Don Jazzy Names Tega The New President of Mavin
The founder of Mavin (Records) Global, Michael Collins Ajereh, Don Jazzy, names Tega Oghenejobo the new President of the company. In a recent post on his X, Don Jazzy stated that Tega’s role has been expanded to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and President of the label. In his words, “I’m proud to […]
Wizkid Features Brent Faiyaz in His New Single
Wizkid’s new single ‘Piece of My Heart’, featuring Brent Faiyaz, has become the song with the biggest week streams on YouTube Nigeria. Released on October 18, the single has garnered 1.20 million streams, surpassing the previous record of 1.18M streams held by Fireboy’s ‘Peru’ remix featuring Ed Sheeran. ‘Piece of My Heart’ is off the ‘Morayo’ album, set to drop on […]
Spain’s Rodri and Bonmati win Ballon d’Or for best players in the world
Spanish player Rodri and Aitana Bonmati each won the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world male and female. Rodri, a first-time winner of the award, was instrumental in helping his team win an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League trophy last season, while Barcelona’s Bomati won the women’s award for a second […]
A Police Inspector was Dismissed for Shooting a Nigerian Musician
The police in Enugu State have announced the dismissal of Joseph Ozonwanji, an inspector, who shot dead a Nigerian musician, Chikezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah. Its spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, a deputy superintendent of police, said in the statement that the police found the inspector culpable after his orderly room trial and, therefore, dismissed him […]
House of Reps. Member Detained for Assaulting Taxi Driver
A member of the House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh, is in police detention for physically assaulting an e-hailing app driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, in Abuja. FCT Police spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, confirmed that Ikwechegh is undergoing questioning at the Maitama Police Station, after the taxi driver reported the matter to the Command The FCT command which also […]
US Announces Visa Restriction Policy for Ghana
The United States has slammed visa restriction on individuals Washington deems responsible for undermining democracy in Ghana. This comes ahead of the December presidential and parliamentary elections in the West African country. Announcing this in a statement yesterday, U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said the visa restriction policy is not directed at the Ghanaian […]
IMF says No Funding Request from Nigeria
The International Monetary Fund (IMF ’s regional economic outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa, released today (Friday), predicts that diversified economies like Senegal and Tanzania will experience growth above the regional average at 3.6percent, while Nigeria is expected to lag, with a growth rate of only 2.9% in 2024. Speaking at the African Department press briefing at […]
World Bank Group announces new targets to accelerate the use of broadband internet, social protection programs
As the world grapples with the realities of gender inequality, the World Bank Group today (Thursday 24th October 2024), announced a set of actions and concrete goals that aim to boost economic opportunities for more women, toward implementing Gender Strategy 2030. President of the World Bank Group, Anjay Banga speaking at a flagship event on […]
President Tinubu Seeks Senate Confirmation of Ministerial NomineesÂ
The Senate today received request from President Bola Tinubu for the confirmation of appointments of seven ministerial nominees announced at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. President Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at the beginning of plenary. The Ministerial nominees as […]
 UK and Germany Sign Bilateral Defence Pact
United Kingdom and Germany have signed off on a bilateral defence pact, with an eye on countering the growing security threat from Russia, among others. The deal, sealed yesterday, sees Europe’s two largest spenders pledge to co-operate on exercises on NATO’s eastern flank amid concerns over a possible escalation of the war in Ukraine. It […]