Apple Music is celebrating Africa month with a special focus on Afrobeats, highlighting one of the most eclectic and influential sounds in music today. Apple Music kicks off the celebrations with the introduction of cover stars on its Afrobeats Hits playlist, starting with Nigerian singer-songwriter, Fireboy DML who just released his new single ‘Everyday’. “As […]
The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to probe the ongoing N15tn Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. As such, the House said it would set up an ad-hoc committee, which would investigate the project and submit a report within four weeks. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance […]
Bandits on Thursday night invaded the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Okene in Kogi State and abducted some students. An eyewitness account indicated that the bandits swooped on the university around 9pm while the students were reading for their upcoming exams. The source said that the bandits came in through the bush, went […]
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has asked the Federal Government to address Nigerians’ sufferings caused by the fuel subsidy removal and increased electricity tariffs. Adams disclosed this while speaking during the 2024 edition of the Oke Ibadan festival, organised by the Olokun Festival Foundation, which was held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, […]
South Korea’s Daeseong Cho has revealed how he came from two sets down to oust Nigerian Quadri Aruna in the last 16 of the ongoing World Table Tennis Saudi Smash on Thursday, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Cho ended Aruna’s dreams at the tourney when he defeated the Nigerian 3-2. The 21-year-old Cho revealed that the tips he got […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the call by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State on the State House of Assembly to institute an impeachment proceeding against the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is an invitation to anarchy. This is even as the Rivers State chapter of the Association […]
At least 295 people were killed in road accidents during the first quarter of this year. Although the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said this figure does not tally with its statistics, it failed to avail this newspaper with the official figure. The survey, which is based on incidents reported in major national dailies within […]
Shareholders of Zenith Bank Plc Wednesday approved the proposed final dividend payment of N3.50 per share, bringing the total dividend for the 2023 financial year to N4.00 per share, with a total value of N125.59 billion. This is the highest dividend payout by any bank, the bank stated. This was the major highlight of the […]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has said Nigerian pilgrims will not be routed through Sudanese airspace due to the ongoing civil conflict in that country. Malam Jalal Ahmad Arabi, the Chairman of NAHCON, disclosed this yesterday during an interview on Freedom Radio, Kaduna. Arabi explained that the decision to avoid the Sudan route […]
The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of a special joint security task force to bolster existing security efforts against the escalating attacks by bandits, kidnappers and other criminal elements in communities within the Shiroro, Rafi, and Munya federal constituency of Niger State. The call followed a motion by Rep. Ismaila Musa Modibbo […]
