Nigeria: Veteran Actor Tom Njeamanze Battles Prostate Cancer, Colleagues Appeal for Support
[Premium Times] Njeamanze, known for his charismatic roles in classic Nigerian films, is one of the familiar faces of Nollywood’s golden era.
Nigeria: Justice for Mohbad – VDM Leaks Audio Recording, Accuses Zlatan of Silence
[Premium Times] “I deliberately brought this case back because I see many of you have moved on, which is why our government cannot take us seriously, because we are so quick to move on”.
Nigeria: I Didn’t Betray Atiku to Serve Buhari – Garba Shehu
[Vanguard] Former Senior Special Assistant SSA on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Malam Garba Shehu has dismissed insinuations in some quarters that he ditched his former principal, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar and therefore betr…
Nigeria: ‘You Stole, Betrayed, Disrespected Me’ – Peter Psquare Calls Out Estranged Brother Jude
[Premium Times] “… Agbaya, you were employed as a manager, and you got sacked, just like the other two managers before you.”
Nigeria: Ace Filmmaker, Kayode Peters, Is Dead
[Premium Times] Peters was best known for producing the hit comedy, Flatmates, in the early 2000s.
Nigeria: ‘Zlatan Knows I Never Touched Mohbad, I Just Wanted What He Owed Me’ – Sam Larry
[Premium Times] “People should ask his wife, Wunmi, why he owed people. I miss Mohbad. He was a good person, and I genuinely liked him.”
Nigeria: Speaking Truth to a Society That Punishes Talent
[Premium Times] There are certain difficult conversations that many Nigerians shy away from. These are the conversations that challenge long-standing beliefs and confront the root causes of poverty, inequality and the dysfunction that has become charac…
Nigeria: Gospel Singer Timilehin Ajayi Sentenced to Death By Hanging for Killing Girlfriend
[Premium Times] In January, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Ajayi was arrested in Nasarawa State while attempting to dispose of the severed head of a 24-year-old Youth Corps Member serving in Abuja.
Nigeria: Actress Angela Okorie’s Police Escorts Risk Sanctions Over Public Conduct in Viral Video
[Leadership] The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has ‘strongly’ frowned at the conduct of some armed police officers seen in a viral video escorting a Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie, while she jogged on the street.
Nigeria: Sole to Soul – Adewuyi’s Retrospective Solo Exhibition On Human Endurance, Spiritual Journeying
[Vanguard] On a first observation, works by renowned Nigerian sculptor Adewuyi Kehinde Ken, professionally known as Kenny Adewuyi seem like antiques, but they are actually contemporary pieces.