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Nigeria: Oba of Benin Celebrates New Yam Festival

[ad_1] The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, on Saturday, welcomed ancestral relations to the Palace for the 2024 Emorọ festival, (a celebration of the new yam harvest). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the ancient feast was reintroduced last year by Oba Ewuare after several years of neglect. The feast followed the breaking of the two weeks of fasting declared by the Oba to intensify prayers to the Almighty and his ancestors to bring peace, beautiful harvest as well […]

todayOctober 21, 2024

Africa

Africa: Innovate Africa, Interswitch, Others Team Up for Inspire Africa Conference

[ad_1] Innovate Africa Foundation in collaboration with Interswitch Group, Silicon Valley Product Group (SVPG), and WorkNigeria, have concluded the 2024 Inspire Africa Conference, the largest gathering of local and international product professionals in Africa. The event which held at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, from the 15th to 18th of October 2024, featured a host of local and international product and training leaders. "By 2030, Africa is projected to have the largest working population in the world. That's a lot […]

todayOctober 21, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Michael Mazi-Michael Emerges Mr. World Nigeria 2024

[ad_1] In a grand finale held at the Silverbird Galleria, Lagos, Michael Mazi-Michael, a registered nurse with passion for fitness and well-being, emerged winner of the Mr. World Nigeria 2024 pageant. The event which took place on Sunday, attracted a notable crowd of fashion enthusiasts, entertainment personalities and media representatives. A panel of judges, including renowned fashion designer - Frank Osodi, former beauty queen - Anita Uwagbale and media personality - Deji Bakare, had the difficult task of selecting the […]

todayOctober 21, 2024

News

Nigeria: Unbeaten El-Kanemi Warriors Shoot Down Enyimba in Maiduguri

[ad_1] Reigning Federation Cup champions, El-kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri, maintained their unbeaten run in the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Enyimba in the week 8 fixture played yesterday in Maiduguri. Buoyed by their 2-2 draw last week at Lobi Stars, El-Kanemi playing against their more illustrious opponents showed no nerves as they held tight to Usman Abass' goal in the first half added minutes to pick the maximum points. Following their second […]

todayOctober 21, 2024

News

Nigeria: Super Eagles Star, Victor Boniface, Survives Car Crash in Germany

[ad_1] Super Eagles and Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface has survived a crash in Germany. The incident which involved a lorry saw the Nigerian international forward rushed to hospital on Sunday morning. The 23-year-old had scored in Leverkusen's 2-1 Bundesliga victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday but ended up in a collision with damages worth up to £167,000. Boniface posted a video of the damaged car on his Instagram Stories on Sunday. The video showed one of his hands dripping […]

todayOctober 21, 2024

News

Nigeria: 35 Clubs Jostle for Emir of Ilorin Cup

[ad_1] No fewer than 35 clubs from Ilorin and its environs are currently taking part in the 2nd edition of the Emir of Ilorin Football Competition. The championship, which is organised by the Ilorin Emirate Football Councils, led by Alhaji Abdulrazaq Owolabi Wopa, was initiated to celebrate the 29th coronation anniversary of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari. The draw for this year's edition was held at the Main-Bowl of the Kwara State Stadium Complex, Ilorin. In group […]

todayOctober 21, 2024

Africa

Africa: The Revived Luanda Process – Inching Towards Peace in East DRC?

[ad_1] Rwanda-DRC talks have resumed, but whether they can shift the fundamental barriers to peace remains to be seen. The Luanda Process was established as part of the 2022 Luanda Roadmap, aimed at defusing tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and bringing peace to east DRC. However, escalated fighting from October 2023 between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) led to a stalemate. The DRC accused the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) […]

todayOctober 21, 2024

Entertainment

Kenya: Meet the Nigerian Helping Kenyan Models Excel in Global Pageantry

[ad_1] Nairobi — Joan Okorodudu's passion for modelling was evident when she was a little girl; however, given her beginnings in a politically charged Nigeria and a background in political science, her dream to enter the modelling world seemed unlikely. "My motivation for modelling started way when I was a little girl; you can see in some of my baby pictures that I was posing," she said. Okorodudu, 66, was born in Auchi, Nigeria. Her early life took a turn […]

todayOctober 21, 2024

News

Liberia: LFA Appoints Thomas Kojo As Interim Head Coach of Lone Star

[ad_1] Congo Town — The Liberia Football Association, in consultation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has confirmed the appointment of Thomas Kojo as interim head coach of the men's senior national team, following the resignation of Romanian tactician Mario Marinica. Marinica's resignation comes amid bad run of results, some outfield issues ranging from delay and unpaid salaries to inadequate support towards the national team training, FrontPageAfrica gathered. Marinica, whose mandate was to ensure that Liberia reach the AFCON […]

todayOctober 21, 2024

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