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Nigerian star actress, Funke Akindele becomes Africa’s highest-grossing filmmaker of all time (Posts)

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Nigerian actress, filmmaker, movie director, producer, politician, and realtor, Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele popularly known as Funkẹ Akindele or Jenifa, officially becomes Africa’s highest-grossing filmmaker of all time. Her recent movie, “Behind The Scenes” has also officially become the first Nollywood Film in Africa to cross the ₦2 Billion mark according to filmoneng. Filmone wrote on its […]

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Actress Allwell Ademola laid to rest (Photos)

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Nigerian movie community came together in Lagos on Friday to lay actress Allwell Ademola to rest in Lagos, Nigeria, honoring her legacy and contributions to the movie industry. Actress Allwell, 49, suddenly passed away on December 27 after suffering a heart attack at her home. She was renowned for her versatility as an actress, writer, […]

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Jersey returns $9.5m to Nigeria in recovered funds

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More than $9.5 million (£7 million) from “tainted property” held in a Jersey bank account will be returned to the Nigerian government to fund an infrastructure project. Attorney General for Jersey, Mark Temple KC, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in December to facilitate the repatriation. The agreement builds on two earlier deals between Jersey […]

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Nigeria’s INEC to get N1 trillion budget for 2027 election

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Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to receive a large sum of  N1,013,778,401,602 in the 2026 budget presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The allocation, one of the largest in INEC’s history, comes as Nigeria gears up for the 2027 general elections. Details of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, released […]

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Tinubu brokers peace in Wike-Fubara crisis

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Reports are coming in that President Bola Tinubu has intervened in the ongoing feud between Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. According to a highly credible source, Tinubu summoned Wike for a meeting over the Rivers crisis. Saturday Punch  reports that the source, who is close […]

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Benin, Niger, Togo, owe Nigeria $11.5m electricity bill ―NERC

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Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that Togo, Niger, and the Republic of Benin owe Nigeria $11.57 million for electricity supplied by generation companies (GenCos) under bilateral agreements in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025. The international offtakers include Compagnie Énergie Électrique du Togo, Société Béninoise d’Énergie Électrique of Benin, and Société Nigérienne d’Électricité […]

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US Senate rebukes Trump on Venezuela in war powers vote

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The US Senate took a major step Thursday toward passing a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s military actions in Venezuela — a rare bipartisan rebuke following alarm over the secretive capture of leader Nicolas Maduro. The Democratic-led legislation, which bars further US hostilities against Venezuela without explicit congressional authorisation, got through a key […]

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Rivers Assembly begins impeachment proceeding against gov Fubara, his deputy (Video)

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The crisis between the governor of Rivers State, Sim Fubara and his political god-father and Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, is far from being over, as the members of the Assembly loyal to Wike have started an impeachment proceeding against the embattled governor. Arising from the crisis, President Bola Tinubu declared a state of […]

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Nigerian pastor surrenders to police over allegations of rape

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Senior Pastor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministries (MLMM), Chris Okafor, has turned himself in to the police following allegations of multiple rape and other offences capable of causing a breach of public peace, the Lagos State Police Command said. The matter has reportedly been handed over to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) […]

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Bandits storm National Park Service office in Oyo State, kill five staff

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Bandits have attacked the National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State and killed five persons, injured many others. The attack occurred at about 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Preliminary information indicates that at least five NPS personnel were killed during the assault. As of the time […]

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Nigerian law school gets first female Director General

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of first female Director General (DG), Dr Olugbemisola Odusote as the new director general of the Nigerian Law School. The appointment, announced on Tuesday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, will take effect from January 10, 2026, and is for a four-year term. The new DG currently serves as […]

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Malami, wife, son granted bail on strict conditions

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Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, wife, and his son, Abdulaziz, have been granted ₦1.5 billion bail by the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, Nigeria. Malami’s wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, who is also a defendant in the case, was granted ₦500 million bail. Justice Emeka Nwite, who  delivered […]

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Why Abure-led LP candidates are not recognised in FCT Council elections ―INEC

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Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it refused to recognise the candidates of Julius Abure-led Labour Party (LP) nominated for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) council polls and by-elections because his tenure has elapsed. in a statement Wednesday, Mrs. Victoria Eta-Messi, INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, recalled that on Monday, January […]

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Will Aisha Buhari remarry after her husband and ex-President’s death?

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Former Nigerian First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has spoken publicly on whether she intends to remarry following the death of her husband, former President Muhammadu Buhari. The decision whether or not she will remarry will be based on practicality and personal reflection, not on morality or public expectation. Aisha’s position became public during the unveiling of […]

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Nigerian woman returns ₦330 million mistakenly unknowing credited to her bank account

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Showing uncommon integrity and honesty, a Nigerian woman, Aisha Isah Yelwa, has returned the sum of ₦330 million that was mistakenly credited to her bank account. Mrs. Yelwa, said to be a small-scale trader based in Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria, disclosed that she noticed the unusual balance in her First Bank account at about 3:49 […]

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US bombs Venezuela capital, captures leader Maduro ―Trump

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President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a “large scale strike” on the South American country. “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and […]

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