Veteran actress, Joke Silva, has said that movies cannot be shot in her home because of the number of people it takes to make a movie. She also harped on the importance of having studios and sound stages in Nollywood. Speaking during a recent youth development forum called, The Roundtable Lekki, Silva said, “We shoot…
The Federal government has confirmed that it has reached an advanced stage in its preparation for a peaceful and orderly transition to the incoming government on May 29. Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF and Chairman, Presidential Transition Council, Mr Boss Mustapha disclosed this in a statement issued Saturday in Abuja and signed…
The Teachers Registration Council has said that over 90 per cent of private school teachers in South-west states are unqualified. The regulatory body for the teaching profession in Nigeria made the revelation on Thursday. South-West states include: Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo and Ekiti. According to the registrar of the TRCN, Professor Josiah Ajiboye, the…
Music star, Davido, has called out a fake Twitter account impersonating his wife, Chioma, and stated that she does not have a Twitter account. Nigerian businessman and talent manager, Ubi Franklin, shared a screenshot of a handle on Twitter impersonating Chioma saying, “This page is impersonating Chef Chi. Kindly disregard any tweet from this Twitter…
Just like President Muhammadu Buhari, Gov Dave Umahi of Ebonyi has pleaded with the people of the state to forgive him as he leaves office on May 29. The governor who stated this on Monday while addressing workers in the state to mark the 2023 Workers’ Day, admitted that he must have stepped on people’s…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire disclosed this at a press briefing to commemorate the World Malaria Day, themed ‘Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement,’ with the slogan ‘Act now.’ Dr. Ehanire, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mamman Mamuda, said despite efforts by the government and…
In a broadcast on Thursday, Sahad, the Sultan of Sokoto, said his office received information on the sighting of the moon to end the end of the fasting, announcing that Friday, April 21 is the Eid-el-Fitri celebration. More to follow…
The chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN in Zangon Kataf’s local government area in Kaduna state, Bishop Jacob Kwashi, has decried the spate of killings in the area. While speaking on Sunday, April 16 at the mass burial of 33 persons killed during an attack on Runji Village in the Zangon Kataf Local…
One of the Chibok girls that were rescued by the Federal Government from Boko Haram captivity has asked the government not to forget the other girls who are still in captivity. The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs organized a Prayer Meeting on Friday, April 14 to ask for God’s help, as the government honored the…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, approved an N495 million contract for the procurement and installation of scanners in some railway stations in the country, in order to minimise the risk of attacks on the country’s railway services. The baggage scanners will be installed at the railway stations including Kubwa, Idu, Jere, Rigassa, Kaduna…