Islamic Organization Facilitates Wedding Of 20 Female Orphans In Adamawa

To ensure that female orphans feel a sense of belonging in society, the National leader of Izalatil Bidi’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah, Sheik Bala Lau has facilitated the wedding of twenty female orphans in Adamawa State. Some of the brides have lost both parents at a tender age and their caregivers have no means to meet some basic requirements for the marriage ceremony. Speaking at the event, Sheik Bala Lau said it is a task upon the...

Paul Okoye, Anita Finally Divorce After One Year of Separation

The eight-year-old marriage between Anita Okoye and Paul Okoye of the singing group PSquare has crashed following the divorce granted to the couple by a high court in Abuja. The divorce is coming after over one year of separation by the couple. In August 2021, Anita requested the dissolution of their marriage after rumours of the couple’s split spread like wildfire on social media in April. Anita, in the official petition, cited infidelity, and irreconcilable...

Boomplay Names Ayra Starr, Mercy Chinwo, Simi Top Female Artists in 2022

Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, the Mavin Records’ signee known professionally as Ayra Starr, has emerged as Boomplay’s top female artist in Nigeria for 2022. Boomplay announced this in its recently-released annual recap, the #BoomplayRecap2022, which provides an overview of music consumption and insights into listeners’ musical taste buds and preferences for the year. According to the recap, gospel singer Mercy Chinwo and singer and songwriter Simi took the second and third positions respectively on the top...

Over 100 Illegal Health Facilities Shut Down In Kano

As part of effort to safeguard the health of people, Tudunwada Local Government Area of Kano State has shut down over one hundred quack medical facilities and pharmaceutical stores including a hospital with a fake surgeon who delivers babies. The development followed public outcry of frequent death of women during childbirth and manifestation of deformities by patients experiencing after using the health facilities. The decision of the Local Government, followed discovery by the health committee...

Asake is Audiomack’s ‘Artiste of the Year’

Audiomack has announced Ahmed Ololade, the Nigerian singer better known as Asake, as its ‘Artiste of the Year.’ In a statement, the youth-driven, artist-first music streaming platform, said the music star earned the title because he “redefined what it means to be a breakout artist.” Commenting further on the YBNL signee, Audiomack noted: “Amidst an explosion of amapiano, and West African music’s continued global rise, Asake has conquered cross-cultural fusion like no one else, to...

New Book: A Shred of Fear—A Memoir

A Shred of Fear is Uche Nwokedi’s memoir of childhood capturing the experiences of a child living through the Biafran War. “It is written in a fluid and wonderfully evocative prose and reads as though one were literally listening to the narration from an eight-year old boy, accompanied by his much older self. This gives the story a certain sincerity that allows it to transcend time and remain relevant.” Book Title: A Shred of Fear...

Big Brother Titans Debuts on 15 Jan. with $100,000 Grand Prize

Big Brother Titans, the maiden edition of Big Brother Africa that will feature housemates from Nigeria and South Africa, will begin on 15 January 2023. The organisers, MultiChoice Nigeria, announced this in a press briefing on Thursday. “The ‘Big Brother Titans’ is a special edition of the widely loved Big Brother show,” the Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe said. “This special edition is a fusion of two TV phenomena—BBNaija and BB Mzansi....

‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’, the song by Colombian singer Shakira for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has been picked as the all-time best World Cup song. SeatPick, the largest ticket search engine and ticket marketplace for live events, compiled the ‘catchiest football songs according to science’ list and Shakira’s trilingual ‘Waka Waka’ took the top spot. To find which, of the many, football-inspired pop songs continue to be memorable and...

Nigeria Ranks Sixth in 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index

Nigeria has ranked sixth in the Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) while Benin, Seychelles and The Gambia ranked first, second and third, respectively. The AVOI report, the seventh edition, was released by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) at the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) held in Balaclava, Mauritius, on Sunday. AVOI measures the extent to which African countries are open to visitors from other countries by analyzing each country’s visa...

Kizz Daniel Celebrates 100m Views for ‘Buga’ on YouTube

Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has hit his first 100 million views on YouTube with his Tekno-assisted ‘Buga’ visuals. Announcing the great achievement, the afrobeat superstar expressed gratitude to his fans for their constant support. “Thank you for a 100million views in five months. I am grateful #BUGA,” he tweeted on the micro-blogging site. On Instagram, he said this was his first content on YouTube that got 100 million views. “This is my...

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