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Popular Nollywood actor and movie producer, Ibrahim Chatta, has finally addressed the issue of being overlooked the 9th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) Chatta voiced his dissatisfaction at not being invited to the coveted award event during an interview with a radio station in Ibadan. Ibrahim Chatta said in the interview that he had previously felt ignored because the AMVCA had failed to take notice of him. He admitted that there are many performers in the business who are more deserving of praise than he is, though. Despite this realization, Chatta couldn’t help but wonder why his junior colleagues were getting…
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Friday inaugurated some of the landmark projects executed by his administration in keeping with promises in his inaugural address to equip and modernise the university town of Nsukka which is the second largest city in the state. The projects inaugurated by Governor Ugwuanyi to mark the successful completion of his eight-year tenure were the Enugu State Secretariat Annex, Nsukka; the Nsukka Conference Centre adjacent to the State Secretariat Annex; the 5,000-seat Nsukka Township Stadium; and the Nsukka Press Centre. Inaugurating the State Secretariat Annex, Nsukka, Governor Ugwuanyi said that the iconic and befitting…
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola has admitted he is “not optimistic” that Spain will take appropriate measures to fight racism in the country. This follows the incident last Sunday, when Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior was again subjected to insults. Three people have been arrested for racially abusing Vinicius at Valencia, while the club have been punished with a fine and partial closure of the Mestalla. Guardiola, who spent part of his career as a player and manager in LaLiga, says he does not expect things to change quickly. He said: “We need to accept diversity as a strength, like…
Luton Town on Saturday, became the third team to win promotion to the Premier League. The Hatters beat Coventry City 6-5 on penalties, to ensure they will play in the top flight for the first time in 31 years. The game went to penalties after it ended 1-1 following extra time at Wembley. Fankaty Dabo missed in sudden death. Luton took the lead in the first half through Jordan Clark, before Gustavo Hamer levelled after the break. This means Coventry’s 22-year wait for Premier League football will go on for at least another year. Burnley and Sheffield United are the…
Former Arsenal youth academy player, Jay Bothroyd, has urged manager Mikel Arteta to sign Nigerian international, Victor Osimhen, this summer. According to Bothroyd, Osimhen, who currently plays for Napoli, is a strong and fast footballer. Osimhen has been linked with a move to Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich. “I would say we need a striker. I look at Arsenal now and I see Martinelli, Jesus and Saka. Saka is one of the best wingers in the world, and Jesus, as much as he is good for Arsenal, his best work comes from the wide areas,” Bothroyd…
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, has declared that the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, is an illegal occupant of the office he is currently holding. Justice Fatun Riman, who gave the order, insisted that Baba’s continued stay in office is against the clear provisions of the Police Act, 2020, saying it is “unlawful and unconstitutional”. The court made the order in its judgment in a suit marked FHC/AKW/CS/58/2023, filed by Okechukwu Nwafor, a taxpayer. The court, in its judgment, further held that only an officer within the listed rank, with four years in service, can be appointed…
The Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Aloy Ejimakor, has disclosed why the Biafra agitator was not arrested by the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Ejimakor explained that Jonathan never arrested Kanu because he never saw self-determination as a crime. Recall that Kanu was first arrested in 2015 for charges bordering on treason, terrorism, and managing an unlawful society. Following his arrest, Kanu was dragged to court, but was granted bail in 2017 by Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court. Subsequently, the IPOB leader fled Nigeria to Europe, but…
The airwaves of Nigeria is soon to be set alight again as Africa’s most exceptional talent hunt, De9jaspirit Talent Hunt is set to open registration for the Season 3 (2023 Edition) of the show, which as usual, will accommodate contestants, with talents ranging from contortion, music, ball dancing, comedy, choreography, poetry, to numerous other kinds of talents. We are talking about a unique platform, the best of its kind, which offers youths from all nooks and crannies of our geographical terrain, their deserved opportunity to showcase their talents to the world. It also gives majority of Nigerians the opportunity to…
The Supreme Court has claimed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) used social media to bully and terrorise its justices. A justice of the apex court, Inyang Okoro, stated this while delivering judgment in PDP’s appeal seeking to void the election of President-elect Bola Tinubu on the grounds that his running mate, Kashim Shettima, was guilty of double nomination. The five-member panel threw out the appeal and held that the appellant had no locus standi to institute the suit. Okoro held that the appellant tried to mislead the Supreme Court, by claiming that the lower court found that there was indeed…
Tottenham striker Harry Kane has made a key demand to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez amid speculation about a move to Spain this summer. Kane is currently being targeted by Manchester United, Real Madrid and a host of other top European clubs, including Bayern Munich. Kane has just a year left on his contract and Tottenham would be willing to cash in on him this summer rather than risk losing him on a free transfer in 2024. Spurs chief executive officer Daniel Levy does not want to sell Kane to a Premier League club and this could mean that the…