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Veteran actor, Emeka Ike set to launch Nollywood TV on Satellite decoder TStv A lengendary Nollywood actor and multiple award winner, who has starred in over 300 movies, Emeka Ike is set to launch the first of its kind in Africa, Nollywood TV on the indigenous digital satellite television service operator, TStv Emeka Ike who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder, Nollywood TV disclosed to the Creative Industry Group (CIG), Blog that the reason for establishing the television outfit was to create an enduring structure for the industry that will facilitate financial autonomy. Ike said that aside from the popularity enjoyed by Nollywood, the industry needed to be more self sustaining without resulting to begging for funds. ``We cannot overemphasize that Nollywood has created a relevance in the entertainment world and make impact in the world in general. ``The Nollywood is not just evolving, but still hanging in the air without adequate support, so a platform like Nollywood TV o...

 Leke Adeboye, Son Of RCCG Founder Rejects New RCCG Dating Site. According to him : "We don’t need a dating app! We are old fashioned. We use prayer and the holy spirit to find each other.” Leke is happily married with three children. His wife is the daughter of an RCCG pastor and was groomed for him by his mom over the years before their marriage.   Pastor Leke who is the last child of RCCG  founder Pastor Enoch Adeboye and works as an official personal assistant to his father obviously knows nothing about the struggles of ordinary people on the streets who are not as privileged but are genuinely ready for marriage without many avenues to link up and meet people.

 Father of 3 arrested at Abuja airport for ingesting 96 pellets of Cocaine ...5 varsity students, 72-year-old man, others in net over 5,721.92kg drugs seized at Lagos airport, 9 states A 44-year-old father of three, Gabriel Anthony Patrick has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja for ingesting 96 pellets of cocaine, which he excreted in the custody of the Agency. A native of Nike in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu state, Gabriel was arrested on Friday 26th November during an outward clearance of Turkish Airline at the boarding screening area of the airport enroute Abuja-Istanbul-Madrid. He had travelled to Germany in 1996 for two years on asylum after which he relocated to Spain in 1999 where he currently holds a residence permit and works as a driver in a food manufacturing company. He claimed he came into Nigeria on 17th November to sell cloths and car spare parts he shi...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has said that its preliminary findings showed that none of its officers assaulted an Air peace airline passenger, Ms. Abiri Oluwabusayo Khloe, at the departure gate of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos in the early hours of today, Sunday 5th December. The passenger had in social media publications alleged a female NDLEA officer harassed and assaulted her. While further investigation of the allegation is ongoing, the following facts have so far been established: At about 12:20am on Sunday 5th Dec, during an outward clearance of passengers going to South Africa by Air peace, a female passenger, Ms. Abiri Oluwabusayo was asked to submit her luggage for a search, which is a regular procedure.  In the course of searching her luggage, which contains about 8 handbags, Ms. Abiri who obviously came late for the flight as shown on CCTV footage became agitated and hurled a number of unprintable insults at the female office...

Arbitrary Airfares: Chief Allen Onyema Esq, Chairman, Airpeace Airlines Responds  …We do not discriminate against South East. I believe some of these people are paid to erroneously believe that they can run us down. I populate flights to the south east and what we get in return is this devilish envy and unbridled jealousy.  *Our fares start from N23,000.* *It progresses from there to N60,000 which is our highest economy class fare.* *For an aircraft that carries 136 passengers(12 business class and 124 economy) the fare is allocated as follows:* N23,000 - 10seats; N27,500 - 20 seats; N30,000 - 25seats; N33,000- 15seats, N35,000 - 15seats; N42,000 - 10 seats; N47,000- 5seats; N50,000 - 5seats, N55,000 - 5seats and N60,000 - 14seats. *The above fares are loaded in the system for all the destinations- North, East, South and West.* No discrimination at all. If the first 10 seats of N23,000 fare finishes, the system will automatically start showing the next fare which is N27,500. I...

 LASEPA SEEKS PROTECTION OF WILDLIFE POPULATION … Rescues Sea Turtle from Poacher, Returns Reptile to Sea   The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has called for collective support against unlawful trade of wildlife, hunting and possession of wildlife parts in order to sustain the ecological balance and prevent the extinction of some special animals and plants. The General Manager of the Agency, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, made the call while speaking on the rescue of a Sea Turtle from a poacher, who was arrested by the officials of the Kick against Indiscipline (KAI) in the Eti-Osa area of the State. She said: “Our awareness advocacy recently paid off, as the officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Eti-Osa Zone arrested one Isiaka Muhammad, who confessed to hunting sea creatures and selling them. The sea reptile was recovered and later released back into the ocean at Oniru Beach in the presence of our natural resource protection team”. Dr. Fasawe expressed c...

The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Solomon Bonu, has expressed the readiness of the State Government to vigorously market coconut plantations in Badagry as a viable means of boosting tourism and the coconut value chain in the State.  Bonu gave the assurance at the ninth edition of Coconut Festival, Agunkefest, held in Badagry, Lagos, saying that the State Government wants to elevate the prominence of the coconut product beyond its agricultural value to showcase the huge cultural heritage of the Badagry people to the world.  He stated that the objective of the annual Coconut festival is to create increased awareness about the product, its importance and its viability in terms of economic value in addition to its huge tourism potential. His words: “The Ministry realised that the coconut festival, which has an agricultural impact, can also be used as a veritable tool to market Badagry and Lagos as a destination of choice in the area of c...

The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun MFR has been honoured with an Award of Excellence at the Nigeria Cocoa Summit and Awards held at the Sandralia Hotel Abuja on Tuesday, 30th November 2021.  The Summit was jointly organized by the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment. The Award of Excellence was in recognition of Governor Abiodun’s immense contributions to the Cocoa Economy of Nigeria through recent interventions approved for the Cocoa Sector in Ogun State such as: 1. Fulfilment of all pre-conditions necessary for the participation of Ogun State in the CBN Cocoa Development Initiative and other Cocoa support initiatives for Ogun Cocoa farmers and stakeholders; which included evaluation of all Cocoa producing sites in the State, as funded by Ogun State Government; 2. Designation of land in 10 locations for prospective investors in primary production;...

The tragedy occurred at the Jah-Michael community in the Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State on Saturday. The children were between ages four and nine years. Reports say they suffocated in a Honda Pilot jeep with registration number AAA157BD parked in the compound of one of the deceased mothers, Saliat Kazeem. Saliat found the lifeless bodies after she searched the surroundings looking for her grandaughter. Saliat, who owns the house where the car was parked, slept while the children entered the vehicle. Police Public Relations Officer in the state Adekunle Ajisebutu confirmed the incident. He said, “The eight children were said to have mistakenly locked themselves in an abandoned car while playing. Their bodies have been recovered and deposited at the Badagry General Hospital’s morgue for an autopsy to determine the actual cause of death. One more photo below.

Jeremiah Omoto Foundation donates N40, 000,000.00 Million Naira Cash to 200 wives of Nigeria fallen heroes ( Defence and Police), through it's Socio-Economic Development and Empowerment training. Jeremiah Omoto Foundation donates N40, 000,000.00 Million Naira Cash to 200 wives of Nigeria fallen heroes ( Defence and Police), through it's Socio-Economic Development and Empowerment training. More photos below.

 Finally, Governor Babagana Zulum clears the long standing Borno's N12billion outstanding pension.  He said "Today I have cleared off the N12Billion Naira outstanding. This bring to an end the era of owing pensioners. It should not be recorded in history that our parents who laboured for the state for the past 35-40 years of their lives could not get means of surviving after retirement, even God will not be happy. It is expected that in the next 48hrs, every pensioner should have been credited in their accounts" Prof. Umara Babagana Zulum. Borno State Governor

Yobe education Commissioner, Dr. Sani Idriss El-bulatori spent night in boarding school, dinned and interacted with students to know the problems affecting boarding schools. By Mustafa Banker. More photos below.

Yobe records first set of consultants in veterinary medicine. By Cara Gift Luckson - December 4, 20210 Yobe records first set of consultants in veterinary medicine Yobe has gotten its first set of consultants in veterinary medicine. The consultants are: Yusuf Ilyasu Maina (Microbiology); Mustapha Abba Geidam and Jalo Ibrahim (Public Health). Others are: Hamisu Yelwa (Medicine) and Idris Madaki (Preventive Medicine). All the graduands expressed profound gratitude to the executive governor of Yobe State Mai Mala Buni, for his continuous support and also to the former governor distinguished senator Ibrahim Geidam, with whose support, the program witnessed it’s first leap. The human assets development strategy of the Yobe state government has a consequential effect on the morale of civil servants in the state as civil servants who have served the state will continue to remain relevant to the nation even after retirement. The capacity acquired will deploy in diverse areas within and outside...