Tram 83, Fiston Mwanza Mujila winner of 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature

Tram 83, Fiston Mwanza Mujila winner of 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature

Poet and novelist Fiston Mwanza Mujila was on Saturday, 19th March 2016 announced as the winner of the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature for his first novel, Tram 83. Originally written in French, Tram 83 was translated into English by Roland Glasser and published by Deep Vellum. 35-year-old Mujila is the first Francophone writer to win the prestigious Etisalat Prize, the first ever pan-African prize that celebrates debut fiction books by African authors.
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Singer, ‘No more loss’ is dead

Singer, ‘No more loss’ is dead

Talented Nigerian musician, Olumuyiwa Osinuga a.k.a Nomoreloss has passed on.It was gathered that the singer was hospitalized some weeks back after being diagnosed of Typhoid.News gathered confirms that the Afropop singer is truly dead.According to his manager, Joyce Ize Iyamu:”It is true, i dont have all the details yet”

Ese Oruru: Court grants Yunusa N3m bail

Ese Oruru: Court grants Yunusa N3m bail

A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Monday, granted bail in the sum of N3 million and two sureties in like sum to Daihiru Yunusa, aka “Yellow,” who is standing trial on a five count charge of criminal abduction and sexual exploitation of a minor, Miss Ese Oruru.

Buhari congratulations Benin Republic’s president-elect

Buhari congratulations Benin Republic’s president-elect

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President-elect of Benin Republic, Mr. Patrice Talon, who was declared winner by the country’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission after a presidential run-off on Sunday.

DSS wants us dead, Ekiti lawmakers cry out to NBA, Amnesty Int’l

DSS wants us dead, Ekiti lawmakers cry out to NBA, Amnesty Int’l

Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have cried to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and Amnesty International over the refusal of the Department of State Services (DSS) to obey the court order directing the immediate release of a member of the House of Assembly, representing Efon Constituency, Hon. Afolabi Akanni.

Air Force fighter jets pound Boko Haram logistics base in Yobe

Air Force fighter jets pound Boko Haram logistics base in Yobe

As part of the collective effort by the Armed Forces to expeditiously bring to an end the war against insurgency in the Northeast, Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet at the weekend successfully attacked suspected Boko Haram Logistics Base at Allagarno.

Nigerian Medical Students Organize First Global Health Course in Eastern Europe

Nigerian Medical Students Organize First Global Health Course in Eastern Europe

Aderombi Adetayo, Ezeagu Chukwuebuka and Ohwo Victor Ufuoma, medical students in their 6th and 5th years of study at the Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, coordinated a Certificate Course in Global Health in their university; the first of its kind in Eastern Europe.

Classic Versus Trendy

Classic Versus Trendy

By Jemi Ekunkunbor The days were when men maintained strict rules when dressing for work. The work place and boardroom remain a very serious setting. With suits, classic dressers still adhere to strict rules of adorning conservative colours of black, navy blue, midnight blue, grey and brown. But times are changing and even the classic […]