Movie lovers, practitioners and critics who graced the premiere of ‘Eagle Wings’ penultimate Sunday at Blue Pictures Cinema, Lagos will definitely agree that the blockbuster has set a record in the Nigerian movie industry. The military-themed movie, a first of its kind in Nigeria, was produced and directed by Paul …

Captain Mathew Ekeinde, the husband of actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has flown Nollywood actress Destiny Etiko in an aircraft, Newsextra24 reports. Sharing photos of herself with Matthew Ekeinde on her Instagram handle, Destiny Etiko wrote; “The flight went smoothly All thanks to u sir A great pilot u are Once again, …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, from either inviting, harassing and threatening to arrest or detain a renowned constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, for criticising its former Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu. Justice Ekwo gave the …

Nigeria’s food inflation rate surged to 21.79% in February 2021, which is the highest rate recorded in Nigeria since October 2005—exactly 15 years and 4 months ago. The February 2021 CPI and Inflation Report as released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that the rise in the food index …

The Presidency, on Thursday, said six of the 12 Super Tucano fighter aircraft earlier ordered by the Federal Government will arrive in the country by July 2021. The Spokesman for the President, Garba Shehu, announced this in a statement titled, ‘Nigeria’s Super Tucanos To Arrive Mid-July 2021’. It read, “Six …

A mild drama happened at the federal high court when lawyers from the office of the inspector-general of police (IGP) and office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) appeared as prosecutors in a case concerning Ikedi Ohakim, former governor of Imo state. The inspector-general of police (IGP) had preferred …

The management of Covenant University has sacked Dr. Stephen Ukenna, a lecturer that was arrested for allegedly raping a 17 year old student in his office, Newsextra24 reports. Dr. Ukenna was a lecturer in the Department of Business Management at the Covenant University before he was arrested for “forcefully having …

135 New COVID-19 Cases, 495 Discharged And 0 Deaths On March 18 135 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-41 Imo-20 Ogun-14 FCT-10 Kebbi-11 Rivers-10 Akwa Ibom-8 Plateau-4 Ebonyi-3 Kaduna-3 Kano-3 Osun-3 Oyo-2 Ekiti-1 Gombe-1 Nasarawa-1 Highlights On the 18th of March 2021, 135 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria Till …

Russian President Vladimir Putin fired back at American counterpart Joe Biden’s accusation that he’s a killer, saying “it takes one to know one” as he insisted the U.S. will have to take Russia’s interests into account despite insults. “I would say to him: I wish you good health,” Putin said Thursday, asked …

The Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Education, Castro Ezama, has said more than 60% of the girl child in secondary schools in Cross River State are not virgins, Newsextra24 reports. Ezama said this during a programme on FAD FM Radio in Calabar while speaking on government’s effort to …