Judith Mazagwu, known widely as Afrocandy, has been in the country from her US base for a while now, supposedly to set things in motion for her upcoming movie. Contrary to people’s expectation and belief that she would be shooting a soft porn movie, Afrocandy has assured Potpourri that what she has in store is an epic movie.

Libya have withdrawn from hosting the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017, citing the unstable security situation in the country.

From time immemorial, young people in Nigeria have been told that they are tomorrow’s leaders. This mindset has caused many young people to grow old while waiting for tomorrow. However, in the midst of the challenges the country is facing, many young people have shown what it truly means to be successful even when the odds are against you. Vanguard media limited, in a bid to ensure that young Nigerians start leading today, has in collaboration with Ice-One media launched the Vanguard Spark Platform.

With the over 200 kidnapped Chibok girls still missing, and frequent bombings in northern Nigeria, it goes without saying that insecurity is the greatest challenge facing Nigeria today. In the light of this, many have traced the root cause of the insecurity to the opposition parties simply playing politics. National Vice Chairman, South East of the All Progressive Congress, APC, and Abia State gubernatorial aspirant, Dr. Nyerere Anyim, says instead of playing the blame game, Nigerians should come together and bring an end to the current wave of insecurity. He also speaks on the future of Abia and the possibility of an Igbo president.

“I remember that game,” said Nigeria’s Uchechi Sunday, casting her mind back four years to the final between the Super Falconets and the host nation at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Germany 2010. “I was on the bench feeling really nervous and apprehensive, hoping that my team would score.”

Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt set a new best time of 9.98sec for the rarely run 100m indoors at Warsaw’s national football stadium on Saturday.

President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the Falconets of “a heroines’ welcome’’ should they triumph over Germany in Sunday’s final of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada.

GAZA CITY – Israel pounded Gaza on Saturday with scores of air strikes, killing 10 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and bringing down an 12-storey apartment building as Egypt called for new truce talks. Since a previous round of frantic Egyptian diplomacy collapsed last Tuesday, shattering nine days of calm, 86 Palestinians and a four-year-old […]

Several thousand people demonstrated on New York’s Staten Island Saturday to protest the death of a black man who had been placed in a chokehold by police.

First Lady Patience Jonathan has urged the Falconets to win Germany the finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Canada on Sunday.

The United Nations vowed Saturday to play a “strong role” in helping Liberia and its neighbours fight the deadly outbreak of Ebola in west Africa, which it said could take months to bring it under control.

The Department of State Services (DSS) has advised the public to be vigilant following the stealing of 13 pieces of “Catholic Reverend Sisters’ Regalia’’ from a tailor’s shop in Kano.

A statement Dr. Adadevoh co-authored with Dr. B.N. Ohiaeri of First Consultant hospital, before her death explained her encounter with the Liberian-American, Mr. Ptrick Sawyer, who imported the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) to Nigeria

A group under the aegis, Northern Adamawa and Southern Borno Elders (NASBE), has urged the Federal and the state governments to find lasting solution to the recurring attacks in the areas.

Islamist fighters in the Fajr Libya (Libyan Dawn) coalition said on Saturday they have captured Tripoli airport after 10 days of clashes with nationalist militiamen.