Author: Lawan

Nollywood has recorded another global milestone after Black Market, a crime thriller, set a Guinness World Record for the largest attendance at a film screening in a single location. A total of 51,000 people watched the film during a screening held on Saturday at Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos. Thousands of movie lovers began arriving at the venue from about 2 pm, with long queues forming around TBS ahead of the screening, which started at about 7 pm.We’re officially Amazing!!!! 51,000+ people. One screen. One moment that just made history. We’ve officially set a WORLD RECORD for the Largest Audience Gathering…

Anambra State First Lady, Nonye Soludo, has clarified that former Anambra State governor and presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, is not the godfather of any of her children. The clarification was made on Saturday by Daniel Ezeigwe, her media aide, following comments by Obi suggesting that he and his wife, Margaret, are godparents to the children of Governor Chukwuma Soludo. Obi had made the remarks on Friday while speaking at the 22nd Conference of the Nigerian Guild of Editors in Enugu. “People may not know, my wife and I are godparents to Soludo’s children. Yes,…

•Critics say president not committed to enforcing Supreme Court judgment•‘How financial autonomy is being undermined by governors President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday issued a stern directive to the chairmen of Nigeria’s 774 Local Government Areas to translate the historic financial autonomy affirmed by the Supreme Court into tangible improvements at the grassroots. Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, at the inaugural Annual National Conference of Council Chairmen in Abuja, the President declared that “local government autonomy is not an end in itself, but an instrument for service.” He tasked councils with delivering…

Parents and families of the 78 students and children abducted from two public schools in separate attacks by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, have been agonising over the fate of their children still languishing in the captivity of terrorists 135 days after their abduction. They said it has been over four traumatising days since their children went to school and never returned. Boko Haram On the morning of Friday !5th May, terrorists on motorcycles invaded Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School of Askira-Uba Local Government Area in the southern part of Borno, where they abducted dozens of pupils.…

Tyson Fury has vowed to stop Anthony Joshua within seven rounds when the two British heavyweights clash at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11. Fury, speaking publicly for the first time since the long-awaited bout was confirmed, said he expects a one-sided victory over the former two-time world champion. The former heavyweight champion said he intends to use Joshua as preparation for a potential third fight against Oleksandr Usyk, who defeated him twice on points in 2024. “I’m just going to knock him out, one hundred per cent,” Fury said on the Furocity YouTube channel. “I’m going to box the…

John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, has advocated a major change to Nigeria’s presidential electoral system under which no candidate would be declared winner without securing at least 50 per cent of votes cast. He also called for a more independent process for appointing the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), determination of election petitions before winners are inaugurated, independent candidacy and stricter rules against legislators defecting from parties on whose platforms they were elected. In their remarks, INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan; Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris and Cross River State Governor, Senator…

Nigeria and Italy have joined forces to drive a fresh global financing for education, rallying governments, donors and multilateral institutions behind a proposed $5 billion global partnership for education (GPE) financing campaign.The campaign, unveiled at an event on the sideline of the ongoing 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) in New York, is aimed at mobilising resources to expand access to quality education, strengthen educational systems and improve learning outcomes, particularly in developing countries facing widening financing gaps. The development came as the Nigerian government sought to position education financing as a strategic investment in economic…

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians not to vote for the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar in next year’s presidential election, warning that he is too corrupt to be allowed anywhere close to a commanding position of trust and responsibility. The APC National Working Committee (NWC), in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said as a former public official, Atiku’s record is an executive summary of some of Nigeria’s vilest episodes of corruption and cronyism. The national leadership of the ruling party told Nigerians that the upcoming…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) 63 days after the last paper of the examination was written, with 804,948 candidates, representing 58.67 percent, obtaining five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics. The result showed a significant gap between candidates, who obtained five credits generally and those who met the same benchmark with English Language and Mathematics included. While 1,162,118 candidates, representing 84.70 percent of those who sat for the examination, obtained five credits and above, irrespective of their performance in English Language and Mathematics, only 804,948 candidates,…

At least four persons, including three teenagers and a 12-year old were confirmed dead and four others were successfully rescued in a boat mishap in a community settlement in Dutse, the Jigawa state capital. The development was confirmed by the state Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) through its spokesperson, ASC Badarudeen Tijani yesterday said the incident occured on Wednesday about 4:00 pm at Dudduru Pond, approximately three kilometres from Kwadige Village in Dutse LG. He maintained that the boat, which was conveying eight passengers from Kwadige Village to Chai Chai Sabuwa Market, reportedly capsized while…