Burna Boy, Tems, Rema to perform at NBA All-Star Game

The United States National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced that the trio of Burnaboy, Tems, and Rema will headline the halftime show at the 72nd NBA All-Star Game. The NBA announced the pregame and halftime performers for the 2023 NBA All-Star game in Salt Lake City, Utah which included Nigerian singers via a post on his social media pages on Wednesday. “Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer @burnaboy, 2023 Grammy award-winning singer and Oscar-nominated...

Suspected Ritualists Remove Organs Of A Teen In Jimeta, Abandon Lifeless Body

Adamawa State Police Command has commenced an investigation to unravel circumstances leading to the killing of a teen and the removal of some of his organs by yet-to-be-identified suspected ritualists. The lifeless body of a boy who is about fourteen years old was found dumped in Rumde ward behind Yola North Local government Secretariat in Jimeta, Adamawa State with his throat, tongue, and eye removed. The victim is believed to be a pupil of one...

Nigerian artists sweep Soundcity MVP 2023 awards

Nigerian artists Burna Boy, Tems, Asake, Fireboy DML, Ruger and others won 12 categories of the Soundcity MVP awards on Saturday night. The event which was held at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre in Lagos was hosted by South African actress Pearl Thusi and featured electrifying performances from Gyakie, Arya Starr, Bad Boy Timz, Seyi Vibez, Ruger, and Black Sherif. Burna Boy won the ‘African Artist of the Year’ award, confirming his self-acclaimed African giant...

Pope Francis Creates Catholic Diocese of Aguleri, Appoints Bishop Isizoh as Pioneer Bishop

Pope Francis has announced the establishment of the Catholic Diocese of Aguleri  and appointed  Bishop Denis Isizoh the Diocese’s first Bishop. The erection of the new Catholic Diocese in Nigeria and the appointment of the pioneer Bishop of the new Episcopal See was made public by the Holy See Press office on Sunday, February 12. The Diocese of Aguleri has been curved from the Archdiocese of Onitsha, making it suffragan of the Metropolitan See of...

Nigeria Records 763 Monkeypox Disease in 34 States, FCT

The latest epidemiological data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) shows that 763 persons were infected with the disease country in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory as of January 1, 2023. According to the data Lagos led with 188 cases, followed by Abia (58), Bayelsa (45), Imo (45), Ogun (40), Ondo (40) Rivers (37), and Delta (31), while Edo (27), Anambra (25), FCT (23), Kwara (21), Nasarawa (17),...

Watch video of Nigerians holding morning devotion at ATM Gallery

A video shared on TikTok shows some Nigerians who arrived very early at an ATM gallery to withdraw cash dutifully holding morning devotion. This is coming as Nigerians continue to find it difficult to access cash for their daily needs following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s naira redesign and the deadline for naira swap. In the video, the bank customers were singing praise and worship and a man, who presumably was leading the devotion, was...

Buhari, APC, Tinubu congratulate Tems on Grammy win

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Afrobeats singer Tems on her first-ever Grammy award win. The West African Pilot News reports that Tems won a Grammy on Sunday night for featuring in Future’s 2022 hit song ‘Wait for U’. The president’s congratulatory message reads, “President Buhari joins fans and lovers of Nigerian music all over the world in celebrating new heights of recognition and appreciation as Afrobeat crooner, Tems, wins ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category at...

Portable reveals plan to win a Grammy award

Habeeb Okikiola, the Nigerian street-hop singer better known as Portable, has revealed his ultimate goal as a musician which is to win a Grammy award. In an interview with content creator, Timi Agbaje, Portable said he desires to win the ‘Best Artiste in Africa’, as his nickname, ‘Ika of Africa’ implies, at the annual music awards event organised by the Recording Academy. “That thing I’d want to do that’ll make me truly fulfilled is to...

Sanwo-Olu, Lagos PDP sympathise with Funke Akindele on mother’s death

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has sympathised with the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos, Funke Akindele, over the death of her mother, Dr Adebanjo-Akindele. Sanwo-Olu commiserated with the Akindeles in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, on Tuesday. The governor’s condolence message read partly, “On behalf of my family and the good people of Lagos State, I hereby express my heartfelt condolences to the...

Tems wins first Grammy, Burna Boy loses two nominations

While Tems won her first Grammy award, Burna Boy was left empty-handed on Sunday night. The afrobeat singer, born Temilade Openiyi, won the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category for her Drake-assisted contributions to Future’s ‘Wait For U’. Congrats Best Melodic Rap Performance winner – "WAIT FOR U" @1future ft. @Drake & @temsbaby #GRAMMYs🎶 WATCH NOW https://t.co/PMy5r3LaPU pic.twitter.com/GUSnjDI5aB — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 5, 2023 The trio was also nominated in the ‘Best Rap...

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