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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Producer of the popular Nigerian travel food doc-series, “Bukas and Joint”, Biola Alabi who recently upped the ante with the production of her debut movie, “ Banana Island Ghost(B.IG)” is ready to go to town with the movie. The first official trailer of the highly anticipated movie, which is written and directed by BB Sasore was released during the week amid standing ovation. And it was after  the teaser of Chigul’s (Chioma Omeruah) hilarious prayer for ‘Sumtin BIG’ went viral a few weeks back.  The trailer was unveiled to the press and industry enthusiasts at the iMax Cinemas in Lekki, Lagos. Commenting on the trailer release, Biola Alabi  said, “Banana Island Ghost” is unprecedented in many regards, and we believe that this trailer will excite viewers, across Nigeria and beyond, to look forward to a rib cracking experience when the movie hits the cinema screens in August.” In the trailer, the cantankerous fire cracker, Ijeoma (Chioma Omeruah) wa...

http://ift.tt/2pDOCfG Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu • Monarch unhurt, expensive traditional regalia destroyed, says NEMA A mystery fire yesterday gutted the palace of the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Aremu Akiolu, with smokes billowing to the sky, which destroyed property worth millions of naira. It was gathered that the fire, which started in the afternoon, attracting a crowd to the Iga Idugaran palace on Lagos Island, was eventually put out by firefighters. The fire started from an air conditioner in an apartment inside the palace, destroyed furniture and other household items in the room. It also affected a section of the palace where expensive traditional regalia, the monarch’s royal beads and local fan were kept, an official said. Ibrahim Farinloye, spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) said the fire was quickly nipped in the bud by the various emergency agencies on ground. “The cause of the fire could not be ascertained immediately, but it has been put...

http://ift.tt/2qqkGGQ President Muhammadu Buhari •Intrigues in high places threaten nation’s survival Last Monday’s meeting between Generals Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdusalaam Abubakar, three former Heads of State, ostensibly to discuss the state of health of President Muhammadu Buhari, has shown the level of anxiety the issue has generated in the polity. The three generals who, at one point or the other since 1976, have been charting Nigeria’s course for ill or for good, are known to be the architects of the current democracy in which one of them, Obasanjo, was given the mantle to nurture. Although not known to share the same thoughts on many issues, a trait that has brought them against each other in the past, they are undoubtedly united in their quest to offer directions for the nation to follow. To underscore the importance of the May Day meeting at Babangida’s Hilltop mansion in Minna, Niger State capital, to the current political situation in Nigeria...

http://ift.tt/2pvC4Xn Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa. • Says it will curb illegal refining • Promises to build three in each senatorial zone Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has commended the Federal Government for its decision to set up modular refineries in host-communities in the Niger Delta. He said that when fully on stream, it would curb the illegal refining of petroleum products and its associated risks.The governor described the move as brilliant idea that would not only create more jobs, but would also increase the economic fortunes of the oil-rich region and Nigeria in general. Dickson spoke yesterday at the sub-sea nations and Africa oil and gas conference, which is a major sideline conference of the ongoing Oil and Gas Trade Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, United States (U.S.). The governor said his government had fully embraced the laudable venture by setting up a company known as the Bayelsa Petrochemical and Refinery Company Limited to par...

http://ift.tt/2pLTXR7 Olusegun Obasanjo Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday declared that corruption has, alongside lack of visionary leadership, remained at the centre of Nigeria’s backwardness since independence. He said efforts must be directed towards addressing the cankerworm.Delivering the inaugural lecture of the Olusegun Obasanjo Good Governance and Development Research Centre of the National Open University of Nigeria, (NOUN) in Abuja, the former leader believed that, rather than leaving the issue to the government alone, all segments of the society must be involved. He also picked hole in the concept that only power institutions would help in addressing societal problems, noting that powerful people, were also needed to drive the powerful institutions, without which, no progress could be made. In a lecture titled, “ Leadership, Governance and the Challenges of Development in Nigeria: The Way Forward,” the former President, who addressed other socia...