Get ready for Africa’s biggest fashion experience – The GTBank Fashion Weekend 2019
This November, industry leaders, style connoisseurs and fashion enthusiasts from across the globe will converge in Lagos, Nigeria for the 4th edition [...]
Court orders the release of Omoyele Sowore
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday has ordered the release the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, from the custody of the D [...]
FG in talks with World Bank for $2.5bn loan
Hafez Ghanem, World Bank’s vice-president for Africa, has said that the bank is in talks with the Nigerian government for a $2.5 billion concessionary [...]
Sanusi’s ‘chief singer,’ Naziru Ahmad arrested in Kano
Naziru Ahmad, Nigerian singer and songwriter better known as Sarkin Waka, has been arrested in Kano state. The artiste, who is said to be the chief si [...]
Teacher, pregnant 12-year-old student are lovers —Adamawa NUT boss on rape allegation
The chairman of Adamawa State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Rodney Nathan has said that the allegation of rape levelled against a tea [...]
N5.5bn SUVs for senate: Public outcry is insulting – Senator Abdullahi
The Senate has described the public condemnation of its planned purchase of Sport Utility Vehicles, SUVs, amounting to N5.5bn for the senators as an i [...]
Akwa Ibom journalist, Mary Ekere regains freedom
A female journalist Mary Ekere who was remanded in prison for taking photos while the Akwa Ibom State Waste Management Agency officials were raiding [...]
Buhari’s govt bribes bandits but harasses law-abiding citizens – Femi Falana
A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has condemned the clampdown on Sahara Reporters, a publication founded by Omoyele Sowore, and the inva [...]
Malawi evacuates nationals from South Africa
The government of Malawi has announced that it had hired two buses to evacuate its nationals, who were displaced, following xenophobic attacks on fore [...]
I won’t apologise for xenophobic violence – Joburg Mayor, Herman Mashaba
Mayor of Johannesburg, Herman Mashaba has revealed that he feels that apologizing to Nigeria over the xenophobic attacks was unnecessary. Speaking on [...]