FG Moves to Ban Money Ritual Content In Movies, Sanitise Social Media

ABUJA — The Federal Government has directed filmmakers to stop promoting money ritual content in their movies. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, during a media visit to the headquarters of Media Trust Limited, publishers of ‘Daily Trust’ on Monday, said the Federal Government is worried that most young people are seeking to get rich at all costs. The minister said the confession of some money ritual suspects that they learnt the heinous act...

Oscars 2022: Full List Of Nominations

We are inching closer toward the 94th Academy Awards, and the nominees for this year’s Oscars are finally in! Nominees were unveiled in all 23 categories, from best picture to best director, along with the acting categories and crafts categories including best sound, best production design, best makeup and hairstyling, and best visual effects. Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross hosted the announcement. Netflix’s ‘The Power of the Dog’ swept the most nominations with 12...

Temi Otedola, Ini Edo And Alibaba to Star in Niyi Akinmolayan’s ‘The Man for the Job’

LAGOS — Ace Nollywood filmmaker, Niyi Akinmolayan has announced the start of production on his next title, ‘The Man for the Job’, a movie that chronicles the adventures of an industrious and bright young man who gets ruffled by the plot of an excessively optimistic startup CEO as he fights to accomplish his family and work-life balance. The cast for the crime drama includes Temi Otedola, Ini Edo, Uzor Arukwe, Ibrahim Sulaiman, Baba Rex, stand-up comedian,...

WWTBAM Returns, N20m Up for Grabs, Organisers Unveil Frank Edoho as Host

LAGOS — Popular Television game show, ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ (WWTBAM) has made a comeback. An adaptation of the British version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, the Nigerian version was first aired on October 8, 2004, and stopped temporarily on June 25, 2017. Themed “The Rebirth”, the new edition of the show will be hosted by Frank Edoho. Recall that Frank had hosted the show from its inception on October 8,...

Nollywood Actors Speak On Nollywood’s Impact On Money Ritual Killings

LAGOS — The impact of Nollywood on Nigerian youths has been a thing of concern and uneasiness to most people, especially with the recent news of the arrest of three teenagers, between the ages of 17 and 20 years, for beheading and killing their friend’s girlfriend for ritual purposes in Ogun state. Following the killing of the young lady, Rofiat by her boyfriend, Soliu Majekodunmi, and two of his friends, the Ogun State Police Command...

“Catch Me If You Can is the Best Project I Have Ever Made”, Adekunle Gold

Afro-pop star, Adekunle Kosoko who goes by the stage name Adekunle Gold has revealed that his album, Catch Me If You Can is the best project he has embarked on so far. After dropping the album in the early hours of Friday, the artist tweeted, “Never seen a greater miracle than myself. My 4th album Catch Me If You Can is out nationwide and it’s the best project I have ever made. Now I don...

“I Carried the Weight of the Whole Family”, Veteran Singer, Onyeka Onwuenu

LAGOS — In an interview with media personality, Kikelomo Atanda-Owo on “Real Talk with Kike”, Nigerian music veteran, Onyeka Onwenu disclosed the many difficulties she dealt with in her failed marriage and how she raised her children alone. According to the 70-year old music icon, she tried her best to make her marriage work until she could no longer manage the situation. She said, “I went through it. It was difficult because I really didn’t...

Oyinlola Reacts to Akande’s Book, Expresses Surprise That He Attacks Obasanjo

LAGOS — A former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, says it is surprising that former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, attacked ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo despite the love he (Obasanjo) showered on him while he was President. Oyinlola stated this on Thursday in a statement in response to the allegation made against him by Akande in his 559-page autobiography, titled ‘My Participations’, launched in Lagos last week. Akande, in...

Oba of Benin Announces Wole Soyinka as Board of Trustees to Guard Returnee Artifacts

BENIN CITY — The Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II on Monday signed documents preceding the return of the two looted artefacts that were recently returned by the British Government to its Nigerian counterpart. The artifacts, with others expected to arrive in Nigeria soon, were looted about 124 yrs ago by the colonialists. At a ceremony at his palace, Oba Ewuare II and those involved in the process signed the necessary...

Osinbanjo Urges Intelligence Agencies to Reinvent Institutional Culture

ABUJA — Vice President, Yemi Osinbanjo, has urged Nigeria’s intelligence agencies to adopt an empirical, data-driven and analytical culture. The VP said this on Saturday in his address at the graduation ceremony of the executive intelligence management course (EIMC) 14 of the National Institute for Security Studies, Abuja. He emphasized the need to reinvent the institutional culture of intelligence agencies. “It is the unpredictable events that we must be prepared for. We must try especially...

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