Novak Djokovic withstood early brilliance from Australian showman Nick Kyrgios to secure a fourth successive Wimbledon title with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) victory on a sun-drenched Centre Court on Sunday. The 35-year-old Serb stretched his unbeaten streak at Wimbledon…
Tinubu names Kashim Shettima as running mate (Guardian) Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has named former Borno State governor Kashim Shettima his running mate. Shettima will be Tinubu’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections…
At least 14 people were killed early Sunday morning in a mass shooting at a tavern in Soweto, South Africa that left nine others injured, South African police said in a statement. Driving the news: Shortly after midnight, a group…
Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided on his choice of running mate. A highly-competent source in the Tinubu Campaign Organisation who requested anonymity confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria…
The Abuja International Film Festival (AIFF) has called for entries for the festival, which holds 31 October – 4 November 2022. Now on its 19th edition, AIFF, one of the longest running festivals in the country, has been a veritable…
Bloomsbury publisher, Alexandra Pringle, Britain’s first ‘black’ female book publisher, Margaret Busby, along with Professor Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo, considered Mother of Modern Nigerian Literature, and eminent British publisher of African Studies, James Currey, are among authors headlining the inaugural James Currey…
Carlo Pizzati has been named executive director of Civitella Ranieri Foundation. The foundation’s board of directors made the announcement saying that the choice came after years of work. Pizzati, a highly regarded international journalist and author who will join the…
The International Committee of the All African Music Awards (AFRIMA) is reminding all artistes, music professionals and other relevant stakeholders within Africa and across the diaspora to submit their entries for the 2022 AFRIMA edition, before the portal closes on…
The Advisory Board for the Nigeria Prize for Literature on Friday released the longlist of 11 entries from 287 books of poetry submitted for the 2022 edition of the prestigious prize. In an announcement of the longlist made virtually by…
The folks at Kininso Koncepts are staging the critically acclaimed Cream Body during this year’s Sallah weekend on 10 and 11 July 2022. According to Joshua Alabi, founder and director of the production house, “the best way to spend your…
