42 Years After: Reflecting on the Life and Music of Bob Marley on His Death Anniversary By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman and Boniface Ihiasota, USA Bob Marley was one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, known for popularising reggae music and spreading Jamaican culture to the rest of the world. Born in Nine…
PHOTOS: Atiku, PDP Bigwigs Arrive Court for Hearing of Petition Against Tinubu’s Victory By Boniface Ihiasota, USA Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), has Thursday morning arrived at the presidential election petition court in Abuja to challenge the victory of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the recently concluded presidential election….
JUST IN: Again, Supreme Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s Case The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the suit filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu until September 14. The self-determination agitator had on Nov. 3, 2022, filed an appeal at the Supreme Court against the Court…
NYSC@50: Throwback Photos Of Davido, Taaooma, AG, Others in Their Uniforms By Boniface Ihiasota, USA The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) commemorates its 50th anniversary with a nostalgic look back at some of Nigeria’s most popular celebrities. Stars like Davido, Taaooma, and Cee-C are among the famous faces who once donned the NYSC uniform, reminding…
War-Torn Sudan: 128 Nigerians Evacuated, Bringing Total to 1,984 By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman, Abuja One hundred and twenty-eight Nigerians who were evacuated from the war-torn region of Sudan have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Wednesday. This marks the eleventh batch of evacuees to arrive in Nigeria, bringing the total number…
Oil Spill: Shell Wins Against Niger-Delta in UK By Boniface Ihiasota, USA The United Kingdom Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Shell, the leading British multinational oil and gas company, on Wednesday, stating that it was too late for Nigerian claimants to sue its two subsidiaries over a 2011 offshore oil spill. In December…
BREAKING: Elon Musk Introduces Voice and Video Calls, DM on Twitter By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman Twitter CEO, Elon Musk has announced new features for the social media platform that will include support for direct message (DM) replies, voice and video chats, and encrypted DM 1.0. The announcement was made on Musk’s Twitter page on Wednesday….
Tiwa Savage’s ‘Stamina’ Takes Over Nigerian Radio with 317 Million Listens in April 2023 By Boniface Ihiasota, USA Afrobeat sensation Tiwa Savage is making waves once again, as her latest hit ‘Stamina’ continues to dominate the Nigerian music scene. The song, which features Ayra Starr and Young John, has climbed to the top of the…
Supreme Court Affirms PDP’s Ademola Adeleke as Validly Elected Governor of Osun State By Alabidun Shuaib AbdulRahman The Supreme Court has affirmed Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected Governor of Osun State, dismissing an appeal lodged against his election victory by the former governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola,…
Drake Curious as Ancestry DNA Show He’s 30% Nigerian By Boniface Ihiasota, USA Canadian rapper, Drake has confirmed that he is of Nigerian descent, following the release of his father’s DNA test results. The popular rapper shared the news via his verified Instagram page, where he posted a screenshot of his father’s results, revealing that…