The movie “Freedom Way” has emerged victorious, taking home the prestigious Best Movie award at the 2025 AMVCA ceremony. The competition was fierce with notable films like “Christmas in Lagos,” “Farmer’s Bride,” “House of Gaa,” “Inkabi,” “Lisabi,” “Skeleton Coast,” and “Suspicion” vying for the top spot. “Freedom Way” stood out among its peers, impressing the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has awarded N710 million to six tertiary institutions during this year’s National Tertiary Admissions Performance Merit Award (NATAP-M). Speaking on how the winners emerged, JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, said the board judged the institutions by five criteria. He said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2025 policy…
Harry Maguire has said he hasn’t given up hope of extending his stay at Manchester United after “positive” conversations about a new contract. Maguire’s current deal is set to expire at the end of the season, although United have an option to extend his contract by a year until 2026. The England defender was close…
Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has urged government at all levels to invest more in education and health. He made the call in his goodwill message at the traditional marriage of Mr Peter Uwaezu and Precious Ante in Abuja on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned until July 11 to deliver judgment in a case against a 37-year-old defendant, Samuel Bitrus, charged with drug trafficking. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) arraigned the defendant before Justice Yelin Bogoro, on a four-count charge of exporting 42.2 kg of cannabis sativa to the United…
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has struck out a N1 billion suit filed against former President Muhammadu Buhari and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele, over the hardships that trailed the 2023 Naira redesign policy. The judge dismissed the suit filed by an…
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has formally withdrawn the proposed Indigeneship Bill from the National Assembly to allow for further legislative consultations and stakeholder engagement. Kalu, who is also the Chairman of the House Committee on Constitution Review, made the announcement on Tuesday night, stating that the decision was…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the trial of eight Chinese nationals and two others over allegations bordering on illegal mining until April 21. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter following an oral application for adjournment by the defence lawyer, Joe Agi, SAN, and which was not oppose by the prosecuting counsel,…
Ahead of the November 5 US Presidential elections, the relationship between the US and China, has come into focus as Gregory Poling, director of the Southeast Asia programme at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, expresses his views on the relationship between the Chinese leadership and the future US president. He said “Trump certainly…
Vice President, Kashim Shettima on Wednesday in Abuja, put the judiciary to task on the need to resist external pressure and sustain its integrity in upholding the rule of law and justice delivery . Shettima made the call at the maiden edition of the Body of Benchers’ Annual Lecture and Public Presentation of its Law…
