Star-studded Nollywood action drama “Freedom Way,” is set to hit cinemas across the country on July 18, its producers have said. Blessing Uzzi, writer and producer of the highly anticipated film made the disclosure in a post on her Instagram page. The film is directed by Afolabi Olalekan, with rich ensemble cast which include Debo…
The Nigerian Army has commenced the enforcement of compliance to a curfew imposed by the Aniocha South Local Government Area (LGA) in Ogwashi-Uku community in Delta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the curfew was imposed following the wave of violent kidnappings in Ogwashi-Uku community, headquarters of Aniocha South LGA. The latest development…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has rescued a kidnap victim, Thank-God Obasi, who was reportedly tied up and locked in a hotel toilet in Ezzangbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area (LGA). The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abakaliki. He said Obasi was abducted by a syndicate…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday congratulated Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, on her election as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Tinubu underscored the historic significance of Shinkafi-Bagudu’s election on Oct. 8 as the first African and the fifth woman to lead the global cancer control organisation. He noted the election attested to her…
The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has expressed concern over the exit of teaching and non-teaching staff members from the nation’s university system. The committee’s chairman, Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa), raised the concern in a statement in Abuja on Thursday after the committee’s oversight visit to some universities in the South-East. According to…
Nigeria and Bulgaria recorded a huge leap in bilateral trade in the first five months of 2024, Yanko Yoldarnov, Bulgaria’s envoy to Nigeria, has disclosed. According to him, Bulgaria’s exports to Nigeria grew by 122 per cent and imports from the largest West African economy to Bulgaria – by 188 per cent, compared with the…
Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency has intensified its crackdown on drug trafficking, with multiple seizures across Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and Gombe in the past week. According to NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi, operatives in Lagos on 22 September confiscated 85,100 tramadol pills from three suspects at Apapa. The same day in Kaduna, officers at the Abuja–Kaduna tollgate intercepted…
Vice President Kashim Shettima and Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau are in Sweden to explore sustainable transportation solutions and innovative telecommunications advancements for Nigeria. In a statement on Saturday in Jos, Mr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to Mutfwang , said this was part of Shettima and the governor’s plans, who…
Nigeria’s Central Bank has instructed banks to submit comprehensive Capital Restoration Plans by 14 July 2025, formally ending financial relief measures that were introduced to cushion the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an official circular dated 20 June 2025, signed by Director of Banking Supervision Dr Olubukola Akinwunmi, the CBN set out a clear…
Prof Jonah Onuoha, Director, Centre for American Studies at University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) says, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s second tenure will impact significantly on advancing global peace. Onuoha said this in an interview with newsmen in Nsukka on Tuesday when he discussed Trump’s forthcoming inauguration on Jan. 20 as the 47th President of the…
