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Renowned music icon, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, has launched “Freedom from Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Ministry (FADAM)” against alcoholism and drug addiction among Nigerian youths. This is contained in a statement signed by the General Manager of his music group, Mr Tunji Odunmbaku, which was made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obey-Fabiyi had during a vacation in UK, received news of the death of his 48-year-old son, Olayinka Obey-Fabiyi, on July 28. NAN reports that Obey-Fabiyi had launched the ministry as part of his efforts to join forces in the fight…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have called for a bill to regulate how children of public officers enroll in schools outside the shores of Nigeria. Kingdom Tombra, Chairman of the University of Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island chapter of the union, made this known at the solidarity protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday in Yenagoa. Recall that the NLC embarked on the nationwide protest in solidarity with the ASUU and other affiliate unions over the lingering nationwide industrial action in public universities in Nigeria. “If this is done, it will build a better society by…

Nollywood’s market share in cinemas is currently at 25.8 per cent, down from the 39.3 per cent it held in the first half of 2021. Data analysed by The Industry by Inside Nollywood, a film data publication, said the drop was despite the fact that in both years, total cinema admissions had remained at 1.49 million with 7,000 more admissions recorded in 2022. The little increase in total admissions counted in favour of Hollywood titles, leaving Nollywood films scrambling for an even smaller percentage of cinemagoers. The 2022 drop is an all-time low despite the stable streak in the last…

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun says he is still studying the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election which he lost to Senator Ademola Adeleke. Mr Oyetola said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, on Sunday in Osogbo. He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) had taken cognisance of the results of the governorship election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday. The governor, however, noted that the party would be responding appropriately after studying the results and consulting with critical stakeholders of the party. Mr Oyetola called on his supporters to remain…

The police command in Kwara has confirmed the killing of police inspector Adebayo Adeforiti and the abduction of a Chinese national by bandits at CGC construction company along Shao/Oloru Expressway on July 2. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesman of the command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Tuesday in Ilorin. “Some armed men suspected to be kidnappers invaded the premises of CGC construction company along Shao/Oloru Expressway, shot and killed Inspector Adebayo Adeforiti attached to PMF 15, Ilorin, who was on guard duty at the company, and abducted a Chinese national working in the site and escaped…

The US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 “Roe v Wade” decision that enshrined a woman’s right to an abortion, saying that individual states can now permit or restrict the procedure themselves. “The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives,” the court said.…

The Federal Government says Twitter and its founder, Jack Dorsey, are vicariously liable for the losses the country suffered during the EndSARS protest. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Tuesday, June 15, when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,” a Radio Nigeria call-in programme monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Mohammed alleged that Dorsey raised funds through Bitcoins to sponsor the EndSARS protest while his platform, Twitter, was used to fuel the crisis. He said when he made the allegations earlier, Nigerians did not take him serious until an online media…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has offered a gifted physically challenged artist, Ms Abosede Okeowo,  a US online scholarship to enhance her skills. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the presentation was made recently at the palace of Oba Adekunle Adeagbo, the Oore of Otun-Ekiti in Ekiti. The 27-year-old artist had presented to Osinbajo a pencil portrait of himself during his courtesy visit to the Ooni of Ife in 2020. Inspite of her limitations, Okeowo focuses on her artistic skills and has gained recognition because of her talent. Okeowo, an indigene of Otun Ekiti in…

Gov Bello Matawalle says the Zamfara government, in partnership with security agents, recovered over 300 rustled cows on Saturday night alone. Mr Matawalle disclosed this on Sunday night when he played host to media practitioners and executives to break the Ramadan fast at his residence in Gusau. “We received intelligence about the movement of suspected armed cattle rustlers around Kuraji village on the outskirts of Gusau, and we soon mobilised security personnel to the place. “On sighting the security men, the suspects ran into the bushes, and the security men recovered the cows which have been brought to Gusau. “We…

Following the claims that Davido and Chioma are separated after another woman allegedly welcomed a son with Davido, TV Host says God should not give children that don’t have sense. Recently, controversial blogger, Cutie_Julls alleged that the celebrity chef Chioma, said that Davido has no right to the son they share since he did not pay her bride price. Some Nigerians on social media also opined that Davido and his family visited Chioma’s family and knocked the door, thus, he had started the marital rites before their son was born. One of the hosts, BeeCee Ugboh appearing live on Your View on TVC…