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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Hassan Musa as senior special assistant on environment and climate change. Musa recently retired from the Federal Civil Service as the Permanent Secretary, at the Federal Ministry of Environment. The approval of his appointment was contained in a letter dated October 20, 2022, and signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim A. Gambari.
Nigeria's Oscar selection committee NOSC has maintained its stance on not putting forward a film for the Academy International Feature Film category. In a leaked video recorded on Thursday, October 20, 2022, the committee voted 9-6 in favor of protecting the initial votes of September 3, 2022. Members of the 15-member committee who voted against were Mahmood Ali-Balogun, the committee's Vice Chairperson, Mildred Okwo, Shaibu Husseini, Ego Boyo, Moses Babatope, […]
Fast-rising Nigerian director Orire Nwani has emerged as Best Director at the just concluded New York Tri-State film festival for his Naked Woman short film. The short film which explores the trauma of unwanted pregnancy and single parenthood also premiered at the Smithsonian National Museum for African Art DC and is set to screen at the 11th edition of the African International Film festival Afriff. Naked Woman follows the story […]
Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers failed to add to his two Serie A goals, as he missed a penalty in Cremonese’s 1-0 home defeat to Sampdoria yesterday. Cremonese were awarded a penalty in the seventh minute following a foul on Nigerian forward David Okereke but Dessers saw his effort saved. The host continued to dominate possession and Dessers had another good chance, but his left-foot shot from a good position […]
English club Aston Villa has appointed Unai Emery as manager following the sacking of Steven Gerrard. Former Arsenal boss Emery, who had been in charge of Spanish club Villarreal, will take over at Villa on 1 November after Villa paid a 5.2million Pounds buyout fee to the Yellow Submarines for the 50-year-old. Caretaker Aaron Danks will again take charge at Newcastle this weekend after Gerrard was dismissed last week following a 3-0 […]
The United Nations UN's nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA says it will send a team to inspect two sites in Ukraine at the government's request. Officials revealed that IAEA inspectors will examine the sites for signs of undeclared nuclear activities. The location of the facilities was not announced, but Director-General Rafael Grossi said that one of them was inspected last month. It comes amid Russian accusations that Kyiv […]
The Governor of Edo State Godwin Obaseki has said that the Labor Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi cannot win the 2023 general election. Obaseki yesterday at the inauguration of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s Campaign Council in the state also mocked the former Governor of Anambra State’s supporters popularly known as Obidients saying they will soon run out of steam. He added that Nigeria might separate if […]
The Governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike, yesterday said the Peoples Democratic Party PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, did not consult him before he picked members of his campaign council from the state. The governor, who spoke at the inauguration of the Rivers State PDP Campaign Council in Port Harcourt, the state capital, claimed the former Vice President selected enemies of Rivers into his campaign council for the 2023 general […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in an application by the Federal Government seeking a stay of execution of its judgment that ordered the release of the leader of the Proscribe Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Haruna Tsanami who presided over the hearing of the application, yesterday announced that a date for delivery of judgment would be communicated to the parties when ready. The […]
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC has announced that the 2022 Batch ‘C’ Stream One Orientation Course would commence on Wednesday 2nd November 2022, and end on Tuesday 22nd November 2022. A statement by the scheme said the three weeks orientation exercise would hold simultaneously in all 36 NYSC Orientation camps across the country including the FCT, Abuja, adding that all the prospective Corps Members including the […]
