Written by By Benjamin Njoku Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has been officially confirmed as the Patron of the Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN). The confirmation was made during a special dinner held in Uyo in honour of a DGN delegation in the State to mark the Guild’s 25th anniversary celebration and to participate in … Continue reading “Akwa-Ibom state governor, Eno becomes patron of DGN”
By Benjamin Njoku Bolanle Austen-Peters, renowned Nigerian filmmaker and theatre director, is set to deliver the keynote address at the 5th edition of the Peace Anyiam-Osigwe Nigerian Digital Content Regulatory Conference (PAO NDCRC)m yearly organized by the National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB. The conference, themed “From Volume to Value: Future of Nollywood in … Continue reading “Bolanle Austen-Peters set to deliver keynote at NFVCB digital content confab”
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that the state in 2024 alone, attracted $5.95 billion in foreign capital inflows—over two-thirds of Nigeria’s total, while drawing $2.56 billion in Q1 2025, despite global headwinds. Sanwo-Olu, who stressed that the State remained a dominant investment destination in Africa, expressed the readiness to partner … Continue reading “Lagos nets $5.95bn foreign capital inflows in 2024 —Sanwo-Olu reveals”
By James Ogunnaike The families of Adeberu, Olufadi and Ayora/Tunwase of Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Ile Nla, Agunsebi, Ijebu Ode have dragged the Ogun State Government, former National president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, Abdulateef Owoyemi; founder of Eye Foundation Hospital, Dr. Kunle Hassan, and two others, before an Ogun State High … Continue reading “Awujale stool: Fusengbuwa ruling house in leadership face-off”
By Olasunkanmi Akoni, Victor Ahiuma-Young and Johnbosco Agbakwuru Following the devastating inferno that gutted Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island on Tuesday, six additional victims were confirmed dead yesterday, after the initial four persons on the fateful day. Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Speaker, Lagos State … Continue reading “Lagos Afriland Towers fire: Death toll hits 10, as Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Obasa, Obi, others mourn”
By James Ogunnaike The Ogun State Government has sealed five Chinese companies and arrested some of their officials for assaulting and inflicting bodily harm on law enforcement officers and state officials while they were performing their lawful duties. The companies, located in the Ogere axis of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, include DL Plastics Limited, Dyschenghan Plastics, … Continue reading “Ogun seals 5 Chinese firms, arrests staff over assault”
By Adeola Badru The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a middle-aged Islamic cleric, identified as Alfa Basiru, found in possession of items suspected to be human flesh at the Ibadan Toll Gate end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. In a related development, the Command’s Stop and Search team also recovered an abandoned … Continue reading “Police arrest cleric with suspected human flesh”
By Ike Uchechukwu The Cross River State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Morrison Ogbonna, was in early hours of yesterday found dead in his hotel room in Calabar. Vanguard gathered that the commander was found dead by his officers, who had come to pick him up for a scheduled assignment. An … Continue reading “NDLEA commander found lifeless in Calabar hotel”
By Olayinka Ajayi A cousin to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr Gedion Okoye, has narrated how his relative, Mr Okwudiri Ndurue, was forced to flee Nigeria after years of persecution, harassment, and threats to his life. Okoye, a native of Nike, Enugu State, described Ndurue, who hails from Amachara clan … Continue reading “Imo community leader flees amid threat to life”
By Innocent Anaba Nasarawa State has signed a landmark agreement with Digitslaw, a leading legal technology company, in a bold step toward digitising the state’s justice system. Digitslaw is an all-in-one law practice management software that offers the easiest, intuitive, and most organised way for ministries, government agencies, and legal professionals to manage their cases. … Continue reading “Nasarawa, Digitslaw sign digitisation deal”