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The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has applauded the sealing up of the office opened by the breakaway faction of the party, stressing that the development is in line with the injunction granted by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, which it said clearly affirmed Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as leader of the party. According to PDP, in saying that party to the crisis should maintain the status quo ante bellum, the court has clearly granted the request of the PDP that the group led by Alhaji Baraje Kawu should neither operate nor be recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
A routine medical test carried out by the Lagos State Government in Iyana Ipaja, Oyingbo and Ojota motor parks has warranted the need for drivers in Lagos State, most especially commuters who board vehicles from one point to the other to exercise caution and take extra-time to examine the physical and mental composure of their drivers before taking off if they wish to get to their destination safe and sound. According to the test carried out by officials of the Ministry of Health a total of 2,897 were screened in three motor parks in the ratio of 884 in Ojota…
Youths and women groups in the Peoples Democratic Party today rose from a one day seminar in Abuja, condemning former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and six governors in the North for orchestrating division in the party. In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the youths and women condemn attempt by the group to subvert the unity and cohesion of the party. “We strongly resolve on the imperative of unity and cohesion of our great party to enable it sustain the stability of the nation and her democracy hence the need for…
Chairman All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh has said that the Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha will be on his way out of the Imo State House in 2015. Umeh who spoke in Abuja said the incumbent governor will not be able to win having defected from APGA to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Umeh said he is still in charge of the structure of the party from the grassroots in Imo State adding that Okorocha only left the party with those who came with him into the party. He explained that there is no difference between…
The Governor Babatunde Fashola-led Lagos State Government has banned the 911 buses better known as Molue from plying routes on Lagos Island, Lagos, South-west Nigeria. The government also banned Molue from all bridges that link the Island, such as Third Mainland, Eko and Carter Brides.The buses were also prohibited from plying any of the Central Business District in Lagos. The state government said the decision was taken as part of determination to ensure adequate monitoring of the operations of commercial vehicles and compliance with traffic rules and regulations. The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Engr. Babatunde Edu…
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the US has approved a resolution authorising President Barack Obama to use force against Syria in the quest to oust the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, who has is alleged to have used chemical weapons on over 1400 Syrians including women and children. The committee which met today approved the resolution by 10-7 votes. The vote by the panel clears the way for a vote on the resolution in the full Senate in a matter of days. Bob Menendez, who chairs The Democratic Party committee and the Republican, Bob Corker, drafted the resolution, which…
Elders have insight and ability to see beyond the ordinary and are therefore able to warn younger ones ahead of danger but whether or not the subject of the warning listens is another thing altogether. Sophie, did not live to tell her story in the film My Mother’s Head. She was warned about the obsession that her best friend, Jeni has for Johnson, her fiancé but she seems to have ignored this warning from her mother. In other to actualise her desires, Jeni who has been dreaming about love, pregnancy and all that marriage entails with Johnson kills Sophie…
Not less than 23 films were pushed into the market this week by the Film and Video Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (FVPMAN) with effect from Monday, September 2, 2013. They include My Selling Point, Prodigal Daughter, My White Man, My Mother’s Head, Heart of Love, Private Parts and Mama G Dance With Tears. Reloaded Serikoko, Devil Disguise, Survival, Que En Jesbel, Tears Victory, Alaba Boys, Beyond the Eagle, Criminal Widow, Kingdom of Desperado, Igdo Girls, Mama G Dance With Tears, My Mother ‘s Tears, Royalty My Foot, Elephant Hunter, Ben Johnson, Ukpaka The Trouble Maker, Anaedo Kingdom
Fela Anikulapo Kuti will continue to be on the global stage for a very long time. Besides celebrating his life and times on the local scene, he has continued to make inroads in the international scene, 16 years after he passed on. Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney is currently making a Fela documentary, due for cinematic release in the spring of 2014. He is also working on a feature film that will chronicle Fela’s life which will be distributed through Focus Features, with Chiwetel Ejiofor cast in the role of Fela. The film is to be directed by Andrew Dosunmu. But…
Relative peace which filmmakers enjoy in the Nigerian film industry has ceased to exist as a result of accusations and counter accusations over the way and manner the N50 million largesse which the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Godswill Akpabio donated to support the industry was hijacked and shared by few people in Nollywood. Already, the Association of Nollywood Core Producers(ANCOP) has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigerian Police Force alleging fraud in the way and manner that the money was shared. According to the petition signed by President…