The Nigeria Official Selection Committee (For the Academy Awards IFF Submissions) (NOSC) on Saturday announced the approval of Pidgin English by the Academy as a non-English (foreign language) recording dialogue in films. The organisation, previously known as the Nigeria Oscars Selection Committee, and chaired by Filmmaker, Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi, made the disclosure in Lagos. Anyaene-Abonyi said Read More…
Lagos State Government says that 181 students and staff of a private boarding school in Lekki area of the state have tested positive to COVID-19 infection. Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Abayomi said that the cases were detected during COVID-19 surveillance and case Read More…
Nigerians protesting police brutality have hit the streets across Africa’s most populous nation for more than a week, and the hashtag #EndSARS trended on Twitter even after the police promised to dismantle the controversial unit on Oct. 11. What is SARS, what attempts have been made to address police abuses in Nigeria and what do Read More…
After two days of cautious trading, the nation’s bourse on Friday recorded N164 billion growth following renewed investors interest. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N14.815 trillion rose by N164 billion or 1.11 per cent to close at N14.979 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index rose by 315.41 points or 1.11 per cent to close Read More…
Pop acts from the 1980s and 1990s including Right Said Fred, Paul Young and Toyah, whose income from live performances has slumped during the coronavirus pandemic, are recording their hits for a new pay-per-view series being streamed online. Chesney Hawkes, Kim Wilde and Steve Harley are also among those performing in five planned shows in Read More…
…to miss Arsenal match at Etihad Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday that midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will miss Saturday’s home English Premier League (EPL) game against Arsenal. The midfielder had picked up an injury on international duty with Belgium last weekend. He was substituted in the second half of Belgium’s 2-1 UEFA Read More…
Manchester United skipper Harry Maguire could miss Saturday’s English Premier League (EPL) clash at Newcastle United, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on Friday. Solskjaer however said the defender who is out with a knock is keen to play on and overcome his poor recent displays for club and country. Maguire endured a torrid time in Read More…
Felicia Okpara, one of the ladies assaulted by members of Area C Command of the Nigeria Police at Ojuelegba on Monday recalls that she had the first share of police brutality when she was just 12. I had my first share of police brutality in 2005. I was a minor, I was only 12 years Read More…
The Federal Government, states and local government councils have shared N639.901 billion for the month of September, Mr Aliyu Ahmed, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, has said. Mr Hassan Dodo, Director of Information in the ministry, quoted Ahmed as disclosing this in a statement issued at the end of the Federation Read More…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday moved 343.19 million shares worth N5.04 billion in 4,048 deals, just as market indices remained flat. This represented a growth of 56.66 per cent when compared with 218.24 million shares valued at N3.14 billion exchanged in 3,896 deals on Wednesday. Transactions in the shares of United Bank for Read More…