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Why I get scared whenever Funke Akindele calls me for a job - Jide Kosoko

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Veteran Nollywood actor Jide Kosoko has revealed that he gets scared whenever filmmaker Funke Akindele calls him for a role because of her demanding approach to filmmaking and atte... Read More


Kano governor renominates commisioner forced to resign for bailing drug suspect

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has renominated Ibrahim Namadi, the former Commissioner for Transportation, for reappointment to the state executive council. Mr Namadi had resig... Read More


Alleged N27bn Fraud: I didn't receive payment instructions from ex-governor Ishaku, but his co-accused

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- A Taraba State Government cashier told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Wednesday that he never had any interraction with former Governor Darius Ishaku th... Read More


NIBSS, Transactility's partnership delivers National Payment Stack

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Transactility, Inc. has disclosed that the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), Nigeria's central payment infrastructure operator, leveraged Transactility's open-source te... Read More


Emerging African creatives seek greater visibility, income opportunities at Lagos festival

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The maiden edition of the Africa Content Festival brought together content creators, filmmakers, writers, animators, journalists, poets, and other professionals to explore opportun... Read More


INEC violates Electoral Act, fails to publish voter register 90 days before election

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to publish the preliminary voters' register on its website by the 90-day deadline before the 2027 general election, desp... Read More


Vehicle accidents, congestion worsen on Abuja roads as traffic lights malfunction

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Across key commercial and strategic locations in Abuja, failing and broken traffic lights are triggering a rise in road crashes and traffic congestion. Drivers and residents infor... Read More


Sowore's AAC asks Tinubu for Villa venue, logistics for 5,000 campaign council members

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- The African Action Congress (AAC) has asked President Bola Tinubu to provide the Presidential Villa in Abuja as a venue for the inauguration of its presidential campaign council, a... Read More


Dele Cole & Emmanuel Uduaghan: Memories of two departed great men, By Mathew Hassan Kukah

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- I do not recall when I first met the great man, Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole. I had read his very illuminating opinion articles in the Guardian. He was at that starting block of th... Read More


Otti flags off reconstruction of two key Aba roads after years of neglect

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Abia State Governor Alex Otti is set to flag off the reconstruction of Uratta Road and Old Express Road in Aba, two major routes whose poor condition has disrupted transportation, ... Read More