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
The 29-year-old chess master plays for 58 consecutive hours and counting on New York’s Times Square.
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’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
Lagos, Nigeria CNN — The Nigerian army says it has rescued one of the missing Chibok schoolgirls abducted by militant Islamic group Boko Haram a decade ago. Lydia Simon was rescued along with her three children by troops conducting an operation in the northern Borno State, the military said Thursday, adding that she was … Read more
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
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
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
Nigerian women have been awarded prestigious Korean certificates, and become certified Korean tutors, all beginning from a love of K-Drama.
Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong has voiced his preference for an indigenous coach to take charge of the Nigerian national team, Soccernet.ng reports. Troost-Ekong made his Super Eagles debut under the late Stephen Keshi in 2015 and has since flourished under Gernot Rohr, Augustine Eguavoen, and Jose Peseiro. The Super Eagles have, however, been … Read more