A Magistrate Court in Ibadan, Oyo State Capital, has ordered the remand of skit maker Abdulahi Maruff Adisa, better known as Trinityguy, in prison over allegation of sexualising minor in his viral skit video. Appearing before the Magistrate, Oludare Adebayo, counsel to the defendant urged the court to grant his client bail. The Magistrate, while…
Microsoft founder and billionaire, Bill Gates, has praised Afrobeats genre for changing the world of music. The billionaire, who was in Nigeria to meet with the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, while speaking at an event in Lagos, acknowledged the impact Afrobeats has made worldwide. He revealed he had to google Burna Boy and Rema as…
Following the appointment of new service chiefs on Monday 19th June, 2023 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, about 100 senior officers may proceed on compulsory retirement. Report has it that, top officers in the Nigerian Army, Air Force and Nigeria Navy who are set to retire and exit the service include Generals, Brigadiers-General, Air Vice…
The Bagauda Media Broadcast Ltd has appointed a renowned Broadcaster Yusuf Buba as the Station Manager of its newly established Global TV Abuja, Nigeria. Untill his appointment, Yusuf Buba was News Desk Editor, Newscaster, Newsweek presenter, and Staff Trainer, with Gotel Communications Ltd Yola, Broadcast Media outfit belonging to the former Vice President of Nigeria…
Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC’s Sunday Morning Talk Show “Meet the Press” since 2014, leaves the scene September. He is likely to pass the baton to colleague Kristen Welker. Todd, who made the announcement on Sunday morning’s edition of the show, made some explanations: “When I took over ‘Meet the Press,’ it was a Sunday…
TVC’s co-presenter of ‘Your View show’ Obiajulu Ugboh, has announced she got a new job, just as Dotmount Communications Limited announced her as its new marketing director. The company in a press release stated that “as part of its continuing international expansion programme, Dotmount Communications, a worldwide provider of media research, media content distribution, monitoring…
The Management of the National Broadcasting Commission led by the Director General, Mall Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, yesterday, Wednesday 31st May, 2023, held a meeting with Pay TV Operators, to remind them on the need to pay the 2.5% of their annual turn over to the Commission as stated in the NBC Act CAP N11 Laws…
It came as a rude shock but the reality has dawned on everybody that the founder of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi is dead. He died on Monday in Abuja. Dokpesi was aged 71. As the pioneer of private broadcasting in Nigeria, he was the owner of the Raypower FM and AIT media platforms. Chief…
A new administration takes over today in a democratic transition just as entertainment icons make the list of national honours. It is a thing of joy that Afrobeats star, David Adeleke aka Davido and ace filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan are among other notable Nigerians listed as recipients of the 2023 national awards. The Ministry of Special…
