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Nigerian Designers Fashion New Aesthetic With Traditional Fabrics

Weaving contemporary designs into a traditional West African fabric, Nigerian Tsemaye Binitie is creating fashion he hopes can also bridge the gap between luxury...

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Kunle Afolayan Concludes Filming Screen Adaptation Of Author Sefi Atta’s ‘Swallow’

Nigerian filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, has concluded the filming of the screen adaptation of Sefi Atta’s third novel ‘Swallow’ in Ibadan, Oyo State. The movie follows...

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Hollywood Actor Armie Hammer Accused Of Rape

US actor Armie Hammer has been accused of raping a woman in Los Angeles in 2017. The woman, a 24-year-old named only as Effie, made...

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Oscars 2021: Nominees Told Virtual Attendance Not An Option

Nominees for this year’s Oscars have reportedly been told appearing at the ceremony via Zoom is not an option. The 93rd Academy Awards are set...

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Japan And US Deepen Missile Cooperation, Plan Expanded Joint Military Drills

Japan and the United States have agreed to strengthen cooperation on missile development and expand joint military drills, including a greater security presence in waters southwest of mainland Japan, amid rising regional tensions linked to China. The agreement was reached on Friday during talks in Washington between Japan’s...

FCTA Workers Announce Abuja Office Shutdown As Strike Begins January 19

Employees of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have announced plans to shut down government offices across Abuja and its area councils as an industrial strike begins on Monday, January 19, 2026. The action was declared by the Joint Union Action Congress (JUAC), which instructed workers across all...

US approves $413m for Counter-insurgency Operations In Nigeria

The United States has authorised $413 million, estimated at N587 billion, for counter-insurgency and security efforts in Nigeria and other African nations in 2026, as insurgency and banditry continue to spread across West Africa. The allocation is contained in the US National Defence Authorisation Act for 2026, which...