The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute has demanded the immediate release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism. This was according to a statement jointly signed by the President, IPI Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed and the Legal Adviser/Chair, Advocacy Committee, IPI Nigeria, Tobi Soniyi, on Saturday. It was earlier…
The Israeli government says it has decided to shut down Al Jazeera, a Qatari-owned TV station and news outlet, in the Jewish country. In a tweet on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the decision was taken after a unanimous vote by the government. Netanyahu described Al Jazeera as an incitement channel and thanked…
Quite recently, a viral video revealed some captivating exchanges between British-accented journalist Laila Johnson-Salami and Senator David Umahi, the Minister of Works. As reported, social media is abuzz with reactions to their interaction during an interview addressing the environmental concerns of the Lagos-Calabar Highway project. As Laila Johnson-Salami began questioning Senator Umahi in her distinct…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Iya Ologi has said that she was once invited to join occult group because of the roles she plays in movies. In a recent interview, she made it known that when she was on a movie set in a village, she was invited by witches to join their group but had to…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has issued warnings to establishments such as hotels, supermarkets, and schools not to accept payments for services rendered in dollars or any other foreign money, Transact in dollars. In the EFCC e-magazine, published recently, Chairman Ola Olukoyede vowed to jail anyone found dollarizing the economy. EFCC head warned individuals soliciting…
Famous Christian filmmaker and director, Mike Bamiloye, has said that people who contend that the Old Testament model of paying 10% tithes may have some merit. His words: “I just discovered now that those people arguing that giving 10% tithes is Old Testament pattern might be somehow correct.” Tithing is a biblical practice where believers…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has refuted a purported list of former governors under investigation for alleged corruption, which has now gone viral. There were reports in the media that 58 former governors were under the investigation of the anti-graft agency over alleged corruption. The former governors, according to reports, were accused of…
Renowned Nigerian actor, Richard Mofe Damijo, fondly known as RMD, is set to grace the screens once again in his second Bollywood movie titled “Postcards.” This follows RMD’s successful debut in the 2020 cross-cultural comedy “Namaste Wahala,” which brought together actors from both Nigeria’s Nollywood and India’s Bollywood film industries. “Postcards” will also feature other…
President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, High Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has called on the Igbos in Nigeria and in the Diaspora to support President Bola Tinubu’s administration to succeed. Iwuanyanwu stated this when he received the leadership and members of the Igbo Community Assembly in his Abuja home on Thursday. The former Peoples Democratic Party…
On December 26th in the year 1908, an igbo man from Anambra, always with his eririozo on his legs, popularly known as Nduka Jack Johnson became the first African American World Heavyweight Boxing Champion by knocking out Tommy Burns. For years America would not show this image of a blackman knocking out a white man….
