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The quiet city of Owerri, the Imo State capital, recently had an army of filmmakers, painters, sculptors, and culture enthusiasts storm the maiden edition of the Village Arts and Film Festival, VillaFFest. The festival, which climaxed…

“Wonder Woman 1984” used its lasso of truth to rope in $5.5 million over the New Year’s holiday. The sequel also ensnared another $10.1 million from overseas markets, bringing its global total to $118.5 million. That’s not a disastrous…

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the engagement of 774,000  unemployed itinerant Nigerians by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) under a  Special Public Works Programme. This was announced by the Minister for…

A group of civil society organisations, CSOs, on the platform of the Coalition for Constitutional and Electoral Reforms, on Sunday called on the National Assembly to give Nigerians a New Year gift by ensuring the passage of the…

Despite its huge oil reserves, Nigeria attracted only four per cent of Africa’s $75 billion oil and gas investment in four years (2015-2019) because of the delay in the passage of the nation’s Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB into law. In a…

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the killing of 70 people in Zaroumdareye, a border town between the Niger Republic and Mali by militants, describing the incident as another clarion call for united action by African leaders against…

“We want to bring back peace and unity in Imo APC because misunderstanding and rancour among members is affecting the party’s progress in the state." Princess Gloria Akobundu, Chief Executive Officer of New Partnership for Africa’s…

The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Ade Adetimehin has assured the party members of a robust new year in terms of patronage and reward from the party. Adetimehin in his new year message…

The Nigerian government has set aside a target to construct 300,000 houses under the Economic Sustainability Plan, ESP, scheme for low-income owners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as cement manufacturers and government have agreed…

Nigerian musician and businessman, Oladapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj welcomes his newborn baby girl with his wife, Lineo Didi Kilgrow. Kokomaster a.k.a D’banj took to his verified Instagram handle on Friday to announce the…