Tag: hit music

The 24-hour Greater Lagos Countdown 2025 to Begin by 7.00pm

The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, says the 24-hour Greater Lagos Countdown 2025 slated to hold Dec. 31 will begin at 7.00 p.m Benson-Awoyinka, in a statement yesterday, said the event which was meant to usher in the New Year,will feature an electrifying lineup of Afrobeat superstars, including Wizkid, […]

NNL Season Resumes This Saturday After Christmas Break

The Nigeria National League, the second-highest overall in the Nigerian football league system after the Nigeria Premier Football League, says the 2024-2025 season will resume from this Christmas break on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The League chairman, George Aluo, who told journalists that all is set for the resumption of the league, promised to maintain […]

LASTMA Expands Night-time Operations for New Year Celebrations

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) is expanding its night-time traffic management and monitoring operations in the state ahead of the New Year. The move targets high-traffic commercial zones, including Lekki-Ajah, Ikoyi, Victoria Island, and other busy areas within the city, to enhance road safety and ensure seamless vehicular movement during the holiday season. Announcing […]

Nigeria Defeats Ghana in Uyo to Pick TotalEnergies CHAN 2024 Ticket

Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles on Saturday defeated the Black Gallacies of Ghana 3-1 in Uyo to pick one of the available slots for the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024. Nigeria became the latest team to secure a spot in the 2024 CHAN following a goalless draw in Accra, Ghana last weekend. All three goals […]

Eguavoen Confident as Super Eagles Face Black Galaxies in CHAN 2024 Decider

Super Eagles caretaker coach, Augustine Eguavoen, is optimistic that the team will secure a place at the 2024 African Nations Championship when they battle the Black Galaxies for a place at the competition. Both countries battled to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of the qualifier at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday. The […]

NPFL to Review Players’ Salary Next Year

Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League, Gbenga Elegbeleye, says minimum salary a club should pay players will be reviewed after the 2024/2025 campaign. At a roundtable discourse with newsmen in Akure yesterday, Elegbeleye stressed that the league would only attractive investors through transparency, credibility and professional refereeing. According to him, the league management would […]

Lagos to Celebrate Badagry Heritage Festival on Dec. 27

Lagos State Government will celebrate the Badagry Heritage Festival on Dec. 27 at the theatre building in the ancient town. The lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bonu Solomon, told journalists that lots of activities had been lined up by the state to mark the celebration of the heritage […]

US Biden Commutes Death Row Sentences to Life Without Parole

US President Joe Biden has converted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 inmates on federal death row, to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Those who had their death sentences commuted included nine people convicted of murdering fellow prisoners, four for murders committed during bank robberies and one who killed a prison […]

Man Who Stabbed Father 50 Times Claims It Was ‘Accidental’

A Missouri man, Jeffrey Goedde, 41, turned himself in to authorities on Dec. 18, confessing to the murder of his 75-year-old father, Edward Goedde. According to police, Jeffrey arrived at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office around 11:40 a.m., stating, “I made a mistake. I committed a crime, and I want to turn myself in.” An […]

NIMC Cracks Down on Illegal NIN Fees, Threatens Licenses of Offenders

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has threatened to withdraw the licence of any of its Front End Partners caught charging Nigerians for the National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment. This followed a series of complaints from Nigerians over how they are being charged for the enrolment which is supposed to be free. To address this, […]