Arts & Entertainment

On October 20 2020 at the Lekki Toll Gate we crossed the Rubicon. As battle trained elite Army troops opened fire with live bullets and ammunition at young citizens whose demeanor were far from provocative and whose only shield were the green white green flutter of our national banner which …

A games reserve for wildlife Mythical forest for daring the forbidden. Like Eden, adventurers have gone into hiding Turned into a tragic and haunting metaphor. Innocence and serenity lost. Chibok Girls swallowed, history defiled Another legacy of defeat and failure In a new age of discontinuity. Families woke up blank, …

There’s a board in my office at State House, Abuja, which I recommend for everyone to have in whichever traffic lane of life they operate: office, home, church, mosque, anywhere, everywhere. It would remind that we are but pilgrims, passing through life like wayfarers. We have our entries and exits. …

Abuja, November 4, 2020 Authorities in Nigeria should immediately release Oga Tom Uhia, the publisher of local monthly magazine Power Steering, which covers the electrical power sector, and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On October 13, police arrested Uhia at his residence in Gwarimpa, …

On Friday, November 6, Citation, the seventh movie of filmmaker par excellence, Kunle Afolayan, will be released on video streaming platform, Netflix, to a global audience. The coming of age movie, written by Tunde Babalola, is a university drama centred on a female postgraduate student who has to find a …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Nov. 2, 2020 The Presidency has again expressed concern over the circulation of fake news and misleading information occasioned by the EndSARS protests aimed at causing social discontent and disunity in the country. Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, stated …

  TIMING OF TIME: TRIBUTE TO FRANCIS ARTHUR NZERIBE: OGBUAGU, OSHIJI, DAMANZE, AG’AKPA Y’AKPA. By Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu Words like winds, embody spirits, grow wings. Life blooms and glows. Meanings grow own lives, But change in time and place. Life is alive as you face it, live it; With a …

By Ebere Agozie Abuja, Nov. 1, 2020 The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, SAN, says the Federal Government is set to end impunity for crimes against members of the public including journalists. Malami made this known in a statement issued by Dr Umar Gwandu, …

Top political leaders and other dignitaries flocked around legal luminary, Barrister Theo Nwaigbo and his wife for their thanksgiving ceremony/child dedication on Sunday, October 25, 2020. It was joy unlimited and overflowing thanksgiving to God for His goodness to the Nwaigbo family. Among the top politicians that graced the event …

Following Thursday’s accident that occurred at Mgbowo in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, which left about 21 school children dead, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has condoled with the bereaved families, the government and people of …

Celebrated educationist and highly respected Church and community leader, Chief Dr. Sir Ignatius Njoku will be committed to mother earth today, Thursday, October 29, 2020 in his home town, Orieagu Nsu, Imo State, Nigeria. Chief Sir Dr. Njoku, a Knight of St. John International, was based in New Jersey, United …

Actor Meryl Streep to honor lawyer Amal Clooney with CPJ’s Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award Award ceremony to be broadcast online on NBC, CBS and ABC November 19 at 8 p.m. EST. New York, Oct 27, 2020 In celebration of the resiliency of the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists, …

Abuja, October 26, 2020 Nigerian authorities should conduct a swift and transparent investigation into recent attacks on journalists and media outlets and ensure that the press can cover ongoing protests safely, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Since October 5, police and demonstrators have attacked at least 12 journalists …

Nigeria’s foremost issues-based socio-political group, Committee 21 has extended their fondest birthday congratulations to Commodore Ebitu Ukiwe, GCON, Nigeria’s finest retired Naval officer and the boldest de facto Vice President to former military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, IBB, who turned 80 on October 26 2020. In a statement signed by …

The drama, arson, destruction, looting and death witnessed in the past two weeks are unfortunate. The resultant loss in GDP and adverse effect on the common man and the economy as many states impose curfews and restrictions to stem the orgy of violence is very regrettable. There have been attempts …

I heavily grieve for those who have lost their lives or been injured during the period of these protests. My deepest sympathies go to their families and loved ones for none should have been made to pay such a dear price. My career as an active politician spans nearly three …

A total of 156 episodes of anti-corruption radio drama series tagged Shugabanci, produced for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by Moving Image Limited and funded by MacArthur Foundation were on Friday, October 23, 2020 presented to the EFCC management at a brief ceremony in the agency’s headquarters, Abuja. …

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has expressed sadness over the shooting of protesting youths by Nigerian security forces. The security forces were reported on Tuesday to have used live bullets on the youths that are carrying out peaceful protest across the country against Police brutality. The church in …

The Shepherd Superintendent of the Household of God Eklesssia, Rev Chris Okotie has thrown his weight behind the #ENDSARS protests raging across the country over Police brutality and other governance issues. Below is the full text of a statement he released in Lagos: Pocas Palabras (A Few Words) Chairman Mao …

President Muhammadu Buhari has described former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon as “a gallant patriot whose commitment to national unity is beyond comparison in the annals of our chequered history.” This is as the Northern Governors’ Forum also congratulating Gowon, described him as a distinguished statesman. In a …

A group, the Alaigbo Development Foundation (ADF), has expressed its support for the #ENDSARS protests sweeping through some states of the country, saying that the action is “a qualitative leap in the development of political consciousness of Nigerian Youths.” In a statement by Abia Onyike, its Spokesman, ADF also said …

The Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, has enjoined online publishers in Nigeria to rise against the Cybercrime Act, noting that journalists publishing online are vulnerable to the various challenges confronting the entire Nigerian media community. Senior Researcher, Africa Programme at the CPJ, Jonathan Rozen, who made the call, added that …

Now in its 29th Year, the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) has called for entries of works produced in 2019. Nestlé Nigeria also calls on nutrition and wellness writers to take advantage of this opportunity to showcase and be recognized for their articles and stories in the ‘Nestlé Prize …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has commended Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on the news of the planned return of schools to the church. Reacting via his Twitter handle on Wednesday, Obi wrote: “I read with happiness, news of …

The Minister of State for Health, Dr Adeleke Mamora, has paid special tribute to Concerned Abia Professionals, a group of Abia citizens, for donating a fully-equipped isolation centre in Abia for the fight against COVID-19. The minister gave the commendation on Sunday evening at the inauguration a 50-bed ultra-modern isolation …