The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, says the petitions challenging President Bola Tinubu in this year’s presidential election are “terribly hopeless”. Presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi as well as that of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, are currently challenging …
Read More »Tomi Thomas gives a powerful live performance of ‘waiting’ off latest EP, ‘Hopeless Romantic’
Alternative music star, Tomi Thomas premieres a striking visual performance for ‘Waiting,’ a track off his 2021 EP, ‘Hopeless Romantic’. The video builds anticipation for new releases speculated to come at the top of the new year. With Afrobeats now going rife across global quarters, more creators are offering diverse perspectives to this new …
Read More »Guchi puts her hopeless romantic side on full display in ‘Purple Diary’ [Pulse Album Review]
While her sound doesn’t offer the attention-grabbing elements – leg shuffling beat and lyrics that gleans from street lingua (Lamba) – her ability to fashion melody makes it appealing. And it’s this sonic appeal that drives this project. A substantial part of Guchi’s discography is dedicated to …
Read More »‘It’s a hopeless situation,’ says footballer Nadia Nadim a year since the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan
The anniversary comes weeks after a landmark period for women’s football: the European Championships attracted record-breaking crowds in England just weeks ago, potentially inspiring a generation of girls and boys to take up the sport. Yet in Afghanistan, where Nadim was born and raised until the age of 11, the …
Read More »‘We were hopeless at pétanque’: readers’ favourite campsites in France
Winning tip: Camping with cascades, Occitanie If you want to fall asleep to the hypnotic rhythms of waterfalls, Camping les Cascades is for you. At the foot of the Cascades du Sautadet, an hour’s drive north of Avignon and not far from Orange, this four-star site is in a lush, …
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