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Mr Fuji: Barry Wonder: the first episode screams respectful admiration
Review of
"Mr. Fuji: Barry Wonder: the first episode of the Fuji documentary
Produced and Directed
byProfessor Saheed Aderinto
Winner of the 2023 Dan David Prize (The world's largest History prize)
Florida International University, United States
Critical
Professor Emerita Karin Barber
University of Birmingham, United KingdomThis engaging...
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Benue govt orders refund of excess WAEC/NECO ‘tampering’ charges
The Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency (BSEQAA) has directed school principals in the state to immediately refund excess WAEC/NECO handling charges levied on senior secondary school final year students ( SS3).
The agency's director-general Francis Terna gave the directive...
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Lagos will create its own airline: governor
Lagos State has mulled over the idea of establishing an airline for passenger operations just as the state prepares to begin construction of its own airport in Lekki.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu unveiled the plan on Thursday at the Lagos West...
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NAFDAC addresses report of alleged insufficient paracetamol dosage
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says the recent publication claiming that paracetamol medicines in Nigeria are underdosed is false.
"There is nothing wrong with our paracetamol. The publication is false and I am speaking...
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‘An elephant out of the way,’ says Governor Fubara of Supreme Court ruling
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has described the validation of his election by the Supreme Court as a victory for the state.
The Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed Fubara's election.
A five-member panel of judges headed by Ibrahim Saulawa dismissed...
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More than a billion people live in informal settlements around the world: research reveals
More than one billion people live in informal settlements around the world, according to the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC), a research project funded by the UK Government's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
The statistics, according to the researchers, highlight...
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Court jails two women for child theft
The Child, Sexual and Gender Violence Court in Awka, Anambra State has sentenced two women to multiple jail terms for child robbery and kidnapping.
The convicts, Faith Obi, 32, and Chinenye Obete, 41, were arraigned on five charges, according to...
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Police arrest suspects in deadly Bokkos and Mangu attacks
Police arrested 17 suspects. The Christmas Eve attacks in Bokkos, Barikin Ladi and Mangu local government areas of Plateau State killed dozens of people.
Police also said 10 bodies have been recovered from various locations following the attacks, while...
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Police to arrest Nigerians featured in online LGBTQ video challenge
The Nigerian police have ordered the arrest of some people who claimed to belong to the Nigerian lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community, in a video clip they presented.
Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson for the Force Headquarters, gave the...
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The accusation against Obiano is a blessing in disguise, says the former governor’s publicist
The indictment of Willie Obiano by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) for the alleged theft of N4 billion from the Anambra State security vote account has been described as a blessing in disguise for the former governor...
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Police Apprehend Two Members of Aiye Cult and Recover Weapons in Edo
Sure, here is a simplified version of the blog post:---Police officers in Edo State have caught two people who...