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4 Jan
The organiser of the much-anticipated Taye Currency concert has revealed why controversial singer Portable was prevented from performing at the event in Ibadan. The concert, hosted by renowned Fuji musician Taiwo Adebisi, better known as Taye Currency, took place on 2 January. While fans expected a star-studded lineup, including the street-hop star Portable, the singer…
27 Nov
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has claimed that there are moves to cancel his December show following his controversial remarks about Nigeria’s economy. Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, November 27, 2024, the singer dismissed the backlash, declaring himself one of Nigeria’s ‘real ambassadors.’ READ ALSO: Nicki Minaj shouts out Davido…

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United Nations Office on Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has said no fewer than 33 million Nigerians are food insecure with an additional 2.5 million children facing severe malnourishment.
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The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, inaugurated the digitalisation of its traffic management system. At the inauguration in Ibadan, Gov. Seyi Makinde said the digitalisation, in partnership with Globacom Limited, embodied his administration’s vision to leverage technology in addressing challenges of governance. The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Segun Ogunwuyi,…
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Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has presented N11.77 billion capital budget proposal and N453,856 for overhead to the National Assembly for appropriation. Oyetola made the presentation on Tuesday in Abuja to a joint committee of the National Assembly. The committees concerned were the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, and the…
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Tiwatope Omolara Savage, better known as Tiwa Savage, confessed that she has never been to the restaurant alone while sharing her transformative solo trip to the Maldives. She shared this on January 21, 2025, on her Instagram handle: “I have never even been to a restaurant or to the movies by myself let alone a…
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Spotify, an online music streaming platform has named Qing Madi as its EQUAL Africa artiste for January. Spotify’s Head of Music for Sub-Saharan Africa, Phiona Okumu, in a statement on Tuesday, said this was setting the tone for a remarkable year in African music. She said this development reaffirmed Spotify’s commitment to spotlighting exceptional female…
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Mrs Francisca Ogbu, wife of Alexander, a journalist killed by the police personnel during a protest has called for support to enforce court judgment against the Nigeria Police. Ogbu made the call during a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. She said the husband was brutally shot and killed by men of the Nigeria Police…
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Bakari, says the country will soon exit the “grey list” of countries under increased monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force (FATT). The FATF uses grey lists to identify countries with deficiencies in their anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CFT) systems. Bakari…
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The management of the Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS), Ilorin has boasted of the acceptability of its certificate for direct entry into Nigerian and international higher institutions. The acting provost of the college, Dr. Sa’ad Hadi, told newsmen in Ilorin on Tuesday that the inability of some students to apply…
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday said his administration has completed the formalities of allocating about 100 hectares of land at Ode-Omi in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state for the purpose of siting a Naval Base and Dockyard for the Nigerian Navy. Abiodun also stated that the state government has…
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A coalition of Democratic-leaning states launched legal action Tuesday seeking to block Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States. The lawsuit filed by 18 states, including California and New York, comes the day after Trump took office and quickly unveiled a phalanx of executive orders he hopes will reshape American immigration.…