Wizkid has announced a North American tour for Made in Lagos, his latest album. It kicks off September 10 in Boston and hits major cities including Brooklyn, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Miami through October before closing out with…
Re.Connect in October at Frankfurt Book Fair
In-person, digital and hybrid, with certificates and testing — the world’s largest book trade fair plans to “re:connect,” that is, open up to visitors again this year. Canada is the guest of honor. From October 20-24, the Frankfurt Book Fair…
TD Africa offers free smartwatch for every Infinix Smart TV purchase
TD Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading tech, lifestyle and distribution giant, has rolled out a mouthwatering offer to reward shoppers with a smartwatch for every purchase of the 55-inch Infinix Smart TV. The offer is available to shoppers via e-commerce giant,…
*Open grazing to attract 3-year jail term as Ogun Assembly passes bill (DailyTrust)*Lagos driver arraigned over alleged theft of N1.9m goods (Punch)
Open grazing to attract 3-year jail term as Ogun Assembly passes bill (DailyTrust) The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a bill banning open grazing. The bill, which was passed at plenary on Thursday, puts offenders at the risk…
5 dead, 4 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps says five persons lost their lives in a traffic accident around Christopher University on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday. Mr Olusola Ojuoro, the Mowe-Ibafo Divisional Commander of TRACE, who disclosed this to the…
Customs verify 58 private aircraft
The Nigerian Custom Service on Thursday said 58 aircraft owners have complied with the directive to provide the documents for the verification of their aircraft. The Public Relations Officer of NCS, Joseph Attah, disclosed this at a media briefing in…
The example of Viko TV -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Television can be quite arresting, especially if one is in the studio being served news, politics, the economy and sports in real time. It was in a soft afternoon of mild showers that I walked into the sprawling premises of…
1,130 looted Nigerian artefacts will be returned in 2022, says Germany
The federal government has demanded what it described “a full and unconditional” return of 1,130 Benin Bronzes that were looted from Nigeria in the 19th century and domiciled in museums in German. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed,…