US President Joe Biden today October 9 had a phone conversation with President Bola Tinubu touching on issues from law enforcement collaboration to a potential United Nations (UN) Security Council seat for Africa. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, who disclosed this said the call took place at around 4pm Nigerian time and lasted approximately 30 minutes. Tuggar …

In December 2016, The Wedding Party was released. It went on to become the highest grossing box office hit for four years until Funke Akindele’s Omo Ghetto: The Saga overtook it in 2020. But the blockbuster movie was able to successfully usher in a new era of Nollywood: December star-studded movies. It has now become normal for Nigerians to anticipate …

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says “If they [Real Madrid] want to go, it’s fine; if they don’t, it’s fine as well” – after Real were absent from the Ballon d’Or ceremony following rumours their forward Vinicius Jr had not won the award. Guardiola added that Rodri, who won the men’s award, “perfectly represents City, but also Spanish football and …

The Nigerian Senate has postponed the scheduled screening of seven ministerial nominees initially set for Tuesday. Senator Basheer Lado, Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, announced the shift in a statement released in Abuja.    The delay aims to provide nominees additional time to finalize the required documentation.   While no specific rescheduled date was provided, sources indicate …

Aliko Dangote has said fuel queues across the nation will disappear if marketers start patronising his refinery.  Speaking with State House Correspondents, on Tuesday, October 29, Africa’s richest man asked the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and marketers across the country to stop importation of fuel.  Dangote, flanked by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Rauf Aregbesola, the immediate past Minister of Interior, on grounds of alleged anti-party activities and outspoken criticisms directed at key figures within the party, including President Bola Tinubu and former Governor Chief Bisi Akande.   Aregbesola, also a two-term Governor of Osun State, had publicly opposed the re-election of his successor, Adegoyega Oyetola, …

Reviving securitisation, the controversial banking mechanism linked to the 2008 financial crisis, will put taxpayers at risk without boosting lending, Finance Watch said. ADVERTISEMENT The EU’s hopes of boosting finance via the controversial practice of securitisation could prove futile, according to a report published on Tuesday by think tank Finance Watch.  Banks have argued they should once again be allowed to …

During her recent interview on the Beat 99.9FM, the singer clarified that, despite her stage name, she is far from being a savage snd is in fact, a lover girl. “I’m definitely a lover girl,” she clarified. “A lot of the time, when people meet me in person they think I’m a savage or a diva because of my name, …

A three-storey building under construction has collapsed in Rivers State.   The building which was on the third floor collapsed, Tuesday morning, October 29, at Iriebe Community, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state.   No casualty has been reported but, it was gathered that workers had resumed work on the site when the incident happened.   However, the Chairman …

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexu@l Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old car cleaner identified as Ezekiel Udoh, to life imprisonment for d#filing and impregnating his neighbor’s granddaughter, aged 12.       Delivering her judgment, Justice Oshodi said the convict took advantage of the young girl under the pretense of running errands and exploited her …