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Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, Moses Bliss make YouTube most-streamed for Q1 2025

NewsDeskNgApr 7, 2025April 7, 20250

Gospel artists Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss have ranked among the most-streamed Nigerian acts on YouTube Music for the first quarter of 2025. Nathaniel Bassey secured 52.8 million streams, Mercy Chinwo followed closely with 46.4 million, and Moses Bliss 41.5 million. Their success is attributed to popular tracks like...

Africa Vision 2050: Tinubu Got It Right with Bagudu Coordinating — CALSER

NewsDeskNgApr 6, 2025April 6, 20250

The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for entrusting Atiku Bagudu with the responsibility of coordinating Nigeria’s economic planning as Minister of Budget and Economic Planning. In a statement issued on Sunday by Dr Tola Gold Anthony, its Executive Director of the...

Join our party from your wards, SDP chairmen tell El-Rufai, others

NewsDeskNgApr 4, 2025April 4, 20250

From the Forum of State Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) came yesterday a directive to Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and other opposition leaders planning to join the party: follow due process. The chairmen said that new members can only be admitted from their wards. Arising from an inaugural meeting of the 36 states...

Renewed Hope Ambassadors lauds Tinubu’s reforms In oil and gas sector

NewsDeskNgApr 3, 2025April 3, 20250

The Renewed Hope Ambassadors, a group of Nigerian professionals and stakeholders, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for its bold reforms in the oil and gas sector. In a statement by Dr. Opialu F. Opialu, its Secretary-General, the group praised the president’s efforts to improve the investment climate and...

Why you should make lasting impact – Yul Edochie advises fans

NewsDeskNgApr 3, 2025April 3, 20250

Controversial actor Yul Edochie has encouraged his followers to take action and make a significant impact in the world. According to Yul’s Instagram page, if nobody is talking about you, then it’s time to do something remarkable enough to get people’s attention. He emphasised the importance of leaving a lasting legacy on...

ERA Applauds Tinubu Over Mele Kyari’s Sack, Calls for Probe Into Fake Refinery Projects

NewsDeskNgApr 2, 2025April 2, 20250

The Energy Reforms Advocates (ERA) have praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decision to remove Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. In a statement on Wednesday, Abdulkadri Isah, president of ERA, described the move as a courageous step...

Sterling Bank removes transfer fees on online transactions

NewsDeskNgApr 2, 2025April 2, 20250

Sterling Bank has announced the removal of transfer fees on all local online transactions, becoming the first major Nigerian bank to eliminate the contentious charges for digital banking. The move was confirmed on Tuesday in a statement with the bank reaffirming its commitment to customer-centric banking. According to Obinna Ukachukwu, the...

DSS arrests two principal suspects over Uromi killings

NewsDeskNgApr 2, 2025April 2, 20250

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two principal suspects (names withheld) involved in last Thursday’s gruesome murder of 16 travelling hunters of Kano State at Uromi in Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State. The two suspects, according to security sources, were arrested in Uromi...

Man sets brother’s N20m farm ablaze in Ondo

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2025April 1, 20250

A farmer in Ondo State, Oyinlola Jacob, has been arrested for setting his brother’s N20m farm ablaze. Oyinlola, 56, was subsequently arraigned before an Akure Magistrate Court. He reportedly committed the offence on January 29, 2025, at Odebei Farm, Ipogun, in Ondo State. The farm owned by Ilemobayo Jacob had cocoa,...

Net Foreign Exchange reserves surge to $23.11bn

NewsDeskNgApr 1, 2025April 1, 20250

Nigeria’s Net Foreign Exchange Reserve (NFER) has surged to $23.11 billion as of the end of 2024, reaching its highest level in over three years. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) attributed this increase to “strategic policy measures aimed at improving external liquidity, reducing short-term obligations, and restoring investor confidence.” This means...