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NTA and Wale Adenuga Productions (WAP) signs MoU on return of the Village Headmaster TV drama series
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Management and Wale Adenuga Productions (WAP) Management has signed an MoU officially marking the beginning of a partnership aimed at bringing the iconic “The Village Headmaster” back to TV. The event took place at the NTA Headquarters in Abuja, and was attended by several top management of NTA including the Director General – Mallam Yakubu Ibn Mohammed, Executive Director, Marketing – Mallam Salihu A. Dembos, Executive Director, Production – Mr. Wole Coker, Director Marketing – Mallam Umar Abubakar Dembo, Secretary Legal Adviser – Barrister Theresa Nwanneri, and Head, Corporate Affairs – Mrs Mabel Moses; as well…
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Malami wants to shut down EFCC – Sagay reacts to new anti-corruption bill
The Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC, led by Prof. Itse Sagay, has vehemently kicked against the proposed bill for the amendment of the establishment Act of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami had disclosed that the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved establishment of a new agency which will be saddled with proper coordination of all recovered looted assets. Reacting to this Sagay, in a statement on Wednesday, called on Nigerians and the National Assembly to reject the bill as the planned amendment was part of…
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FG approves establishment of new anti-corruption agency
Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has announced that the federal government has approved the establishment of a new anti-corruption agency in the country. He expressed that the new agency will be saddled with proper coordination of all recovered looted assets. This was reportedly approved during the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. Speaking to newsmen after the meeting, Malami who doubles as the Attorney General of the Federation gave reason for the new development. The AGF expressed that assets recovered have been in the hands of several agencies and that better coordination will encourage international/overall coordination in recovering more looted…
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Rape: El-Rufai signs Castration bill
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has signed into law the castration bill for convicted rapists. The new State Penal Code (Amendment) Law 2020, stipulates surgical castration and removal of Fallopian tubes for any male or female found guilty of raping a child in the state. The state House of Assembly had recently amended Section 258 of the Penal Code Law No. 5 of Kaduna State 2017, with the following provisions “Whoever commits rape of a child below the age of fourteen (14) years shall on conviction, be punished with Surgical Castration and death. “Whoever has sexual intercourse with a…
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Islamic Movement of Nigeria blasts Pete Edochie for his portrayal of El-Zakzaky in new movie after the actor alleged his life was being threatened
Proscribed group, Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), has bashed Pete Edochie after the veteran Nollywood actor raised alarm early this week alleging his life was being threatened after photos and video clips circulated, showing him playing a role that seemed like that of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the IMN, who has been held in detention by the Nigerian Army since December 2015. In the yet to be released movie, titled Fatal Arrogance which is produced by Anosike Kingsley Orji, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria was reportedly depicted as a terrorist organisation. According to IMN, the movie was sponsored by…
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Nigeria has always been divided. It didn’t start under Buhari- Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, has disagreed with Nigerians who believe that the country is more divided than it was before the Buhari-led administration came into power in 2015. Recall that former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode and many others have come out to say that Nigeria is now more divided than it has ever been. However speaking on Channels TV yesterday evening, Adesina said even after the amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914, the country has always remained divided and that the division currently seen across the country did not…
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Nigerian man arrested in Houston for murdering another Nigerian man over $40
A 22-year-old Nigerian man identified as Ofon Phillip Idiong has been charged for killing his 22-year-old friend, Brian Njoku. The deceased was owing the suspect $40(N15k) and had reportedly been trying to pay via an online banking platform but the money kept reversing into his account. According to reports, “Ofon picked up Brian and they went to a mutual friend’s house at 8811 Gustine Lane, to watch a basketball match on Monday, September 7,2020. “The suspect asked for his money but Brian tried to explain the situation. An argument ensued and Ofon brought out a gun and shot him .” According to City…
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Over 13,000 people sign Reno Omokri’s petition for EU and UK to place visa restriction on El-Rufai
A petition initiated by Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri and shared on change.org for the United Kingdom and the European Union to place a visa restriction on Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai, has been received with open arms as it has been signed by over 13,000 people. The petition was addressed to the UK Parliament, the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson; Council of the European Union and the European Parliament. The petition reads; Petition For The Government of the United Kingdom and the European Union to Place a Travel Ban on Nasir El-Rufai, for Promoting Genocide and Religious and Political…
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‘Nigeria is the most Prosperous Black Nation in the World’ – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is the most prosperous black Nation in the world with the largest economy in Africa. He said this at the unveiling ceremony of the theme and logo for the nation’s 60th independence anniversary in Abuja today September 16, he said; “Today, we stand on the threshold of history as we formally begin a series of activities commemorating Nigeria’s Diamond Anniversary. The task history has saddled me with today is to proclaim a theme that will keep us united, help us forge ahead and unveil a logo that will form the critical pillars which our 11-month…
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Buhari unveils ‘Nigeria at 60’ Logo
As Nigeria approaches Diamond Jubilee, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday unveiled the logo which will be used in the celebration of the anniversary. The unveiling took place during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, the nation’s capital. It was witnessed by Federal Ministers and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. Ministers at the meeting include the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola; Minister of Information and Culture, Rauf Aregbesola; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, among others. The Federal Government had earlier in September called on Nigerians to submit creative ideas that can brand the anniversary which is themed “Together at…
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40% of flight passengers still test Covid-19 positive despite presenting Negative results – PTF
The Federal Government has raised the alarm over fake COVID-19 test results being presented by international flights passenger. Sani Aliyu, the national coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, raised the alarm while appearing before a joint Senate committee on health and aviation. Ibrahim Oloriegbe, chairman, Senate Committee on Health, at the meeting, had expressed concern about the protocols for international flight operations about COVID-19 test requirements. Responding to the concern, Aliyu expressed that some international flight passengers who presented negative COVID-19 results tested positive at arrival in Nigeria. Aliyu said there was an instance in which 40 percent…
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Agriculture: We would have been in trouble by now – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria would have been in trouble by now if his administration had not decided to go back to agriculture. Speaking at a virtual meeting with members of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) at the State House, in Abuja on Tuesday, President Buhari stressed the position of agriculture in the government’s scheme to reduce joblessness and poverty. “For us to bounce back to productivity, especially in agriculture, the unemployed with many of them uneducated had to be persuaded to go into agriculture,” Buhari said. ‘‘If we hadn’t gone back to the lands we would have been…
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