Today: December 7, 2025
Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya returned home to Lagos on Wednesday, greeted by singing, dancing and armed guards after setting a new world record for the longest chess marathon in New York City last week. “I feel really proud of this moment,…
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's U.S.-Africa Business Center has appointed Flutterwave, represented by its Founder and CEO Olugbenga Agboola "GB", as the new Vice Chair of its Board of Directors, a move aimed at strengthening U.S.-Nigeria economic ties and advancing Africa's digital…
Afrobeat superstar Davido has come out in full support of renowned Nigerian chess Grandmaster Tunde Onakoya, who is currently attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon in New York City. Onakoya commenced his grueling mission to surpass…
Matilda Feyisayo Ibini, a Nigerian-British playwright and screenwriter, has won the prestigious Unusual Rigging Award for Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre at the Olivier Awards for her play “Sleepova.” The play, which premiered at the Bush Theatre in London in 2023 to…
The U.S. House of Representatives has called on Nigeria and the United States to work harder to free the remaining Chibok school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram 10 years ago. In a resolution passed on April 12, the House said the two countries…
Nigeria marks a groundbreaking achievement as the first country to introduce a revolutionary 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis (Men5CV)Â recommended by the World Health Organization. The Men5CV vaccine, funded by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, provides broad protection against five strains of the deadly meningococcus…
Emmanuela Ilok is a Nigerian teenager who has received acceptance offers from 11 top U.S. universities including MIT, Stanford, Yale, UPenn, Princeton, Columbia, Georgia Tech, Washington University, University of Chicago, Duke, and Granger College of Engineering. Ilok won the prestigious RISE program…
Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance Holdings Ltd. executive who was detained in Nigeria after being invited by the government, has been sent to prison ahead of his trial in May. Gambaryan, head of financial compliance at Binance, faces charges of tax evasion and…
Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage is making the jump to acting with her first major movie role ‘Water & Garri’ which will stream worldwide on Prime Video starting May 10, 2024. This is a huge deal for the popular singer. Landing a global…
Within the Nigerian music industry, renowned artists like Wizkid and Burna Boy are distancing themselves from the widely used label “Afrobeats.” Wizkid, whose real name is Ayodeji Balogun, recently made headlines by declaring his departure from the Afrobeats genre, echoing sentiments expressed…
