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Veteran Nollywood filmmaker, Chico Ejiro, is dead. He died in the early hours of Christmas day from a seizure. He only just concluded directing his new movie on Christmas Eve. Ejiro was famous for his blockbuster movies in the 90s. He produced movies like Silent Night, Blood Money, Deadly Affair, among several other notable films. In a phone conversation with The PUNCH, his colleague and close friend, Zik Zulu, said, “Yes, it is true, Chico Ejiro is dead.” The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed the filmmaker’s death. He said, “I just learnt of his death. The news of his death is so devastating. I do not know the cause of his death; I am still calling around to get the correct information and I am waiting for his association ― The Association of Movie Producers ― to make a statement.” However, a source close to the deceased revealed that Ejiro died about 2 am on Christmas Day. “He was ill about five weeks ago and he was rushed to a hospital

Some yet-to-be identified gunmen have attacked the residence of Eris Paul, a former ex-militant leader also known as Ogunbos, at his country home in Peremabiri Community in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, burning down his mansion.  According to reports, the attack occurred in the early hours of Friday, Christmas Day. It was learnt that armed men stormed the community in speed boats, shooting indiscriminately before setting buildings on fire.  It was learnt that Paul was able to escape being injured or killed, though narrowly.  A source in the family said Paul (Ogunbos) was attending a burial in the community when the incident occurred.  ”He is still in the community, doing fine. It is only that some properties were destroyed,” the source said.  SaharaReporters gathered that valuables worth millions of naira were burnt along with Paul’s home.  Confirming the incident, Butswat Ansimi, State Command Public Relations Officer, told SaharaReporters t

Suspected hoodlums Friday morning laid siege to Sabo area of Osogbo and injured some traders and others in the vicinity, Punch reports. Although police officers have been deployed to the scene when our correspondent visited the area, gunshots fired by the hoodlums were still heard a few metres away from where the policemen were stationed. A resident, identified as Amusa, told our correspondent that the attack started late Thursday. Amusa said the hoodlums had claimed to be mourning a colleague with a candlelight procession before they suddenly launched attacks on traders. He said a yet-to-be-identified trader was killed in the process, adding that the hoodlums also continued their onslaught and attacked more people in the area on Friday.     Insecurity Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/2KZahNW via EDUPEDIA

The Police Inspector-General (IGP), Mohammed Adamu Following the recent promotion of senior police officers by the Police Service Commission, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the posting and redeployment of five (5) newly promoted Deputy Inspectors General of Police to oversee Departments of the Force, whose former heads retired recently after the completion of their service years. The promoted senior officers, according to a statement from the Force spokesman, CP Frank Mba, are DIG Usman Alkali Baba, who will now head the Force Criminal Intelligence Department (FCID); DIG Ibrahim A. Lamorde, Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB); DIG David Oyebanji Folawiyo, Department of Information and Communication Technology (ICT); DIG Joseph O. Egbunike, Department of Finance and Administration; and DIG Dan-Mallam Mohammed, FDC – Department of Training and Development. The Police Inspector-General (IGP), Mohammed Adamu Twitter/toluogunlesi The IGP, while congratul

File photo used to illustrate story. Photo of one of the deceased At least five people were killed and many wounded when Boko Haram insurgents attacked the Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria Church (Church of the Brethren) at Pemi village in the Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident occurred on Thursday when the attackers also burnt down many houses, cars, and motorcycles in the community. File photo used to illustrate story. A source told SaharaReporters that the gunmen set the church on fire and waited until it burnt down before they left. He said the terrorists struck around 6 pm, though information about the incident did not reach the military until 9pm. Photo of one of the deceased The source added that fleeing villagers spent the night out in the cold till this morning. SaharaReporters gathered that the gunmen also invaded Debro community, shooting sporadically. The attack comes exactly a year after six people were killed and three wounded by Boko