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Music Week Africa (MWA) today announced the launch of an annual Pan-African week long series of events designed to explore and promote all aspects of the industry’s diverse ecosystem. Music Week Africa will provide a business networking platform for musicians, professionals and other players in the music industry as well as enlighten sector practitioners, investors…

No fewer than 65 shops were destroyed by fire in the furniture section of Sabon Gari Market in Kano on Thursday night, an official said. The Director of Kano State Fire Service, Alhaji Balarabe Kabara, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the incident, which occurred around 8:30 p.m. affected permanent and…

The Emir of Keffi in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Mohammadu Chindo Yamusa II, is dead The Galadima of Keffi, Alhaji Abdul Usman, confirmed this on Friday at a news conference in Keffi Local Government Area of the state. The Galadima,who is also the emir’s cousin, said that the late monarch, who took ill briefly, died in…

PLUMMETING crude oil prices, possible production cut and plans by Iran to oversupply the market would be major subjects of discussion as the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, presides over the 168th (Ordinary) meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) today in Vienna.

ALTHOUGH it got a major respite in its effort to get the $5.2 billion (N1.04 trillion) fine reduced, MTN Nigeria, has, however, lost its indigenous Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michael Ikpoki, and its Corporate Service Executive, Akinwale Goodluck. They both resigned their appointments late Wednesday night.

NOTWITHSTANDING its resolve to conduct a credible election in Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not have the powers to stop suspected hired and fake voters as long as they present valid permanent voter cards (PVCs).

WITH yet another constitutional dilemma for the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the absence of a deputy governorship candidate to replace Mr. James Faleke to contest with its substitute governorship candidate, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in Saturday’s Kogi State Supplementary election, lawyers are examining the issues it has thrown up.

TRADITIONAL rulers in Osun State may boycott Monday’s coronation and presentation of staff of office to the new Ooni Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II unless a formal invitation for the ceremony is sent by the organisers of the event.

THE World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children Fund (UNFPA) and the Embassy of Japan in Nigeria yesterday made a case for better coordination of the humanitarian situation in the insurgency-ravaged North East.

THE Supreme Court yesterday set down 5th of February, next year to deliver sjudgment in the appeal brought before it by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, wherein he is challenging the decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to assume jurisdiction over his trial.

FORMER Governor of Enugu State and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Change (PDC) in the March 28 Enugu-East Senatorial election, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, has asked the Appeal Court, Enugu Division, to declare him winner contrary to the verdict of the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal, which ordered a fresh election.

A High Court sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital and presided over by Justice Adam Onum has ordered the authorities of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), Makurdi to jointly or severally pay N20million to members of Akpen community for breaching the members’ fundamental rights to dignity of human persons.