The duo of Nigerian singers, Kizz Daniel and Adekunle Gold, have collaborated on an exciting new single titled ‘Pano Tona.’ Produced by frequent collaborators Philkeys, Blaise Beat, and Reward Beats, ‘Pano Tona’ merges Kizz Daniel’s signature smooth, melodic style with Adekunle Gold’s dynamic Afro-fusion sound. The uptempo song showcases Kizz Daniel’s ability to incorporate personal […]
South African singer, Tyla, shone brightly at the 30th MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester, United Kingdom, on Sunday, scooping three trophies. She fought off competition from Nigerian stars Asake, Tems, Rema, Burna Boy and Ayra Starr to win the Best Afrobeats Artist award. She also won the Best African Act gong, defeating Ayra Starr, […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has addressed a viral video capturing a naira abuse incident that occurred at a Kano wedding on October 24, 2024. The incident was initially linked to Senator Danjuma Goje’s daughter, but the family vehemently denied spraying money at their wedding. However, upon investigation, EFCC found the incident occurred […]
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State on Monday lifted the suspension on the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mnyim. The reinstatement was announced by the governor during the state executive council meeting in Makurdi, the state capital. Media recalls that the Benue State Attorney General was suspended on October […]
After much agitation, the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, Adeola Ajayi, lifted the restriction on Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Kanu’s legal team, led by lead counsel Aloy Ejimakor, met with the Biafra agitator at the DSS facility in Abuja. Ejimakor said the intervention of the […]
A security expert, Bulama Bukarti, has claimed that the Lakurawa terror group currently causing havoc in Sokoto and Kebbi states is not new. Bukarti said the group has been in the country since about six years ago, alleging that they usually enter the country from Niger Republic. We recall that the Defence Headquarters recently raised […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, directed all its members to lift Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, exclusively from Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Company to crash prices. The National President of IPMAN, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed on Monday at a press conference in Abuja. Accordingly, this move, which puts an end to IPMAN’s previous plans […]
Following his emergence as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Union (NURTW), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo) has been sworn in at the union’s national secretariat in Abuja. Akinsanya emerged through consensus during the Quadrennial Delegate Conference at its Zonal Secretariat in Osogbo, Osun State on Saturday. Four States in […]
The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday said President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies and approach to governance are killing Nigerians. Atiku urged Tinubu to focus on his policies rather than attacking the opposition that is not in the saddle. Atiku said this in a statement by his Special Assistant on […]
The United States, US, President-elect, Donald Trump has appointed Elise Stefanik as America’s Ambassador to the United Nations, UN. Trump described Stefanik as tough, strong, and a smart fighter. “I am honoured to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as US Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, […]
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, HCSF, and Chairman of the National Council on Establishments, NCE, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has described the apex policy-making body of Civil Service administration as a critical and indispensable mechanism for the effective implementation of government policies in the country. Didi Walson-Jack disclosed this in her Keynote […]
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP in 2023, Peter Obi, on Monday stated that democracy in Nigeria is suffering and has been turned to transitional politics. Obi, who spoke in Akure, Ondo State, for a rally to support the governorship candidate of the party during the upcoming Saturday election, emphasised that everyone must […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has delivered sensitive materials for this Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo State. In a post via its official X handle on Monday, INEC said the materials were transported by the Nigerian Air Force, NAF, and have been received by officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The post […]
Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that there’s a secret memo in the government to “be careful of Igbos”. He stated that the Igbos can’t thrive in the current setup of the country, stressing that Nigeria must break up for them to survive. Sowore was featured on a […]
Türkiye has denied reports claiming that it is allowing crude oil shipments to Israel via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, BTC, pipeline. The country’s Energy and Natural Resources Ministry, in a statement on Monday, said that companies using the BTC pipeline respect Ankara’s stance against trade with Israel and have refrained from any deliveries designated for Israeli ports. […]
The late Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, would be laid to rest in Abuja on Friday. His immediate elder brother, Moshood Lagbaja, made this known in Osogbo, Osun State during a condolence visit by St Charles Grammar School Osogbo Old Boys Association, SCOBA. According to him, the military could not release […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged a Federal High Court in Abuja not to grant the reliefs sought by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State in his fundamental right enforcement suit, describing it as speculative. The EFCC, in its counter affidavit in opposition to Sanwo-Olu’s originating summons, told Justice Joyce Abdulmalik that […]
The Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the arbitrary banning and incessant disruption of thanksgiving services and peaceful assembly by appointees of Governor Hyacinth Alia and local government chairmen in the state. The condemnation followed Sunday’s attempts to disrupt a thanksgiving service in honour of the senator representing Benue North West, Titus Zam, […]
Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, has explained why the Value Added Tax, VAT, distribution proposal before the National Assembly is generating so much controversy. Oyedele stated that the current VAT system is fractured, with the major issues centred on disputes over VAT administration between some states and the Federal Government, […]
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has cautioned members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to move away from personal ambition and focus on the party amid the current leadership crisis. Addressing a gathering of PDP members in Abuja, Saraki said the PDP has come a long way and should not be sacrificed for individual aspirations. […]
