Lagos: Spotify has unveiled a global project tagged: ‘Afrobeats: Culture in Motion’, which documents the genre’s evolution over the last five years and the people propelling its forward momentum. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Okumu said the initiative highlights how Afrobeats had grown […]

Abuja: President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt has expressed his support for the Egyptian candidate for UNESCO, Khaled El-Enany, emphasizing that this endorsement will promote African unity and solidarity in the international community. In a letter delivered by Mohamed Fouad, the Egyptian ambassador, Al-Sisi highlighted the diplomatic significance of this move, which comes just weeks […]

Benin city: When insurgency and herder-farmer violence swept through Borno and Adamawa States between 2010 and 2015, it left hunger, homelessness, and hopelessness in its wake. Boko Haram’s attacks on police stations, schools, and churches forced millions to flee their homes. Over 1,400 schools were destroyed, agriculture was disrupted, and food insecurity deepened. According to […]

Abuja: Former Chief of Defence Staff, retired Air Marshal Al-Amin Dagash, has called for a new culture of practical and principled leadership among military officers in addressing Nigeria’s evolving security challenges. Dagash, one-time Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), made the call in Abuja at the 30th Anniversary Reunion Dinner of the NDA 47th […]

Abuja: An international non-governmental organisation, Search for Common Ground (SCG), has called for greater adoption of non-kinetic approaches such as dialogue to address insecurity in Nigeria. The Country Director of SCG, Nigeria, Mr. Outtara Karno, made the call during a Health Walk on Monday in Abuja. The walk was organised in collaboration with the Nigeria […]