How Davido, Wizkid, Olamide, Burna Boy broke streaming records in 2020
From all available statistics, facts and figures no other Nigerian musical artiste, male or female, was able to pull off what the quartet of Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy and Olamide pulled off in 2020.
Hosting events across Europe has helped my career— MC Fantasy
For some of his peers, combining three jobs would be challenging but in MC Fantasy’s world, it appears to be a smooth ride switching from one commitment to another.
DK Regan plans to impress with new EP
A new Afro-pop artiste, Dike Bright Nnamdi, also known as DK Regan is upbeat about his chances to make a big mark in the music industry and has revealed his plans to drop his first body of work, an EP.
A’Ibom maritime sector thrives as Gov Emmanuel inaugurates Norfin Offshore Shipyard in Oruk Anam
In furtherance to his avowed determination to reposition the state to become the most efficient maritime hub in the Gulf of Guinea, Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State on Saturday commissioned a nine-meter fast security escort vessel, ‘MV Norfin Swift’ built by Norfin Offshore Shipyard Ltd in Oruk-Anam with a resolve to attract more private investments to the state.
NYSC boss tasks youths on responsible use of social media
Mr Kehinde Aremu, Coordinator of National Youths Service Corps(NYSC), in Anambra has called on youths to use their access to the internet for positive purposes and maximise the advantages of Information and Communication Technology. Aremu gave the advice at the Digital Skills sensitisation programme for the 2020 Batch B Stream 2 Corps members at the […]
Kaduna approves February 1 resumption date for SS3, JSS3, JSS1 students
The Kaduna State Government has announced that after extensive appraisal of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state and series of consultations with relevant stakeholders of both state and Federal Health and education sectors within and across the state, Monday, 1st of February 2021 has been approved as resumption date for SS3, JSS3 and JSS1 for public and private schools.
FG inaugurates cash grant for 3,500 Ogun rural women
The Federal Government on Saturday inaugurated its N20,000 cash grant each for 3,500 rural women drawn from the 20 local government areas (LGAs) of Ogun. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Faruq, performed the ceremony at the Obas Complex in Abeokuta. Faruq, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the […]
Kenya’s public debt surges by $11.8 bln in 2020
Kenya’s public debt rose by 1.3 trillion shillings ($11.8 billion) in 2020. This is as the east African nation stepped up borrowing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and implemented various infrastructure projects. The Central Bank, in its weekly update of the financial markets on Friday, noted that the debt rose to $66.1 billion, up […]
Biden, US Democrats unveil plan to more than double minimum wage
When President Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus proposal earlier this month, few were surprised by the plan’s hefty price tag or sweeping scope. More striking was Biden’s inclusion of a measure to more than double the federal minimum wage to $15. The move, backed by leading Democrats including left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders, establishes […]
On soldiers forcing herdsmen on communities
LAST week, a worrisome incident was reported in the media, of how 10 soldiers from the 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta, on December 19, 2020, escorted Fulani herdsmen to Ketu-speaking villages in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The soldiers were alleged to have flogged the residents for rejecting Fulani herdsmen’s rights to […]
Obasanjo impeded Tinubu’s ambition to become Vice President in 2015 — Oyinlola
Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola, a former governor of Osun state, and chieftain of the main opposition party in Nigeria, PDP, has said former President Obasanjo impeded Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a former Lagos governor, and current National leader of the APC from becoming President Muhammadu Buhari’s vice-presidential candidate in 2015.
