Dano Milk, Nigeria’s leading dairy brand has unveiled, frontline Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele popularly known as Jenifa, as its new brand ambassador. In a recent announcement, the company said “We are thrilled to welcome Funke Akindle to the Dano Milk family as our brand ambassador. It’s going to be an incredible journey full…
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that becoming the first sub-Saharan African to win the Nobel Prize in literature exposed him to danger. The literary icon was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his “wide cultural perspective and… poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence”. But speaking in an interview with Larry…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has summoned Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, over allegations of criminal breach of trust. The former governor, who was earlier declared wanted by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over allegations of money laundering, is also accused of possession of the unlawfully acquired property….
Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen Remi Tinubu, has stated that her husband, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, not is not the cause of the current hardship in the nation, following the removal of the fuel subsidy. The subsidy removal, announced during Tinubu’s inauguration on May 29, 2023, has resulted in a sharp rise in the pump price…
A judge in New York, Robyn Tarnofsky, has declared on Thursday that he federal sex trafficking trial of the US rapper, Sean Diddy Combs, is scheduled to start on May 5. The embattled rapper was arrested on September 16 over sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The US magistrate judge Robyn Tarnofsky ordered that the entertainer…
Larry Madowo (born 14 July 1987) is a CNN International Correspondent and host of the African Voices Changemakers and Playmakers series. He was previously a North America Correspondent for the BBC and also anchored breaking news and presented BBC World News America from Washington, DC. He was a 2019-20 Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economics and Business…
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has opened up about his spiritual preferences, explaining why he is more drawn to traditional “Orisa” worship than Christianity or Islam. The Nobel Laureate emphasised the creative and non-violent nature of Orisa worship, which resonated with him more than the other two major religions. “I was fortunate to be born…
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Remi Tinubu, on Thursday donated N1 billion to her Alma Mater, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, for renovation of some infrastructures. She recalled the beautiful environment of the university before her graduation 39 years ago and lamented that the decay of infrastructure she witnessed was disheartening. She…
There is some good news. Peter Fregene is being given another chance to live. This afternoon, contrary to the request by some family members to unplug Peter from life-support and be allowed to die at home, Marian, his first child and Tina, his wife of several decades, chose to follow the advise and referral by…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he is angry with the way Nigerians are responding to the current economic challenges. Amaechi made this known in an interview with Igbere TV. The former governor of Rivers State also said he expected youths to storm different streets and protest against the high cost of…
