Nigerian singer Tems is on the TIME100 Next 2023 list

Nigerian R&B sensation, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has made this year’s TIME’s 100 Next list. The list celebrates 100 young persons around the world making reputable feats and shaping the future across health, climate, business, sports, the arts, and more. In her commentary on Tems, Grammy-winning singer Mary J. Blige compared the singer to legendary musician Nina Simone. “Tems is in a class all by herself because no other artist sounds like her....

Tricycle Rider Returns N15 Million To The Owner

In what looks like a bizarre, Good Samaritan tricycle rider in Kano, Auwalu Salisu (22 years) has returned N15 million to the owner of his tricycle by a passenger. The passenger who came from Chad to buy goods in Kano forgot the money to include; 10.130 million CFA and N2.9 million and when converted will be N15 million. The tricycle rider Salisu, a resident of Yankaba in the Nasarawa local government area of the state...

Content creator Erekere steals Rema’s Headies award

Popular content creator Erekere, who is known for his ability to steal from unsuspecting victims in his skits, caused a buzz on social media recently after he shared a video when he stole one of Rema’s Headies awards. In the video, the skit maker strolled past Mavin Records building in Victoria Island, Lagos and at the end of the clip, he was spotted with a merchant in his attempt to sell one of the awards...

Singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, AKA Mohbad is dead

Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, better known as Mohbad, has passed on at the age of 27, leaving fans and the Nigerian music community in deep mourning. Mohbad breathed his last on Tuesday. The cause of his death is yet to be made public. An unsigned statement supposedly by a family member posted on the singer’s social media pages read, ” It is with great sadness that we confirm the passing of Promise Oladimeji Aloba...

Tony Oneweek to Mark 25 Years as Gyration Master with a Remix of his Masterful Song

It was in 1998 that Tony Oneweek’s gyration masterpieces hit every nook and cranny of Nigeria and went on to dominate the music space throughout that year and the subsequent years. Very popular in his “U go Bow” album, was “Onwa December,” or December season. This particular song so remarkably connected with people that it became the symbol of the Christmas season for many years. The reception to the song remained energetic and the crowd...

Mitchel Ihezue to represent Nigeria at ‘Miss Universe’ 2023 in El Salvador

Mitchel Ihezue has been crowned the winner of the Miss Universe Nigeria, MUN, 2023 pageant, becoming Nigeria’s candidate for the upcoming 72nd Miss Universe beauty pageant in El Salvador. Ms. Ihezue faced stiff competition, triumphing over 36 other talented contestants, each representing a Nigerian state and the nation’s capital, Abuja, to secure the coveted automatic passport to El Salvador. She represented Imo State. The grand finale of the MUN event took place at the Eko...

Akintola Williams’ demise, end of an era, Gov. Abiodun mourns

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has mourned the demise of Pa Akintola Williams, Nigeria’s pioneer Chartered Accountant, describing it as the end of an era. It will be recalled that Akintola died on Monday morning at his residence in Lagos at the age of 104. Gov. Abiodun, in a statement he personally signed, praised the immeasurable contributions of the late Accountant to the field of Accountancy, stressing that his impact in the profession will...

Akintola Williams, Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, dies at 104

Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, Akintola Williams has died at the age of 104 years. Akintola Williams, pioneered Nigeria’s accounting profession and was instrumental in developing the country’s financial sector. He was born in 1919. He studied accounting at the University of London and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1947. Williams returned to Nigeria and later set up his accounting firm, Akintola Williams & Co., now Deloitte & Touche, in 1952. He was also...

NGO to partner with Anambra govt to eliminate witchcraft stigma against aged persons

A non-governmental organisation, First Best Domiciliary Home Care World has sought partnership with the Anambra State Government to eliminate witchcraft stigmatisation and other form of inhuman treatment against aged persons in the State. The Caregivers group made the demand during the official launching/Inauguration of the programme in Awka. The programme is designed to take care of the aged people in the state, who are abandoned by their children, (particularly, their spiritual life). Speaking at the...

BET Hip-Hop Awards: Burna Boy gets seven nominations

Nigerian Afro-fusion singer Burna Boy is grabbing the spotlight once again, and this time around, it is for his outstanding contribution to the growth of hip-hop. The world-renowned artist was among the top nominees for the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta with seven nods out of the 17 award categories. The self-acclaimed African Giant was nominated for the ‘Hip-Hop Artiste of the Year’, ‘Best Live Performer’, ‘Lyricist of the Year’ and ‘Hustler of the...

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