On this day 82 years ago, multi-instrumentalist, political activist and Nigerian musician, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, was born. The legendary and trailblazing musician was born October 15, 1938 and was 58 years

Former presidential candidate and governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has criticized the move to ban protests against police brutality in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. The Federal Capital Territory Administration

The Nigerian Army has said it remains “highly committed to defend the country and her democracy at all cost”, issuing a stern warning to “subversive elements and trouble makers” to

A former Nigerian presidential candidate and two-term governor of Cross River state Donald Duke has accused the Nigerian Army and the Chief of Army Staff Lt. General Tukur Buratai of

Nigerian payments startup Paystack has been acquired by US-based payments giant, Stripe in a $200 million -range deal. That makes this the biggest startup acquisition to date to come out

As widespread protests against police brutality continue for a seventh day in Nigeria, the president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly will ensure that the

A security committee of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has placed a ban on all #EndSARS street demonstrations, protests, and processions anywhere within the nation’s capital Abuja, saying the “unruly conduct

US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will duel on different prime-time town hall events on Thursday instead of their second presidential debate. The twin events, in which

Several celebrities in Nigeria and abroad have been speaking out this week in support of large protests against police brutality in Nigeria. US rapper Kanye West on Monday joined a

Nigeria’s inflation rate increased by 13.71% (year-on-year) in September 2020. This is 0.49% higher than the rate recorded in August 2020 (13.22%). The price of food items in Nigeria continues

Kyrgyzstan President Sooronbai Jeenbekov has announced his resignation in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election. In a statement

A former Nigerian presidential candidate Ahmed Buhari has said the continued stay of the country’s service chiefs poses a huge problem to Nigeria. The country is witnessing massive protests by

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has released its 2019 audited financial statement, about five months after publishing the corporation’s 2018 report, which was the first in its

“Activist/hacktivist collective” Anonymous said Wednesday night it has hacked multiple Nigerian government websites as protests against police brutality across the country entered its seventh day. In a tweet, the group

Neymar moved second behind Pele in Brazil’s all-time leading scorer list by scoring a hat-trick in their 2022 World Cup qualifying win over Peru. The Paris St-Germain forward scored his

America’s electric vehicle company Tesla has reduced the price of its Model S sedan to $69,420. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a tweet on Wednesday that the “the

Premier League clubs have “unanimously agreed” that ‘Project Big Picture’ will not be endorsed or pursued. The controversial plans, proposed by Liverpool and Manchester United, were rejected at a meeting

According to figures released by Ghana’s Statistics office, inflation rate fell for a second month in a row to 10.4% in September which is 0.1 percentage points lower compare to

Despite the outrage in some quarters over the uncoordinated play of the Super Eagles in the two international friendlies against African champions Algeria and the continent’s second-ranked team Tunisia, Head

Victor Osimhen and his Napoli teammates have suffered the consequence of refusing to go to Turin to play Juventus in their Serie A week-three fixture on October 4 due to