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D’Banj, Tiwa Savage to Headline Love Like A Movie II (Love Roller-Coaster) with Surprise US Act

Live Spot Productions, organiser of the yearly Valentine concert show, Love Live A Movie, has revealed the list of Nigerian acts to perform with Darey at the second edition of Love Like A Movie titled Love Roller-Coaster. The critically-acclaimed Valentine

AMAA to Reward African Journalists with $5000

The Africa Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, has revealed it will be rewarding African journalists with a special recognition award, Media Recognition Award, which will also come with cash prizes of $5000, $3000, and $2000 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions

DHL Wins Award for Its Focus on Africa

International express delivery company, DHL, has been recognised for its progress in the Sub-Sahara African market. The latest award, which brings the total number of awards received by the company since January 2013 to 20, was given by Frost &

7 Reasons Why We Love Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama clocked 50 years a few days ago. A role model for women all over the world, she is the bridge between feminism and women oppression. Behind the pleasant personality she exudes are ingrained values that reflect a

Market Awaits Unemployment Data for Signs of Meaningful Recovery in the US

The USD last Friday enjoyed its strongest rally since November 2013, hitting 1.3508 in response to buoyant retail and consumer data indicating that the US economy is improving. This data has further boosted speculation that the US Federal Reserve will

Generational Voices Gets Endorsement from the United Nations

Ahead of its historic Telethon, the United Nations has endorsed Generational Voices (GenVoices), the project-driven platform to harness the offline and online energy of young Nigerians for practical efforts towards nation building. The Telethon will be hosted on Saturday, 18

EcoBank Partners with MasterCard to Improve Financial Access in Africa

MasterCard Worldwide Wednesday sealed a landmark deal with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), which will see 60 per cent of Africa’s population have access to financial services. Specifically, the global payment solution company signed a multi-country licensing agreement with ETI which

US Non-farm Payrolls Drop Drastically While Non-manufacturing Sector Slows Down

The second week of 2014 included a number of significant economic data releases in the European Union, with the German Consumer Price Index (YoY) for December leading the frontline on January 6th, released at 1.4% as expected and acting as

Nigerian Female Engineer to Anchor BBC’s Space Programme

It was a love of the children’s TV show ‘The Clangers’ that got the new ‘The Sky At Night’ presenter interested in space science. Now Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock – who has faced many adversities in her life – is on

Nigeria To Become a Global Economic Powerhouse in 2015 – Jim O’Neill

Renowned economist Jim O’Neill has tipped Nigeria as one of the four nations that would lead the global economy in 2015. In an interview with Al Jazeera, O’Neill, who coined the term BRICS (an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China,

Lagos Ranks in Top 10 Mega City Migration Destinations

Lagos has been ranked among the top 10 choice destinations for rural-urban migration in the world. According to data collected from social networking site, Facebook, which was published in the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail, Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, is one

Bill Gates Becomes World’s Richest Person Again; Dangote $9.2 Billion Richer in 2013

William H. Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft Corporation, has become the world’s richest man, again. The billionaire philanthropist achieved his new status as a result of an increase of $15.8 billion in his fortune in 2013, according to Bloomberg’s

Father Christmas: 12 Interesting Facts About Santa Claus

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas in Britain and the former British colonies, is usually depicted as a portly, jolly old man with white beards and a red outfit. Since the 20th Century, Santa Claus has been believed to

Top 10 Nigerian Books in 2013

How do you begin anew? A wise one would say to look back and see what was done right to make it better and see what was done wrong to avoid making the same mistakes again. Our stories have so

Chimamanda’s ‘Americanah’ Named BBC’s 2013 Best Book

The book ‘Americanah’ by Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has been named by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as the 2013 Best Book. Chimamanda Adichie, whose work recently got sampled on American R&B queen, Beyonce’s new album which hit the market

Western Union’s PASS Initiative Reaches 250,000 Pass Milestone

The Western Union Company, a leader in global payment services and a Global Partner of the UEFA Europa League has announced that, as the Group Stage in this season’s competition comes to an end, over 250,000 successful passes have been

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