Nollywood Actress Faithia Williams celebrates in double dose as she bags a new endorsement deal with Kayode Obembe Real Estate Company at her Grand style birthday party which took place at the Federal Palace Hotel on the 27th of February 2022.
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the State as one that guarantees safety of investors and their businesses since the government takes seriously the protection of lives and property.
Dangote Cement’s commitment to environmental disclosures and sustainability is yielding the desired results with Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) raising its rating from C to B- even as it proposes a dividend of N20 per share for the year ended December 31,2021.
A federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the application by the Governors’ Forum to be joined as interested party to the suit filed by Linas International Ltd and others against the Federal Government, the Attorney General of the Federation, Minister of Finance and the Accountant General of the Federation as the 1st to the 4th defendants.
British, Nigerian-American musician and guitarist, Toby Foyeh is set to tour the United Kingdom with Orchestra Africa. The afro beats wizard who has released albums over a period of almost forty years, has shared his UK tour dates starting in May.
Zenith Bank Plc has announced an impressive result for the year ended December 31, 2021, recording a double-digit growth of 10% in gross earnings which rose to N765.6 billion from N696.5 billion reported in the previous year. This is despite a challenging macroeconomic environment aggravated by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
All over the world, the buzz around Artificial Intelligence keeps accelerating as the end goal is to simplify conversations and processes. Having pioneered the technology in Nigeria and Africa 4 years ago, Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has steadily won the hearts of its customers with its artificial intelligence chat bot, LEO.
Muhammadu Buhari has frowned at the reported inhuman and discriminatory treatments of Nigerians and other Africans, denied the right of passage out of Ukraine.
Presidential media Garba Shehu, in a statement on Sunday, 28 February, said all citizens should be treated with dignity irrespective of the colour of their passports or their skin, NAN reports.
“From video evidence, first-hand reports, and from those in contact with their wards and/or Nigerian consular officials there have been unfortunate reports of Ukrainian police and security personnel refusing to allow Nigerians to board buses and trains heading towards the Ukraine-Poland border,” noted the statement.
”In one video widely circulating on social media, a Nigerian mother with her young baby was filmed being physically forced to give up her seat to another person.”
The presidency demanded that everyone should be treated with dignity and without favour, adding that all who flee a conflict situation have the same right to the safe passage under UN Convention.
“While efforts to begin talks between Russia and Ukraine are underway, paramount on our minds is the safety and human rights of some four thousand Nigerian citizens and many others from friendly African nations today stranded in Ukraine,” added the statement.
The presidency also mentioned that Nigeria would continue to support diplomatic efforts to bring the war between Russia and Ukraine to an end, while stressing that there is a long history dating back to decades of Nigerians and other Africans studying in Ukraine, particularly medicine.
”As a nation, we are proud of those educated in Kyiv and Kharkiv and other cities and centres of learning who have returned to Nigeria to perform great service for our nation and our people,” added the statement.
“Without the generosity of spirit of the Ukrainian people that would never have been possible. We pray for those directly affected by this conflict. Nigeria, with our 200 million people, supports all and every diplomatic effort to bring this war to an end.”
Squid Game, the survival drama series, was among the biggest winners at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards which held on Sunday.
The annual event honours the year’s best television and film performances by actors.
The record-breaking Netflix’s blockbuster original show won three prizes including the ‘Outstanding Action Performance as a Stunt Ensemble’ category.
Lee Jung-Jae, who starred in the project, also took home prize for ‘Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series’ while Jung Ho-Yeon snagged the female category.
The series earlier made history as the first non-English-language series and first Korean series to score a SAG Awards nomination.
Below is the full list of winners:
Television Awards
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Murray Bartlett, “The White Lotus”
Oscar Isaac, “Scenes From a Marriage”
Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” *WINNER
Ewan McGregor, “Halston”
Evan Peters, “Mare of Easttown”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus”
Cynthia Erivo, “Genius: Aretha”
Margaret Qualley, “Maid”
Jean Smart, “Mare of Easttown”
Kate Winslet, “Mare of Easttown” *WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Brian Cox, “Succession”
Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”
Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
Lee Jung-jae, “Squid Game” *WINNER
Jeremy Strong, “Succession”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show”
Jung Ho-yeon, “Squid Game” *WINNER
Elisabeth Moss, “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Sarah Snook, “Succession”
Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”
Brett Goldstein, “Ted Lasso”
Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
Martin Short, “Only Murders in the Building”
Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso” *WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Elle Fanning, “The Great”
Sandra Oh, “The Chair”
Jean Smart, “Hacks” *WINNER
Juno Temple, “Ted Lasso”
Hannah Waddingham, “Ted Lasso”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“The Morning Show”
“Squid Game”
“Succession” *WINNER
“Yellowstone”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“The Great”
“Hacks”
“The Kominsky Method”
“Only Murders in the Building”
“Ted Lasso” *WINNER
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
“Cobra Kai”
“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”
“Loki”
“Mare of Easttown”
“Squid Game” *WINNER
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem, “Being the Ricardos”
Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”
Andrew Garfield, “Tick, Tick… Boom”
Will Smith, “King Richard” *WINNER
Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” *WINNER
Olivia Colman, “The Lost Daughter”
Lady Gaga, “House of Gucci”
Jennifer Hudson, “Respect”
Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Ben Affleck, “The Tender Bar”
Bradley Cooper, “Licorice Pizza”
Troy Kotsur, “CODA” *WINNER
Jared Leto, “House of Gucci”
Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Caitríona Balfe, “Belfast”
Cate Blanchett, “Nightmare Alley”
Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story” *WINNER
Kirsten Dunst, “The Power of the Dog”
Ruth Negga, “Passing”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“Belfast”
“CODA” *WINNER
“Don’t Look Up”
“House of Gucci”
“King Richard”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“Black Widow”
“Dune”
“The Matrix Resurrections”
“No Time to Die” *WINNER
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”