The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) scored another first with the granting of the Best Renewable Project in Africa Award to the Cabeolica Project, at the recent Africa Energy Awards held in Johannesburg. The Cape Verde based Cabeolica wind farm project was singled out for being the first commercial scale Public Private Partnership (PPP) wind farm in Sub-Saharan Africa. AFC is…
The Rivers State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) says it has suspended its state chairman and other members for anti-party activities. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that, three days to the governorship and House of Assembly elections, the chairman, Uche Okwukwu, announced that he had quit the party. Mr Okwukwu said his reason for quitting was…
At least 108 INEC staff from Enugu State have been deployed for the conduct of the Imo governorship supplementary election today. Josiah Uwazuruonye, INEC resident electoral commissioner in Enugu State told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Enugu that the directive came from INEC headquarters in Abuja. Mr Uwazuroye said: “As a result of what happened in…
For their alleged roles in the subversion of the will of the people of the Oguta and Ohaji Egbema council areas, through armed thuggery, brigandage and snatching of ballot materials, the All Progressive Grand Alliance governorship candidate, Rochas Okorocha, has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of Joan Nzeribe, the wife of former senator Arthur Nzeribe, and Goodluck Opiah,…
Lynxxx takes album launch to Abuja New hip-hop revelation, Lynxxx will continue his promotional tour to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja this month. According to a press release from the PR consultant to Syndik8 Records, Lynxxx’s record label, the Dynamix Awards nominee will be in Abuja with ally hip-hop group, Show Dem Camp on Saturday May 14 for a launch concert…
Age Beeka’s entrance into the café was unassuming; as he apologised repeatedly for his lateness, it was immediately apparent how humble he is. Born in 1975, the soul/rock musician’s foray into music started early, performing on stage at the young age of ten. By the time he was 13, he had written more than 20 original songs. He has a…
Nollywood actress and The Rochas Foundation Volunteer Corps’ Face of Hope ambassador, Nkiru Sylvanus, introduced her pet project, ‘I’ve Got Talent’, at a press briefing on Tuesday. Speaking at the briefing, which took place at Planet 1 in Maryland, Lagos, Sylvanus revealed that ‘I’ve Got Talent’ will be a talent exhibition television show that will help raise funds for the…