Carnival Calabar Celebrates 10th Edition with Usual Fanfare

Goverrnor Imoke cutting the tape to flag off the carnival

Africa’s largest street party recorded a major milestone over the weekend as the annual Carnival Calabar staged a 10th successive edition with the usual pomp. Themed “Celebration Time”, the carnival kicked off on Friday, December 26, with the children carnival, while the main event was held on Saturday, December 27.

Johnie Walker: M.I, Ice Prince Thrill Fans At Black Podium Event

The Black Podium, presented By Johnnie Walker Black Label, presented another unforgettable evening of masterful entertainment and bold, unexpected live acts to a packed, star-studded house at Escape, Lagos on Saturday, December 27.

Man uses daughter as collateral for loan

A desperate Bakassi refugee in Cross River State has been forced to use his 12-year-old daughter as collateral for a loan which he is now unable to repay.

Teen arrested for drawing with chalk on wall at Hong Kong protest site

A 14-year-old girl in Hong Kong could be removed from her father's care after she was arrested for drawing chalk flowers on a wall at one of the city's pro-democracy protest sites.

Bad weather hinders search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501; 10 bodies recovered

Indonesian searchers battling bad weather in their efforts to find more remains from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 have so far recovered 10 bodies from the sea, officials said Wednesday.

INEC: No Basis for Objection to Buhari’s Credentials

Prof. Attahiru Jega, chairman of INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said there is no basis for objecting to the affidavit presented by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, over the circumstances surrounding his certificates.

FG Pays N166bn Outstanding Subsidy Claims to Petroleum Marketers

Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke

The federal government has approved the payment of about N166 billion to petroleum marketers as reimbursement for outstanding subsidy claims on they petrol they imported into the country.

Nigeria May Miss Cocoa Output Target as Disease Takes Toll

Nigeria may miss its cocoa output target of 500,000 metric tons in the 2014-15 season after an outbreak of fungal blackpod disease devastated farms following heavy rains, a farmers’ association said.

Osinbajo reveals why he attended Olamide’s concert

 

The presence of the Maj.-Gen. Mohammadu Buhari’s running mate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, at a concert organized by award-winning hip hop artiste, Olamide, in Lagos on Sunday has become a subject of a raging online debate.

7 Ways to Wear Denim Shorts This Summer (Photos)

Shorterall (Overall Shorts)

Are you shopping for a new pair of jean shorts (aka "jorts") to wear this summer?

How We Intend To End Boko Haram Insurgency And Unemployment In Nigeria – Osinbajo

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has expressed confidence that the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammed Buhari will wipe out the Boko Haram insurgents and create jobs in Nigeria if elected in 2015.