NFC, FCT sign N2.5bn MoU for Zuma Film Festival
The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) and Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have signed a N2.5 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the hosting of this year’s Zuma Film Festival (ZUFF). Managing Director of NFC, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, and FCT Permanent Secretary, Mr. Olusade Adesola signed the MoU on Thursday. Maduekwe stated: “The collaboration is in line with the current global trend in...
Obasanjo: I didn’t lobby Buhari to suspend NNPC Board inauguration
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has refuted the speculation that he influenced President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend the formal inauguration of the Governing Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) chaired by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ifeanyi Araraume. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the lawyer to...
Obi Cubana reopens club two weeks after customer’s death
The Abuja club of socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu aka Obi Cubana, Hustle & Bustle, has reopened after two weeks of closure following the death of a customer. The popular club, via its Instagram page, announced its reopening. An event took take place at the venue on Saturday night. The announcement e-flier read, “We are back. We are open to serve you...
NDLEA arrests 70-year-old woman, others over 6,586kg narcotics
A 70-year-old woman, Mrs. Beatrice Aigbedion, has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in connection with the seizure of over 5,000 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs across Edo State. After days of surveillance, NDLEA operatives on Wednesday 24th November stormed a warehouse at Uhiere, Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state, where they recovered...
UBA lights up Foundation’s garden ahead of yuletide
Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa, through its UBA Foundation, on Friday held its light up ceremony to mark the start of the festive season. At the UBA Foundation gardens in Lagos, where the bank is headquartered, the garden lights were activated by UBA's Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka. Uzoka was joined by other key management staff and...
COAS charges troops: Continue to eliminate insurgents, bandits
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has directed troops of the Nigerian Army to sustain offensive against insurgents and bandits in Nigeria. Yahaya gave the directive while addressing troops during operational visit to 23 Brigade, Yola on Saturday. He urged the troops to continue to eliminate the criminals to a point of surrendering. Yahaya’s directives was made known in...
NDIC: How we saved 12,667 banks’ jobs, depositors’ N1trn
The adoption of the Bridge Banks option by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has prevented systemic crisis and secured N1.021 trillion deposits which ensured that depositors access their funds and financial services. Mr. Bello Hassan, Managing Director of the NDIC, disclosed this on Saturday at the 2021 Editors Forum with the theme: “Enduring Extreme Disruptions: Resilience & Reinvention for...
NDLEA operatives intercept 12,385kg drugs at Eko Atlantic Beach
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend seized 12,385 kilograms of Loud Cannabis, a strong variant of the illicit weed imported from a neighbouring country and smuggled into Lagos through the waterways. The operatives acted on credible intelligence that 12,385 pellets of Loud Cannabis were brought in from the West African country through the ocean...
IPOB to Gumi: Don’t compare us with bandits, the agents of deaths
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, not to compare their members with bandits. IPOB, in a statement made available to The Star on Sunday, stated that there is no basis for comparing "agents of deaths and mass murderers like bandits with peaceful IPOB members." Gumi had on Thursday while reacting to the court's...
LASG moves to deliver 20 hours electricity to residents
The Lagos State Government has disclosed plans to deliver 50 Megawatts of electricity for 20 hours daily to residents through the Lagos State Electricity Policy. Governor of Lagos, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known in a statement on Saturday signed by Mr. Kayode Oyekanmi, Director Public Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MCIC). Sanwo-Olu said the development was part of the efforts of his...
