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Whitney Houston’s epic concert in South Africa staged after President Nelson Mandela’s landmark election will be hitting theater screens this fall. Houston’s performance in 1994 has been turned into a fully-remastered theatrical release called “The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban),” according to a statement Tuesday from several collaborators, …

A former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has honoured an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, his media office confirmed on Wednesday. A statement signed by the Director of the Yahaya Bello Media Office, Ohiare Michael, Bello’s decision to appear before the anti-graft agency comes after consultations with …

The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has extended warm felicitations to the Muslim faithful across Nigeria on the occasion of Eid el-Maulud, commemorating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. The minister urged Muslims to reflect on the teachings of the Prophet, emphasising love, compassion, and …

One tech-led charity organization is working in central Uganda to address digital gaps in hard-to-reach communities of Africa by creating internet hubs. Daniel Okello is a very busy nurse at this health facility located 26 kilometres south west of Uganda’s capital Kampala. He attends to at least 100 patients every …

President Bola Tinubu will return to Abuja from the United Kingdom on Sunday. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement he signed Saturday night titled, ‘President Tinubu returns to Abuja from an official trip to China after a stopover in London.’ Onanuga …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed that all Point of Sale operators must route transactions through licensed payment terminal service aggregators. A circular posted on the CBN’s website on Thursday stated that the move was aimed at enhancing the tracking and management of electronic transactions in the country. “As …

The French league’s legal commission has ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Kylian Mbappé the 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages that he claims he’s entitled to, the league said Thursday. The league confirmed the decision without more details, a day after the France superstar rejected a mediation offer …

Nigeria has recorded 67 confirmed cases of Mpox from 1,031 suspected cases in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has said. This was disclosed at a presented briefing held in Abuja on Wednesday. The states with confirmed cases are Akwa-Ibom (Eight); …

A fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed more than 50 people, the country’s emergency response agency said. The fuel tanker was also carrying cattle in the Agaie area in north-central Niger state and at least 50 of them were burned …

The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the arrest and detention of its President, Joe Ajaero, by the Nigerian government, demanding his immediate and unconditional release. Ajaero was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja while on his way to the United Kingdom to attend a Trade Union Congress …