A former spokesperson for the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has suspended his relationship with the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP). Peter Obi, a former Anambra State governor, was the candidate of the party in the 2023 presidential election when Okonkwo worked as the campaign spokesperson. Okonkwo,…
Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has revealed President Bola Tinubu’s role in the Union’s walkout in a recent interview. Osodeke recalled that while President Bola Tinubu was still a private citizen, he informally intervened to express his concern for the country’s educational system. He further disclosed that ASUU has…
Ademola Adedoyin is a talented Nollywood actor and model, born into the family of Nigerian industrialist Samuel Adedoyin. He holds a master’s degree in Media and Communication from the Metropolitan University of London and studied Film Directing at the Central Film School, London. Ademola is the owner of Yin Media, an audio-visual media company, and…
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has reiterated the role of traditional rulers in national stability during a recent meeting with the Council of Southern Traditional Rulers. Uzodimma made this known in a statement and photos shared on X.com on Wednesday, stating that the delegation was led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. He…
Nollywood actor, Kevin Ikeduba, has said that the level of fake life on social media can not be compared to what exists in the movie industry. He said this in a recently shared video where he spoke passionately about the movie industry in Nigeria. In the video, he said, “I laugh anytime people say social…
Some Nigerian Students have protested on Campus after Teesside University threw off their University programmes and ordered them to leave the United Kingdom. The Students carried Placards on Tuesday morning to register their frustrations following the School decision resulting from the devaluation of the Naira that has made them struggle to pay tuition fees on…
Nollywood actor Zack Orji has denied claims that he stated he is from Gabon, following a podcast video that went viral on Monday. The video appeared to show the actor revealing that he was born in Gabon, which would make him a citizen of the Central African nation According to Orji, his father’s job required…
Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has claimed that his late colleague, Junior Pope, betrayed him repeatedly despite his being there for him in his times of need. According to Edochie, it was the reason he shunned the late actor’s burial in Enugu State on Friday. He said he wanted to wait till after Junior Pope’s burial…
The National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB, on Tuesday, charged stakeholders in the Nollywood industry to ensure that films, musical videos, among others, are free from depiction and glamorisation of harmful substances like smoking tobacco, criminal acts, ritual killings, money rituals, among others. The Executive Director of NFVCB, Dr. Shaibu Husseini gave the charge…
Grammy-winning singer, Damini Ogulu, professionally known as Burna Boy, has ventured into the movie industry. The ‘African Giant’ crooner is set to make his debut as an executive producer in Black Mic Mac’s upcoming movie ‘3 Cold Dishes.’ Burna Boy would executively produce the movie through Spaceship Films, a company he co-founded alongside Bose Ogulu,…
