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In our series of letters from African writers, novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani looks at whether Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee is being celebrated in Nigeria, the largest former British colony in Africa, which remains an influential member of the Commonwealth. “The fascination for me is that the monarchy hasn’t died out,” …

Prolific Nigerian striker Paul Ebere Onuachu has walked down the aisle with her pretty Ghanaian girlfriend Tracey Acheampong. The  Genk striker performed the marriage rites of his long time Ghanaian fiancée in Ghana on 28th May, 2022 which also happens to be the birthday of the striker. It was a …

A Nigerian lady identified as Chrystabel has died after a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) plastic surgery in Lagos went wrong. In a viral video shared on several blogs, family and friends of the deceased were spotted screaming and shouting at a man dressed in a white coat saying “we will …

A member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam, representing Ede North/Ede South/ Egbedore Federal Constituency of Osun State on Wednesday in Abuja embarked on a lone protest calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue the abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers. The passengers were abducted since March 28 on the ill-fated …

The Nigerian government has prohibited hunters and dealers of “bush meat” from the practice forthwith to avoid any possibility of “spillover” of Monkeypox in Nigeria. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development (FMARD), made this known through the Department of Veterinary & Pest Control Services. FMARD urged Veterinary epidemiology …

Some players on the Nigerian women’s national basketball team allege WNBA star Liz Cambage hurled racial slurs at them during a scrimmage in preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The allegations against the Los Angeles Sparks and Australian women’s national basketball team star were made by anonymous Nigerian players who …

Florence Karp is a food entrepreneur based in the United States. She markets and sells her own line of traditional Nigerian sauces to Minnesota grocers and stores. She worked as a teacher, a seamstress, and a caterer in Nigeria before migrating to the United States in search of better opportunities …

Wife of Nollywood actor, John Okafor popularly known as Mr. Ibu, has disclosed that her husband has been admitted to the hospital again. Describing it as a situation that is fast becoming a trend, Mrs. Stella Okafor said this is the second time her husband has been rushed to the hospital on …

Nigerians have taken to social media to condemn the recent killing of a pregnant woman and her four children in the West African nation’s state of Anambra. According to BBC, the victims were part of at least twelve people who were killed in the south-eastern state. And authorities said they …

Artists around the world are entitled to royalties after their songs are streamed on platforms like Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, Deezer, Tidal and Amazon. While there are regular changes to earnings per stream for artists across the globe, there are key factors that determine what an artist will earn from …