Every 13th of February is significant to broadcasters and On Air Personalities as it is tagged The World Radio Day. Radio, a low-cost medium specifically suited to reaching remote communities and vulnerable people, has offered a platform to intervene in the public debate for over a century now and irrespective of people’s educational level, it…
As Canada’s media contends with major financial instability, newsrooms are laying off their journalists. In December, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Canada’s public broadcaster, announced it was cutting 600 jobs due to a $125 million budget shortfall. About 200 vacant positions will be scrapped and programming will be reduced. Reasons for the budget pressures include declining television revenue from advertising,…
It was an invincible but powerful radio station which became a torn in the flesh of the military junta of Gen. Sanni Abacha, the then military Head of State of Nigeria. The radio station was operated by Nigeria citizens who fled the country at the time and live abroad for fear of their lives but…
Popular comedian and actor, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has urged legendary musician, Innocent Ujah Idibia, famously known as 2Baba, to join the movie industry fully. Commending 2Baba’s role in the latest episode of his skits, The Secret Of Lulu, Basketmouth admonished him to pursue a full acting career with his Tiv ascent. He said he…
In a groundbreaking move that celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Nigerian cinema, the legendary Yoruba story ‘TI OLUWA NI ILE’, originally written by veteran actor and producer Alhaji Kareem Adepoju, popularly known as Baba Wande, is poised for a historic transformation into a stage play titled ‘ASIYANBI: TI OLUWA NI ILE’. This momentous endeavor…
Nigerian Afro beat artiste David Adeleke professionally known as Davido has parted himself at the back, declaring that being nominated for the just concluded 66th edition of the Grammys Awards was enough to make him carry his shoulder high. It will be recalled that this year’s Grammy Awards was held at the Crypto.com Arena in…
Renowned Nollywood actress, producer, and filmmaker, Funke Akindele has set tongues wagging on social media after receiving a surprise gift of a brand new car at her event. An event termed “A Toast To Funke Akindele” was held on Wednesday night to honour the actress’s remarkable achievement of grossing over a billion in Cinemas. The celebration,…
Yvonne Chaka Chaka (born Yvonne Machaka on 18 March 1965) is a South African singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, humanitarian and teacher. Dubbed the “Princess of Africa” (on a 1990 tour), Chaka Chaka has been at the forefront of South African popular music for 35 years and has been popular in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast. Songs such as “I’m Burning Up”, “Thank You…
Ayotunde Richard, a gospel singer and former member of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM), has filed a suit against the General Overseer of the church, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, over an alleged breach of his fundamental human rights. Other respondents in the case are Davidson Olaniran Adejuwon Esq; Superintendent of Police Tawose Ayoleyi Ajayi…
An officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Rilwan Kasumu, has rejected a N4 million bribe offered by some drug peddlers in the Ilogbo area of Lagos State. Kasumu, a Superintendent of Police, is the officer in charge of Area K, Marogbo, Lagos State command. On Tuesday, the police team arrested Esther Newman Obiekezie at her…
