by Oru Leonard RINA BROWN, a Bangladeshi movie was screened on Tuesday, 11 December, 2018 which earned appreciation among the audience. Ambassadors, High Commissioners, their spouses, members of the diplomatic corps, representatives from the Nigerian Government, members of the civil society and cultural organisations, movie-lovers and expatriate community members, among others,
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Suleiman Hassan as the new Minister of Environment. His appointment followed the resignation of the former Minister of State for Environment, Ibrahim Jibrin, who is now the Emir of Nasarawa in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Until his appointment, Hassan was the Minister
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Jessica Starr, a meteorologist for Fox 2 in Detroit, has died. According to a story Thursday on the news outlet’s website, Starr died by suicide. “Last night we were informed of the heartbreaking news that our friend and colleague, meteorologist Jessica Starr took her life,” the station shared. “All of us here
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by Oru Leonard The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has added Fertilizer to the list of items not valued for Foreign Exchange, with effect from December 7, 2018, thereby increasing the list of items to 42. The statement was contained in a letter by the Director, Trade and Exchange Department, Ahmed Umar,
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Associated Press Porn star Stormy Daniels must pay President Donald Trump nearly $293,000 for his attorneys' fees and another $1,000 in sanctions after her defamation suit against him was dismissed, a federal judge in Los Angeles ordered Tuesday. Trump's attorney, Charles Harder, had requested nearly $390,000 in fees and equal amount in
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HuffPost Time magazine on Tuesday announced a group of journalists it called “The Guardians” as 2018 Person of the Year, referring to individuals “who have taken great risks in pursuit of greater truths.” Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi was among several individuals named in the award, along with Filipina journalist Maria Ressa and
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Associated Press President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged he's partially responsible for the anger that has fueled weeks of protests in France, an unusual admission for the leader elected last year. In a televised address to the nation, Macron said: "We probably have not been able for a year-and-a-half to bring quick enough
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The non-oil sector of the economy continued its growth pattern in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, moving from 2.05 per cent recorded in Q2 to 2.32 per cent. According to the Q3 gross domestic product (GDP) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the GDP moved to
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The Nigerian Senate has formally declared open the public hearing on vote-buying and improving electoral processes in the country. This was contained in a tweet on the verified Twitter handle of the Nigerian Senate @NGRSenate@ @NGRSenate “I call on all Nigerians to rise and condemn all practices of Vote Buying as it
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Nigeria population will increase by additional 68 million by 2030 with the current prevailing growth rate, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said. The Vice President who was speaking at the just concluded 5th National Family Planning conference in Abuja posited that with over 180 million population, the country’s fertility rate
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