Veteran Nollywood actors on Friday mourned the death of veteran filmmaker, Chico Ejiro, saying that the movie producer would be missed by the industry. Ejiro died on early on Christmas Day, throwing the industry into mourning. Speaking on the passing of Ejiro, the President of the Directors’ Guild of Nigeria (DGN), Fred Amata, said the Read More…
A first league victory in nearly two months was vital, therefore, to boost Arsenal players’ fragile confidence — even if it only lifted them into 14th place. With his job increasingly on the line after an alarming start to the season, Mikel Arteta placed his faith in Arsenal’s kids to get the team out of Read More…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunny and hazy weather conditions from Thursday to Saturday across Nigeria. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Wednesday in Abuja predicted sunny and hazy conditions over the northern region and North Central cities throughout the forecast period on Thursday. It anticipated partly cloudy skies with intervals of sunshine over inland Read More…
Oil prices rose more than 2% on Wednesday, boosted by draws in U.S. inventories of crude, gasoline and distillates that lifted investors’ hopes for some return in fuel demand. U.S. crude inventories fell by 562,000 barrels in the week to Dec. 18 to 499.5 million barrels, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Gasoline stocks Read More…
Dr. Dre has just laid out the prenup his wife does not acknowledge … a prenup that literally put up a financial wall between them at the beginning of their marriage. According to the prenup, which was filed with the court and obtained by TMZ, all property they acquired from the beginning of the 1996 marriage Read More…
Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial struck late goals as Manchester United claimed a scrappy 2-0 victory over Everton at a bitterly cold Goodison Park on Wednesday to set up a League Cup semi-final with rivals Manchester City. United wasted numerous opportunities in the opening stages. At times, the play was dire from both sides as Read More…
It is now official. The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) has suspended its 10-month long strike. In a tweet posted on Wednesday morning, it announced: #Breaking: ASUU suspends 10month strike conditionally. Congratulations to all undergraduates. #ASUU The teachers’ union had embarked a strike since February 2020 calling for more funding for public universities Read More…
The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Tuesday announced a 72-hour total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge to cast concrete on thee expansion joints. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the shutdown will take effect from midnight on Saturday to midnight on Tuesday. He added that Read More…
Nigerian music star, David Adedeji Adeleke (DAVIDO), is upset about his cancelled global engagements as a result of the current novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. In a recent tweet, he moaned: “MAHN COVID Sucks .. Was meant to have my first show in Jamaica today” Davido has indeed cancelled all his live performances. According to the Read More…
It was the 33-year-old Messi’s 749th competitive match for Barca, meaning he has scored a goal every 1.16 games. Lionel Messi beat Pele’s record of goals for a single club when he scored his 644th for Barcelona in a 3-0 victory against Valladolid on Tuesday. The Argentina forward scored Barca’s third goal when he collected Read More…
