Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor popularly called Mama G, has taken a quick swipe at the root causes of incessant deaths among Nollywood actors, blaming it on the carelessness and negligence on the part of the actors. The veteran actress expressed her views earlier this week in Lagos. She also revealed why she broke down in tears at the funeral rites of the late comic actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr. Ibu, which took place in his home town in Enugu state late last month. According to Mama G, “ When you are doing something you are enjoying, you wouldn’t…

The Peoples Democratic Party has implicated the former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in the crisis within the Edo State chapter of the party. Edo PDP has been facing internal conflicts since the governorship primary election on February 22, 2024, which resulted in Asue Ighodalo becoming the governorship candidate. Discontented party members subsequently took legal action against the party. Last week, Justice Inyang Ekwo invalidated the primary in the case FHC/ABJ/CS/165/2024, due to the exclusion of 378 delegates. The PDP appealed this judgment on Wednesday. Consequently, the PDP National Working Committee has suspended its National Vice Chairman (South-South), Chief Dan…

A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, trapping about 120 students and teachers, and setting off a frantic search for those in the rubble. A local television station reported 12 deaths. Authorities are yet to confirm the number of students and teachers killed in Saints Academy college in Plateau state’s Busa Buji community. But Channels Television said 26 people were being treated along with the deaths, citing a witness account at a nearby hospital. Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said rescue and health workers as well as security forces have been deployed at the scene. It…

Justice Victoria Nwoye of the Anambra State High Court, sitting in Onitsha has convicted and sentenced the duo of Ikechukwu Obiekwe and Ugo Chukwudi to prison for fraud. They were prosecuted by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on 10-count charges bordering on conspiracy, fraudulent conversion, stealing and retention of proceeds of crime to the tune of N39, 528, 530 (Thirty-nine million, Five Hundred and Twenty-eight Thousand, Five Hundred and Thirty Naira). Count two of the charge reads: “That you, Ikechukwu Obiekwe, between 2016 to 2018 in Onitsha within the jurisdiction of this Honourable…

The former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has urged politicians not to over stretch the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, as this could adversely affect execution of projects and retard development in the Niger Delta region. Jonathan noted that as an interventionist agency for the oil producing states, the NDDC holds the mandate of bringing development closer to the people and that the agency came as a child of necessity with a strategic role to improve the environment, provide infrastructure and improve the livelihood of the people of the region. He recalled that the first leadership of the…

The Adamawa/Taraba Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has seized 85 200-litre drums of petrol being illegally conveyed to the Republic of Cameroon. The command also seized 795 25-litre jerry cans of the same product found concealed on a bush path at the Sahuda section of the Nigeria-Cameroon border. The Customs Area controller of the Adamawa/Taraba Area Command, Comptroller Garba Bashir who called a news briefing Friday at the area command headquarters of the NCS in Yola, disclosed that a Carina E with a hidden compartment loaded with petrol was intercepted along the Girei-Wuro Boki axis of Adamawa State.…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has presented staff and instruments of office to the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, Ige Olakulehin 1. The governor made the presentation around 2:45 pm on Friday, during a ceremony at the frontage of Mapo Hall in Ibadan. Makinde, while making the presentation, said, “They said they want to sabotage, they want to sabotage, we are here today at Mapo Hall. “I, Engineer Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State by the virtue of power conferred on me, hereby present the staff of office to the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. “Let…

Afrobeats star Rema is reportedly set to be paid $3m to perform at the wedding of Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, and Radhika Merchant. The singer took to his Instagram page on Thursday to share his arrival in India ahead of the wedding ceremony. As reported by Hindustan Times, Rema will get paid a fee of $3 million to perform his global hit “Calm Down” at the event. The wedding celebration also features performances by other international superstars. Canadian singer Justin Bieber reportedly received $10 million for his performance, while pop icon Rihanna also graced the…

In a move to bolster their attacking lineup, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have submitted a €200 million bid for Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, as reported by Corriere dello Sport. This bid comes in the wake of Kylian Mbappe’s departure to Real Madrid. Mbappe, who joins the Spanish giants as a free agent, is set to be unveiled later this week. Napoli’s new manager, Antonio Conte, remains firm on retaining Kvaratskhelia, emphasizing the player’s importance to his squad. Meanwhile, Osimhen’s future seems more uncertain. The Nigerian striker’s contract includes a €130 million release clause, making a transfer feasible if PSG…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio have arrived in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital for the 2024 Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit. The duo arrived at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre, the venue of the summit in Port Harcourt at noon. The summit has the theme: “Renewed Hope for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta.” Stay tuned for more details…