German Film School
1 Jan
Optimist Academy for Film & Technical and Vocational Education has entered into a landmark collaboration with Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany for the Nollywood Workshop 2024. This collaboration is aimed at fostering a cultural and educational exchange in film production, providing a platform for Nigerian students and alumni to gain international experience in the global film…
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Chinese President, Xi Jinping has sent a special envoy, Hao Mingjin, to attend the inauguration ceremony of Ghana’s President-elect, John Mahama on Jan. 7 in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. Hao, also the Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, was invited by the Ghanaian government to represent President Xi Jinping…
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Journalists covering the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have condemned an assault on the The Sun Newspaper Correspondent, Mr Ndubuisi Orji, at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. The journalists, under the aegis of PDP Press Corps, in a statement on Monday in Abuja by the Chairman, Samuel Ogidan, described the attack, which occurred on Monday,…
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The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passes an appropriation bill of N3.367 trillion for the 2025 fiscal year of the state. The budget was approved by voice votes at a plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa on Monday. Obasa explained that the passage followed the presentation of a…
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On Thursday, 26th December 2024, The Guardian shared a news report published by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) entitled: “Fire guts FIIRO generator house Lagos” on its website, www.guardian.ng. NAN reported that the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed a fire incident at FIIRO’s generator house.…
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Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is set to hand over more projects to Lagosians with the opening of a network of five roads in the Ikeja Government Reservation Area on Thursday. Additionally, six major roads (4.7 km) across three Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas in Akoka, Bariga, and Gbagada will be commissioned.…
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Troops of the 5 Battalion, Nigerian Army, have neutralised members of a notorious criminal gang responsible for the killing of four soldiers and the abduction of two Korean expatriates in Ahoada West Local Government Area, Rivers State. According to a statement by Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public…
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The term "political rock star" has not been applied to many Canadian leaders, but when Justin Trudeau stormed into office in a 2015 landslide election, it appeared to fit. Now, more than nine years after he initially wooed voters with a progressive agenda, Trudeau is leaving office, forced out by former Liberal party allies while…
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"Spider-Man" co-stars Zendaya and Tom Holland are engaged, US media reported Monday, the day after she was spotted wearing a huge diamond ring. The internet caught fire when Zendaya, 28, appeared on the Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday night with an enormous rock on her finger, with social media users speculating Holland had popped…
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Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's children, Femi and Yeni Kuti, have unveiled a memoir honouring their late mother, Remilekun. Titled Mrs Kuti, the book delves into her life story, providing insights into her love, struggles, and experiences as the first wife of the Afrobeat legend. Yeni, Fela’s eldest child, shared the news today, January 6, 2025,…