Home Alone actor, Catherine O’Hara, dies at 71
Emmy-winning actress Catherine O’Hara, who starred in “Schitt’s Creek” and “Home Alone,” has died at the age of 71, her management agency said Friday. The Canadian-born performer also starred in “Beetlejuice” and recently Apple TV’s Hollywood satire show “The Studio.” A person who answered the phone at her manager Marc Gurvitz’s office confirmed the actress’s […]
Okonjo-Iweala urges Nigeria to shift from importing tech to local manufacturing
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged Nigeria to move decisively beyond importing technology to manufacturing it locally, warning that sustained dependence on foreign technology weakens the country’s industrial base and constrains job creation in the digital economy. Speaking at Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, Okonjo-Iweala said the current disruption […]
Naira appreciates to N1,470/$ in parallel market
The Naira on Friday appreciated to N1,470 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,480 per dollar on Thursday. But the naira weakened in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), depreciating to N1,391 per dollar. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose to N1,391 […]
Wizkid, Seun Kuti clash over Fela’s legacy refuses to fade
The Wizkid and Seun Kuti feud, over Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s legacy is still causing a stir in Nigeria’s music scene, with many top musicians and fans weighing in and sharing their takes on the controversy. Recall that the media was awash last week, after Wizkid claimed he’s ‘bigger than Fela’, prompting mixed reactions from music icons […]
FG, police behind Osun LG crisis — Accord alleges
The Accord Party on Friday accused the Federal Government and the Nigeria Police Force of being behind the ongoing crisis in Osun State local governments, demanding the immediate withdrawal of court-sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmen and councillors from council secretariats across the state. In a statement issued by the party’s National Chairman, Barr. Maxwell […]
Just In: Donald Duke dumps PDP, joins ADC
Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Duke was formally registered as a member of the ADC in Ward 5, Calabar Municipality, where he also received his membership card amid cheers from supporters. This marks the second time the former […]
Offa Bank Robbery: Appeal court upholds death sentence on five convicts
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, today, Friday, upheld the death sentences imposed on five men convicted over the 2018 Offa bank robbery, dismissing their appeals as lacking merit. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) in the state, Mohammed Akande, told journalists who witnessed the proceedings that the three Appeal Court judges […]
Rivers Political Crisis: Ex-militant, Amagbein calls on Tinubu to broker peace between Wike, Fubara
Former Niger Delta freedom fighter, ‘General’ Endurance Amagbein, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the escalating political crisis between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. In a statement released in Abuja, Amagbein warned that failure to address the standoff could plunge […]
‘We didn’t deny Wike access to stadium, it’s under reconstruction’ – Rivers gov’t
The Rivers State government has said it did not deny the Nyesom Wike-led pro-President Bola Tinubu rally organisers access to the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Elekahia, Port Harcourt, on Friday. The state government clarified that the stadium was under reconstruction. Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and Amb. Desmond Akawor, Chairman of the Renewed […]