Kunle Afolayan Announces ‘Anikulapo’ The Series

Cerebral filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan has announced the making of the movie ‘Anikulapo’ into series. The movie which came tops in the first week of release according to Netflix ranking The award winning filmmaker, made this known today in an Instagram post that, “ANIKULAPO… The story has just begun”. The filmmaker in an interview said Netflix, a global streaming platform, wants …

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Court Adjourns Yahaya Bello’s Nephew, Others N3bn Fraud Trial Till April 16

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the N3billion fraud trial of Ali Bello, nephew of Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello and three others till April 16. Justice Obiora Egwuatu adjourned hearing in the case after ruling on the defendants’ bail applications. The court granted the defendants bail in the sum of N500million each and two sureties in like …

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Tems, Wizkid, Beyonce Win NAACP Awards

Nigerian superstars, Tems and Wizkid, were part of the first set of winners to be announced in the 2023 National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People Awards. Tems’ ‘No Woman No Cry’ cover for Black Panther won the Outstanding International Song category. Wizkid’s feature on Chris Brown’s ‘Call Me Everyday’ won the Outstanding Collaboration (Contemporary) category. Other winners include …

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Nigeria’s Box Office Records N819m Sales In January

The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria says it recorded total sales of N819 million in January, across cinemas within the country. This was made known by the National Chairman of CEAN, Mr Ope Ajayi, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. He said, “We had an increase in sales in January with N819,154,913.00, the month was …

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Elections: Bayo Faleke Drops New Hit Single, The Revelation

‘The Revelation’ is the latest effort of ace broadcaster, Dr.Adebayo Faleke (Bayo Oo). The Award winning Broadcaster who is also the Author of award winning Book ‘The Dilemmas Of A Country’ has been a great crusader of a better NIGERIA for over two decades, through his Radio & TV presentations and his recorded songs like National cake 1&2, Banana Republic, …

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No FirstBank Staff, Director was arrested by EFCC

Contrary to rumours spreading like wildfire, no staff of FirstBank was invited or arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. A statement by the bank’s management reads: “Our attention has been drawn to false news making the rounds that an order of arrest has been made against the MD of FirstBank whilst using the name and image of …

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We didn’t raid Tinubu’s residence -EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied reports of raiding the home of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement, the anti-graft agency said: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report circulating in the social media, claiming that operatives of the Commission raided the home of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, …

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Again, EFCC Recovers N900 Million for NHIS

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered an additional sum of N900,000,000 (Nine Hundred Million Naira) for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. The recovered funds were released to NHIS on February 8, 2023, two days shy of one year, when the Commission, on February 10, 2022, also released the sum of N1, 500,000,000.00 (One Billion Five Hundred …

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