The Igbo community in the midwestern state of Michigan will hold its Igbo Day and the first New Yam Festival in Detroit City on Saturday, 17 August. The festival will feature “authentic Igbo cuisines, masquerades, cultural music, and a cultural competition”, according to the president of the Igbo Cultural Festival of Michigan (ICAM), Gabriel Ugwu. Sponsored by Mabel Hotel in …

Gio Reyna and Tyler Adams scored as the United States beat Mexico 2-0 in Sunday’s CONCACAF Nations League final, giving the Americans all three titles in the event’s history. Adams scored a long-distance screamer in the 45th minute and Reyna fired home a loose ball from the edge of the box in the 63rd for the USA, who also won …

It was a gathering of the crème de la crème of society at the 247th independence anniversary event of the United States of America held at the residence of the US Consul General, Will Stevens, in Ikoyi, Lagos, during the week. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in this year’s election, Mr. Peter Obi; governors of Osun, Delta, and …

In a major announcement on Friday, FIFA has awarded the hosting rights for the expanded Club World Cup 2025 to the United States. The tournament will feature 32 clubs for the first time. The decision comes after FIFA expressed its plans to expand the men’s Club World Cup from seven to 32 teams back in December 2022. FIFA President, Gianni …

Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali; the Iyaloja-General of Lagos, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu-Ojo; Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, among others, will be recipients of the 2023 African Humanitarian Icon of Peace Award. Others are Dr. Eniola Aborode; Lawan Dalorami; Adu Sylvester and Cardinal James Omolaja. The three-day event in Minnesota will hold from 14th to 16th May. It would be …

American journalist and co-founder of BreakingTheLine, Zach Lowy, has urged Folarin Balogun to snub Nigeria and England to play for the US. Balogun, the rising star of Ligue 1, is torn between choosing which country to play for as he is eligible to represent Nigeria, the United States, and England. The 21-year-old, whose parents are from Nigeria, was born in …

A robot lawyer is going to make legal history by appearing in a United States court for the first time. The robot is said to be powered by AI intelligence and is expected to help defendants fight their cases in court. The social media space has been engulfed with a series of reactions after it emerged that a robot” lawyer …