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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…
A dispute over alleged destruction of farmland by grazing cattle has left one person dead and another injured in Beji, Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State. The incident involved a Gbagi farmer and a Fulani herder, according to community sources. A source who seeks anonymity explained that the farmer was working on his farmland…
Nigerian singer Olawale Ashimi, popularly known as Brymo, has spoken about being involved with married women in the early stage of his music career, saying the experiences later made him warn younger artistes against such relationships. Brymo made the disclosure on Tuesday during an episode of the NotJustOk podcast on YouTube, where he reflected on…
The Senate on Tuesday rejected calls by some of its members to nationalise South African companies operating in Nigeria and use the proceeds from the firms to compensate Nigerians who suffered losses during xenophobic attacks in that country. The upper chamber reached the decision after a majority of senators rejected the proposal through a voice…
Budding gospel singer Lekan Remilekun has spoken publicly about his father, veteran gospel musician Remilekun Amos, who went missing in 2000. Before his disappearance, Mr Amos was widely known in gospel music circles for his musical ministry and his performances at Christian gatherings across southwestern Nigeria. He revealed that his family spent the past 26…
