France does not intend to cut cultural ties with Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the culture minister, Rima Abdul-Malak said. Abdul-Malak said this after entertainment businesses slammed a decision this week to ban all partnerships with artists from these African countries. “France has always been an open and welcoming nation for artists, so this is […]

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) official has contradicted the claim by the Nigerian government that it has lifted the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. According to CNN, the official from the Gulf state disclosed this in a chat. “There are no changes on the Nigeria/UAE travel status so far,” the source asked not to […]

Kano state Commissioner of Land, Aliyu Adamu Kibiya, has sent a warning to judges presiding over governorship elections petition tribunal in the state. In a video which has gone viral on social media, the commissioner was heard asking the judges to choose between their lives and their work while delivering the judgement. He spoke during […]

President Emmanuel Macron has said that France’s envoy to Niger and diplomatic staff are being held hostage in the French embassy, accusing military rulers of blocking food deliveries to the mission. The ambassador is living off “military rations”, Macron told reporters in the eastern town of Semur-en-Auxois. “As we speak, we have an ambassador and […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo was furious on Friday as he ordered the traditional rulers at a function to stand up and honour him. Obasanjo was angry that the monarchs failed to honour him when he mounted the podium to speak. It was at the opening of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology College of Agriculture […]