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Coronavirus – Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, is said to be seriously ill and in fact suspected of being infected with Coronavirus. A top government source told SaharaReporters on Monday that Kyari has been seriously “down” since returning from a trip abroad. Kyari visited Germany and Egypt and only returned […]
Nollywood – Wale Adenuga has described the film industry in Nigeria as unprofitable, adding that things are not going on well as expected with the sector. Adenuga, who is the chairman of Pefti Film Institute, disclosed this over the weekend in Ibadan while speaking with newsmen. He said the Federal Government had done its best by providing loans for […]
Emergency Call Centre – LAGOS – President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday unveiled the new National Broadband Plan (2020-2025). The President also commissioned three other projects executed by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and agencies under it. According to Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, “The plan, essentially, is intended to […]
Akeredolu – Akure – Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has declared all schools in the state closed till further notice to prevent the spread of the dreadful coronavirus. He made the declaration in a statewide broadcast on Thursday in Akure, the state capital. In his address, the governor said: “We have also directed the closure […]
Coronavirus – The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has reacted to the covid-19 pandemic being witnessed around the world, Nigeria inclusive. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, he stated that the government is on top of the situation. “Nigeria, like every other country […]
Nollywood – Mr Ejezie Rowland, National President, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), says storylines of Nollywood movies are not responsible for the wave of crime in the country. Rowland, who made the remark in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, was reacting to a report quoting works and housing […]
Sanusi says his sack as Emir, about six years after his appointment, is an act of God. Former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has reacted to his dethronement by the State Government on Monday, March 9, 2020. In a four-minute video, Sanusi described his sack, about six years after his appointment as Emir, as […]
President Buhari – An yet-to-be identified man charged at President Muhammadu Buhari in Kebbi State on Thursday, March 12, 2020, raising questions about the safety of Nigeria’s number one citizen and the competence of those who watch over him In the eight-second clip that has been making the rounds on social media and which was […]
Ne-Yo and his wife, Crystal Smith, are going their separate ways. The singer confirmed the news on an episode of the Private Talk With Alexis Texas podcast, released on Saturday, sharing that he and Crystal are getting a divorce after four years of marriage. “It’s slowly but surely becoming public knowledge that myself and my wife have decided to […]
Ronaldinho – The Instituto Ronaldinho Gaúcho (IRG), which was closed in the end of 2010, was investigated on two occasions due to allegedly irregular contracts with the Porto Alegre city hall. The first probe came in 2012, with city councillors claiming that more than $100,000 was paid to the educational institute led by Ronaldinho. That […]