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Kano Censorship Board bans 'Labarina', Dadin Kowa', 20 other Hausa film series

Nigeria, May 25 -- The Censorship Board of Kano State has immediately banned 22 Hausa-language film series, including well-known favourites like Labarina and Dadin Kowa. This was based on allegations ... Read More


Alleged N1.38 billion Fraud: Peter Okoye misled EFCC, court - Defence lawyer

Nigeria, May 25 -- In an unexpected unfolding of events in the ongoing fraud trial involving Nigerian music star Peter Okoye of P-Square and their former manager, Jude Okoye, Clement Onwuenwunor, the ... Read More


NSF: 46 gold medals up for grabs as Table Tennis action hots at Gateway Games

Nigeria, May 25 -- The table tennis event at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged Gateway Games 2024, is set to deliver explosive action and high-stakes drama as athletes from acros... Read More


Osun Attack: Pasuma sets record straight

Nigeria, May 25 -- Fuji musician Wasiu Alabi, known as Pasuma, recounted the incident during his performance on 16 May in Ikire, a town in the Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State. PREMIUM TIM... Read More


Africa Day 2025: Igniting the continent's promise on the global stage

Nigeria, May 25 -- For me, Africa Day-celebrated annually on 25 May-readily brings to mind one remarkable individual and one pivotal institution. The individual is Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, a respected s... Read More


The danger in APC's growing political monopoly, By Umar Farouk Bala

Nigeria, May 25 -- The recent wave of defections into the All Progressives Congress (APC) - most notably the political "tsunami" in Delta State - has reignited fears of Nigeria's gradual drift toward ... Read More


Before Nuhu Ribadu rides off into fantasy-land, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, May 25 -- Marte, the headquarters of the eponymous Local Government Area (LGA) on the western floodplains of the Lake Chad in Borno State, North-East Nigeria, has been a site of lingering con... Read More


10 solutions to fix what's broken in Nigerian fashion, By Tessy Oliseh-Amaize

Nigeria, May 25 -- Over the past few days, I've raised questions about the state of the Nigerian fashion industry - questions that many of us in the system have lived with for years but rarely ask out... Read More


Inside Tinubu's security sector scorecard for first two years, By Ismail Auwal

Nigeria, May 25 -- There are stories that do not scream. They unfold not on television, social media scrolls or in the exaggeration of viral tweets but in moments of stillness, in places where peace u... Read More


Jnr Pope's father's death, Cubana Chief Priest vs Ubi Franklin, Monalisa Stephen's burial, other top ent stories last week

Nigeria, May 25 -- On Instagram, singer and music executive Bankole 'Banky W' Wellington revealed that he completed his master's degree in policy management from Georgetown University in the United St... Read More