Eight Nigerian nationals who attacked police remanded in custody

Nigerian nationals who attacked police and the Kimberley Police Station after they arrested one of them for alleged drug possession have been remanded in custody.  The eight appeared in the Kimberley District Court on charges of malicious injury to property, assault as well as public violence on Monday, 22 April.  NIGERIAN NATIONALS WHO ATTACKED SAPS … Read more

Nigerian man swims almost three hours non-stop across Third Mainland Bridge

A Nigerian, Akinrodoye Dare, known as Dreh, has done the unthinkable. Dreh completed a two-hour and 33-minute non-stop swim across the Lagos Lagoon, the body of water underneath the Third Mainland Bridge, Africa’s second-longest bridge. Dreh, a swim coach, stole the spotlight on Sunday by swimming the entire 11.8-kilometer length of Lagos’ Third Mainland Bridge … Read more

Actress Folu Storms takes lead in short film ‘Afefe’ addressing women’s challenges

Nigerian radio host turned-actress Ada Ogunkeye, better known as Folu Storms, has made her mark as the lead in ‘Afefe’, one of the series in MTV’s five-part anthology, ‘In Bloom’. ‘In Bloom’ is a collaboration between MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Paramount Global, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, presenting a compelling five-part short film … Read more

Bafana fans blame DStv, Gogo Maweni for Nigeria penalties loss

DStv failed to broadcast Bafana Bafana’s penalties against Nigeria in the AFCON (Africa Cup of Nations) semifinals on Wednesday, 7 February. ALSO READ: ‘No frills’: Pitso Mosimane responds to Bafana beating Morocco 2-0 DSTV GLITCH South Africans took to social media on Wednesday evening to lambast DStv for having a technical glitch during the Bafana … Read more