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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »How Osun Govt Uncovers 769 Civil Servants Working With Forged Certificates
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 …
Read More »Court Seizes Passport Of Another Powerful Judge, Set Bail Of N10 Million
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19, (THEWILL) – A former Judge of the Federal High Court, Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, was on Thursday April 18 2019, re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, for alleged corruption. The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos admitted former Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia to N10m bail. …
Read More »Google Opens Its First Africa Artificial Intelligence Lab In Ghana
When people think of Artificial Intelligence, they most likely think of scenes from science fiction movies, but in reality, it applies to everyday life from virtual assistants to language translation on Google, says John Quinn, an AI researcher. Google now wants to position itself as an “AI first” company and …
Read More »Federal Govt Targets One Train Per Hour – NRC Boss
SAN FRANCISCO, April 19, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government on Thursday said it would increase the number of trains plying the Abuja-Kaduna route to run a train per hour before the end of 2019. Mr Freeborn Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said this as part of activities of …
Read More »How CCT Convicted Onnoghen, Sacks Him As CJN
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 …
Read More »150 Missing After Shipwreck In Eastern Congo
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 …
Read More »My defeat In Oyo A ‘Blessing In Disguise’ – Adelabu
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 …
Read More »Amosun Approves Selection Process For New Onipokia
The Ogun State governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun has approved the commencement of the selection process to fill the vacant Onipokia of Ipokia stool. The approval was contained in a letter from the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, dated April 15, 2019; in accordance with the Chiefs Law …
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