archiveNovember 2020

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has passed away at the age of 60 after suffering a heart attack. The Gimnasia coach had been hospitalised at the start of November, days after celebrating the landmark birthday, after complaining of low spirits and fatigue. Maradona was subsequently released from hospital as an...

FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for seven of the individual trophies that will be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony on 17 December 2020. Two expert panels – one for women’s football and one for men’s football – have selected the candidates for each category. In this article I will...

Best FIFA Football Awards 2020 - FIFA has revealed the candidates shortlisted for seven of the individual trophies that will be presented at The Best FIFA Football Awards™ ceremony on 17 December 2020. Two expert panels – one for women’s football and one for men’s football – have selected the candidates for each category....

This year, TECNO has wowed its customers with one fascinating challenge after another. Already several prizes have been won by Nigerians over the last few months. With the Spark 5 Pro release, TECNO is here again to reward customers with mouthwatering prizes. This month of November, TECNO is rewarding customers...

Nigerian Activist, Aisha Yesufu and film-maker, Uyaiedu Ipke-Etim Makes BBC’s 100 Most Influential Women 2020 In The World Nigerian rights activist and Co-convener of #BringBackOurGirls movement, Aisha Yesufu and film-maker, Uyaiedu Ipke-Etim have been listed among the BBC’s 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for the year...

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has clarified that Nigeria is exempted from the new $15000 visa Bond policy introduced by the outgoing administration of President Donald Trump. In statement on it’s website a few hours ago, the US Embassy said Nigeria is not included in this six months pilot...

Grammy Awards 2021: Complete Nominees List Our very own Nigerian artists, Burna Boy and Wizkid have bagged nominations in the newly released Grammy Awards 2021 nomination list. The 63rd GRAMMY Awards are right around the corner, airing Sunday, Jan. 31, on CBS, but the nominations are here now! Find out who is nominated in...

In May this year, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to start the Young Africa Works-IITA Project, an innovative approach to agribusiness training and start-up for Nigeria’s young people. This project was developed in consultation with young people, policymakers, educators, and entrepreneurs as part...