AFROBEAT king Femi Anikulapo-Kuti will be one of the three musicians performing at the opening ceremony of the 32nd African Cup of Nations tournament kicking off in Egypt tomorrow.
Femi, a four-time Grammy award nominee, will be joined by two other musicians, Hakim from Egypt and Dobet Gnahore from Ivory Coast. This year's expanded African Cup of Nations involving 24 teams, which lasts until July 19, will be preceded with a colourful opening ceremony.
ADAMS Oshiomhole has received a vote of confidence from the 36 chairmen of the state chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on response to recent attacks on him by several high ranking party members.
GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai has lost in the Kaduna high court after a judge ruled that the recent Religious Bill seeking to curb the activities of Christian and Muslim clergymen was a gross violation of the fundamental human rights as captured in the Nigerian constitution.
CIVIL society group the Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has asked Britain to apologise for the recent travel warning issued by its Foreign and Commonwealth Office asking Britons to avoid going to 21 states across Nigeria.
PAN-Yoruba group the Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC) has called on Fulanis living in the southwest geo-political zone to fish out the criminal elements terrorising the region among them so as not to give all of them a bad name.
[1] On June 20 in 1936, Jesse Owens set the world 100 metres record of 10.2 seconds
[2] On June 20 1940, Joe Louis knocked out Arturo Godoy in eight rounds to win the world heavyweight boxing title
[3] On June 20 in 1867, US President Andrew Johnson announced the purchase of Alaska for less than 2 cents an acre. Today, Alaska has some of the world's largest oil and gas reserves
ETHIOPIAN Airlines has once more been voted as the Best Airline in Africa for the third consecutive year picking up the Skytrax 2019 World Airlines Awards in Paris and confirming its status as the continent's dominant carrier.
NIGERIA'S state governors are likely to pressurise President Muhammadu Buhari to replace the nation's security chiefs as he starts his second tenure in a bid to bring in fresh ideas as the country grapples with a surge in insecurity.
ALL Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman Adams Oshiomhole's younger brother Seidu was one of several activists recently attacked by unidentified hoodlums at a meeting of the Edo State chapter of the party in Benin.
Lagos State's Governor Babajide Sanwoolu has denied promising to decongest the Oshodi-Apapa expressway within his first 60 days in office saying all offered was to review the matter within two months and come up with recommendations.
AFROBEAT king Femi Anikulapo-Kuti will be one of the three musicians performing at the opening ceremony of the 32nd African Cup of Nations tournament kicking off in Egypt tomorrow.
ADAMS Oshiomhole has received a vote of confidence from the 36 chairmen of the state chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on response to recent attacks on him by several high ranking party members.
GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai has lost in the Kaduna high court after a judge ruled that the recent Religious Bill seeking to curb the activities of Christian and Muslim clergymen was a gross violation of the fundamental human rights as captured in the Nigerian constitution.
CIVIL society group the Coalition for Truth and Justice (CTJ) has asked Britain to apologise for the recent travel warning issued by its Foreign and Commonwealth Office asking Britons to avoid going to 21 states across Nigeria.
PAN-Yoruba group the Odu’a Peoples Congress (OPC) has called on Fulanis living in the southwest geo-political zone to fish out the criminal elements terrorising the region among them so as not to give all of them a bad name.
ETHIOPIAN Airlines has once more been voted as the Best Airline in Africa for the third consecutive year picking up the Skytrax 2019 World Airlines Awards in Paris and confirming its status as the continent's dominant carrier.
NIGERIA'S state governors are likely to pressurise President Muhammadu Buhari to replace the nation's security chiefs as he starts his second tenure in a bid to bring in fresh ideas as the country grapples with a surge in insecurity.
ALL Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman Adams Oshiomhole's younger brother Seidu was one of several activists recently attacked by unidentified hoodlums at a meeting of the Edo State chapter of the party in Benin.
Lagos State's Governor Babajide Sanwoolu has denied promising to decongest the Oshodi-Apapa expressway within his first 60 days in office saying all offered was to review the matter within two months and come up with recommendations.
