Nigeria
2025 U-20 AFCON: six teams already through to quarterfinals
Six teams have already secured their spots in the quarterfinals of the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), currently underway in Egypt.
Following the...
ECOWAS: Commission President visits Nigeria–Benin border post
Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, conducted a working visit on Wednesday, May 7, to...
U20 AFCON 2025: Morocco and Nigeria advance to quarter-finals, Tunisia knocked out
Morocco booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the 2025 U20 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday with a 3-1 win over Tunisia. Nigeria...
Nigeria: ECOWAS Court heads to Lagos for awareness mission and offsite hearings
The ECOWAS Court of Justice will be holding two major events in Lagos, Nigeria this May: an awareness campaign from May 5 to 7,...
Akon: “Wizkid was just a local artist before I relaunched his career”
Senegalese-American artist Akon has claimed he played a pivotal role in the global rise of Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Wizkid.
Speaking on the Bagfuel Brigade podcast,...
Davido: “The UK coined the term Afrobeats for African music”
Nigerian artist Davido has claimed that the term "Afrobeats," now widely associated with West African music, was originally coined in the United Kingdom.
Speaking in...
“I cried and cried… I told myself…”: Funke Akindele opens up about depression
During an episode of Chude Live Conversation Show, Nigerian actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele broke her silence about a dark chapter in her life,...
Akon claims credit for the creation of the Afrobeats genre
Senegalese-American artist Akon has spoken out about his role in the creation of the now globally popular Afrobeats genre.
He claims that his collaborations and...
Nigeria: bank employee filmed over 400 nude videos of coworkers
An employee at Access Bank in Lagos was caught in the act of illegally recording footage inside the women’s restroom of the company’s premises.
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Death of gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu: husband Peter sentenced to death
On Monday, April 28, 2025, the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, delivered a historic verdict in...