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Nigeria’s National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has announced the Federal Government’s approval of a new regulation prohibiting the depiction of money rituals and the glamorization of vices in Nigerian films. This decision was disclosed by Dr. Shaibu Husseini, Executive Director/CEO of NFVCB, during a National Stakeholders Engagement on …

Damini Ogulu, also known as Burna Boy has ventured into filmmaking as an executive producer in Black Mic Mac’s upcoming movie 3 Cold Dishes. “Burna Boy will be executive producing the movie through Spaceship Films, a company he co-founded with his mother, Bose Ogulu”, according to reports. The movie will …

Women and children have been rescued from a forest enclave and handed over to the authorities after years of being held hostage by Boko Haram terrorists in northeastern Nigeria. The 350 hostages were being held in the Sambisa forest, a hideout of the extremist group that launched an insurgency in …

At least 40 people have been killed in two armed attacks in central Nigeria, the country’s authorities announced. “The armed attacks had been carried out against villages surrounding a mining area,” according to Udu al-Umma, Governor of Plateau State. He added that at least 40 people were killed as a …

Five health workers have been arrested for the disappearance of a newborn baby’s umbilical cord and placenta at Government Cottage Hospital, Iloffa, in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Nigeria State. “A woman gave birth to a baby while the umbilical cord and the placenta were yet to be given to …

A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment over a murder attempt on a woman by macheting her in the farm in Aramoko Ekiti, Nigeria. The suspect was arraigned before the court on a one-count charge bordering on an attempt to murder. The victim, in her testimony before the …

Nigeria’s Senate on Thursday proposed significantly toughening penalties for drug trafficking, making the death penalty the new maximum sentence through a law amendment. The amendment, which is not yet law, replaces life imprisonment, which was previously the harshest punishment. It was tabled on Thursday by Senator Mohammed Monguno on behalf …

The Nigerian Senate has proposed tougher penalties for drug trafficking, suggesting the death penalty as a new maximum sentence. This would replace life imprisonment, which until now has been the most severe penalty. Nigeria has gone from being a transit point to a major producer, consumer and distributor of illicit …

Nigerian opposition and activists are calling for the release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist working with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ). Mr Ojukwu was arrested last Wednesday in Lagos after police accused him of violating the country’s cyber-crime laws, local media reported. He was reportedly transferred to the Nigeria …

A Nigerian nail painter from Plateau State, Lisha Dachor, 19, has wrapped up her attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest nail painting marathon by an individual. During this event, dubbed a “nail-a-thon”, Ms. Dachor is said to have painted over 4,000 artificial nails in 72 …