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Veteran Yoruba actress, Idowu Philips, popularly known as Iya Rainbow, has dismissed the long-standing claim that late actor Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, also popularly known as Baba Agbako, was the father of Wasiu Alabi, popularly known as Pasuma, saying the two were not biologically related. Speaking in a recent interview, the actress described the rumour as false…
Hauwa Gidado, Abuja The Nigerian Government says it has arrested more than 300 illegal miners and prosecuted over 150 suspects, including foreign nationals, and shut down several illegal mining sites in the country since the establishment of the Mining Marshals. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, said the Federal Government has made sanitising…
The Federal Government has arrested two suspected illegal miners and shut down an illegal mining site in Osun State as part of its ongoing crackdown on unlawful mineral exploitation. The operation, carried out by officials of the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development in collaboration with security agencies, targeted illegal artisanal mining camps at Ileki-Ijesa…
The Federal Government’s approval of a N50,000 registration fee for National Examinations Council (NECO) and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) from 2027 has attracted mixed reactions from education stakeholders. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, some of the stakeholders described the increase as excessive and unaffordable, warning it…
Afrobeats star Wizkid will headline the 2026 edition of Tribeville Festival Deluxe, organisers have announced. The festival, which celebrates Black music, culture and artistic expression from around the world, is scheduled to take place on July 24 at The Armory in Minneapolis, United States. Joining Wizkid in the lineup are Ghanaian duo R2Bees, Kranium, Voice…
First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to leading Afrobeats artists—including Damini “Burna Boy” Ogulu, David “Davido” Adeleke, and Ahmed “Asake” Ololade—to increase their support for the country’s less privileged citizens. Speaking at the launch of a national community food bank in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Saturday, Mrs Tinubu emphasised that while personal success is laudable,…
OSUN, the state of the Living Spring, is awash with dead bodies and flowing from its tributaries is the shed blood of the innocent. Days back, the Nigerian Police, not one to trust with accurate data when in the negative net with numbers, publicly declared 30 souls already lost to the madness for political power…
Nigeria’s First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has called on Afrobeats superstars Burna Boy, Davido and Asake to lend a helping hand to the people in Nigeria through foundations. She said that Nigeria has an abundance of wealthy people and called on them to offer assistance to those in need, as “the burden on the government…
Adeyera Sunday Adeleke is a respected Nigerian music educator, composer, and performer whose life has been devoted to teaching and transforming society through music. He is a retired academic musician who now thrives in popular music, digital production, and community-based music education for children and adults. For over three decades, Mr. Adeleke taught music at…
The United States government has published the names and photographs of 124 Nigerians it said will be deported over criminal convictions. The list was published on the website of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Wednesday. The DHS said the Nigerians were placed on what it described as its “worst-of-the-worst” criminal register. Although…
