By Reuben AbatiI wrote a piece recently, a tribute to the late veteran actress Bukky Ajayi and the multi-instrumentalist OJB Jezreel, in which I raised a number of issues, including how in Nollywood today, there is an obsession with the whitening of skin, an anti-Negritude yellowing, what I referred to as “the bleaching, chameleon crowd […]
Continue ReadingThe Nutrition Officer for Plateau, Moses Yusuf, said on Saturday that 66 per cent of children in the state were malnourished. Mr. Yusuf made the disclosure at the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF) mid-year review meeting in Jos. He explained that the figure was arrived at following the Standardised Monitoring of Relief and Transition (SMART) […]
Continue ReadingRev. Tor Uja, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), said the commission planned to reduce the fare for pilgrimage to Israel, citing low economic situation in the country as reason. Uja made this known at the Conference of Pilgrimage Leaders and Managers of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. The focus of the conference was […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria has released a statement, extending the Eid-el-Fitri holiday in the country by one day. “Following the directive by the President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto, to the effect that the Ramadan fast continues today (Tuesday) as a result of […]
Continue ReadingKano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, set 500 inmates free. Among those set free were persons could not afford to pay various fines or compensation, from 10 prisons in the state.Addressing the freed inmates at Kano Central Prison, Kurmawa, governor Ganduje, explained that the gesture is in the spirit of the holy month of […]
Continue ReadingThe Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar III, on Monday enjoined Muslims to continue their fast on Tuesday (today), declaring that Eid el-fitr would be observed on Wednesday.This is contained in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Wali, the Chairman, Religious Affairs Committee, Sultanate Council and made available to newsmen in Sokoto. The statement said […]
Continue ReadingThe Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Abdullahi Muhammadu has directed the deployment of 40,000 personnel across the nation to provide maximum security during the Sallah festivity. Muhammadu revealed this to newsmen during a media pally/breaking of fast at his official residence on Saturday in Abuja. He assured Nigerians that in […]
Continue ReadingEminent Nigerian Playwright and novelist, Captain Elechi Amadi, who wrote famous books like The Concubine, Isiburu, Sunset in Biafra, Peppersoup and The Road to Ibadan, on Wednesday, died at the Good Heart hospital in Port Harcourt at the age of 82, just about a week after he took ill. It was gathered that the deceased was billed to […]
Continue ReadingPassengers flying Emirates airline can experience more of Dubai this summer by enjoying deep discounts and exclusive offers across the city with “My Emirates Pass”, launched jointly with Department of Economic Development in Dubai. Passengers flying on the airline to or through Dubai between the 1st of June and 31st of August 2016 can take […]
Continue ReadingThe organizers of Miss Tourism Nigeria 2016 have announced the death of one of their contestants, a finalist in the event billed for 9th of July, 2016 in Lagos.The contestant, a finalist representing Ebonyi State, Maureen Onu, reportedly died in the early hours of Thursday. This disclosure was made known by the CEO of the […]
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