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President Tinubu promises to establish a fund for disaster relief

President Tinubu promises to establish a fund for disaster relief

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised the establishment of a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters.  Speaking yesterday at the Borno Government House when he visited Maiduguri, to sympathise with the government and people over the recent flooding from Alau Dam, President Tinubu who sympathized with all the […]

Taylor Swift Wins Record Breaking MTV VMAs Award

Taylor Swift Wins Record Breaking MTV VMAs Award

Taylor Swift became the most-awarded artist in the history of MTV Video Music Awards, while Katy Perry and Chappell Roan proved their pop star credentials at this year’s Awards. Katy Perry picked up the Video Vanguard award, which is MTV’s equivalent of a lifetime achievement prize, after performing a career-spanning medley, including hits like “I […]

DJ Neptune Denies Defrauding Former BBN Winner, Laycon

DJ Neptune Denies Defrauding Former BBN Winner, Laycon

DJ Neptune has denied defrauding former BBNaija winner, Laycon, over unpaidroyalties for their collaboration on “Nobody Icons Remix.” In a recent podcast interview, DJ Neptune clarified that the issue was related todocumentation rather than any wrongdoing. He explained that the song’s distribution deal included advanced marketingexpenses that needed to be recovered. DJ Neptune also noted […]

Cardi B and Offset Celebrate Son’s Birthday Together Amidst Split

Cardi B and Offset Celebrate Son's Birthday Together Amidst Split

American rappers, Cardi B and Offset are making waves at their latest reunion.The ex-couple reunited to celebrate their son, Wave, on his third birthday at theAmerican Dream water park in New Jersey for what she described as a “last-minute party”. In an Instagram post, Cardi B showed off her growing baby bump in a crop topand baggy jeans. Despite their […]

Fireboy DML Releases 4th Studio Album “Adedamola”

Fireboy DML Releases 4th Studio Album "Adedamola"

Fireboy DML has dropped a new album, “Adedamola”, featuring legends likeLagbaja and Seun Kuti, as well as Lojay and Jon Baptiste, on the 14-track album. Fireboy, who premiered the album on the Beat 99.9FM’s Morning Show with Osi,said the album is personal to him, which inspired naming it after himself. He revealed ‘Obaa Sima” as […]

Megan Thee Stallion Reportedly In Relationship With NBA Star

Megan Thee Stallion Reportedly In Relationship With NBA Star

Megan Thee Stallion has been previously engaged in a few public relationships with people like Tory Lanez, MoneyBagg Yo, and Pardison Fontaine. Meg shared a new couple’s challenge on TikTok, in which she was seen getting laid up with Torrey Craig, a player for the Chicago Bulls. Fans still don’t know a much about this connection, even […]

FG to Introduce the latest Version of Internet Protocol, IPv6

FG to Introduce the latest Version of Internet Protocol, IPv6

The Federal Government plans to introduce the latest version of Internet Protocol, called IPv6, to improve how internet users and their devices are identified, numbered, and tracked in Nigeria. Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy highlighted that Nigeria’s migration to IPv6 places it among the leading African nations adopting this advanced […]

D’Banj Releases Fifth Studio Album ‘The Entertainer– D’Sequel’

D'Banj Releases Fifth Studio Album 'The Entertainer– D’Sequel'

D’Banj has released his highly-anticipated fifth studio album entiled ‘The Entertainer– D’Sequel’. The album, which is a blend of Afrobeats and Afropop, and a follow-up to his 2008 ‘The Entertainer’ has eleven songs and two bonus tracks, featuring global stars such as Grammy award winner, Wyclef Jean, Congolese icon, Awilo Logomba, Egypt ’80 Band, Youssou N’Dour, Akon, […]

ASUU Issues 21-day Ultimatum to States and FG to address issues

ASUU Issues 21-day Ultimatum to States and FG to address issues

The National President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this yesterday to newsmen at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, to intimate the public with the outcome of the union’s National Executive Council meeting held between August 17 and August 18 at the University of Ibadan. Osodeke said ASUU has issued a 21-day ultimatum […]

FG increases fees for Nigerian Passport from September 1

FG increases fees for Nigerian Passport from September 1

The Federal Government has approved an upward review of Nigerian passport fees of 32-page passport booklet with a 5-year validity to N50,000, up from N35,000, while the 64-page booklet with a 10-year validity will cost N100,000, up from N70,000. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations officer of the Nigeria Immigration Service, DCI […]