Author: Olakunle Oke
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Nigerian afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced a 300 million Naira donation to orphanages across the country. Davido disclosed this in a post shared on his X, formerly Twitter, handle on Tuesday. He added that he will share details of the disbursement on Wednesday. Davido along with his foundation, David Adeleke […]
The Federal Government says it will give more attention to fixing roads and seek some remedies on the cost of gas and import duties to bring down the astronomical price of cement nationwide. This is part of the communiqué issued during a meeting between the government and the major cement manufacturers on Monday in Abuja. […]
Nigeria’s local currency is currently exchanging above 2,000 naira against the Great Britain Pound at the parallel market. A Bureau de Change operator at Wuse Zone 4, Malam Ibrahim, confirmed the rates on Monday. He said, Yes it is true, we are currently selling above N2,000 for the pounds and it is still about the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lamented payment of their members an amputated two-month salaries by the Federal Government out of the seven and the half-month withheld salaries. ASUU Abuja zonal coordinator, Comrade Salahu Mohammed Lawal, stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday. President Bola Tinubu had in October 2023 […]
Nigerian singer, Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has topped the list of most streamed artistes in Nigeria. TurnTable Charts announced this in a list released on its official X account on Wednesday. Asake has enjoyed huge commercial success since the release of his hit single ‘Omo Ope’ in 2022. In a list of 2023 […]
Nigeria’s inflation rate climbed to 29.90 per cent in January 2024 from 28.92 per cent recorded in the previous month. The 0.98 per cent increase shows that the inflation rate in the country is yet to slow down. The National Bureau of Statistics revealed this in its ‘Consumer Price Index published on Thursday. The development […]
The Super Eagles have moved up 14 places in the latest FIFA men’s ranking on Thursday positioned to the 28th position in the world. The new ranking by the World Football governing body also showed that the Super Eagles have moved from sixth position to third in Africa. This new position on the global list […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has put a N20 million bounty on two wanted notorious kidnappers terrorizing Nigeria’s capital city. The former Rivers State Governor stated this on Wednesday when he met the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh. The suspected kidnappers, Dahiru Adamu and Abu Ibrahim have allegedly been terrorising […]
More than 204 million people were registered to vote across the archipelago in one of the world’s biggest and most complex elections. Counting is under way in Indonesia after millions of people turned out to choose a successor to Joko Widodo, the hugely popular president known as Jokowi, who is barred from running for a third term […]
Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has condemned the constant social media backlash directed at the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye. Adeboye came under heavy fire on social media after he was reported to have said “Nigeria’s problems are spiritual”. However, reacting to the backlash against […]
