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Asake Receives Silver Plague For His Sophomore Album

Asake Receives Silver Plague For His Sophomore Album

Asake received a silver plaque for his sophomore album at his sold-out O2 Arena concert. Following the release of his third album ‘Lungu Boy,’ Asake embarked on a world tour where he headlined notable venues including the famous O2 Arena. Asake wowed fans at the sold-out concert that also had in attendance Grammy winner Wizkid […]

Israeli Air Strikes Kill 492 People In Lebanon

Israeli Air Strikes Kill 492 People In Lebanon

At least 492 people have been killed in intense and wide-ranging Israeli air strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, in the deadliest day of conflict there in almost 20 years. Thousands of families have also fled their homes as the Israeli military said it hit 1,300 Hezbollah targets in an operation to destroy infrastructure that the […]

FEC Approves New Academic Curriculum for all schools

FEC Approves New Academic Curriculum for all schools

The Federal government has approved a new academic curriculum for all schools in Nigeria. According to the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman who made this known after yesterday’s FEC meeting, said the curriculum, which will commence in October this year, will incorporate knowledge, values and skills to prepare students for entrepreneurial future. Our Correspondent, […]

Daniel Dubois Shatters Anthony Joshua’s Quest for Third Heavyweight Title

Daniel Dubois Shatters Anthony Joshua’s Quest for Third Heavyweight Title

Britain’s Daniel Dubois destroyed Anthony Joshua’s dream of becoming a three-time heavyweight world champion with a fifth-round knockout to retain his IBF belt at a packed 96,000 spectators Wembley Stadium on Saturday. The 27 year-old Dubois dropped his compatriot to the canvas in the opening round with a stinging right, with the referee delivering a […]

Nigeria To Have A Representative At CAF Inter-club Competitions

Nigeria To Have A Representative At CAF Inter-club Competitions

Nigerian will have only one representative in the group stage of CAF inter-club competitions this season. Enyimba Football Club of Aba qualified for the group stage of this season’s CAF Confederation Cup after a 3-2 penalty shootout win over Etoile de Filante of Burkina Faso in Uyo on Sunday, but the reigning Nigeria Premier Football […]

INEC Declares Okpebholo Winner Of Edo Governorship Election

INEC Declares Okpebholo Winner Of Edo Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Sen. Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progessives Congress (APC) winner of the Saturday governorship election in Edo. INEC’s Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Faruk Kuta, announced the winner on Sunday in Benin after the collation of results from 18 local government areas in the state. […]

Burna Boy And Odumodublvck Are Nominated For 2024 BET Hip Hip Awards

Burna Boy And Odumodublvck Are Nominated For 2024 BET Hip Hip Awards

Burna Boy and Odumodublvck have been nominated in the 2024 BET Hip Hip awards. Odumodublvck will be competing with rappers from France, Brazil, UK, and South Africa for a chance to become the first Nigerian rapper go win the BET Best International Flow category award. Burna Boy also earned a nomination for Best Live Performance in a category that […]

Eagles Retain 39th Position In Latest FIFA Men’s World Ranking

Eagles Retain 39th Position In Latest FIFA Men’s World Ranking

Nigeria’s Super Eagles retained their 39th position in the latest FIFA men’s world ranking released today. The three-time African champions are ranked sixth in Africa. During the period under review, the Super Eagles defeated the Cheetahs of Benin Republic 3-0, while they were held to a 0-0 draw by the Amavubi of Rwanda in qualifying […]

Wizkid Drops Snippet From His Upcoming Album

Wizkid Drops Snippet From His Upcoming Album

Grammy award-winning singer, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has dropped a snippet from his upcoming album “Morayo”. The single, “Piece Of my heart”, featuring Brent Faiyaz, is an upbeat track with Caribbean, R&B, Afro-Pop, and Dancehall influences that has already generated buzz among fans and music lovers. Wizkid shared the snippet on his Instagram […]

Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 32.15% in August

Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 32.15% in August

Nigeria’s inflation rate dropped from 33.40% in July to 32.15% in August. This is the second month of consecutive inflation decline this year. In its Consumer Price Index report released yesterday, the National Bureau of Statistics said the headline inflation rate eased to 32.15% in August 2024, while food inflation stood at 37.52% in the […]