The Director General, National Broadcasting Commission, Mallam Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, has announced the Commission’s plan to host the 13th edition of Africast in Lagos from the 24th – 26th October, 2023, with the theme “Broadcast Content: Synergy, Finance and Market”. He made this known on Tuesday, 18th July 2023, at the Africast press conference, which…
Pastor Enoch Adeboye has just revealed how some parents carelessly expose their children to spiritual danger and traps. In his words: “after looking for Jesus for some days, His parents found Him interacting with doctors and professors of the law.” “When His parents rebuked Him for putting them through so much trouble, Jesus answered that…
Before the days of Jay-Jay Okocha, there was a playmaker in the Nigerian team who was a great dribbler and was even nicknamed “The African Maradona”, his name, Etim Esin. The Nigerian star footballer who could have been the World Best Player lost it all due to youthful exuberance. The Nigerian U-20 team was in…
Professor Kole Omotosho, a Nigerian author, has died in South Africa, his place of residence. He was 80 years old. A family source confirmed that the late professor of English had been sick for some time before he passed away on Wednesday. He had lived in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa for many years. The family statement reads:…
Chief Hubert Adedeji Ogunde, the father of theatre in Nigeria, was an actor, playwright, theatre manager, and musician. He founded the first contemporary professional theatrical company in Nigeria, the African Music Research Party, in 1945. He came, saw and conquered the Theatre World like the literary giant that he was. Little wonder he earned the…
A list Nigerian actress, Kate Henshaw while celebrating her 52nd birthday, shared three facts about herself. The thespian who recently turned 52, posted pictures of herself in three different personality types and described herself in three words, fit, fab, and fun. The actress, who is known for her dedication to working out, made it clear that…
Popular singer, Simisola Kosoko, simply known as Simi, has said that her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communication is not a “waste.” Recall that Simi bagged a Mass Communication degree from the prestigious Covenant University, but tossed her certificate aside for the mic. However, Simi has insisted that her degree “did not waste” despite…
The fresh hike in the price of fuel announced on Tuesday came barely two months that President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of subsidy. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol to N617 per litre on Tuesday with mixed reactions from Nigerians. Meanwhile,…
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam known mononymously as Akon is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur who rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of “Locked Up” (featuring Styles P), the first single from his debut album Trouble (2004), has claimed that Nigerians are the smartest people in the world. Akon, while featuring on…
Women’s 100m hurdles world record-holder, Tobi Amusan, in the early hours of Wednesday, confirmed that she has been charged with an alleged anti-doping rule violation. Amusan also promised to resolve the charges against her before this year’s competition, set to be held next month in Budapest. The 26-year-old Nigerian athlete disclosed this in a post…
