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Nigeria: ‘Release My Son, I’m Begging You’ – Speed Darlington’s Mother to Burna Boy

[ad_1] "I just got information that my son is missing. His gateman called my family and notified my family that there was a video he made and put on the internet about Burna Boy..." Controversial singer Speed Darlington's mother, who identified herself as Queen, has alleged that Burna Boy and his team were responsible for her son's disappearance. Reports indicate that Speed Darlington went missing on Sunday. Hours after Speed Darlington was declared missing on social media on Wednesday, Burna […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: How Police Arrested, Detained Missing Singer Over Burna Boy’s Petition

[ad_1] A singer and social media influencer, Darlington Okoye well known as Speed Darlington is reportedly being detained by the police in Abuja, days after he was declared missing. This was revealed on Tuesday by a human rights activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, in a post on his X handle. A social media influencer, Constance Nwogu, had raised the alarm over the disappearance of Speed Darlington. Adeyanju said Speed Darlington, also known as Akpi, was apprehended in Lagos last Friday […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Africa

Africa Water Crisis Threatens Lives, Food Security, Economic Stability – Report

[ad_1] Few weeks ago, Centre for Science and Environment (SCE), a not-for-profit public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi, India, released its Down To Earth annual State of Africa Environment 2024 report. The report, which was released in Nairobi, Kenya, three weeks ago, highlights the intersection between water on the one hand and migration, climate change, poverty and diseases on the other. The State of Africa Environment 2024 report emphasized that Africa faces escalating water crisis that […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Trash Art – Dutch Museum Finds ‘Beer Can’ Artwork in Bin

[ad_1] A Dutch museum has recovered one of its artworks that looks like two empty beer cans after a staff member accidentally threw it in the rubbish bin thinking it was trash. The work, entitled "All The Good Times We Spent Together" by French artist Alexandre Lavet, appears on first glance to be two discarded and dented beer tins. However, a closer look shows they are in fact meticulously hand-painted with acrylics and "required a lot of time and effort […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Africa

Africa: $20m Democracy Fund Launched in West Africa Amid Surge in Pro-Military Sentiment

[ad_1] The fund is intended to support West African states currently facing various democratic challenges. A coalition of international donors has launched a new $20 million West Africa Democracy Fund (WADF) to promote democracy in the subregion, following growing pro-military intervention sentiments. The fund, set up by the Ford Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Luminate, and Open Society Foundations, was launched in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, on Monday, with the mandate of strengthening democracy across the region. In […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Kano’s Ado Gwanja Sings for the Ladies

[ad_1] When Afropop visited Kano, Nigeria, in 2017, we met an ambitious, English-speaking student named Umar Musa Ali. He has since expressed keen interest in reporting to us about musical happenings in a region we rarely hear from. Recently, Umar interviewed a popular local singer named Ado Gwanja, celebrated in Kano as a "women's singer." If you listen to our program Hip Deep in Northern Nigeria, you will get a sense of the unique challenges popular entertainers face in this […]

todayOctober 8, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Guinness World Record – UNILAG Undergraduate Completes 130km Catwalk

[ad_1] The Computer Scientist aims to break a 41-year-old unbroken Guinness World Record for the longest distance walked on a catwalk by a model set by Irish models Robert Brown and Lorraine McCourt on 21 September 1983. Ayelabola Ololade, a University of Lagos undergraduate, has accomplished an extraordinary feat by completing a 130-km catwalk at the UNILAG indoor sports centre. Ms Ololade reached this milestone between 1 October and 5 by completing 2,058 laps, covering a total distance of 130.62km. […]

todayOctober 8, 2024

News

Nigeria: Super Eagles Will Qualify for 2026 FIFA World Cup, Gusau Insists

[ad_1] Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Ibrahim Gusau has expressed confidence that the Super Eagles will still qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite a poor start. The Eagles have only recorded three points from four games, drawing three and losing one game. After four games in the qualifiers, the Eagles are in fifth position. Despite the poor start in the qualifiers, Gusau is confident the Eagles will still secure the ticket. "I have much confidence we will qualify […]

todayOctober 8, 2024

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