Community News/Events

…Sets for maiden Christian Music Festival with N50 million prize for winners Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has renamed 1st Ugbor Road in Oredo Local Government Area after Archbishop Margret Benson Idahosa of the Church of God Mission International. Addressing journalists after a thanksgiving service at the Mega Convention 2023 and in celebration of the 80th birthday of Archbishop …

Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has narrated how his dad, Chief Adedeji, sent policemen to arrest him several times in the early days of his career. The ‘OBO’ crooner said his dad was initially against his musical career and wanted him to focus on his education. Davido revealed this when he featured on Ebro in the Morning …

Los Angeles (AP) — Ruth E. Carter made history: The costume designer behind the “Black Panther” films became the first Black woman to win two Oscars, the Associated Press reports. Carter took home best costume design Sunday night at the 95th Academy Awards for the Marvel sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Carter also won in 2018 for “Black Panther,” which …

Los Angeles (AP) — Oscar Winners Announced Sunday: Best supporting actor: Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Best supporting actress: Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Best animated feature: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” International feature film: “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Germany) Documentary feature: “Navalny” Live action short: “An Irish Goodbye” Cinematography: James Friend, “All …

…Driver to pay N50,000 fine A Mobile Court sitting in Benin City, the Edo State capital, has sentenced a commercial bus driver in the metropolis, Tobore Emurerhi to four days of community service for violating the state’s traffic laws. The Nissan Vanette Bus driver with vehicle registration number BEN 34 XE also bagged a N50,000 fine. Emurerhi is among drivers …

Kindly share this story: The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) generated N6.94 billion as revenue in 2022, its National President, Mr. Opeyemi Ajayi, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State. Ajayi said that there had been an appreciable increase in revenue generation in 2022 compared with the previous years. “The box office raked …

Grammy Award winner, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has apologized to his fans for arriving late for his Lagos concert. Recall that the singer laid curses on his haters after he came in late during his concert themed, ‘Love Damini Concert’ while noting how he still performed in the country despite the several rumours against him. However, …

  With the social media still awash with complaints over the delay in the take-off of the “Lagos loves Damini” Sunday show, Mr Joseph Edgar has explained what happened. Edgar, Chairman, Duke of Shomolu Productions, a theatrical play producing outfit, who is a close associate of Wonder X, organisers of the show, blamed the delay on unforeseen factors. “A lot …

By Our Correspondent Gombe, Nigeria – Residents of Federal low-cost, Dan Haraga Street in the Gombe Metropolis are mostly easy-going people. Most of them are elderly and usually stay indoors either in retirement or quiet enjoyment of life. Reports had it that they woke up one nice morning in November 2022 to find the police station located nearby completely empty …

By Igbotako Nowinta It was a beehive of activities on Sunday 11th, December 2022, as prominent Urhobo sons and daughters, trooped to Oviri-Ogor town in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, for the grand launching of the first Urhobo Current Affairs book, compiled and authored by Assin Godstime. The ceremony was chaired by a former Federal Minister of …