Africa’s foremost entrepreneur and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has urged African countries to dismantle all economic barriers hindering free trade among the nations while committing over $20 billion (about N9.2 trillion) on pan-African investments through the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL). Dangote stated this in Lagos at the launch …

I Said What I Said, Africa and Nigeria’s number one podcast has demonstrated its wide diaspora acceptance as its maiden London live show was held with fun, glitz and glamour to a sold out audience. The live show was initially planned to be a day event but the myriad of …

  I Said What I Said, Africa and Nigeria’s number one podcast has demonstrated its wide diaspora acceptance as its maiden London live show was held with fun, glitz and glamour to a sold out audience.   The live show was initially planned to be a day event but the …

The Nigerian-born singer and songwriter, Tiwa Savage, is among artistes billed to perform at the Coronation Concert of King Charles II scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 7. The concert is scheduled to take place on the grounds of Windsor Castle in front of a crowd of 20,000 members …

Nigeria international Alex Iwobi scored a volley to rescue a point for Everton in a pulsating 2-2 draw against fellow relegation struggler Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Monday. The forward capitalised on Jordan Pickford’s crucial penalty save when he stopped James Maddison making it 3-1 just before …

Following a downpour in parts of Lagos and Ogun states on Monday, the Long Bridge end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway was submerged, causing motorists and commuters to be stranded in the gridlock induced by the slow-paced movements of vehicles plying the bridge to navigate their destinations in the states. One …

A Kenyan pastor who appeared in court Tuesday will face terrorism charges over the deaths of more than 100 people found buried in what has been dubbed the “Shakahola forest massacre,” prosecutors said. The deeply religious Christian-majority country has been stunned by the discovery of mass graves last month in …

A US mountaineer has died on Everest in the fourth fatality on the world’s highest peak this climbing season.   Jonathan Sugarman, 69, was on an acclimatisation rotation at around 6,400 metres (21,000 feet) when he died on Monday, his expedition organiser said. “He was feeling unwell and passed away …

Russia’s armed forces said on Tuesday they were evacuating more than 200 people from Sudan on four military transport planes. The defence ministry said in a statement the evacuees included diplomats, military personnel and other Russian nationals as well as citizens of “countries of the former Soviet Union and other …

Popular on-air-personality, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, popularly known as Nedu, says thatside-chicks give peace to married men.   The comedian made this known on the latest episode of The Honest Bunch podcast co-hosted by him. He claimed that most men put up with their nagging wives because of the peace of …