Author: Newsjaunts

In furtherance of his 25 years Silver Jubilee celebrations of great works behind the Nollywood camera, Edo born multiple award winning filmmaker and culture activist, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen will be commencing the production of a massive blockbuster movie that will star some of Nigerian best artists.Ambassador Lancelot Imasuen who was recently named by the Federal Government of Nigerian through the Film and Video Censors Board as one of the icons that has shaped the video and film industry in Nigeria’s 60 years of independence is undoubtedly a game changer in Nigeria film industry. In a chat with Newsjaunts Online, the…

South-west governors and monarchs have bemoaned the composition and arrangements of the Nigeria’s security architecture. Subsequently, they have called on ofPresident Muhammadu Buhari to rejig the nation’s security apparatus. The leaders made the call at an event hosted by south-west governors in Lagos on Sunday, This call is coming in the wake of the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country whose aftermath led to widespread violence and looting, particularly in Lagos state. Buhari, represented by Ibrahim Gambari, his chief of staff, pledged to address the root cause of the protest. After the meeting the forum issued a communique which read:…

Professionals in the nutrition and healthcare industry have agreed that using the food-based approach is one of the most cost-effective ways to prevent malnutrition. This, they explained, begins with adequate nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life and adequate maternal and adolescent nutrition. This assertion was made by panelists at the Protein Challenge Webinar Series 5, themed: ‘Bridging the Knowledge Gap’ held on Thursday, November 5, 2020. Prof. Henrietta Nkechi Ene-Obong, Professor of Human Nutrition, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Cross River State, stated that capacity must be developed, to bridge the knowledge gap, and…

Newsjaunts learnt from a source close to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq that the much anticipated N-Power batch C Successful Applicants List will soon be out this November. The source who pleaded anonymity stated that, ‘N-Power batch C Successful Applicants List will be out this November, the listed experienced a setback due to the #EndSARS Protests but I can assure you that the list is at the final stage. This is coming few months after the applicants of the N-Power Batch C 2020 to the Twitter to express their impatient over the next…

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to reform the Nigeria Police for better performance and service delivery that will make every Nigeiran proud. The Chief of staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, made this known when he led a delegation of federal government representative to meet with south east leaders on Saturday. President Buhari called on the Nigerian youths to embrace peace, saying that they should not fall victim to messages of hate, divisiveness and vitriol, that only inspires violence. Other federal government delegation at the meeting were, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, Inspector General of Police,…

Donald Trump has lost re-election as United States President following the victory of Democratic candidate, Joe Biden.Biden won the 20 electoral college votes in Pennsylvania to cross the 270 he needed to win the White House with 273 against Trump’s 214.Meanwhile, Biden continues to lead in three more battleground states of Georgia, Nevada and Arizona with Trump challenging the counting of ballots in court.Also Read : American hostage rescued: Trump sends warning to terroristsTrump campaign however says the election is not over and the president who had earlier declared himself winner does not intend to concede defeatThe 77-year former vice…

There comes a time in the life of a people that a consensus is reached for a change of the status quo. The barometer to measure this change comes from a variety of arithmetics ala societal values, mental psychometrics of the people, human re-engineering and the driving propulsion of government. Nigeria with a soaring population of nearly 200 million people is blessed with so much talents. Over the years, the harnessing this huge talent pool has been the bane of socio, economic, political and national development. The world over, men and women of Nigerian descent ‘hold their own’ in sports,…

Ethiopian jets bombed the Tigray region and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged more air strikes in the escalating conflict amid reports that Tigrayan forces had seized control of federal military sites and weapons. Civilians in the northern region should avoid “collateral damage” by not gathering outside as strikes would continue, Abiy said defying international pleas for both sides to show restraint. The developments illustrate how quickly the days-old conflict is escalating, raising the threat of a civil war that experts and diplomats warn would destabilise the country of 110 million people and hurt the broader Horn of Africa. A simmering row between…

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko inaugurated a nuclear power plant on Saturday that some neighbouring countries have opposed because of safety concerns. Built by Russian state-owned firm Rosatom and financed by Moscow with a $10 billion loan, construction of the power plant near the city of Astravets, in the western Hrodno region, was vigorously opposed by Lithuania, whose capital Vilnius is just 50 kilometres (31 miles) away. “This is a historical moment. The country will become a nuclear power,” Lukashenko said. “The Astravets nuclear power station is a new step into the future, towards ensuring the energy security of the state.” He added. Belarus…

The United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UN-POLAC) has nominated the Honourable Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter Governmental Affairs, Mr. Femi Ogunbanwo, for appointment as International Peace Advocate (Mayor of Peace).The United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UN-POLAC) is an autonomous institution established in 2001 with the United Nations and UNESCO General Assembly Resolution which declared 2001-2010 as a decade of peace and non-violence.As part of this years celebration, there will be presentation of awards as International Peace Advocate to individuals with proven integrity and who have demonstrated commitment towards promoting universal moral values, strong family ties, social harmony…