Nollywood Star Leo Mezie Dies After Kidney Transplant

From the battle of power and dominance in Slum King to the thrilling heists and betrayals in Chronicles and the heartwarming tales of friendship and ambition in Moments, the new series on Africa Magic Showcase has everyone in a chokehold with their compelling stories. To make this entertainment extravaganza even more exciting, MultiChoice in celebration of Africa Magic’s 20th anniversary is providing GOtv Supa subscribers unrestricted access to GOtv Supa+ throughout November. Here are some of the shows to watch out for. Slum King: Edafe, who has spent 15 years in prison and is now facing a death sentence following

By Bliss Okperan The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has wished Afrobeats singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, a speedy recovery. In a message via his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday, the Governor said the people of Edo State, where the singer hails from, are proud of him and remain behind him every step of the way. “We are extremely proud of you and remain behind you every step of the way,” a part of his post read. Mr Obaseki said the remarkable achievements of the artiste “over the years fill us with immense pride and joy.”

By Adedapo Adesanya Comedy and crime-based American TV show, Only Murders in The Building, has been ranked as the most anticipated TV show of the Fall of 2023, according to a new study shared with Business Post. Experts at ARKA conducted extensive research to uncover the most anticipated TV shows of Fall 2023. Google Keyword Planner was used to analyze search data, providing valuable insights into the level of interest in the upcoming TV series. The research also offers information on the genre, reasons behind their popularity, and their streaming platform. Only Murders in The Building, which features Steve Martin,

Nollywood has numerous actors and actresses who wear different characters to entertain us in movies. The steady rise of Nollywood talents in recent years is remarkable, and this is down to the investment of platforms like Africa Magic in talent discovery and commissioning/licensing of movies and series that cast budding talents. In celebration of Africa Magic at 20, here is a list of renowned Nollywood telnets who rose to stardom on the Africa Magic platform: Tobi Bakre: He’s no doubt one of the hottest talents around at the moment. Tobi rose to stardom on one of Africa Magic’s reality TV

By Kester Kenn Klomegah Women play an increasingly important role in resolving issues that society and the state encounter and in the modern world, they should not face the choice between family and self-fulfilment, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the third Eurasian Women’s Forum held in St. Petersburg on October 13-15. “It is completely obvious that in modern conditions a woman should not face the choice between children and family or professional fulfilment. That is why in Russia the conditions are consistently created for a woman after childbirth to begin or resume her professional career at any moment, to

By Dipo Olowookere Two of the four leading GSM service providers in Nigeria, 9mobile and Airtel, have warned the industry’s regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), against transferring the 800MHz spectrum earlier allocated to Visafone Communications to MTN Nigeria. Over two years ago, MTN acquired Visafone Communications and the firm wants the spectrum transferred to it as the new owner. But 9mobile and Airtel are against this move, fearing it could give MTN Nigeria an undue advantage or even result in monopoly. At an event organized today in Abuja by the NCC, both telcos said it would be a very wrong

By Dipo Olowookere Nigeria-based rating agency, Global Credit Ratings, has affirmed the national scale issuer ratings assigned to Union Bank of Nigeria Plc of BBB+(NG) and A2(NG) in the long term and short term respectively, with the outlook accorded as stable. In a statement issued by the firm, the ratings affirmed on Union Bank reflect the bank’s improved capitalisation, strong shareholders’ support, sustained profitability, and mid-sized status (by total assets) within the Nigerian banking landscape. Its non-performing loan (NPL) ratio escalated to 19.8 percent at FY17 from less than 7 percent range in the last four years. This was driven

By Dipo Olowookere A former branch manager of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc in Edo State, Mrs Florence Onome Odior, has been remanded in prison. The woman was arraigned on Friday, June 16, 2017, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside four others, including her husband, Mr Orion Sunday. The anti-graft agency arraigned her on a 19 count charge bothering on stealing, forgery, obtaining under false pretence, uttering and conspiracy to defraud contrary to section 467(2)(d) of the criminal code laws of Edo State of Nigeria, 2006. Others dragged before Justice Ohimai Ovbiagele of the federal high

By Dipo Olowookere The board of directors of one of the leading insurers in Nigeria, Axa Mansard Insurance Plc, has declared its intention to hold a meeting in two weeks’ time. A statement issued by the firm disclosed that the meeting is precisely scheduled for Monday, February 19, 2018. The board, at the gathering, will consider the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2017. Also, issues relating to the payment of dividend to shareholders of the company may be discussed at the meeting, the statement stressed. “Pursuant to the post-listing requirements of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE)

By Dipo Olowookere One of the leading tier-two lenders in the country, FCMB Plc, has continued to show that it has the capability to deliver good returns to its shareholders, going by the first half results of the firm for the period ended June 30, 2019. For example, the gross earnings reported by the financial institution increased to N89.8 billion from N83.9 billion, while the net interest and discount income rose to N38.7 billion from N35.3 billion, buoyed by the growth in the interest and discount income to N70.4 billion from N64.3 billion and the interest expense of N31.7 billion

 By Adedapo Adesanya The foreign exchange crisis continued to hit hard as the Naira further depreciated against the Pound Sterling on Thursday, August 6, 2020. At the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment of the foreign exchange market in Abuja, the local currency depreciated against the British currency by N14 to close at N604/£1 as against the previous day’s rate of N590/£1. But against the Dollar, the local currency closed flat at 474/$1 and lost N5 on the Euro to close at N550/€1 versus N545/€1 at the last session. At the Port Harcourt market, the domestic currency dropped N13 against the

By Adedapo Adesanya Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent on Thursday following the release of US inflation data for December, which showed a continued slowdown in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and an annual inflation rate that was the slowest since October 2021. Brent crude settled at $84.03 a barrel after rising by $1.36 or 1.7 per cent, as the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude settled at $78.39 a barrel after it gained 98 cents or 1.3 per cent. The CPI-U (the price index for All Urban Consumers) declined by 0.1 per cent in December on a