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Nigeria to host inaugural Africa Music Business Roundtable

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2025June 1, 20250

From June 3, 2025 to June 5, 2025, Nigeria will host the first Africa Music Business Roundtable. The event is designed to unite key stakeholders, policymakers, academics and innovators from the continent’s music sector. The Roundtable will serve as a vital forum for in-depth discussions on the key factors shaping the future...

Louiza Williams’ new book demystifies record label deals

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2025June 1, 20250

TalenT manager and music industry strategist, Louiza Williams, has unveiled her latest project, a groundbreaking book entitled “How to Win a Record Label Deal.” The book, according to Williams, is aimed at guiding aspiring and independent artists through the often complicated journey to securing a record deal. Williams, who has worked...

NAHCON hails Nigerian pilgrims for returning lost funds

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2025June 1, 20250

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has commended Nigerian pilgrims participating in the 2025 Hajj for exhibiting exceptional honesty and integrity through the voluntary return of lost cash and valuables to their rightful owners. In a statement issued on Saturday in Makkah, the Head of Public Affairs of the Commission,...

BATN Foundation partners Odu’a to lift small holder farmers in Southwest

NewsDeskNgJun 1, 2025June 1, 20250

The Batn Foundation is proud to announce its strategic partnership with Odu’a Investment Company Limited’s agribusiness arm, SWAgCo, to strengthen agriculture in South-West Nigeria and empower smallholder farmers through scalable, sustainable, and inclusive initiatives. Unveiled at the 43rd Annual General Meeting of Odu’a Investment Company Limited recently, this groundbreaking partnership is...

Photos: 20 Kano representatives at National Sports Festival die in road accident

NewsDeskNgMay 31, 2025May 31, 20250

Tragedy on Saturday struck as 20 members of the Kano contingent died in a fatal auto crash while returning from the just-concluded National Sports Festival (NSF) in Ogun State. It was gathered that the vehicle conveying the contingents was involved in the crash in Dakatsalle town, 50 kilometres into the...

Davido gifts fan N5m for new hair

NewsDeskNgMay 31, 2025May 31, 20250

Grammy-nominated singer Davido has blessed an X user with a N5 million gift. The singer took to the micro-blogging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to surprise the fan page owner with the substantial sum. Davido’s tweet “Send ur account 5m for new hair,” sparked excitement as the X user promptly responded...

Nasboi, 9ice, Destalker, Senator, others to perform as Seyi Law marks 20 years on stage

NewsDeskNgMay 31, 2025May 31, 20250

Residents of Abuja, the nation’s capital, are highly expectant as one of the country’s oldest comedians, Oluwaseyitan Aletile, popularly known as Seyi Law, is set to mark his 20 years on stage in a grand style. The famous merchant of humour and rib cracker has in the last two decades brought...

Tinubu to inaugurate Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway, other landmark projects

NewsDeskNgMay 31, 2025May 31, 20250

President Bola Tinubu will today inaugurate the completed portion of the Phase One, Section One of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, made this known in a statement yesterday in Lagos. The project is a flagship of the Tinubu administration under its Renewed Hope Agenda. The...

Portable slams Speed Darlington over alleged defilement of 15-year-old

NewsDeskNgMay 30, 2025May 30, 20250

Controversial singer Portable, whose real name is Habeeb Okikiola, has publicly criticised Speed Darlington, calling him in an Instagram video posted on Friday. Portable’s outburst comes after Speed Darlington’s alleged confession in a viral Instagram Live video where he claimed to have engaged in s3xual activity with a 15-year-old girl....

Love Always On: itel Donates Learning Materials, Bags, and Solar Power to students on Children’s Day

NewsDeskNgMay 30, 2025May 30, 20250

In the spirit of nurturing young minds and empowering the next generation, itel Nigeria, in partnership with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), hosted a memorable Children’s Day celebration themed “Bold Dreams, Bright Futures.” The event, which held on May 27th at the NTA grounds on Tejuosho Avenue, Yaba, Lagos, was part of...