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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed no fewer than fifty retail outlets for allegedly dispensing edible oil to the public on the streets and in the open markets in Kaduna, an official said. Th

Famous Nigerian televangelist, Jerry Eze , will lead a four-day fasting and praying session against deaths in Nollywood. The Actors Guild President, Emeka Rollas, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday. As is widely known, Mr Eze fo

Embattled Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, has filed an appeal challenging his five-year imprisonment. On 14 July 2022, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of Ikeja Special Offences Court convicted and sen

Renowned Italian perfumer Christian Provenzano has unveiled his eponymous perfume line in Nigeria. The launch event held recently at the Kaly Restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos, showcased not only the Christian Provenzano brand but also S

Its thanksgiving season for Nollywood veteran Zack Orji as he shares more details of his health scare and close shave with death. The movie star was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the National Hospital in Abuja on New Year's Eve aft

Arsenal thrashed their London rivals Chelsea 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night, consolidating their position at the top of the Premier League table. According to Opta, this is Arsenal's biggest-ever victory against Chelsea across

This year's President Federation Cup competition at the national level will kick off with the men's Round of 64 matches on Wednesday and Thursday next week (1-2 May). The defending champions, Bendel Insurance, will be starting in Abuja agai

Amidst concerns over the adoption of Genetically Modified Crops in Nigeria, the federal government, in January, approved the commercial release of four "Tela maize" varieties for commercial planting in the country. The move placed Nigeria s

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has begun an investigation into the runway incident involving a Dana Air aircraft at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Tuesday morning. A Dana aircraft with registration number 5N BKI, fl