The National Broadcasting Commission’s Secretary, Franca Aiyetan, has addressed some of the challenges faced by the commission and revealed what the commission needs to gain more public trust in a recent interview. The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has in recent years faced allegations of non-transparency and unfair targeting of media outlets through excessive fines. Many…
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi is “unfit” to lead Nigeria. Soyinka stated this in a recent interview. It will be recalled that Obi finished third behind Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in…
Benson Idonije (born 13 June 1936) is a Nigerian broadcaster and music critic popularly known for being the first band manager of Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti. Regarded as one of Nigeria’s most revered music critics, he was part of the pioneering group of broadcasters who started Radio Nigeria 2 (now Metro FM) in 1977. Idonije…
British monarch, King Charles III, has invited Nigerian disc jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, to a reception at Buckingham Palace in celebration of The King’s Trust Awards 2024. The billionaire heiress shared a copy of the invite via her X (formerly Twitter) handle today. She captioned it; “I’m off to Buckingham Palace.”…
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reinstated Muhammadu Sanusi II who was deposed as the Emir of Kano four years ago, to the throne. Yusuf announced the decision on Thursday after signing the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Bill 2024 into law. “With the full support of the kingmakers, I have approved the reappointment…
Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has lashed out at her colleagues who are sleeping with people’s husbands, yet commenting on their wives’ posts. Taking to her Instagram story, she questioned how they do it but her realness wouldn’t allow her to do such. She stated that she doesn’t want to remember anybody today but she knows…
The Federal Government has apologised to Nigerians for the pain and economic hardship being experienced in the country, noting, however, that the policies of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government are on track despite the currency crisis and inflation, which have frustrated economic growth. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, on Wednesday at…
The Abuja council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has berated the police over the arrest of Madu Onuorah, publisher and editor-in-chief of Globalupfront Newspaper. On Wednesday, armed police officers besieged Onuorah’s residence in the Lugbe area of Abuja around 6pm. The management of the online newspaper said the police seized the editor’s phones,…
Shehu Sani, a former senator representing Kaduna central, says changing the national anthem should be done after consultations with Nigerians. Sani said altering the national anthem without wide consultation would be seen as an attempt to dissolve Nigeria. Earlier on Thursday, the house of representatives passed a bill seeking to reintroduce the old national anthem….
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Tiwa Savage, has revealed that she produced ‘Water and Garri’, her debut film, to portray Africa positively. Savage revealed this on the latest episode of African Voices Changemakers. The 44-year-old songstress said she produced the film to tell African stories through the female perspective. “I think it is important for people to…
