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Financed entirely in Nigeria and made with a predominantly Nigerian cast and crew, Arie and Chuko Esiri are capturing international attention with their feature debut. Tambay Obenson   “Eyimofe” (“This Is My Desire”), the debut feature from co-directors (and twin brothers) Arie and Chuko Esiri, is a heartrending and hopeful portrait of …

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday at State House, Abuja, received the Governors of Cross River and Zamfara States, who recently left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The new APC members, Governors Ben Ayade and Bello Matawalle, were accompanied to the event by the Chairman, Caretaker …

In its determined bid to fight the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Oyo State, on Monday, donated some equipment to the Biorepository Laboratory of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. The equipment, according to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr. Ayoola Adebisi, include a biosafety cabinet and thermocycler. …

…Taskforce Strike Force Impounds 105 Motorcycles The war against criminality in Lagos State has gone a notch higher as the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, personally arrested a gang of suspected criminals, which specialises in harassing motorists and road users in traffic. The gang of suspected criminals met their waterloo …

Cape Town, July 12, 2021 The South African government said on Monday it was deploying soldiers in two provinces immediately as violent protests continued in response to the jailing of the former president. The government had also established a political crisis team to bring the unrest under control. The military …

…As Dangote Fertiliser takes delivery of 500 trucks for Urea distribution To address challenges related to the ease of distribution and availability of cement across the country, especially among its value-chain service providers, Dangote Cement Plc has rolled out over 2,000 trucks for distribution services. With an investment of $150 …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, July 12, 2021 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed July 16 to hear a suit challenging the defection of Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after listening …

Bobby Digi, Executive Director of the Canvas Institute, a Tompkinsville, Staten Island, New York, United States -based art gallery and not-for-profit organization with the goal of empowering youngsters, wants to help students rebound from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For this reason, he is launching the 2021 Canvas Hub Summer Program …

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has cautioned State Houses of Assembly not to stifle opposition voices, particularly the recent actions of cowing minority leaders in their midst. In a statement released in Abuja by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Awom on Monday, the Minority Leader bemoaned recent happenings in some …

Traditional wrestling in the southern part of Nigeria is intriguing and exciting. To the uninitiated, it would appear there are no rules, but to those who understand it, there are standard rules that govern it. The electoral system in Nigeria is like the traditional wrestling common to most parts of …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Unexpected “General Winter” defeated the invincible army of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte; opening a second war front in the East (against Russia) became the undoing of Adolf Hitler’s deutsche machine. I read Prof Akin Onigbinde arguing somewhere that Nigeria (better still, the Fulani) cannot defeat the Igbo …

Fiery Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Ignatius Kaigama on Sunday beamed his searchlight on many Ministers of God who betray their priestly and prophetic mandates in order to please political leaders. He also called on Nigerians to stop the practice of giving ultimatum to strangers to leave where they had …

By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Ministry, Senator Godswill Akpabio has called on members of the Ambassador For Voice of Change Initiative (AVCI), to continue to support President Muhammadu Buhari who is working to ensure lasting change for Nigeria. Akpabio gave the charge when members of the …

The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has uncovered the Delta variant of the COVID-19 in the State. The State Incident Manager and coordinator of the Emergency Operations Centre, Dr. Olabode Ladipo, who confirmed the development, said that the general public is notified of the need to take extra caution and …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja “to order the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) to perform their statutory functions to review downward the remuneration and allowances of President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President …

A daughter of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Zainab, and Halliru Saad Malami, the husband of the widow of former Taraba Governor, Hauwa Suntai, are engaged in a legal battle over a piece of land in the Kado district of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. PRNigeria gathered that Zainab Yar’Adua …

…Isolation Centres filling up again, says Governor …In-bound travellers defaulting isolation protocols risk prosecution, imprisonment Lagos State Government has raised the alarm of a possible third wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, following a sharp increase in the number of positive cases recorded in the last few weeks. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, July 11, 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the Governor of Akwa-Ibom, Udom Emmanuel, as he attains the age of 55. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Sunday, said it celebrated Emmanuel for the dynamism, transparency …

  Bishop Mathew Kukah and wife of the late Afenifere Spokesman, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, during a condolence visit to the Odumakin family residence in Omole Estate, Lagos on Sunday By Oluwatope Lawanson Lagos, July 11, 2021 Bishop Mathew Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese  on Sunday paid a condolence visit …

Babajide Awoyinfa Lagos, July 11, 2021 Popular Nigerian Singer, Olanrewaju Abdulganiyu Fasasi, better known as Sound Sultan, is dead. A statement on Sunday by his brother, Kayode Fasasi, on behalf of the family, said that Sound Sultan, 44, died of throat cancer. According to Fasasi, the late singer and producer …

By Fortune Abang  Abuja, July 11, 2021 The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA) has urged compatriots living in that country to take precautions while doing business in troubled areas, to avoid destruction of their goods and property. The President-General of NICASA, Mr Benjamin Okoli, gave the advice in an …

Berlin, July 11, 2021 Argentina ended their 28-year wait to lift the Copa America after Angel Di Maria’s first-half goal clinched a 1-0 victory over Brazil in Saturday’s final at Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) midfielder Di Maria, who was promoted to the starting line-up for the final …

By Cecilia Ologunagba Venice (Italy), July 11, 2021 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, says urgent action is needed to accelerate vaccinations to cover at least 60 per cent of the population in every country by 2022. Georgieva said this at the closing of the meeting of the …

Assassinated President of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, was considered very popular among the masses of Haiti who saw him as the answer to many of the problems of their country. Moise is said to have committed himself to the provision of infrastructures, including electricity, roads, water etc, especially in the hinterlands, …

Character The face you see The smile you see The physical appearance you see All wrap-up inside a curtain To block my pain. And, No one seems to care I thought that was rare But, It’s part of our culture. Today, all are being endured Rest assure Tomorrow will be …