The 2019 edition of the African Freestyle Football Championship organised by Feet ‘n’ Tricks under the authority of World Freestyle Football Association commenced on a colourful note on Saturday in Lagos. John Benjamin emerged winner of the Lagos Regional Championship following a keenly-contested final with Larry Etuduvwun with Taiwo Oni finishing third. Over 60 participants…
Founders of Nigerian digital content distribution platform, Publiseer, have been announced today as part of the newest cohort of Halcyon Incubator Fellows in Washington, D.C. Chidi Nwaogu and his twin brother, Chika Nwaogu, joins the Cohort 11 Halcyon Incubator Fellows, being one of the eight of the most exciting and promising social enterprises from around…
The Media Office of the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that some persons are planning to poison the minds of the general public against him. In a statement issued yesterday, the Media Office said it has “uncovered a well-oiled plot to orchestrate a heavily funded smear campaign of calumny and…
In a bid to further help African artists monetize their creative contents, African music streaming service Playfre launches its music distribution service SongRoute. This comes after the launch of myPlayfre, a platform intended to help African artists to sell their music online without the need for a music aggregator. SongRoute is intended to help African…
FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria PLC, makers of high quality milk brands, Peak and Three Crowns, has recorded a turnover of N149.2 billion signifying a 6% increase over 2017 with N140.1 billion; while Profit Before Income Tax increased by 3% from N15.9 billion reported in the previous year to N16.3 billion. The result was announced at the…
Jumia Food Nigeria has added So Fresh, Nigeria’s leading fresh food chain, to its ever-growing catalogue of restaurants on its platform. This is in a bid to promote healthy living among Nigerians. The announcement was made on 26th June at a joint press conference held by the two companies at So Fresh Ogudu branch located at 40b, Ogudu…
After a pleasurable experience in Dubai and London, distributors of Mouka foam have pledged their resolve to consolidate the market penetration of the brand. The distributors, who have just returned from a seven-day trip to the Middle Eastern and Europe, said that they were treated to a special time and pledged their commitment to the…
On the 24th June 2019, an unusual political activity took place in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. A public demonstration staged by an obscure political group that gave its name as APC Concerned Nation Stakeholders led by an even more obscure figure called Dr. Symeon Chilagorom proclaimed that they were protesting against internal forces pulling…
The inaugural edition of the Lekki International Film Festival which concluded over the weekend with a gala/award ceremony saw leading Nigerian cinematographers Tade Ogidan and Lancelot Imasuen and three other film makers taking home the award plaques. The other film makers are Cameroon’s Jude Fokwang a professor in Denver, USA, Balaraba Ramat Yakubu of Kano,…
Misrepresentation Of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi Ii At The 3rd National Treasury Workshop, Kano. The attention of the office of the Accountant General of the Federation has been drawn to a statement credited to the Emir of Kano, HRM MUHAMMADU SANUSI II, saying, ” Nigeria on the verge of bankruptcy,” The Nation and other Newspapers online…