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By Anita Eboigbe Abuja, Feb. 20, 2020 ‘Eyimofe (This is My Desire)’, a Nigeria-America co-production has landed a sales representation deal, in advance of its premiere at the Berlin International Film  Festival. The Berlin International Film Festival usually called the Berlinale, is a film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. …

Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has inaugurated his Deputy, Dr. Manasseh Daniel Jatau, and some other senior Government officials to ensure adequate coverage of immunization in all parts of the State. Officials of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) had recently told the Governor that the National Demographic …

By Olanrewaju Akojede Lagos, Feb. 19, 2020 The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate in the 2019 General Elections, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has debunked allegations that he was a mole of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the polls. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in …

The Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Mainland Oil and Gas Company Limited, Prince Chris Igwe, celebrated God’s faithfulness in  his life with a birthday Anniversary dinner party held at the Civic Center in Lagos. The business magnet turned 50 and family, friends and associates turned out in full to celebrate with …

Justice Agatha Anulika Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday, February 14, 2020 convicted and sentenced one Nwalozie Onyebuchi Julius, alias Dr. Godwin Emefiele, the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to three years imprisonment without an option of fine. The convict was arraigned …

Sinach Joseph, Africa’s biggest contemporary gospel musician, is set to thrill gospel lovers with a mega concert in Lagos, the first edition of an annual event that is set to become a mainstay in the gospel calendar. Titled Sinach Live in Concert (SLIC 2020), the inaugural edition of the eagerly …

Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has declared Monday, February 24, 2020 for statewide fasting and prayers to combine with intensified offensive by Nigeria’s military and volunteer forces against Boko Haram insurgents.     Zulum made the declaration  in a six-minute broadcast to the people of Borno State. He however …

By Joshua Olomu Abuja, Feb 19,2020 Maverick singer/songwriter and activist, Charles Oputa, a.k.a ‘Charlyboy’,  says his latest socially conscious song ‘God of Men’, is to warn Nigerians against  the gimmicks of ‘fake clerics’ in society. The 68-year-old showbiz maestro made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the enlargement of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from three to five. The five members of the committee, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity) are now: Professor Kemebradikumo Daniel …

  Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama has ordered the release of the International Traveling Passport of retired  Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki to him. The Court ordered the registrar of the court to release the document to Dasuki through his counsel for renewal …

Dr. Carter G. Woodson conceived and announced Negro HistoryWeek in 1926, which later gave birth to Black History Month. Dr. Woodson believed that proper understanding of African American history would promote pride within the Black community and foster greater respect for it in the United States. Through Black History Month, …

‘‘For me to be selected as the rightful winner of this Rolls Royce promo, God will replenish whatsoever Konga Travel has lavished on me. My feet are blessed and as I have stepped into that Rolls Royce, the company will be glorified by God. The kind of treatment I received …

  turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Can two walked together, except they be agreed? – Amos 3:3 Four theories swirl around Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and his regime. The first is that some years back, on one of his numerous and long-drawn trips to London for medical treatment, Buhari died and his …

Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, spent the most part of Tuesday in Rann, headquarters of Kala-Balge, Local Government Area, remotely located around a boarder between Nigeria, Cameroon linking to Chadian territory. Governor Zulum flew from Maiduguri to Kala-Balge on board a helicopter because it is currently impossible to …

Some angry youths have impounded a police patrol vehicle allegedly being used to extort innocent travelers at Dambam, a rural community in Bauchi State. They seized the patrol van after armed robbers brutally attacked and robbed some women who were travelling in the North-East axis. Three little boys, who were …

From: Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi The Bauchi State Police Command has denied  allegations contained in a trending video clip in the social media, that the police in Dambam local government was the mastermind of a robbery attack that occurred along Kano- Maiduguri road. A press release issued by the acting State …

February 16, 2020 The pioneer Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty for Niger Delta militants, Chief Ndutimi Alaibe, had promised to deploy the amnesty template to tackle insecurity in Bayelsa if elected governor  has, overnight, turned into a beautiful bride for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State following last …

Nigerians have lampooned Wakanow, one of the players in Nigeria’s travel booking industry for engaging in unethical business practices. Specifically, the company has been accused of fraudulently encroaching into the digital business space of Konga Travel; another major player in the industry. Indeed, the issue highlighted arose from the complaints …

A request by Counsel to Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, Kanu Agabi (SAN), for adjournment of ruling on the application filed by Ihedioha asking the Supreme Court to reverse its earlier decision that removed him from office as Governor of Imo State and got Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress, …

There is an established cold war and ongoing battle for supremacy in the coordination of Nigeria’s security between the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd) and the Chief of Staff (COS) to the President, Mr. Abba Kyari. In what seems to indicate that Kyari has the upper hand, …

Native doctors in Ijebu, Ogun state, southwest Nigeria have expressed their readiness to lend a full backing to operation Amotekun by fortifying its officers with charms to contain criminalities in the region. The herbalists also told the Amotekun operatives not to worry if the federal government fails to provide them …

Berlin, Feb. 17, 2020 Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton and FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi were declared joint winners of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in Berlin on Monday. The voting was ending in a tie for the first time in the awards’ 20-year history. Mercedes driver …

By Edith Ike-Eboh Abuja, Feb. 17, 2020 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Joint Venture Partners have disbursed 360 million dollars toward the Ogoniland Clean-Up project as recommended by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The Joint Venture (JV) Partners are Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Total Exploration …

By Shedrack Frank Yenagoa, Feb. 17, 2020 The Bayelsa state Police Command has extended the three-day dusk-to dawn curfew earlier imposed on the state from Feb. 17 to Feb. 23. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Uche Anozia, announced the curfew extension on Monday during a press briefing in Yenagoa. “The …