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U.S. Should Stop Fueling Panic Abroad, Says Africa's Biggest Nation

Nigeria's foreign minister told Newsweek that knee-jerk travel warnings could themselves cause greater hardship

2024-08-13 09:00

Nigerian woman elected Lions international director for Africa

Princess Bridget Tychus of Lagos has been elected to serve as the Lions international director for Africa. According to a statement on Mondy made available to PUNCH Online, the announcement came during the 106th International Convention held in Melbourne, Aus…

2024-08-12 14:31

South Africa vs Nigeria: Online clash escalates over pageantry controversy

The internet has been ablaze in the last few days with heated clashes between South Africans and Nigerians, sparked by the controversy surrounding the Miss South Africa 2024 pageant. The debate intensified after a finalist of Nigerian descent, Chidimma Adetsh…

2024-08-12 11:08

CEOs behind most capitalized Health Care Companies in Nigeria

Nigeria’s healthcare sector comprises several subsectors, including healthcare manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, hospitals, and laboratories.  Data from the National Bureau of Statistics

2024-08-11 11:09

Children’s values, perspectives shaped by parents’ actions – Sola Fosudo

With over four decades in the literary space, Sola Fosudo’s name resounds when it comes to acting. The trained dramatist of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and the University of Ibadan, is also a critic, scholar, and film director. The recipient of the ‘…

2024-08-11 00:06

Ogunlesi family bids matriarch farewell with class

The Chief Executive Officer of Sofisticat, Lanre Ogunlesi, and other members of his family, have laid Rufina, their matriarch to rest. She passed away on July 10, 2024, at the age of 97, and ever since, condolences have been pouring in from across the world. …

2024-08-11 00:03

Amnesty International condemns siege to CDHR Lagos office

Amnesty International has expressed concern over the invasion of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights’ office in Ikeja, Lagos, by armed security personnel. The Country Director of AI, Isa Sanusi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Policemen, so…

2024-08-09 20:12

NLC secretariat’s invasion, assault on democracy – CLO

A prominent human rights group, Civil Liberties Organisation, has condemned the invasion of the Nigeria Labour Congress headquarters in Abuja, known as Labour House, by Nigerian Police officers on Wednesday night. In a statement issued by its Executive Direct…

2024-08-08 18:50

Free your body: Ezra Collective are bringing dancing back to jazz

Ahead of the release of their third album ‘Dance, No One’s Watching’, Ezra Collective speak to Sope Soetan translating the chaos of their live shows to record, the influence of church and travels, and rejecting elitism to help make jazz dance music againConti…

2024-08-08 13:53

The serious side of funny business

“Whoever can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.” Nigerian comic, Dexmond quotes the

2024-08-08 11:46