The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture is concluding plans to unveil the grand Yoruba Week celebration, slated for September 2024. A statement on Tuesday noted that the event will showcase the cultural heritage of the Yoruba people through traditional music, dance, art exhibitions, and delectable culinary delights. “With Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu now…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday addressed Nigerians as part of activities to mark the nation’s 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance. Full text of his address below: My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the 12th day of June 2024. This year…
In the wake of Nigeria’s 2-1 loss against the Benin Republic in their fourth game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Monday, the Nigeria Football Federation has lashed out at the Beninoise Football Federation for mixing up Nigeria’s national anthem before the kick-off of the match. Before the Eagles were defeated by the…
Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with a New York City probation officer this week in connection to his criminal conviction on all counts in the recent “hush money” case against him. In the latest development to come just days after the former president was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying New York business…
Organised Labour has insisted on its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as ‘starvation wage.’ The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Chris Onyeka, said labour would not accept the latest offer of ₦62,000 and the ₦100,000 proposal made by some individuals and economists. This was…
Pat Attah, once a luminary in Nollywood, has unveiled the real reasons behind his dramatic departure from the Nigerian film industry and his relocation to Germany. In a candid conversation with Teju Babyface, Attah revealed that his foray into the entertainment world was driven purely by a deep-seated passion for the arts, rather than a…
Roger Federer delivered an already iconic graduation speech at Dartmouth University over the weekend, inspiring more than just the students sitting in the audience. He opened the speech noting how coincidental it was that Dartmouth’s colors are green since “grass is my favorite surface.” Federer, of course, was nodding to his eight Wimbledon titles. The…
A former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Director of Currency Operations, Ahmed Umar, has disclosed that the immediate past governor, Godwin Emefiele, printed his own design of the naira. Umar disclosed this while giving evidence at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama. The former CBN director said the features in the…
Canadian singer Celine Dion has revealed that she had been hiding her illness, stiff person syndrome, from the public for 17 years. She opened up in a recent interview saying fighting the disease covertly while also taking care of her late husband Rene Angelil’s cancer and raising their kids too. The 56-year-old singer has been…
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the continuous spraying of foreign currencies like the US dollar during parties is anti-democratic and sends wrong signals in the direction the country’s democracy is headed. Jonathan stated this on Tuesday while speaking at the 25th Anniversary Democracy Day Public Lecture in Abuja. Jonathan advised actors to stick to…
