Seun Kuti, Grammy‑nominated musician and son of the late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo‑Kuti, has condemned comparisons between Afrobeats star Wizkid and his father, describing such claims as disrespectful to Fela’s legacy. Speaking during a recent Instagram livestream, Kuti warned fans of the Ojuelegba crooner—popularly known as Wizkid FC—to stop referring to the singer as the […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has taken swift action against one of its personnel, Ifeanyi Onyewuenyi, who has been accused of abducting, defiling, and forcing the conversion of a 16-year-old girl, Walida Abdulhadi. The arrest was made following a petition submitted to the DSS Director-General by an Abuja-based law firm, Gamji Lawchain, on behalf […]
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Dr. Doyin Abiola, a pioneering figure in Nigerian journalism and widow of the late Chief MKO Abiola, passed away Tuesday night at the age of 82, following a period of illness. Family sources confirmed her death occurred at 9:15 p.m. Dr. Abiola made history as the first Nigerian woman to become editor and later managing […]
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A Nigerian lady, Holiveah, who attempted the longest marathon painting has concluded her task, after painting non-stop for 168 hours over seven consecutive days. Recall that the Rivers State-born visual artist began the feat on July 21 and ended at exactly 1:50 on Monday, July 28, 2025. The feat has, however, drawn widespread attention from art […]
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NIGERIA – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a three-count charge against two of the detained promoters of the crypto bridge exchange (CBEX) over allegations of investment fraud believed to be over $1 billion. The charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/216/2025 was filed by Fadila Yusuf, EFCC lawyer. Therein, the suspects were identified as Avwerosuo […]
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Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has assured those who invested in CBEX digital trading platform that they will get their money back. EFCC said it was already tracking the CBEX trading platform before the recent public outcry. According to several posts on X, the CBEX, which promised investors a 100 […]
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Multichoice is set to increase the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages effective from March 1, 2025. This was disclosed in a statement to its customers on Monday. The statement titled, “Price adjustments for DStv and GOtv packages,” read, “Dear Customer, please note that effective 1 March 2025, there will be a price adjustment […]
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Mrs Rose Idibia, mother of Nigerian music icon, Innocent Idibia, known by his stage name, 2Face, has appealed to Nigerians to beg Natasha Osawuru, a member of the Edo State House of Assembly to leave her son alone. In a video that made rounds on the internet Thursday night, the mother, who claimed that her […]
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The 67th edition of the Grammy Awards held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles United States on Sunday. Beyoncé’s genre-blending smash “Cowboy Carter” won the Grammy Award for album of the year. The popular singer now holds the record as the most nominated artist in the history of the Recording academy. She has been nominated […]
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The nominees for the highly anticipated 67th Academy Grammy Awards were on Friday unveiled, with several Nigerian artistes making the list. Yemi Alade, Asake, Wizkid, Davido, Lojay, Burna Boy and Tems are nominated in the ‘Best African Music Performance’ category dominated by Nigerians. Tems was also nominated in the ‘Best R&B Song’ category alongside Ronald Banful for […]
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