Glitz, glamour as Seun Oloketuyi’s ‘Lockdown Heat’ premiere

By Olaitan Ganiu It was a movie premiere like no other last Sunday as Seun Oloketuyi’s latest film, ‘Lockdown Heat’ hits the big screen at Silverbird Cinema, Ikeja, Lagos. The premiere had celebrities, practitioners and some other guest glammed up the red carpet for a photoshoot before converged at the theater hall to catch a glimpse…

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Small Doctor motivates protesters in Lagos

By Ayomide Otitoju   Afropop singer, Adekunle Temitope aka Small Doctor has joined angry youth who converged at Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos, in protest for a better Nigeria. The protesters had taken to the street of Lagos to express their anger against the current state of the country including insecurities, unemployment, among other issues….

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Marko Arnautovic: Austria forward denies using racist language

Austria forward Marko Arnautovic has said he is “not a racist” after a heated goal celebration during Sunday’s Euro 2020 win over Arnautovic, who has Serbian heritage, had to be restrained by captain David Alaba as he celebrated his late goal. Several reports suggested he directed comments at North Macedonia’s Egzon Bejtulai and Gjanni Alioski,…

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Scotland 0-2 Czech Republic – ‘Painfully familiar, as Scots suffer again’

It was new and dazzling, and yet, in the end, it was all painfully fam The hope that built to a deafening crescendo by kick-off. The sensory overload that accompanied the Scotland players on to the pitch. The sheer nerve-jangling anticipation of what was about to unfold. Then, reality. The missed opportunities. The desperate concessions….

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Why Amotekun is not effective in protection of Yorubaland

Majeobaje, a Yoruba Socio-cultural Group, has said all that Yorubaland needs is a united and oliticised Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, for effective protection of their terri Chief Akintayo Akin-Deko, the Convener, Majeobaje Group, made the submission while speaking with newsmen after a meeting, tagged ‘Majeobaje Rountable’, held on Sunday in Ibadan. The News…

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Trial of ousted Myanmar leader begins

The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has got under way, four months after a military coup removed the elected government from offic She is charged with owning unlicensed walkie-talkies and violating Covid restrictions. Later trials will focus on allegations of corruption and breaking the official secrets act. Human rights groups have…

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Bandits reject N20 million ransom for kidnapped Niger chief, two wives

The Zungeru community, Wushishi Local Government Area, Niger says bandits have rejected N20 million ransom to free a chief kidnapped in the community and his two wives. The Village Head of Zungeru, Alhaji Aliyu Tanko, revealed this during a courtesy visit by the VSF in Wushishi on Monday to the community. He appealed for financial…

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Access Bank Launches Initiative to Enhance Digital Loans

Access Bank Plc, has launched what it termed the ‘Diamond Business Advantage (DBA) lite’ in a bid to increase its digital loans and enhance access to finance for young entrepreneurs. The bank said the product which is targeted at the youths was designed to add value to micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs). Speaking…

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