Nigeria: Ayra Starr Breaks 16-Year Jinx As First Woman to Win Mobo Best Int’l Act
[This Day] Afrobeats superstar Ayra Starr has won the award for Best International Act at this year’s MOBO Awards, the British award that honours achievements across “music of Black origins”.
Nigeria: Portable Bows to Pressure, Surrenders to Police
[Daily Trust] Music star, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, has finally surrendered to the police.
Nigeria: In Historic Development, Netherlands to Return 119 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
[This Day] ·Items represent single largest return of Benin antiquities linked to British expedition
Nigeria: Police Dismiss Portable’s ‘Madman’ Claims, Insist Singer Remains Wanted
[Vanguard] The Ogun State Police Command has dismissed claims by controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, that he is undergoing psychiatric treatment.
Nigeria: Netherlands to Return Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
[Premium Times] “We congratulate Nigeria for being at the forefront of efforts to reclaim colonial looted art.”
Nigeria: Ned Nwoko Isn’t My Child’s Father, Polygamy Not for Me’ – Chika Ike
[Premium Times] This is not the first time Chika has been linked to Mr Nwoko.
Nigeria: ‘I’m Under Spiritual Attack, Nigerians Help Me’ – Portable Speaks From Hiding
[Premium Times] “I do not want to die the way the government killed my mother; my mother lost her life when Olusegun Obasanjo was president and Gbenga Daniel was governor of Ogun State…”
Nigeria: Police Declare Nigerian Singer, Portable, Wanted
[This Day] The Nigeria Police have finally declared controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi popularly known as Portable, wanted after failing to submit himself for two weeks.
Nigeria: Police Declare Singer Portable Wanted Over Alleged Assault On Ogun Govt Officials
[Leadership] Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, who is popularly known as Portable has been declared wanted by the Ogun State Police Command over allegation of leading a violent attack on government officials in the course of their lawful du…
Nigeria: Chimamanda Adichie Unpacks Her First Novel in 10 Years
[This Day] A rattling presence is what the award-winning writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is stirring in the literary world with the news of the release of her first novel in ten years titled ‘Dream Count’, a book published by Fourth Estate.