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Mr Fred Amata, President of Directors’ Guild of Nigeria (DGN),  has confirmed the death of Nollywood filmmaker, Ifeanyi Onyeabor, who died while shooting a movie in Jos. Amata told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that Onyeabor’s death on Friday was shocking and unbelievable, and had left him pondering …

A man in love with a robot has revealed they are planning on getting married. Joey Morris fell head over heels with RoboTroll almost two years ago after being drawn to his ‘satisfied smile’ and ‘popping’ pink hair. The 29-year-old’s previous lovers include a lamp, a transformer truck and even …

The Osun Government on Friday April 19, 2019 said it has discovered 769 workers in the state’s civil service who were working with fake and forged school certificates.        Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, who is supervising the Information and Strategy Ministry, said in a statement that the discovery was made after …

The Code of Conduct Tribunal has convicted the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen of breach of Code of Conduct for Public Officers. Reading the lead judgment, the tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, ordered the immediate removal of Onnoghen from office as the CJN. The Tribunal also stripped him …

About 150 people are missing after a boat sunk on a lake in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi said on Tuesday. “I am very saddened by the shipwreck of a pirogue on (Monday) April 15 on Lake Kivu. The provisional toll is 150 people missing,” Tshisekedi said …

Adebayo Adelabu, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State. Five weeks after he lost the gubernatorial election, the gubernatorial candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, has described his defeat as a “blessing in disguise.” Mr Adelabu, who lost the March 9 …

By Simeon Tegel and Adam Taylor Former Peruvian President Alan García, under investigation in a corruption scandal, reportedly shot himself early Tuesday as police arrived at his home. (Guadalupe Pardo/Reuters) LIMA, Peru — Alan García, the former two-time president of Peru, died Wednesday morning after shooting himself as police attempted …

Uche Usim, Abuja Ahead of the May 29 inauguration President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term, the Accountant-General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed; the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hameed Ali; the Executive Chairman  Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Tunde Fowler and 11 other heads of agencies under the Ministry of …

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state says he will talk more on politics, the 2019 governorship election, as well as other elections in the state, after he leaves office as Governor on May 29. Amosun who made this known during a Press Conference on the 2019 African Drum Festival, at …

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has said that about 23 African countries, 18 states and 71 independent troupes have confirmed their attendance at this year’s African Drum Festival. The governor stated this on Tuesday at a press conference to herald the festival scheduled to hold at MITROS Residences in …