AFRIFF 2014: Organisers extend date for film submission
Organisers of the prestigious Africa International Film Festival, AFRIFF, which is billed to take place in Calabar, the tourism hub in Nigeria, from November 9 through16, are calling for film entries from African filmmakers, with a closing date now extended to July 24, 2014.
Praiz turns preacher?
Popular singer and MTN brand ambassador, Praiz gave the listening audience an entertainment of a life time when he mounted the stage at Muson Center, Lagos, to do what he knows how to do best-singing.
Dutch tourists, 100 AIDS experts, British football fans onboard MH17
Dutch families jetting off to exotic destinations, more than 100 AIDS experts, British football fans and a twice unlucky Australian family were among victims of the doomed Malaysia Airlines plane that crashed in eastern Ukraine.
FIFA lifts ban on Nigeria
Fifa, today, lifted the suspension that was imposed on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on 9 July 2014 on account of external interference.
Missile fired from rebel-held Ukraine area – Obama
US President Barack Obama said Friday that a missile fired from rebel-held territory in Ukraine downed a Malaysian passenger jet and confirmed that one American was among the dead.
UN demands crash probe as first monitors reach Ukraine
The United Nations added its voice to global demands Friday for a full probe into the apparent downing of a Malaysian airliner in rebel-held east Ukraine, as international monitors arrived at the crash site.
Several feared dead as Boko Haram attack Damboa, Borno
Boko Haram gunmen killed many people in an attack on the town of Damboa in Borno State, throwing explosives into residential homes and shooting dead civilians who tried to surrender, an official said Friday. “The insurgents attacked the town from 6:30pm (1730 GMT) on Thursday to the early hours of today,” said the official in […]
Tutu likens Mid-East crisis to apartheid
Two South African winners of the Nobel Peace Prize urged Israel and the Palestinians on Friday to negotiate peace, with former archbishop Desmond Tutu comparing the regional crisis to apartheid.
AYC Qualifier: Flying Eagles thump Jay 1 Academy 11 – 0
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Friday in Abuja continued their build-up for next month’s 2015 African Youth Championship (AYC) qualifier against Lesotho with an 11-0 thumping of Jay 1 Academy.
Lawmaker begs colleagues not to impeach Al-Makura
A lawmaker in Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Othman Bala, has appealed to members not to impeach Gov. Umaru Al-Makura, in the interest of the state.
Military Attack on Lagosians: Welcome to Jonathan’s Nigeria
The dark days of military oppression are back! The Black Era has returned! Soldiers took over a major street in Lagos for five hours and we were helpless to stop them. They slapped some; beat some senseless; destroyed public and personal property, all without fear of retribution.
