On November 2, 2024, top players and guests of the Nigerian film industry appeared on the red carpet for the second edition of Netflix’s ‘Light, Camera, Naija,’ an evening dedicated to celebrating the legends of the burgeoning film industry. However, just a few weeks later, rumours started swirling about Netflix leaving Nigeria. The sector was…
The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of pushing Nigerians into poverty. Wabara said the economic policies of Tinubu’s administration have worsened hardship across Nigeria. He spoke during the board’s emergency meeting in Abuja on Thursday, saying, “The skyrocketing cost of living, coupled…
Renowned legal icon Afe Babalola has shed light on the alleged defamation against him in a book authored by lawyer-activist Dele Farotimi, titled Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System. Babalola petitioned the Ekiti State Police Command on November 9, 2024, accusing Farotimi of “criminal defamation of Aare Afe Babalola, Afe Babalola & Co, and her…
Taraba State state governor, Agbu Kefas has called on the striking lecturers of the Taraba State University (TSU) to suspend their strike and return to the negotiation table. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, TSU chapter had declared an indefinite strike on Thursday over unpaid salaries and other emoluments. However, the governor in a swift…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said corruption has severely crippled Nigeria’s economic and social development. The commission called on Nigerians to summon the courage needed to expose corrupt practices and fight the scourge. ICPC’s Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner, Mrs Ekere Usiere, stated this on Thursday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State to mark…
A crocodile attacked and killed a woman as she worked on a palm oil plantation in central Indonesia, local police said, with her body later recovered from the animal’s clutches. Indonesia is home to several species of crocodiles that regularly attack and kill humans. The 44-year-old woman was working with a colleague in West Kalimantan…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has warned its personnel in Kogi State, vowing to dismiss any officer found guilty of job racketeering. This warning was delivered by the Kogi State Commandant of the NSCDC, Akinlade Esther, on Thursday during the opening of a three-day workshop themed, “Incessant Job Racketeering and Financial Fraud in…
The Senate had expressed displeasure at the performance of Nigeria’s electricity distribution companies, otherwise known as DisCos, and the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, since the privatisation of the power sector. This is as the Red Chamber of the National Assembly described the privatisation of the power sector as a failure, while threatening to initiate…
Netflix has finally broken its silence over its alleged exit from Nigeria. There are speculations that Netflix has exited the Nigeria market due to the country’s economic challenges, as well as regulatory pressures. Reacting to the viral reports, Netflix in a statement sent to TechCabal, stated that it remains firmly committed to its operations in…
Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Dalijan, has revealed that some members of the dreaded Lakurawa terror group, who survived a military onslaught, were behind the explosion which rocked the state on Wednesday. Six travellers were reportedly killed after a vehicle conveying them ran on explosives planted along the Dansadau-Gusau Road in the Maru Local…
