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The Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN), Oyo State Chapter, has inaugurated a new Executive Council to steer the affairs of the association for the next two years. The inauguration followed the expiration of the tenure of Alhaji Abdur Rofih Adebayo of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State-led administration, which was marked by remarkable achievements.…
Nigeria marks 66 years of independence today, offering another opportunity to assess how far the country has come. More often than not, the verdict is more scathing than complimentary. Long before hashtags became tools of protest, Nigerian musicians held a mirror to the country through songs as entertaining as they were critical. From Fela Kuti’s…
Suspected bandits have abducted scores of farmers in separate incidents in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, with the chairman of the local government putting the number of victims at 47 and saying the abductors are demanding ₦2 million for each victim. The victims were reportedly abducted while harvesting groundnuts at Tungan Rimi…
By: Sucess Gbadeyan Musician, Davido’s “B4 B4”, featuring Mayorkun and FOLA, continues to command attention as the song combines a strong chart run with a visually rich music video highlighting Yoruba culture and heritage. The track, one of the standout records on Davido’s latest album, Oriadé, spent six consecutive weeks at number one on the…
By: Sucess Gbadeyan Musician, Rema, has teamed up with French-Congolese artiste, Tiakola, on a new single entitled “BEST”, further strengthening the growing musical connection between Nigeria’s Afrobeats scene and Francophone Africa. Released on Friday, September 25, “BEST” is one of the 17 tracks on Tiakola’s newly-released second studio album, WpointM. The collaboration brings together Rema’s…
The co-manager of the New Afrika Shrine, Yeni Kuti, says Felabration serves as a platform for promoting Nigerian culture while celebrating the life and legacy of late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Yeni Kuti said this on Saturday in Lagos, ahead of the 2026 edition of the annual festival. She said the week-long festival, scheduled to…
Nigerian Afrobeats singer Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has revealed that his recent break from music followed the death of his mother earlier this year. Kizz Daniel, also known as Vado D’Great, disclosed this while responding to a fan on X on Friday, clarifying that his absence from the music scene was not…
•How we joined cult group, assumed positions of authority — Suspected members of Aye Confraternity On Thursday, February 12, 2026, a 19-year-old first year Computer Science student of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Olamide (surname withheld), just finished a class test. It was his first semester in the institution. As he and two female students were walking…
The Police Command in Niger has confirmed the killing of four people by unidentified armed men in Godoro and Angwan-Bisala communities under Katako District of Rafi LGA. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the incident happened on Wednesday, September 23. Mr Abiodun stated that two other…
The police have arrested a 26-year-old church security guard, Godwin Dauda, over the death of an 11-year-old girl, Christabel Albert, whose body was found inside a well on the church premises in Suleja. The Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, said the incident followed a missing-person report filed at “A” Division, Suleja, on September 20,…
