Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has dismissed rumours surrounding his alleged arrest and detention in Ivory Coast. Naija News understands that a popular blogger claimed on Friday that the Afrobeat singer was arrested in Abidjan by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for purportedly refusing …
Read More »Kizz Daniel reacts to claim of being arrested in Ivory Coast for allegedly collecting money and refusing to perform
Nigerian music star, Kizz Daniel has reacted to claims of being arrested in Ivory Coast for allegedly collecting money and refusing to perform. The singer in a statement shared on his Instagram page stated that his agent signed a contract which had the clause “no money, no performance”. He …
Read More »You all have started again – Kizz Daniels warns amid report he was arrested in Ivory Coast
Kizz Daniels has reacted amid reports he was arrested for failing to perform for his fans after they paid to watch him. According to Twitter users, the singer who travelled to Ivory Coast to perform, ended up refusing to go on stage on Oct. 12. It was later alleged that …
Read More »AFCON: John Mikel-Obi makes up with Drogba and Kalou in Ivory Coast
Ex-Nigerian midfielder John Mikel-Obi has linked up with Drogba and Kalou in Ivory Coast after dragging and calling them ‘stingy’ ex-teammates. Mikel Obi, a former captain of the Super Eagles, will take part in the AFCON 2023 draws in Cote d’Ivoire. Akon to host 2023 AFCON draw featuring Mikel Obi …
Read More »Ivory Coast president removes prime minister; dissolves government
Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara has reportedly removed the country’s prime minister and dissolved the government in yet another major reshuffle in the West African nation. Prime Minister Patrick Achi is being removed alongside the members of the government after the president signed a decree terminating their roles in exercising …
Read More »Rescue group decries Libya coast guard ramming into migrant boat
Video posted by Sea-Watch International shows Libyan coast guard crashing into a dinghy with dozens of migrants on board. Rescue group Sea-Watch International has condemned European Union’s migration policy after posting a video showing a migrant and refugee boat in the Mediterranean coming under attack by the Libyan coast guard. …
Read More »Postcard from Bordighera: autumn sun on Italy’s Ligurian coast
Leaving my wife and daughter under a parasol on Bordighera’s beach, my teenage son and I set off in search of the largest Ficus macrophylla in western Europe. The tree, commonly known as the strangler fig, was planted in 1886 by Clarence Bicknell, British botanist, collector, lover of Esperanto and …
Read More »In the footsteps of Virginia Woolf: walking the west Cornwall coast to the Badger pub
From St Ives station, there’s a view of sand, palms and, across misty blue water, a lighthouse on a rocky island. Virginia Woolf and her sister, artist Vanessa Bell, saw this view as children from the house their father rented. It later featured in Woolf’s novel To the Lighthouse, set …
Read More »Ocean views and authors lost: a literary tour of Ireland’s wild west coast
‘Go to the Aran Islands. Live there as if you were one of the people themselves; express a life that has never found expression,” was, according to the poet WB Yeats, how he persuaded the playwright John Millington Synge to discover his muse – the desolate beauty of the Aran …
Read More »Tranquil Turkey: soaking up the coast at a slower pace
Early evening in the small Turkish village of Orhaniye, and the sun has just dipped below the mountains. Above the jagged peaks, the sky is streaked with vivid golds and pinks, a chorus of cicadas warming up in the olive and citrus trees. As I swim in the pool, the …
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