Simi: Nigerian Afropop singer opens up about charting her path to stardom, and why she still engineers her own music

  CNN — It seems like there’s nothing Nigerian music star Simi can’t do. A singer, songwriter, and one of the few women mixing and producing their own music, Simi is setting the stage for the future of Afropop and soul. Opening for 15-time Grammy-winning vocal powerhouse Alicia Keys on her 2023 tour and making … Read more

Dearsan launches second and final OPV for the Nigerian Navy

  On April 19, 2024, the Turkish shipbuilder Dearsan held the launching ceremony for the second 76-meter Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Nigerian Navy. Tayfun Ozberk 19 Apr 2024 Dearsan press release After launching the first 76m Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for the Nigerian Navy on October 26, 2023; Dearsan Shipyard successfully launched the … Read more

Southampton boss hails Aribo, explains why Nigeria midfielder has limited playing time

“We have missed him so much” – Southampton’s Russell Martin plays up the importance of AFCON flop

  Southampton’s head coach, Martin Russell, has heaped praise on Nigeria midfielder, Joe Ayodele-Aribo for his attitude despite getting limited playing time, Soccernet.ng reports. The former Rangers man has played 31 of The Saints’ 42 league games this season, starting just thirteen of those. He has also scored three goals and created another. Despite the … Read more

Nigerian airstrike killed 33 villagers during Eid, witnesses say

MAIDUGURI/ABUJA: An airstrike on a village in Nigeria‘s northwestern Zamfara state killed at least 33 people last week, four residents and a traditional leader said, after a military operation targeting armed kidnapping gangs and their hideouts.The incident, on April 10, is the latest in a pattern of deadly aerial assaults by the military that have … Read more

Nigeria To Launch Crude Trading at its Commodity Exchange

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  Africa’s biggest oil producer, Nigeria, plans to offer up to 20% of its crude oil production for trading on its commodities exchange, Akinsola Akeredolu-Ale, the chief executive of the Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange, told Bloomberg in an interview published on Friday. The official didn’t elaborate on when the exchange’s first-ever crude trading would begin. The … Read more

Nigeria expects first batch of Leonardo M-346 fighter jets this year

A truck carries Iranian drones during an annual military parade in Tehran on Sept. 22, 2023.

ROME — Nigeria will take delivery of the first six of 24 Italian M-346 light fighter-trainer aircraft it has ordered by year end, the country’s Air Force has said. Originally manufactured by Italy’s Leonardo as a twin-seater jet trainer, the M-346 has been acquired by Nigeria in its more recent, armed M-346FA fighter format. The … Read more