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VDM: Nigerians have not benefited from Burna Boy, Davido, Wizkid

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2025June 14, 20250

Three of Nigeria’s biggest music exports, Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid have come under fire from controversial social media critic, VeryDarkMan for flaunting their luxury lifestyles amid economic hardship in the country. In a viral video, VeryDarkMan questioned the trio’s recent multi-billion Naira car purchases, suggesting they were tone-deaf to the struggles...

NiMet predicts 3-day thunderstorms, rain from Saturday

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2025June 14, 20250

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather activities from Saturday to Monday across Nigeria. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Friday in Abuja envisaged early morning thunderstorms on Saturday over parts of Taraba, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Adamawa States in the northern region. According to it, thunderstorms...

About Serah Olaniyan’s philanthropic gestures

NewsDeskNgJun 14, 2025June 14, 20250

Serah Olaniyan is not one woman who attracts attention or publicity to herself but her philanthropic gestures continue to draw attention to her personality at every turn. Married to a media executive, Olaniyan has continued to make laudable impacts on various lives in rural areas with her Serah Olaniyan Initiative. Though...

NESREA shuts down 25 facilities in four states over environmental violations

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2025June 13, 20250

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has sealed 25 facilities across four states as part of its ongoing efforts to enforce compliance with environmental regulations. The affected facilities, which span various sectors, are located in Anambra, Enugu, Bayelsa, and Rivers States. According to NESREA, the shutdowns were due to...

Tinubu to PDP, others: put your house in order before 2027

NewsDeskNgJun 13, 2025June 13, 20250

President Bola Tinubu has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties to resolve their internal issues ahead of the 2027 general elections, dismissing claims that his administration is working to turn Nigeria into a one-party state. Speaking on Friday during the commissioning of the newly constructed Left-Hand Service Carriageway...

Lagos advances global campaign for adire, African fashion

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2025June 12, 20250

Ms Benson-Awoyinka said the meeting was a major step forward in promoting adire and African fashion globally. The commissioner for tourism, arts and culture, Toke Benson-Awoyinka, has met with key international stakeholders to spotlight indigenous fashion and textiles on the global stage. The engagement was with the founder of Africa...

2025 Grammy Hall Of Fame: Late Afrobeat Legend Fela Kuti Makes List Of Honourees

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2025June 12, 20250

The Recording Academy led by its Chief Executive Officer Harvey Mason Jr. has inducted the late Nigerian afrobeat legend and social crusader Fela Anikulapo-Kuti into its 2025 Grammy Hall of Fame for his classical album “Zombie”. Harvey Mason Jr. and the President/CEO of the Grammy Museum Michael Sticka made this...

Last surviving female twin rescued by Mary Slessor dies at 115

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2025June 12, 20250

The last surviving female twin to be rescued by Mary Slessor, a Scottish Missionary in Arochukwu Ancient Kingdom of Abia, over a century ago, Madam Malinda Mgbafor Okereke, otherwise called Mama Nsu Bekee, is dead. A statement issued on behalf of the family by the only surviving son of the...

Dangote set to retire as Board Chairman of his sugar refinery

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2025June 12, 20250

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) has announced that its Chairman, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will retire from the Board effective June 16. The announcement, made through a corporate disclosure to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd., stated that the decision aligns with principles of good corporate governance and succession planning. It reads, “Alhaji...

Bisola Aiyeola gifts daughter first phone on her 16th birthday

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2025June 12, 20250

Big Brother Naija star and actress Bisola Aiyeola has celebrated her daughter’s 16th birthday by presenting her first-ever phone to her. In an Instagram post with photos of her daughter, the single mother expressed gratitude for God’s blessings on her family. She marveled at how grown her daughter has become and playfully...