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The 2027 election campaigns promise a reactivation of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Republics’ campaigns of acrimony and disturbing rhetoric. It will be a replica of a dog-eat-dog battle among Nigerian politicians. It brings to mind image of birds violently uprooting each other’s feathers. “Who went to Togo, drank alcohol, and grabbed a woman? /…
The August 15 governorship election in Osun State has been won and lost, but stakeholders have continued to draw lessons for the 2027 elections from the contest that pitched Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord against Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this report, PHILIP IBITOYE examines the possible lessons for voters, electoral…
The Nigeria International Gospel Music Awards (NIGMA) once again brought the gospel music community together for a night of worship, excellence, and global recognition. Organised by the Academy of Gospel Music Nigeria (AGMN), the awards continue to stand as Africa’s premier platform for celebrating ministers, creatives, and institutions using music to inspire faith and transformation.…
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the abduction of worshipers at a Mosque in Dekara District in Borgu Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that the incident happened at about 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, when…
Nigerian music stars Davido and Wande Coal have clashed publicly over their unreleased collaboration, Come My Way, with both artistes offering different accounts of why the highly anticipated song never saw the light of day. The disagreement followed comments made by Davido during a recent interview, where he explained what happened after Wande Coal approached…
The Edo State Government has denied banning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, from entering the state. The government made the clarification on Friday through the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kassim Afegbua. The denial followed a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Digital Media to the Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo,…
Standing in knee-deep floodwater, Viviane Tavershima gazed over her farm in Agada, Benue State. Her farm manager had called, earlier that morning in September 2021, to inform her that the farm was deluged. She had planted the 12-hectare land with hibiscus, melon, groundnut, rice, maize, soybeans and tubers. “I didn’t know that place was prone…
Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has engaged in a light-hearted exchange with Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, playfully declaring that he “beat” the minister’s side in a recent viral video. The exchange occurred on Thursday when Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, visited Wike in Abuja. In a video…
Afrobeats star Davido has suggested that he may step back from the centre of the music industry within the next five to six years, saying he does not intend to remain in the spotlight at 40 while competing with artists in their 20s. Davido made the remarks during an appearance on The Uncut Podcast. The…
Five-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo has made history as the first African musician and the first Black African to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 66-year-old Beninese singer was honoured at a ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, where she received the 2,854th star in the Recording category. Born…
