Grace Ladoja, talent manager and the daughter of a former Oyo State governor, Rashidi Ladoja, has been honoured with an MBE from the Royal Palance. The award was presented yesterday for her services to the music industry, by The Prince of Wales, and Grace shared the moment on Instagram. She is one of the 452 recipients of […]
Morocco has inaugurated Africa’s first high-speed train line, able to go as fast as 200 miles per hour. The train line was launched on Thursday, CNN reports, with the French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in attendance. The high-speed trains will travel from Tangier to Casablanca, cutting the journey time by more than half. The project, which has […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 34 suspected internet fraudsters at 21, Sawmill Road Awa-Ijebu, Ogun State. According to the anti-graft agency, the suspects are between 19 and 37 years, 23 of which are students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), one from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) and twelve others are non-students. Nine of those arrested are […]
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) 2019 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said he is committed to fixing Nigeria. Punch reports that Atiku said this while meeting with Igbo leaders in Enugu. He said the economy of Nigeria isn’t in good shape, and he and his running mate Peter Obi will fix it. He said: My commitment is to fix this country. […]
Professor Yemi Osinbajo – Vice President of Nigeria Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria, under President Muhammadu Buhari, was not in a terribly bad debt situation as insinuated in some quarters. He made this known while responding to a variety of questions from Nigerians at a town hall meeting in Abuja on Monday. According to him, very […]
The BBC has announced the schedule for this year’s BBC African Footballer of the Year Award. On Saturday, November 16th, football fans across the globe will be able to vote for their favourite African footballer of the year, as the show launches from Lagos. Last year, it was the incomparable Mohammed Salah who took home the trophy. His predecessors […]
GQ magazine has released four new covers featuring their 2018 Men of the Year with the fourth cover featuring Tennis champion Serena Williams as the Woman of the Year. The other covers honor Jonah Hill (director of the year), Henry Golding (star of the year) and Michael B. Jordan (leader of the year). While Serena’s interview highlights have not been released yet, the […]
Stan Lee participates in a Q&A during Wizard World Comic Con at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on January 6, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Stan Lee, legendary co-creator of Marvel Comics, has died at the age of 95. TMZ reports that his death was confirmed by his daughter. Stan Lee, […]
Telecommunications company 9mobile has completed it transfer of ownership and has been taken over by Teleology Holdings Limited. This was revealed in a statement released on Monday, The Cable reports. The takeover comes 16 months after Etisalat International exited the country, giving up control of the telecoms company. In the statement announcing the takeover, signed by Mohammed Edewor, Teleology said it “is pleased […]
Junaid Abdullahi, the son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been appointed the head of the Border Communities Development Agency. Premium Times reports that Abdullahi, who quietly assumed the role, resumed office October 18. The appointment, usually announced by the Presidency or the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, was left unannounced. A source of Premium […]
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