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Nigerian singer, Tobechukwu Victor Okoh, popularly known as Peruzzi, has reacted to a viral screenshot of a supposed tweet by him claiming that his record label boss, Davido cut him off because of his alleged affair with his wife, Chioma. The screenshot which emerged on X on Wednesday and was shared by many users, showed […]
Nigeria’s senior male basketball team, D’Tigers, has withdrawn from the 2025 AfroBasket qualifiers due to a lack of funds. The team confirmed its withdrawal was on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday night. Despite several 2020 Olympians committing, D’Tigers will forfeit this AfroBasket Qualifiers window due to lack of funds from government,” it said. […]
Ace aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in the Edo governorship race, Senator Oserheimen Osunbor has pulled out of the rescheduled primary election scheduled for today. Osunbor disclosed this in a letter dated February 21, 2024 Recall that the former Edo governor last Tuesday submitted a petition to the APC Appeals committee and demanded a […]
The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has asked President Bola Tinubu to re-think the fuel subsidy removal policy. The Chairman of the Forum, Mal Ibrahim Dandakata, who addressed a press conference, in Abuja, this afternoon, said that the suffering occasioned by the policy had become unbearable to ordinary Nigerians. “To be fair to him, President Bola […]
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 […]
