By Babajide Awoyinfa Fans flooded cinemas across Lekki, Lagos, on Sunday as the new Michael Jackson biopic drew massive crowds for its portrayal of the music icon’s life. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that nearly all cinemas around Lekki were fully booked for the highly anticipated Michael JacksonContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday said that it recorded the highest number of abductions in November. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Tony Ojukwu, SAN revealed this at the presentation of the November edition of the dashboard in Abuja. “Every month, we gatherContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Etsu Nupe and Chairman of Niger State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, on his 73rd birthday and 22nd year on the throne. The President’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on FridayContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The President, Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Oghogho Musa, has charged wives of military personnel to remain active and healthy through physical exercise and regular health checks. Musa made the call at the Fitness Health Walk organised by the Naval Officer’s Wives Association (NOWA),Continue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola Experts in the nutrition industry have called for more education on the importance of Nigerians, especially pregnant women, eating healthily within their means. The experts called for adequate and appropriate nutrition on Wednesday at the Nutrition for All Life Stages workshop, organised for journalists by Nestle NigeriaContinue Reading
By Joy Obanya Nathaniel Bivan, a solutions and conflict Journalist, has stressed the need for compatriots to always tell creative and innovative stories about Nigeria and Africa at large, to bolster meaningful growth. Bivan, who is also author of the debut novel: “Boys Girls and Beasts” released on Nov.Continue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson The West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS), an independent civil society-led transnational democracy solidarity network, has urged collaboration between Civil Societies and Creatives to drive social change in the region. Dr Kojo Asante of WADEMOS made the call at the launch of ‘DemoCreatives’, in collaboration with YiagaContinue Reading
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was at the 2024 Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Video and some images at the symbolic stoning of the Devil at Jamrat in Mina, Saudi Arabia was sent in by Salisu Sani-Idris. Continue Reading
Sight and sound of the 2024 Eid-el Kabir festival across the country. Compiled by NAN Photo Unit.Continue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Filling stations in Abuja and its environs have unofficially increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as fuel as scarcity of the product bites harder. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday reports that the fuel stations that had productsContinue Reading
