Spike Lee back in Hollywood Awards Race With SAG Nomination

EntertainmentFilmUnited StatesSpike Lee back in Hollywood Awards Race With SAG Nomination

PilotnewsFebruary 6, 2021

LOS ANGELES —  Director Spike Lee’s Vietnam War drama “Da 5 Bloods” roared back into the Hollywood awards race on Thursday when it was nominated for the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards, while presumed Oscar contender “Mank” got just one nod. “Da 5 Bloods”, from Netflix Inc, scored three nominations, tying with independent Korean-language drama “Minari,” and two other Netflix films: jazz period movie “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and 1960s protest...

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Wizkid Has Been My Idol from The Beginning of His Career till Now – Terri

EntertainmentMusicNewsNigeriaWizkid Has Been My Idol from The Beginning of His Career till Now – Terri

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 6, 2021

Akewe Terry Daniel often referred to as Terri, who is signed to Wizkid’s record label, Starboy Entertainment, has revealed that he has been admiring the Wizkid from the beginning of his career till the present. Terri featured on Wizkid’s hit song in 2018, ‘Soco’, alongside another signee of the label, Spotless and Ceeza Milli. The youngster said, “From the beginning of Wizkid’s career till now he is my idol. Before anyone knew he would be...

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Adekunle Gold Headlined Virtual Concert

EntertainmentMusicNigeriaAdekunle Gold Headlined Virtual Concert

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 6, 2021

Unity Bank recently offered its customers and other persons a unique experience in a virtual music concert. The concert which was described as an evening of fun, games, and live performances, was tagged, UBLive. The event took place on the official Instagram page of the bank. At the event, the headline act, Adekunle Gold delivered awesome performances. Hosted by the comedian, Mr. Hyenana, the event featured other artists such as Khell Magic, TFS dance crew,...

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COVID-19: Nigerian Entertainers Need Palliatives From FG – Tee Mac

Arts & CultureEntertainmentCOVID-19: Nigerian Entertainers Need Palliatives From FG – Tee Mac

PilotnewsFebruary 5, 2021

LAGOS — The President, Entertainment Database, and a Nigerian Flutist, Omatshola Iseli, popularly known as “Tee Mac”, on Thursday called on the Federal Government to provide COVID-19 palliatives to Nigerian entertainers. Tee Mac, who made this call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said Nigerian entertainers were worst hit by the restrictions occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Iseli, also the Chairman of Entertainment Foundation, said the fact that night...

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2021 MTV Africa Music Awards postponed–Organisers

AfricaEntertainmentMusic2021 MTV Africa Music Awards postponed–Organisers

PilotnewsFebruary 5, 2021

ABUJA — The 2021 MTV Africa Music Awards ceremony which was scheduled to be held in the Ugandan capital Kampala has been postponed, organisers have announced. The awards ceremony, which was being organised through a partnership between MTV Base and Uganda’s Ministry of Tourism, was scheduled to take place on Feb. 20, with performances from leading African and international artists. MTV Base Africa postponing the award ceremony on Thursday night tweeted on its official Twitter...

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Fraud : Pastor Deceived Me to Sell My Only House, Jilted Evangelist Tells Yola Court

Law & JusticeLifestyleFraud : Pastor Deceived Me to Sell My Only House, Jilted Evangelist Tells Yola Court

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)February 5, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz,  Regional Correspondent ______ A  female evangelist who was allegedly jilted by her fiancee and pastor of Fire House Revival Ministry, Kwanye Tumba has told an area criminal court II sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, that her ex-fiancee, Pastor Marwa Tumba deceived her with a marriage proposal, squandered her money and later ended up frustrating her life. The distraught looking evangelist had 2 weeks ago sued the Pastor and said she first...

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Auto Crash Claims 147 Lives in Yobe – Police

NewsTransportationTravelAuto Crash Claims 147 Lives in Yobe – Police

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2021

DAMATURU –– The Police Command in Yobe on Thursday said 147 persons died in various road traffic accidents in the state from January 2020 to February. The Command’s Spokesman, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said this in a statement in Damaturu. He said, “Available statistics revealed that over 200 cases of motor traffic accidents were recorded by the state Traffic Department from 1st January 2020 to date. “41 were fatal motor accidents in which 147 persons died...

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Australian Brain Cancer Drug Set for Human Trials

HealthScience & TechnologyWorld NewsAustralian Brain Cancer Drug Set for Human Trials

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2021

CANBERRA —  Researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have discovered a drug that can treat the most lethal form of brain cancer. Wang Shudong, Head of Drug Discovery and Development at UniSA, said on Thursday that trials of the experimental drug, Auceliciclib, have proven that it can offer a new treatment for glioblastoma, which currently has no cure in animals. Glioblastoma is the most deadly form of brain cancer with 95 per cent...

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We Are Not Afraid of Competition, Says TStv

BusinessEntertainmentFilm & TVNewsWe Are Not Afraid of Competition, Says TStv

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2021

ABUJA — Mr. Bright Echefu, the Managing Director, TStv, an indigenous digital service television has said that the company was not “threatened” by the presence of other digital TV operators in the country. Echefu who said this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday added that Pay TV had a national spread across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. He said that with its modern facilities, TStv...

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Nigerians Go Sarcastic as MC Oluomo Alleged Book Surface Online

LifestyleNigerians Go Sarcastic as MC Oluomo Alleged Book Surface Online

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 3, 2021

Nigerians have taken to social media with sarcasm in reaction to a book that was allegedly published by the Chairman of the Lagos branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. The book which is titled, “My Service to Humanity” is trending on social media and many Nigerians on social media had reacted to it sarcastically. MC Oluomo is yet to comment on the book...

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