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Of the 112 films comprising 93 feature films, eight short films and one documentary screened, the Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards has released the nominees’ list for the 2018 edition. Ten films were disqualified for not meeting entry requirements. See the full list of nominees below. Best Actor in a Leading Role (English) Ramsey Nouah – Body Language Kelechi Udegbe – Bedroom Point Gold Ikponmwosa – Oga Bolaji Nosa Obaseki – Queen of Queens Femi Branch – What Men Want Mike Godson – Mark of Royalty Best Actor in a Supporting Role (English) Adeniyi Johnson – Outcast Femi Branch –…

If stupendous wealth is a major criterion to Aso Rock, Abuja, then Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, may paddle smoothly to the palace. On Thursday, November 8, Atiku, the former Nigerian Vice President, set many tongues wagging through social media publication that he would pay N33,000 minimum wage with effect from November 2018 to his 100,000 workers spread across different conglomerates. Aconservative arithmetic shows that Atiku will cough up a princely N33 billion in 10 months to his workers, though many state governments in the country are still undecided to pay N30,000 new minimum wage to their…

Senator Godswill Akpabio has dispelled as unfounded, rumours making rounds that he defected to All Progressives Congress, APC, to save him from Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arrest and detention. Akpabio, the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, defected from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to APC on August 8 at Ikot Ekpene Stadium in a colourful ceremony attended by Alhaji Bola Tinubu, the APC national leader and Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, the APC national Chairman, among others. Speaking with Leadership correspondent in Lagos last week, Akpabio, the immediate past Senate Minority Leader, said the person who wrote the petitions…

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Peoples Democatic Party, PDP, is prepared to cough up N3.3 billion minimum wage on a monthly basis to his 100,000 domestic servants. In a report by the Sahara Reporters on Thursday, November 8, Mohammed El-Yakub, the Managing Director of Gotel Communications owned by Atiku, said the new minimum wage will take effect from November 2018. Though there is no disparity between graduates, non-graduates and management staffers of Atiku’s conglomerate, political pundits believed that this might have been done to shame the All Progessives Congress, APC led Fedeal Government’s indecision to pay N30,000 new minimum…

Muhammadu Sanusi 11 (CON), the 14th Emir of Kano has advocated the removal of petroleum subsidy seen as a major obstacle in the country’s effort to providing basic infrastructures for the Nigerian populace. Over the years, the Federal Government has spent billions of naira on fuel subsidy. Sanusi 11 who is also the Chairman Qua Iboe Power Project, QIPP, made the call Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Udom Emmanuel at the Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Uyo. “We don’t have money to invest in power. We don’t have money to invest in infrastructure, but we have…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Thursday, played host to Muhammadu Sanusi 11 (CON), the 14th Emir of Kano at the Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Uyo. A Facebook post by Aniekeme Finbarr, a Special Assistant to the Governor on Media posits that Sanusi who is also the Chairman, Qua Iboe Power Project, QIPP, is visiting the state on a dual capacity probably- to work out modalities for the smooth implementation of QIPP and to foster goodwill between the people of Kano and Akwa Ibom state. It is known as Dangote Group, Black Rhino Group in collaboration with Nigerian…

On the day-break of US mid-term election results, another key cabinet member has gotten the shock of his life in the two-year and few- months-old President Donald Trump administration. President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday after a yearlong public shaming campaign that raised questions about whether the president improperly interfered with the Justice Department’s inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Trump, who requested Sessions’ resignation, named Matthew Whitaker to serve as interim attorney general. Whitaker was Sessions’ chief of staff and had been considered for a variety of jobs in the Trump administration, including the No. 2 post…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wednesday, charged the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and INTERPOL to help track down Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party alleged that the chairman is on the run outside the country since his reported interrogation by the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged corruption charges. A press release signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP National Publicity Secretary noted that Adams Oshiomhole’s swift flight out of the country, at the heat of the investigation, is suspect and goes to confirm allegations that the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency is shielding him…

The ongoing indefinite nationwide strike embarked by members of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over poor funding of public universities has been blamed on lack of commitment by the Federal Government to implement several agreements reached on education growth with the union. Moreover, Dr. Daniel Udoh, ASUU Chairman, University of Uyo Chapter, has pointedly cast the reneging action of the Federal Government in the mould of insincerity to deny Nigerian people affordable and quality education. Udoh speaking on Thursday in an interview with Planet 101.1 FM, Uyo staffer, rued “It is very sad to observe that the Federal Government…

Nigeria and United States of America appear like siamese twins in not allowing the dead to rest in peace but relish in assigning them roles in the political space, Straightnews has found out. While a Nigerian President in December 2017 appointed dead persons to superintend over boards and commissions, US voters Tuesday elected a dead person into congress to legislate for them. This was the drama that played during US mid-term elections as a brothel owner and reality TV star has won his race in Nevada — even though he died last month Dennis Hof, who ran as a Republican,…