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Photo: The Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, Lagos By Oghenekevwe Kofi Every November, Lagos becomes more than a bustling megacity. It transforms into the beating heart of Africa’s creative spirit, where cinema, theatre, art, and technology converge to celebrate storytelling in all its forms. This year, three…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Ghanaian court has sentenced a 29-year-old Nigerian, Chukwudi Nwachukwu, to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking his younger sister and nine other Nigerian girls to Ghana for prostitution. The Achimota Circuit Court, presided over by Judge Akosua Anokyewaa Adjepong, found Nwachukwu guilty on two counts of human…

By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday decorated the newly appointed Service Chiefs with new ranks, urging them to deliver results and restore peace across the country. The short but colourful ceremony took place at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and was attended by top…

By Deborah Nnamdi Five members of the House of Representatives from Enugu State on Thursday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citing persistent internal crises and leadership disputes within the PDP. Their defection took place during plenary presided over by Speaker Tajudeen…

Tensions between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) and Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, appear to have eased as the Kogi lawmaker has extended an official invitation to Akpabio to attend a project commissioning ceremony in her senatorial district. The invitation, which also includes all members of the Senate, was…

File photo: MD, NDDC Dr. Samuel Ogbuku The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, on Thursday addressed agricultural stakeholders in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, amid widespread social media reports alleging his arrest. The rumours surfaced following reports of a raid on the Abuja residence…

By Deborah Nnamdi At least six people, including a police inspector, lost their lives in a multiple-vehicle accident on Wednesday night at Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The crash, which involved several trucks, including a fuel tanker, reportedly occurred when one of the trucks veered off the road and…

By Deborah Nnamdi Troops of the 6 Brigade, Nigerian Army, operating under Operation Lafiya Nakowa, have successfully rescued a kidnapped victim, Alhaji Ali Adamu, during a swift operation in Lau Local Government Area of Taraba State. In a statement issued by the Army Public Relations Officer, Lieutenant Umar Muhammad, the…

File photo: Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe-Koko The Rivers State Ministry of Sports has stepped in to address a disturbing case of alleged sexual assault involving a 13-year-old female student of the Real Madrid Football Academy, located in Elekahia, Port Harcourt. The Commissioner for Sports, Christopher Green, on Wednesday…

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has announced that the agency has filed a forfeiture suit against Proxy Night Club, a Lagos-based nightlife spot owned by socialite Mike Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike. This development follows…