Ishan, Edo State-born Cultural Ambassador, Isaac Izoya, is the founder of Nollywood Film Festival Germany and Nollywood Europe Golden Awards. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, he is using the two award platforms to launder the image of Nigeria in Europe. In this chat, he speaks about the passion he has for the art, his marriage and the need for the Nigerian government to use art to boost the image of the country before the international community.

Abuja—The Federal Government yesterday said the current outbreak of Lassa fever in the country is under control, following recent decline in new suspected cases nationwide even as it confirmed 49 deaths so far from the disease.

Nigerian ex-internationals living abroad have joined the floodgate of condemnation against Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh for his outburst against Nigerians on YouTube. They, however, blamed the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick who practically handed him the job on a platter of gold.

THE Auditor General of the Federation, AGF, Samuel Okura, yesterday, said that the office was under-funded by the Ministry of Finance to carry out its functions.

LAGOS— THE management of Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, has suspended academic activities, following students protest over alleged negligence on the part of the school’s medical centre, which they claimed led to the death of a Higher National Diploma, HND, 2 student, Dazan Mautine Charity, Wednesday.

LG Electronics was recently honoured with the Compasso d’Oro International Award for its Dual Door-in-Door™ refrigerators. The company took home the top prize in the Design Food Preparation and Instruments category at the prestigious Italian award.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, said in a statement yesterday that the All Progressive Congress, APC, led government is trying to provoke Biafrans into retaliation by attacking and killing their members during a prayer session in Aba, Abia State.

IN one of your moves to check my naughty escapades you spanked me really hard and out of anger I grabbed a kitchen knife nearby, charged at you and you took to your heels.

AS Nigerians come to terms with the sensational Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh’s rant on You-tube, his employers, the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, are gradually fighting back by first stopping the salary of his aide.

Further hit came against the Naira yesterday in the parallel foreign exchange market, despite the intervention of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, in the inter-bank segment.