Voice of Nigeria, VON, is seeking to combat fake news, misinformation and disinformation in Nigeria by partnering with Qatar Foundation. Director-General of VON, Jibrin Ndace disclosed this yesterday, when a team from Sheikh Hamad Award for Translation and International Understanding visited VON’s Lagos office to announce the Qatari literary award. The award seeks to promote…
Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Philip Wahab, has stated that the government discovered 86 apartments under the Dolphin Estate Bridge in Ikoyi for which residents pay an annual fee of N250,000. Wahab posted videos on his X account yesterday, describing the 86 partitioned rooms sized “10×10 and 12×10”. He stated…
Popular Businessman, Pascal Okechukwu, famously known as Cubana Chief Priest has urged Nigerians to be careful. The Nigerian businessman who is facing trying times pleads to Nigerians to avoid one pitfall that can ruin all they worked hard for. The nightlife king has advised Nigerians to ensure they steer clear of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. “Nigerians won’t like the kind of stress EFCC put suspects…
Veteran actors Yinka Quadri and Taiwo Hassan professionally known as Ogogo have finally reconciled. The Yoruba movie stars made up at the house warming and birthday party of their colleague Yomi Fabiyi on Wednesday after Yoruba chanter, Sulaiman Aremu Ajilara better known as Ajobiewe, urged them to make peace. In a video circulating on the internet, the…
The Management of Adamimogo FM Nigeria, owners of Adamimogo 93.1FM, Lagos and Adamimogo 105.1FM, Ibadan has named prominent broadcaster, Dele Adeyanju as its pioneer Head of Operations. Prior to his latest appointment, Adeyanju was the Head of Programmes at Adamimogo 93.1FM, Lagos. His latest elevation implies that he would superintend over the production of On-Air-Content…
In a recent development, senator Dino Melaye here has taken to Twitter to reveal who the 001 of the Nigerian music industry is. He expressed that Davido is undoubtedly the 001 in the Nigerian music industry. He also further stated that Davido was the most patronized globally. In his words, he had this to say,…
In 1978, the pioneer of Afrobeats, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, married 27 women in one day. This should not be strange to those who know the life and style of the Nigerian music legend nicknamed Abami Eda (strange creature). Many of Fela’s band members became homeless after the devastating soldier attack on Fela’s commune (Kalakuta Republic)…
The 36 state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have disclosed that they were reviewing their individual fiscal space as state governments and the consequential impact of various recommendations, geared towards arriving at an improved minimum wage that they can pay sustainably. The governors said that they celebrate with workers across…
The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede has recounted how a 17-year-old yahoo boy (internet fraudster) hacked his BVN and bank account details using his mobile number. Olukoyede disclosed this while addressing stakeholders in a video on Thursday. The EFCC chairman recounted that the boy was nabbed by anti-graft agency…
Burna Boy, the Afro-fusion singer, has called off his highly anticipated concert in the Netherlands. The singer was scheduled to perform at the Johan Cruyff Arena Stadium on June 9. The 55,000-capacity stadium also allows as high as 71,000 people for concerts. But in a post via his Instagram story on Thursday, Burna Boy said the concert was called off because the…
