By Opeyemi Samuel The goldfish apparently has no hiding place, as recognitions upon recognitions have not ceased trailing award-winning movie ‘The New Patriots’. The movie and its producer, Dr Rotimi Adelola, have just clinched four nominations in different categories at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) Awards 2021. The movie which premièred on June…
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday depart Abuja for UK to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021 to 2025. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, who confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said the summit would be co-hosted by the…
The police in Edo on Monday debunked social media reports that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Ehor Division, CSP Benjamin Benafa, has been arrested over kidnap issues. The social media reports had it that the DPO was arrested by a special anti-kidnap team from the office of the Inspector-General of Police. Police spokesman in Edo,…
A man accused of trying to kill Mali’s military strongman Assimi Goita, the figure behind two coups in less than a year, has died in custody. The suspect, whose identity has not been revealed, was taken into custody following the assassination attempt at Bamako’s Grand Mosque on Tuesday. “During investigations… his health deteriorated” and he…
Japanese Momiji Nishiya, 13, has clinched the Olympic title in the women’s street skateboarding competition, shedding tears of happiness after nailing her final trick and becoming the country’s youngest gold medal winner. On the Olympic podium with her on Monday, two other female athletes – aged 13 and 16 – stood wearing silver and bronze…
Comedienne, Adekola Adekanya, also known as Princess, on Monday, narrated how she met embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, before the Lagos State Special Offences Court in the Ikeja area. According to Princess, she met Baba Ijesha in 2008 at an event and the two decided to start making comedy skits together. The…
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lashed out at Germany’s Catholic Church in published comments on Monday, perhaps signaling a new fight between the church’s conservative and liberal wings. Pope Benedict, who stepped down in 2013 and adheres closely to traditional Church philosophies, has been critical at times of the Church in his native Germany, which tends…
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has won a majority of seats in elections for the legislative assembly of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, preliminary results say. According to unofficial results released by the election commission, Khan’s PTI won 25 out of 45 seats in the polls held on Sunday. Polling was held across…
The trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, resumed at the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday without Kanu’s presence in court. When the matter was called up, the prosecution counsel, M. B. Abubakar, informed the court that the matter was slated for hearing and that they were ready…
