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.