25 Mar
Growing up in my family setting really influenced and fueled my passion for gender advocacy. I am the youngest of six children (five girls and one boy) and we had one of my female cousins living with us. So, imagine a home with six girls and the girls have to do all the household chores and deal with menstrual cramps.
25 Mar
Airtel Africa is set to debut its reality TV show, The Voice Africa. The programme, which debuts tomorrow, received 78,804 registrations from Nigeria, Kenya, Seychelles, Tchad, Uganda, Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Gabon, Madagascar, Malawi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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While 12,308 talents were selected for the audition stage, a total of 100 (seven per country), in addition to two wild cards, were chosen to proceed to the live shows in Lagos, Nigeria. Organised in partnership with FAME Studios Africa, the show will be broadcast on free to air TV stations across its markets.
25 Mar
The presence of top strikers like Victor Osimhen, Alex Iwobi, Moses Simon and Samuel Chukwueze notwithstanding, the Super Eagles, again, flopped at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, yesterday, losing 0-1 to Guinea Bissau in an AFCON qualifier.
25 Mar
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, is expected to personally supervise and ensure that banks’ doors are opened to customers today (Saturday) and tomorrow, Sunday.
25 Mar
The Presidency, yesterday described a claim published in some online news platforms that President Muhammadu Buhari said he did not see himself handing over to the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as fake news.
25 Mar
World Athletics Council (WAC), the governing body for athletic events worldwide, yesterday, voted to ban transgender women from elite female competitions if they have undergone male puberty. The governing body said the decision was taken to “protect the future of the female category”.