Twenty-two people have now died in the collapse of a five-storey building under construction in an upmarket area of Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos, a rescue…
Sudden Exit of Nollywood Veterans
The recent death of Jab Adu, Sam Agbebi and Mike Odiachi has cast a gloomy shadow on the ubiquitous Nollywood industry in Africa. Mike Odiachi…
Range Rover and the Virgin Galactic Spacecraft
A Range Rover Autobiography took center stage as Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson unveiled the Virgin Galactic’s new SpaceShipTwo at a special reveal and…
Hillary Clinton Wins Big in Nevada Primaries
Hillary Clinton beat out rival Bernie Sanders to win the Nevada caucuses after a frenetic final blitz of campaigning, denying Sanders a golden opportunity to…
The Broncos make the 50th Super bowl
The Denver Broncos had a 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 in front of 71,088 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara,…
Ooni of Ife receives the Ambassador to Cuba in Nigeria
His Imperial Majesty, the Ọọ̀ni of Ifẹ̀ Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ojaja II) received the Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos E. Trejo Sosa; his Wife, Mrs. Melva…
Scrapping of fuel subsidies to save Nigeria $5 billion
Nigeria’s government, which relies on oil for about two-thirds of its revenue, sees a silver lining to the plunge in crude prices because it will…
Aliko Dangote, Bill Gates team up against Malnutrition in Nigeria
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote and tech billionaire Bill Gates have announced plans for a $100-million scheme to cut malnutrition in Nigeria. Dangote said the…
Oil pipeline saboteurs costing Nigeria $2.4M a day
Multiple attacks on strategic oil and gas installations is costing Nigeria $2.4 million daily, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday as the military launched a manhunt…