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  Barry Showkey Set to Drop New Single “ROBOROBO” on May 1 Balogun Adewale Akanji, popularly known as Barry Showkey, is set to make a grand return to the music scene with his much-anticipated single “ROBOROBO,” scheduled for release on May 15, 2025.   Barry Showkey is the son of ...

  Award-winning novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been announced as the headliner of the 2025 Things Fall Apart Festival, a week-long celebration of Chinua Achebe’s literary legacy.   The Centre for Memories, organisers of the festival, in an Instagram post on Tuesday, said the festival will take place from June ...

  The United States and Europe must put together new sanctions to “suffocate” Russia’s economy in order to force Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine, France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.   The EU on Wednesday approved a fresh package of sanctions on Russia, but Jean-Noel Barrot pointed ...

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded 717 confirmed Lassa fever cases out of 4,881 suspected cases from January to May 4, 2025, in 18 states, across 93 local government areas.   This was disclosed in the latest situation report by the NCDC on its website ...

  The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Wednesday, declared that there was no fraud uncovered in the student loan scheme. Alausa made this known at the end of a meeting held with Vice Chancellors, officials of the National Universities Commission, Nigerian Education Loan Fund and the Federal Ministry ...

  The Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has officially inaugurated the Cross River State Diaspora Commission to engage Cross Riverians abroad in state policies and development projects.   Speaking during the inauguration on Tuesday in his office in Calabar, Otu emphasised the critical role the commission will play across ...

  Global sales of electric vehicles are expected to exceed 20 million this year, accounting for more than 25 per cent of all vehicles sold.   This is according to a report by the International Energy Agency on Wednesday.   Global EV outlook report says that sales continue to grow ...

  Mali’s military junta has dissolved all political parties in the country.   A statement read on state television on Tuesday said the country’s military leader, Assimi Goita, validated the decision.   Last month, a national conference of political actors in Mali recommended the dissolution of all political parties and ...

  Tributes poured in from across Latin America on Tuesday following the death of Uruguay’s former president Jose “Pepe” Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and progressive politics. The 89-year-old, who spent a dozen years behind bars for revolutionary activity, lost his battle against cancer ...

  The International Organisation for Migration has said that a record 83.4 million people have been forced to flee from their homes, fuelled by an increase in disasters and conflict.   The UN migration agency, in its 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement, on Tuesday, said the number of people ...