Video - Interview with lone shipwreck survivor Harrison Okene

Ship's cook Harrison Okene, 29, was on board the Jascon-4 tugboat when it capsized on May 26 due to heavy Atlantic ocean swells around 30 km (20 miles) off the coast of Nigeria, while stabilizing an oil tanker filling up at a Chevron platform. Of the 12 people on board, divers recovered 10 dead bodies while a remaining crew member has not been found. Somehow Okene survived for 2 days, breathing inside a four foot high bubble of air as it shrunk in the waters slowly rising from the ceiling of the tiny toilet and adjoining bedroom where he sought refuge, until two South African divers eventually rescued him.

Video - Youtube releases top trending Nigerian videos of 2013

In keeping with tradition, youtube has released it's 2013 edition of Youtube Rewind. An annual list of the most popular videos uploaded to youtube. For all the most popular 2013 Nigerian videos on youtube click here.

Femi Kuti nominated for 4th Grammy Award

Once again Nigeria’s Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti has been norminated in the Best World Music Album Category of the 56th Annual Grammy Awards which will place on the 14th of January next year.

The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences releases the list for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards last week for recordings released during the Eligibility Year October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013.
Femi Kuti’s album ‘No Place For My Dream’ was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Awards in the “Best World Music Album” Category.
Femi Kuti of Nigeria , Indian musician Ravi Shankar, French group Gipsy Kings and South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo are in contention for award in this category
The last time he was nominated in 2012 Femi Kuti had said that he will never attend the Grammys again. And that if he wins let them bring it to him in Africa.

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Video - Nigerians adapt to noisy generators due to government's inefficiency to generate power

In Nigeria, 60 million people own generators to provide electricity for their homes and businesses.

Video - President Goodluck Jonathan discusses Nelson Mandela's Legacy

People in Nigeria have been paying tribute to Nelson Mandela. Tens of thousands attended churches and other places of worship across the country on Sunday. Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has declared three days of national mourning to commemorate the former South African leader.