Chico Ejiro, the popular Nollywood producer died in the early hours of Christmas day from a seizure. His family said his remains have been deposited at the morgue. Delta State-born Ejiro is a movie director, screenwriter, and producer who brought Nollywood to the limelight in the early 2000s. His 2002 profile in the New York Times titled “When There’s Too Much of a Not-Very-Good Thing” by Matt Steinglass highlighted the many challenges and opportunities available…
The President Muhammad Buhari led administration has again come under heavy criticism this time from the Arewa Consultative Forum and the Middle Belt Forum over the claim by the President that peace and stability have been restored in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe states. In recent days, Nigeria has seen a significant rise in insecurity, including the kidnap of 35 people on Damaturu-Maiduguri road by Boko Haram. But on Thursday, President Buhari commended the nation’s military,…
Veteran comedian Ali Baba, who is a diehard Arsenal fan has advised billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, against buying the club due to their present poor form. Ali Baba who gave the advice during an interview with Punch commended moves by Dangote to buy the popular English football club. When asked about moves by Dangote to buy Arsenal, the comedian said, I like the idea of Aliko buying the gunners. But if he buys these kindergarten players,…
Aids around the president have raised an alarm over alleged plans to smear the good image of President Muhammadu Buhari and to portray him as not being in charge of the affairs of government. This was revealed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina in Abuja. According to the statement, an online platform has been procured to launch the campaign of calumny against the President…
The Wall Street Journal has obtained testimonies from some of the abducted Kankara schoolboys were they revealed that ransom was paid before they were freed. On Tuesday, Garba Shehu, spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari maintained that no ransom was paid but rather it was repentant bandits who played a role in securing the release of the over 300 schoolboys. A day later on Wednesday, WSJ published this report in which three of the 344 boys…