Abolish State of origin, It is behind Nigeria’s disunity – Okey Bakassi
Popular comedian, Okey Bakassi, has urged the Nigerian Government to abolish state of the origin in the country. Bakassi said state of the origin is a tool of division. Speaking over the weekend in Lagos, Bakassi said Nigeria would be more united with the state of residence. According to Bakassi: “If we want to strengthen […]
Wimbledon 2023: Novak Djokovic loses to Carlos Alcaraz in final
Carlos Alcaraz won the Wimbledon men’s singles title for the first time by ending Novak Djokovic’s recent dominance with a stunning victory. Spain’s Alcaraz, 20, fought back from a nervy start to win 1-6 7-6 (8-6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 against the defending champion. Djokovic was going for a fifth straight win, an eighth men’s triumph […]
Burna Boy, Rema, Ruger, Asake lead 2023 Headies nomination list [Full Nomination List]
Below is a list of the nominees for the 2023 Headies Award. ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Odumodu Blvck Bayyani Guchi Eltee Khaid BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR “ALONE” – BURNA BOY “SOWETO” – VICTONY & TEMPOE “I’M A MESS” – OMAH LAY “KU LO SA” – OXLADE “STAND STRONG” – DAVIDO FT. SUNDAY SERVICE CHOIR “NO WOMAN, NO CRY” – TEMS ADVERTISEMENT PRODUCER OF THE YEAR MAGICSTICKS – “SUNGBA REMIX” (ASAKE) PHEELZ – “ELECTRICTY” (PHEELZ FT DAVIDO) […]
Burna Boy Emerges First African Artiste To Sell Out US Stadium
Grammy award-winning singer Burna Boy has become the first African musician to sell out a stadium show in the United States of America. The ‘Love Damini’ crooner sold out the 41,000-capacity Citi Field Stadium in NYC, USA, on Saturday, with his sister, Nissi being the opening artiste at the concert. The self-acclaimed ‘African Giant’ also […]
Tinubu crowned as new ECOWAS Chairman
President Tinubu, who is the latest entrant into the exclusive club of Heads of State in West Africa, accepted the honour, on behalf of Nigeria, but warned that the threat to peace in the sub-region had reached an alarming proportion with terrorism and emerging pattern of military takeover that now demand urgent and concerted actions. […]
Tiwa Savage To be the First Female Afrobeats Artist to Headline Wembley Arena
Tiwa Savage will perform at the 13,000-seat Wembley Arena in the UK for the first time also being the first female Afrobeat artist to do it. Tiwa Savage discussed her rise to fame, the impact of her Nigerian heritage on her music, performing at Prince Charles’ coronation, and her upcoming event in the UK when […]
Rema Hits 2 Billion Career Streams on Spotify
Following the global success of his single ‘Calm Down’ which enjoyed further success with the Selena Gomez-assisted remix, Nigerian music star Rema has now surpassed 2 billion career streams on Spotify as a lead artist. In 2022, Rema joined the exclusive club of Nigerian artists to have surpassed a billion streams on Spotify, and just […]
Threads Records 10 Million Users Within Hours of Launch
Over 10 million people have signed up to Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch. The Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said this Thursday, as the app went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries, and will run with no ads for now. Threads is the […]
Dutch Government Ban Mobile Phones in Classrooms
The Dutch government has announced devices including mobile phones are set to be banned from classrooms to stop them from disrupting learning. Education Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf said the initiative is being introduced in collaboration with schools and is to take effect at the start of next year, insisting that mobile phones do not belong in […]
OceanGate Suspends Operations after Titan Sub implosion
US-based OceanGate, the company that operated the sub which imploded during a dive to the Titanic wreck, killing all five people aboard, said on its website that it had “suspended all exploration and commercial operations” two weeks after the tragedy. The Titan sub was reported missing on June 18 and the US Coast Guard said […]