Funsho Ogundipe has been a lawyer and banker, now all he wants to do is music even if he is also a farmer. The leader of Ayetoro band, which has been performing the world over is as unassuming as he…
A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a British woman in the western Indian state of Goa. The victim was walking back to her hotel on Thursday in the popular tourist destination when the incident took place, according…
Billions of euros will be given away in the annual Spanish lottery El Gordo, which will produce dozens of winners. Spaniards are hoping for a pre-Christmas treat in their bumper version of the national lottery. The El Gordo lottery, meaning…
A winery in Spain’s Galicia region recently unveiled a revolutionary wine-flavored water that allows consumers to enjoy the taste of red or white wine without worrying about getting drunk or putting on weight. Called Vida Gallaecia, the enriched water is…
A massive ice-filled hole on the surface of Mars has been revealed in images beamed back from a spacecraft orbiting the red planet. The European Space Agency shared the images captured by its Mars Express probe which show a giant…
The US government has been forced into a partial shutdown after Democrats refused to meet Donald Trump’s demands for five billion dollars to start erecting a wall on the Mexico border. The White House halted work at a string of…
‘Substance abuse is slowly destroying the next generation’. It is with that grim realisation that the MTN Foundation, along with various organisations and associations launched the Anti-Substance Abuse Programme (ASAP) on Wednesday, December 19, at the George Hotel, Ikoyi,…
The Nigerian film industry, otherwise known as Nollywood, has come a long way. From humble beginnings, the world is taking note. What with Lupita N’yongo currently working on adapting Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah to the screen. But one wonders why…
The Anambra Homecoming Festival shook up the Christmas season from December 13 to 17 in the state capital, Awka. Friends of Anambra State attended the events from all across Nigeria and the Diaspora. The Aare Ona Kakanfo of the Yoruba,…
My late ‘big friend and guru’ Sun Ra, in his rehearsal rap sessions to his ‘Space’ musicians, would occasionally remind them that the English language and its dictionaries were not invented with Black people in mind; or meant to favour…
