Her African Concert Series is a monthly programme of African classical music that she started directing in 2019 at the October Gallery in London at the behest of the cultural organisation, the Institute of Art and Music, AMI5. In the course of her career, Romanian-Nigerian pianist, Rebeca Omordia, has gone into partnerships with various musicians, Read More…
Mercedes’ seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Saturday he had been stunned to hear spectators cheered when he crashed hard in qualifying for the Austrian Formula One Grand Prix. The 37-year-old Briton qualified 10th on Friday for the Saturday sprint. He started ninth and finished eighth in a 23-lap race won by Red Read More…
In a year when Russian players were banned from Wimbledon, Moscow-born Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to defeat Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 on Saturday to become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title. With Russian and Belarussian players banned from the grasscourt major following Moscow’s invasion Read More…
“They are bombing my backyard. They are firing big guns too! Pray for us o!” The desperation in the caller’s voice was palpable and eerie. Had Armageddon managed to come unannounced? It turned out that the bombing was some distance away although it sounded as if it was within the caller’s premises. Some terrorists had Read More…
The Police Command in Lagos state on Saturday warned Point of Sales (POS) operators against using their trade to promote extortion at police stations and other areas. The Command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, sounded this warning in a tweet. Hundeyin said the warning was part of directives from the Force headquarters, Abuja, against extortion and Read More…
Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla and the world’s richest person, said on Friday he was terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter because the social media company had failed to provide information about fake accounts. Shares of Twitter were down 7% in extended trading. Musk had offered $54.20 per share in Read More…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is need to sustain the campaign against polio, warning that the disease is “very crafty.” Osinbajo handed down the warning on Thursday at Presidential Villa, while receiving the Nigerian Biker, Kunle Adeyanju, who embarked on a polio-inspired charity ride from London to Lagos. Adeyanju, who arrived in Lagos on Read More…
A U.S. appeals court on Friday granted Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc affiliates leave to enforce a part of a ₦747 billion ($1.8 billion) arbitration award against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in a dispute concerning oil extraction near the African country’s coastline. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Read More…
A court in Kenya has frozen more than $40 million in accounts belonging to Africa-focused payments giant Flutterwave under the country’s anti-money laundering laws, court documents showed. Founded in 2016 in Nigeria, the San Francisco-headquartered firm, specialises in individual and consumer transfers, one of several fintech firms facilitating and capitalising on Africa’s booming payments market. Read More…
AFRICA for centuries has been entangled in European conflicts and wars in which they suffer from both sides. The most terrible for Africans was the Second World War for which youths, including high school kids from various parts of the continent, were conscripted and many never returned home. In Nigeria, it was known as the Read More…
