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Funke Akindele’s Movie Makes History With $100,000 In Diaspora Sales

24.12.2024

Nollywood actress and film producer, Funke Akindele has achieved a groundbreaking milestone with her latest film, “Everybody Loves Jenifa” becoming the first Nollywood film to hit $100,000 in diaspora sales. The talented actress and filmmaker made this disclosure on her official social media handle on Tuesday, December 24, following the movie premiere in the United...

Ex-Agitators Hail Tinubu, Otuaro For Sharing Palliatives To PAP Beneficiaries

24.12.2024

The leaders and beneficiaries of the Phase 2 Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), have commended the Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu and Dennis Otuaro, the administrator of the PAP for sharing palliatives to the beneficiaries. Reacting to the rice and cash palliative, the ex-agitators described the gesture as a groundbreaking initiative, stating that it had never been done...

Kwara Gov Felicitates Christians At Christmas

24.12.2024

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON) has felicitated the Christian community on the Christmas festive season. This was contained in a press statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye on Tuesday, December 24. “The season is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, a key event in human history through which a...

NCAA Initiates Sanction Against Five Airlines For Regulations Violations

24.12.2024

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has initiated enforcement action against five airlines (two international and three domestic operators) for various violations of Part 19 of the NCAA regulations including nonpayment of refunds within the stipulated time frame. Other offences counted against the airlines include: non-responsiveness to the NCAA’s directives, missing luggage, manhandled luggage, short-landed...

Elebuibon Harps On Peaceful Co-Existence

24.12.2024

…as Isese Youths stage peaceful rally Renowned Ifa priest and Araba Awo of Osogboland, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, has called for peaceful coexistence among all religions, emphasizing the need to foster harmony and understanding in society. Speaking in Osogbo, on Tuesday, Elebuibon highlighted the importance of correcting misconceptions about the traditional deity, Esu, stressing that there...

Group Provides Succor To Family Of Deceased Policeman In Rivers

24.12.2024

…Gift Daughter 500,000 To Settle all outstanding school fees An Indigenous oil and gas servicing company, RusselSmith Group has gifted the sum of N500,000 to the daughter of a deceased policeman for diligently performing his duties during his deployment to the Special Protection Unit of Nigeria Police, attached to the company. The deceased officer, Inspector...

Ondo Assembly Approves ₦698.66 Billion 2025 Budget

24.12.2024

The Ondo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, approved a ₦698.66 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The budget which reflects ₦43.43 billion increase from the initial ₦655.23 billion proposal was presented by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa last week. Dubbed the “Budget of Recovery,” the fiscal plan allocates ₦433.62 billion (62%) to capital projects, underscoring...

Ex-Defence Perm Sec Visits Aviation Ministry As Meribole Bows Out Of Service

24.12.2024

The new Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Dr Ibrahim Kana, has held a meeting with the outgoing Permanent Secretary and Directors of the Ministry following his recent posting to the Ministry. According to a statement on Tuesday by the Head of Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi, the informal meeting was...

Aliyu Swears In 24 New Commissioners, Others, Emphasizes Zero-Tolerance Policy For Corruption

24.12.2024

Governor Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has sworn in seven new commissioners to replace those who resigned to become Chairmen of their Local Government Councils. Additionally, nine Permanent Secretaries and eight Special Advisers were also sworn in on Tuesday, December 24. While swearing them in, Governor Aliyu emphasized the importance of utilizing their wealth of...

Otunba Oladipupo Felicitates Alaperu, Sons, Daughters Of Iperu

24.12.2024

The Chairman of the Iperu Mini Stadium Committee, Otunba Denny Oladipupo has felicitated Christians in Iperu town and wishes them a merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year ahead. Otunba Oladipupo also thanked Alaperu of Iperu, Oba Adeleke Adelekan Idowu- Basibo and the good people of Iperu Akesanland for their support, and also thanked Otunba Taiwo...