THE Nigerian movie industry Nollywood has been hit with yet another sad event, as veteran actress, Cynthia Okereke, has reportedly died. Her death was announced by her colleague, Joseph Okechukwu, in a post on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. Sharing a photo of the actress, Okechukwu wrote, “REST IN PEACE, Nwanyi oma. I’m shattered beyond words. The fact that I was about to pay for your flight ticket to come to finish what we started only to hear you went to be with Lord just last night is one of the toughest things I’ve ever had to deal with…
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EXPECTATIONS on the ministerial list have heightened as President Bola Tinubu clocks over 40 days in office. By law, Tinubu is required to name his cabinet within 60 days after taking the oath of office on May 29 and transmits it to the Senate for confirmation. With less than 18 days to submit his cabinet list to the National Assembly as recommended by the constitution, lawmakers and other Nigerians are anxiously waiting for the list of ministers who would help to deliver the President’s renewed hope agenda. Multiple NASS Assembly sources said the federal parliament was awaiting Tinubu’s ministerial list,…
THE Enugu State Police Command has put an end to a gang of gunmen, who attempted to enforce an illegal sit-at-home in Enugu in the early hours of Friday morning. This was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement he issued in Enugu Friday evening. DSP Ndukwe disclosed that a further manhunt by a combined team of tactical police operatives of the Command after an early morning clash with the gunmen led to the recovery of the lifeless bodies of four of the male hoodlums in a forest at Awkunanaw,…
The Supreme Court has upturned the conviction of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi and his sentencing to seven years imprisonment for offences of fraud and money laundering. The apex court ordered the immediate release of Nwaoboshi, who represented Delta North in the ninth Senate, from Ikoyi prisons in Lagos, where he is currently being held. The apex court ordered the immediate release of Nwaoboshi, who represented Delta North in the ninth Senate, from Ikoyi prisons in Lagos, where he is currently being held. In a lead judgment by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court held that Nwaobishi and the two companies were…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has joined millions of users across the globe on the trending social media app, Threads. Meta billionaire founder and chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, launched Threads to compete with Elon Musk’s Twitter. The new app gained over 10 million sign-ups in the first seven hours of launch. In his first post on Threads, President Tinubu wrote: “My fellow Tailors, Idan has landed.” Other Nigerians notable Nigerians that have signed up for Threads are music artistes Adekunle Gold, Blaqbonez, Chike, Sean Tizzle, Maleek Berry, YCEE, Dremo, Bayani and Darey Art Alade. Others include Nollywood stars Alexx Ekubo,…
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Sunday said it would withdraw the result of a certain Ejikeme Mmesoma for manually inflating her result and announcing herself as the top scorer for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. According to a statement issued by the board, Ejikeme used her manually inflated score to attract a N3 million scholarship from Innoson Motors and was set to be honnoured by the Anambra State government before she was exposed. “The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been drawn to several publications in both print and online media celebrating certain candidates…
THE Nigerian Navy has reshuffled the appointments of top senior officers comprising 56 Rear Admirals and a Commodore. The appointments are coming after the assumption of office of the Acting Chief of Naval Staff, Emmanuel Ogalla, who was recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu. This reshuffling was made known in a statement by the Director of Information at the Nigerian Navy, A.O Ayo-Vaughan, which was made available to Channels Television on Thursday. According the statement, Rear Admiral Olusanya Bankole formerly the Director of Logistics, Defence Space Administration, is now appointed as the Chief of Communications and Information Technology, Naval Headquarters…
THE National Population Commission, Federal Commissioner representing Edo State, Dr Tony Aiyejina, on Wednesday, said the shift in the 2023 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, was the major reason why the NPC had to postpone the 2023 population census. Dr Aiyejina, who disclosed this at an interactive media chat organised by the Commission in Benin, noted that while NPC shifted the date for the census to May, the coming of the rains put paid to the exercise in order to uphold the principle of simultaneity which guides census exercises world over. He however, assured that whenever the…
ABOUT 103 top officers, including generals, brigadiers-general, air vice marshals, and admirals in the Nigerian Army, Air Force, and Nigerian Navy may proceed on compulsory retirement following the appointment of new service chiefs on Monday by President Bola Tinubu. Aside from the imminent gale of retirement, many officers would be promoted to their next rank to fill the vacancies that would be created by the retiring generals as part of the reorganisation of the services by the new service chiefs. This is happening six months after 24 major generals and 38 brigadier generals retired last December after serving the nation…
HE suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday approached the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, challenging his detention by the Department of State Services (DSS). In his originating motion on notice, Emefiele is praying for the court to enforce his right to liberty and freedom of movement, as there is no basis for his continuous detention. However, the Attorney General of the Federation as well as the DSS have insisted that the detention of the suspended CBN Governor is lawful. In a preliminary objection filed against the fundamental rights enforcement suit instituted…
THE Federal Government, on Monday, said six new companies have received approval to import petroleum products into Nigeria. The Managing Director of Nigeria Mainstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDRA), Farouk Ahmed made this disclosure to state correspondents at the Presidential Villa. Farouk stated that apart from the approved six, several companies applied for permit to import petroleum in due course. Ahmed also debunked insinuation that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) had given approval to Dangote Group to import petroleum, saying that the company has no powers to give such approval. The managing director further noted that there…
THE convoy of former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha was attacked on Friday by gunmen leaving a police officer dead. The convoy of the former governor was attacked at the Ihube community on the Okigwe- Enugu expressway. The Ihube axis of the expressway had been under siege by terrorists who had been killing and kidnapping people and travelers for ransom. The houses of several politicians in the community had been raided in the past. These had made many locals abandon their homes and run to the state capital, Owerri, and other places for safety. Confirming the killing of the police…
SIX police officers are due to go on trial in Switzerland later on charges of manslaughter in connection with the death of a Nigerian man five years ago. Mike Ben Peter died after being arrested in the city of Lausanne. Police say they used standard techniques to apprehend the alleged drug dealer. The officers pinned him to the ground after he refused to be searched. The defence is to argue that Mike Ben Peter’s death was likely to have been a result of underlying health problems. According to the indictment, the officers first noticed Peter during a drug patrol after…
THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture has advised the public to desist from consuming hides popularly called ponmo, as well as smoked and bush Meat. This follows the outbreak of anthrax disease in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub-region; specifically, Northern Ghana bordering Burkina Faso and Togo. The ministry in a press statement signed by its Permanent Secretary, Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe says the bacterial disease that has claimed some lives affects both animals and man. The zoonotic disease’ anthrax spores are naturally found in the soil and commonly affects domestic and wild animals. Anthrax can be easily transmitted to…
ARMED men in the early hours of Saturday invaded the Mashafa area of Mpape in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The gunmen, our correspondent gathered, abducted no fewer than four residents during the operation that lasted about an hour. A resident who simply identified himself as Zack told our correspondent that the armed men came for specific residents. He added that the gunmen separately broke into the houses of the victims and whisked them away. Zack said, “They came early in the morning around 1:am with sophisticated weapons. The sound of their guns was very loud, and it lasted about…
FOLLOWING the adjustment of petrol price at retail outlets by the Nigerian National Petrol Company (NNPC) Limited, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says the new pump price of a litre of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol can’t be less than N500. IPMAN Deputy President, Zarama Mustapha, stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday. He explained that the NNPC being the sole importer of petrol fixes the price for oil marketers across the country. According to him, oil marketers will now lift petrol at over N460/litre at fuel depots, add transportation cost and…
THE Federal Government has commissioned enforcement and security facilities for the nation’s maritime industry, including five new patrol and security boats. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, who commissioned the project in Lagos State on Monday, said the project was part of the government’s commitment to good governance and institutionalised policies for improved maritime safety and security. “The commissioning reaffirms our commitment as the project to be commissioned is directly tied to the mission of NIMASA which is to achieve and sustain safe, secure shipping, cleaner oceans and enhanced maritime capacity in line with best global practices towards Nigeria’s economy…
AT least two staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation at Agbor train station in Delta have been kidnapped by gunmen throwing the community into panic and apprehension, News Point Nigeria gathered. The victims were identified as Peter Osazuwa, STCI Level 10 officer in Operations and Commercial Department and Level Nine Officer from Kwara State, Giwa Mohammed in the Stores and Procurement Department. A source in NRC who does not want to be named informed that the victims were staffers of the Warri-Itakpe train service in Agbor, while the incident took place some few minutes distance from the Owa-Alero ancestral residence…
THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said he regretted leading a forum that championed the emergence of Aminu Tambuwal as Speaker of the House in the 7th National Assembly. Tambuwal is now an outgoing two-term Governor of Sokoto State. “I regret it,” Gbajabiamila stated while recalling the previous attempts by speakership aspirants to oppose chosen candidates of their respective parties. The Speaker spoke in Abuja on Wednesday night at a meeting of the Joint Task – 10th Assembly, a coalition of members-elect of the All Progressives Congress and opposition parties in the coming 10th National Assembly.…
THREE natives of Ezza South Local Government Area have been confirmed dead after the convoy of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, crashed into their motorcycle. It has been reported that the casualties were struck by an advance team while they were on the route leading to Muhammadu Buhari’s international airport. News Point Nigeria gathered that, they had dropped the state governor at the airport located at Onueke, and while returning to town, the tragic incident occurred. According to reports, the incident happened soon after the opening of a flyover named after Prince Arthur Eze at Abaomege in the local government…