SOLANKE: A LIFE DEDICATED TO ARTS

Jimi Solanke, an iconic figure, known for his multifaceted talents, breathed his last on Monday morning after a brief illness while en route to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital. He was a  Nigerian folklore musician, film actor, dramatist, poet, and playwright, renowned for his mastery of storytelling as a cultural custodian who skillfully preserves and promotes…

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MAGIC FM IS A CYNOSURE IN ABA

Magic FM 102.9, founded by Saturn Communications Limited, a media company incorporated in Nigeria, is  a radio station based in Aba, the commercial city of Abia State. Established on May 15, 2013, the broadcast outfit transmits programs daily on 102.9 FM. The Director, Eziuche Chinwe Ubani (born 1 September 1964) is a Nigerian politician and journalist, obtained a Bsc Sociology…

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OWELLE FM TAKES THE LEAD

Owelle FM 99.5 located at Owelle FM Complex, Owelli-Ogbaku Road, Oye Owelle Square, Owelli, Awgu Local Government, Enugu State, a private Radio Station owned and operated by Owelle Media Limited is the first wholly Igbo language FM-channel covering the entire South Eastern region and adjoining states. The Station was granted a license to operate as…

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ACTRESS CONVICTED OVER NAIRA ABUSE

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on  Thursday, February 1, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an Actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new Naira Notes at a social event in Lagos. She was first arraigned on February 13, 2023, by the Lagos…

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OTEDOLA IS FIRST BANK CHAIRMAN

Business Mogul and billionaire, Femi Otedola, has been appointed as the new chairman of First Bank Nigeria (FBN) Holdings’ board of directors. The firm announced this in a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), where it notified investors about the new development. According to FBN Holdings, Otedola, who is also the chairman of…

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IS NWABALI FIT FOR TODAY?

Super Eagles goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali has been reportedly deemed fit for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal against Angola. It will be recalled that Nwabali had been stretchered off the pitch during Nigeria’s round-of-16 clash with Cameroon after an aggressive challenge by Christopher Wooh. In a video posted the Nigerian international was seen limping…

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A TOAST TO FRCN AT 74

Radio Broadcasting was introduced into Nigeria in 1933 by the Colonial Government, and was initially named the Radio Diffusion Service (RDS). The RDS allowed the public to hear the British Broadcasting Corporation’s foreign radio service broadcasts in certain public locations over loudspeakers. In April 1950, the RDS became the Nigerian Broadcasting Service and introduced radio stations…

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