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Nollywood actress Ann Njemanze has sued famous filmmaker Zeb Ejiro and two others for infringing on her copyright. Ms Njemanze, famed for playing the titular character in the 1996 classic movie, ‘Domitilla’ has taken the famed filmmaker to court for infringing on the name ‘Domitilla’ which she had trademarked. According to court documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, the actress demands N50 million from Mr Ejiro for the registered trademark infringement. Also joined in the case against Mr Ejiro are Filmone Entertainment and Film Trybe Media. In 2020, 24 years after its original release, Zeb Ejiro Productions announced a partnership with…
On 25 January, President Muhammadu Buhari urged African leaders to allocate 10 per cent of their national budgets to the agricultural sector in order to promote food security. Mr Buhari also called on his counterparts to embrace innovative policies that ensure citizens eat what they produce and export the surplus. He noted that feeding Africa is imperative and leaders must ensure that the people’s welfare remains a priority. ‘‘To succeed, we must strongly support farmers. There is no doubt that we need to subsidise our farmers, but we must do so in transparent ways, remove rent-seeking behaviour and effectively deliver…
The doctors under the umbrella of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMP), Ekiti State chapter, are set to down their tools beginning from midmight Friday (tomorrow). The union, which accused the govrernment of neglecting the state’s health sector as allegedl experienced under the administration of the immediate past governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi, have given the government up till 11:59p.m on Friday to address all its concerns. In an ultimatum addressed to the state governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, and signed by its Chairman, Alo Akinleye, and the Secretary, Olajide Abimbola, NAGGMP highlighted its challenges and…
I condemn the violence, voter intimidation and harassment across the 31 states in the governorship elections. And I plead with all Nigerians to submit to peace and unity to build our nation and a brighter future for everyone. Anger is a barren human emotion, vacant of logic, rhyme, and reason. It is the stuff of that uncritical, unthinking, and irrational section of the human interior. Anger does not follow thought, and thought does not follow anger. Anger is the mitochondrion of the “mobs.” Sadly, this anger is misplaced, misdirected and mis-catalysed. The animus seems inspired by primordial schmaltz and not…
Unity Bank has announced that the chairman of its board of directors, Aminu Babangida, will be retiring from the organisation with effect from 18 March. Oluwafunsho Obasanjo, a non-executive director at the lender, will also exit by way of retirement on the same date, according to a statement issued by the bank on Friday. The two board members’ departure “follows the expiration of their tenure as directors on the board of the bank and in compliance with the prescribed tenure for non-executive directors under the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Code of Corporate Governance for Banks,” the document added. Meanwhile,…
Business Abstract: Keywords: Picture: The Nigerian Communication Commission, (NCC) on Thursday announced plans to introduce measures to curb data depletion for telecom consumers. The NCC disclosed this during the 91st edition of the telecom consumer parliament (TCP) tagged “Data depletion: discussion on the various perspectives”, held at the NCC’s Communications & Digital Economy Complex, Abuja. Speaking at the event, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Umar Danbatta, said the issue of data depletion has become one of the most prevalent complaints received from telecom consumers in the wake of their recent migration to 4G/LTE technology. Data…
Two female candidates have been declared winners of the just-concluded House of Assembly elections in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two female candidates – Omotayo Adeleye-Ishaya and Comfort Nwuchola – won in Ijumu and Ibaji State Constituency seats, respectively. Both were candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and were also first females to represent their respective constituencies in Kogi Assembly. According to the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Grace Abalaka Haruna, Mrs Adeleye-Ishaya scored a total of 8,568 votes to win. The returning officer added that the candidate of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned the collation of results for the governorship election in Cross River to 9 a.m. on Monday. The State Returning Officer, Teddy Adies, announced the adjournment midway into the collation of the results on Sunday at the state INEC Collation Centre in Calabar. Mr Adies said the adjournment became necessary to ensure that the results of the three remaining LGAs were available after 15 of the 18 LGAs of the state were announced by the collation officers. “The exercise will continue in the morning on Monday, by 9 a.m. Hopefully, the results of…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has an early lead having won the five local government areas whose results have been declared so far. There are 14 local government areas in the state. Mr Lawal of the PDP seeks to unseat the incumbent governor of the state, Bello Matawalle, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In the results declared so far, PDP won Anka Local Government Area with 17,116 votes. The APC trailed with 10,156 votes in the area. In Bukuyum Local Government Area, PDP polled 24,341…
An international research team identified a novel molecular pathway believed to cause gout and its progression to erosion of joint tissue. Researchers believe lubricin, a protein found in joint fluid, may serve as a novel therapeutic target for prevention and treatment of gout. Researchers made the discovery, in part, by studying a woman who had developed urate crystal deposits and joint erosion but did not show high urate levels in her blood. Gout, a common form of inflammatory arthritis, can cause intense pain, swelling, and stiffness in the joints. A torment on humanity since ancient times, gout typically affects one…
