Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87
Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a family of filmmakers, has died. She was 87. Coppola died Friday at…
Egypt to receive € 1 billion loan from EU
The EU on Friday (Apr.12) said it would loan Egypt a little over $1 billion in short-term financial aid to help stabilise the country’s economy. The sum is part of a bigger package worth 5 billion euros in loans, the…
Princess Owowoh becomes first Nigerian female officer cadet to graduate from UK’s Royal Military Academy
Today, Officer Cadet Owowoh Princess Oluchukwu, became the first-ever Nigerian female officer to graduate from the UK’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS). 24-year-old Princess was one of the 135 Officer Cadets to graduate during RMAS’ Sovereign’s Parade today in London….
Kanu Nwankwo, Daniel Amokachi, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and others set to participate in Troost Ekong Foundation fundraiser
All roads lead to Uyo in Akwa Ibom state on June 2, as Super Eagles captain William Troost Ekong officially launches his foundation with a fundraising charity match, Soccernet.ng reports. The 30-year-old athlete recently opened up about Nigeria’s loss in…
Prices of commodities, services will drop in coming days — Rabiu
Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdul Samad Rabiu, has predicted that prices of commodities and services in the country will continue to drop in coming days, citing strengthening Naira. Speaking to reporters in Lagos after paying Eid-el-Fitr homage to President…
World Bank reveals solution to economic growth in Nigeria, other West African countries
The World Bank has told Nigeria and other West African countries to imbibe a more stable macroeconomic environment and accommodative monetary policies as a solution to spur economic growth in the region. The Washington-based bank disclosed this in its recent…
BREAKING: Channels TV Reporter Kidnapped
Gunmen have kidnapped Channels Television reporter in Rivers State, Mr. Joshua Rogers. Rogers was reportedly whisked away to an unknown place by the gunmen around 9pm on Thursday close to his residence at Rumuosi in Port Harcourt. The reporter was…
Kenya proposes treaty to ease Somalia-Ethiopia tensions
Kenya on Thursday announced a proposal for a regional maritime treaty to defuse tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia. Ethiopia in January signed a deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland to lease a portion of its coastland in return for…
tanking, she won’t say what happened to it.
A media company with ties to former President Donald Trump is off to a rocky start with share prices tanking and the company’s value diminishing by the day. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., doesn’t seem eager to discuss the struggling…
Liberia: ex-president George Weah’s asset document’s leaked
Liberia’s House of Representatives is investigating how former President George Weah’s asset declaration documents were leaked to the public. Liberia requires all senior government officials, including presidents, to declare their wealth upon taking office before the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission or…