Actor Femi Adebayo’s film ‘Jagun Jagun’ has bagged seven nominations at the 2024 Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA. The nominations were unveiled in Lagos on Wednesday at an event attended by members of the jury, AMAA screening college, and board of Africa Film Academy, AFA. ‘Jagun Jagun’ received nominations in several key categories of the…
Lagos, Nigeria – On Wednesday, October 2, the Africa Film Academy, producers of the Africa Movie Award Academy, AMAA, revealed the highly anticipated nominations for the upcoming 20th edition. The nomination unveil was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Ikeja, GRA, with members of the jury and screener college in attendance as well as the AFA…
The Race to the WH Presidential Forecast has predicted the likely winner in each state by analysing recent polling, electoral history, and national economic trends from the past two years. Using this data, the model simulates the Electoral College 50,000 times to estimate the chances of Kamala Harris or Donald Trump winning the election. This…
The World Health Organisation has listed the first mpox in vitro diagnostic test under its Emergency Use Listing procedure, marking an important step in improving global access to mpox testing. In a statement released on Thursday, WHO announced that the emergency use approval of the Alinity m MPXV assay, manufactured by Abbott Molecular Inc., will…
Governor of Gombe state, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has set up a high-level negotiation team to engage with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) all of Gombe State University (GSU). Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi,…
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun has presented cheques worth N48,681,738.48k to 22 families of deceased officers who died in active-service, as well as those who got injured through accident while carrying out official duty in Kogi State. The Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP William Ovye Aya, who disclosed this…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has conducted an assessment of some vital infrastructure, including roads, bridges and hospitals damaged by the recent flood disaster that struck Maiduguri metropolis and the surrounding local government areas. The governor’s assessment included visits to key areas such as Gwange maternity, road networks, Fori, Moro-Moro and Gwange bridges. Zulum,…
Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, declared that Enugu State is back to life under Governor Peter Mbah. Shettima, who said the time for politics was over, noted that Mbah was turning the state around through multiple projects across all sectors. He was in Enugu to commission the Enugu State Garment and Fashion Hub,…
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has announced readiness towards ensuring prompt implementation of the new national minimum wage of N70,000. The decision, according to the Governor, followed the comprehensive discussion the government held with the State Chapter of the Nigeria Labor Congress. In a media chat with journalists at the Government House, the Governor…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana, has denied knowing controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, Falana insisted he never had any business with Bobrisky. According to him, the crossdresser spoke to his son, Folarin Falana, aka Falz. A blogger, Martins Otse, also known…
