Africa has become Europe’s latest gas hunting ground. Moscow’s decision to halt supplies to Poland and Bulgaria has sharpened concerns about the bloc’s Russian energy addiction. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has already rushed to sign deals with Algeria, Egypt and the Congo Republic to curb his country’s reliance on Moscow. Africa’s vast fossil fuel Read More…
Day: 1 May 2022
Police intercept cannabis worth N3m in Lagos
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have intercepted 10 bags of illicit drugs worth N3 million and suspected to be Indian Hemp. Lagos Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. Hundeyin said that the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) operatives on a routine patrol intercepted the vehicle Read More…
Agesinkole ‘King of Thieves’ generates N170m in 3 weeks
A Nollywood Actor, Femi Adebayo, says his new epic movie, titled ‘King of Thieves’ known as Agesinkole, generated over N170 million in its first three weeks premiere at the cinema. Adebayo disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ilorin. He said the movie, which cost him several Read More…
Ace Nigerian singer Burna Boy sells out Madison Square Garden
Grammy Award-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, thrilled music lovers in New York with an electrifying performance on Thursday night at the prestigious Madison Square Garden. The historic concert with the caption ‘One Night In Space’, has made Burna Boy the first Nigerian artiste to perform at the famous Madison Square Read More…
Osinachi, NIN-SIM linkage, Rita Dominic top searches on Google Trends in April
Google on Saturday highlighted the top trending searches as NIN-SIM linkage Rita Dominic and Gospel Singer Osinach Nwachukwu among others. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Head Communications, Google West Africa said in a statement that in April, the Federal government directed the telecommunications industry to bar outgoing calls from unlinked SIMs hence NIN-SIM linkage is the top Read More…
Sam at 60: Inspiration from the grave
It seems like just yesterday when I teased Sam Nda-Isaiah on his 50th birthday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. “Are you now a young old man, or an old young man?” I asked. “I have to think properly before I answer you”, he said, adding, “I think there’s a catch in that question. But, Read More…