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The House of Representatives says the Federal Government gave its members rice to distribute to their constituencies as palliative and not N100 million as being peddled. Rep. Akin Rotimi, Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. This is coming …

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated actress and film producer, Ms Funke Akindele on her record-setting, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ the first film in Nollywood To gross one billion naira at the box office. ‘A Tribe Called Judah’ broke the box office record within 21 days of its release in cinemas …

Kannywood actor and comedian, Saeed Muhammed, popularly known as Funky Mallam has criticised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu,l of Lagos State for ordering his police escorts to arrest a “soldier” over a traffic violation. Sanwo-Olu had ordered the arrests of motorcyclists riding against traffic on the Lagos-Badagry expressway on Tuesday. When one …

Ebuka Emmanuel Hillary popularly known as Ebuka Songs, is a rising Nigerian gospel artist with several awards to his credit owing to his unique vocals and deeply spiritual songs. He is a gospel minister with the Spotlite Nation– an international record label owned by celebrated Gospel Artist, Moses Bliss. In …

 Dangote Petroleum Refinery, on Thursday, received the fifth crude oil shipment of one million barrels of Bonny Light supplied by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), on Thursday. The company is already preparing to welcome the 6th one million crude oil cargo to the refinery, by next week. This latest …

By Olutayo Irantiola   The unfolding University degree saga in Nigeria has brought to the fore the need for our country to look inward and strengthen our academic heritage. It is pretty unfortunate where we have found ourselves as a country. I am not a beneficiary of the heydays when …

The commissioner added that only N600million out of the N8billion was allocated for meals and entertainment. The Osun State Government says that the offices of the governor and secretary to the government were allocated N702 million for meals and entertainment in 2024. The Commissioner for Budget, Professor Ademola Adeleke, disclosed …

The 73-year-old actor, in his lifetime, was well known in the contemporary Yoruba theatre industry. Apopular Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Chief Adedeji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina is dead. The 73-year-old actor, in his lifetime, was well known in the contemporary Yoruba theatre industry. The news of his death …

 Tinubu   President Bola Tinubu, has appointed six new executive directors in the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. Both agencies are under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in …

 BUA Chairman, Abdul Samad Rabiu Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have besieged the BUA Group head office located at PC 32, Churchgate Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State. This newspaper gathered that the search by the anti-graft operatives in BUA office is still ongoing as of the time …