The dominance of African music on the global stage is not likely to end any time soon according to Rahman Jago, one of the influential figures behind the afrobeat renaissance in Nigeria. Rahman Jago, whose real name is Tiamiu Abdulrahman Kayode, is credited as co-creator of Zanku, the famous leg work dance and is a […]

The leader of the rave-making Xploit Comedy,  Lazarus Emmanuel Chibugo, has  revealed how the idea of positing skits on social media came about. Xploit Comedy is very vibrant in the Nigerian digital space with about 285,000 followers on Instagram; over 400,000 followers on facebook and about well over 90,000 subscribers on the YouTube page A […]

By Nasir Dambatta  “Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better” —Harry S. Truman According to experts, when a storm’s maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph, it is called a hurricane. And such is the kind of force with which the Senator  Uba Sani political train has been […]

A Jumia partner and CEO of Brand Shop Prints, Fortune Arinze, has lauded the impact of Jumia pickup station on his business, stating that it helps maintain cash inflow during his printing business downtime. Arinze runs an ICT firm in Abuja, that provides printing, branding, social media management, and IT management services. According to the […]

By Dakuku Peterside Last week’s abduction by bandits of students of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State is the latest chapter in the reprehensible attack on innocent children and the educational system in Northern Nigeria. While UK-based Reuters News Agency and Qatar-based Al-Jazeera Television reported that 80 students and five teachers were forcibly taken […]

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned that it will arrest and prosecute owners and drivers of heavy-duty vehicles involved in accidents that maimed and kill people in the territory. Mr Ikharo Attah, the Chairman, FCTA Ministerial Traffic Management Team, stated this on Wednesday in Nyanya at a rescue operation at two scenes of […]

The Northern Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria has blamed the Miyetii Allah, for the widespread violence perpetrated by suspected “killer herdsmen” in Igboland and other regions of the country even as they called on the Federal government to screen the foreign Fulani entry into Nigeria from the Central Republic.

By Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted a non-interest banking license to LOTUS Bank Limited.   Disclosed this in a statement, the bank said it will pursue the mission of creating value and growth for all through digital innovation and best-in-class customer experience for Nigerians.   READ ALSO:Emery Holmes, aka MrBankzzzz taking over space […]

The Badminton Federation of Nigeria, BFN, Tuesday, disclosed its qualification for the first time in 12 years to participate in 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan

By Babajide Komolafe Rail transportation suffered a 38 per cent, year-on-year, YoY, average decline in passenger and cargo travel in the first quarter of the year (Q1’21). The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this yesterday in its Rail Transport Data for Q1’21, which   showed that passenger travel fell by 34.4 per cent, YoY, to 424,460 […]

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has said that the Federal Government would soon take decision to recall civil servants working from home back to work. Mustapha said this in Abuja on Wednesday at the 2021 commemoration of Public Service Day, organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), […]

By Uchem Obi The fireworks have begun to play out in the Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. It is election season and as usual, elements of confusion and destabilization, the same demons that have given the party the toga of the largest party that never wins election in the State, are […]

The Police in Jigawa have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly burning the hut of his wife in Birniwa Local Government area (LGA) of the state. The Spokesman for the state police command, ASP Shiisu Lawan, confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Wednesday in Dutse. He said that the suspect was arrested after the police […]

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As the race to replace Governor Willie Obiano as the next governor of Anambra state heats up, the main political parties in the race, the ruling All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are gearing up for a contest. The preparations for the primaries of […]