITATION
A former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouk, on Wednesday, failed to appear at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Jabi, Abuja, to answer questions over an alleged 37.1 billion naira fraud. ALSO READ: NSIPA Co-ordinator Arrested Over N37.1bn Fraud, Ex-minister Faces EFCC A top […]
NSIPA Co-ordinator Arrested Over N37.1bn Fraud, Ex-minister Faces EFCC Today
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested and detained the National Co-ordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu, over the ongoing probe into the N37,170,855,753.44 allegedly laundered in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, under former Minister, Sadiya Umar-Farouk. According to report, EFCC […]
Francophone Countries Benefit From Fake Certificates Awarded To Nigerians – Ex-NUC Secretary Claims
A former Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Suleiman Ramon-Yusuf, has accused Francophone West African countries of benefitting from issuing dubious degrees to Nigerians. ALSO READ: FG Extends 2024 Hajj Registration Till Jan. 31 Ramon-Yusuf, was reacting to the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo by the […]
FG Extends 2024 Hajj Registration Till Jan. 31
The Federal Government has approved an extension of the deadline for the 2024 hajj registration by intending pilgrims. ALSO READ: Overseas Students No Longer Able To Bring Dependants — UK The Assistant Director, Public Affairs, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, Mrs Fatima Usara, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. She said […]
Overseas Students No Longer Allowed To Bring Family Members — UK
The United Kingdom Home Office says effective January 1, 2024, overseas students including those from Nigeria will no longer be able to bring family members to the country. ALSO READ: SUPER EAGLES CAMP OPENS IN ABU DHABI TODAY “We are fully committed to seeing a decisive cut in migration,” the UK Home Office said in […]
AFCON: SUPER EAGLES CAMP OPENS IN ABU DHABI TODAY
The Super Eagles will begin preparations for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates today. ALSO READ: May God Free Nigeria From Horrors — Pope Francis Majority of the 25 players named on the squad for the competition are expected to hit the Asian country from their different bases across […]
New Year: Collective action, support to security agencies, panacea to insecurity -Gov. Aliyu Sokoto
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has identified collective action and support to security agencies as fundamental drivers and panacea to security challenges bedevelling the country. The governor said it was the only sure and best ways to end the menace fast threatening national development. Aliyu Sokoto pointed out in his new year […]
Plateau Killings: May God Free Nigeria From Horrors — Pope Francis
Pope Francis has prayed for Nigeria over the spate of killings and insurgent activities in the country in recent times. ALSO READ: Remi Tinubu Welcomes First Baby Of 2024 Recall that the murder of over 200 lives in rustic communities in Plateau State by insurgents has continued to attract local and international attention. “Let us […]