Davido Postpones The Release of 5ive
Nigerian superstar, Davido has postponed the release of his upcoming fifth album by a month. Announcing this in an Instagram post, Davido didn’t give a reason for the move. The album, initially scheduled to drop on March 15, 2025, has been moved back to April 18. Ahead of the album release, Davido has already whet the […]
Nigeria’s GDP Improves by 3.84% in 2024 4th Quarter
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product grew by 3.84 per cent in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting an improvement from the 3.46 per cent recorded in the same period of 2023. This also marked a slight increase from the previous quarter, which recorded an identical 3.46 per cent growth rate. Latest GDP data […]
Price Hike: FCCPC Summons MultiChoice, Warns Against Exploitation
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned MultiChoice Nigeria to explain its proposed subscription price increase, set to take effect on March 1, 2025. Exercising its mandate under Sections 32 and 33 of the FCCPA, the FCCPC directed the Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria to attend an investigative hearing at the Commission’s […]
Multichoice Raises DStv and GOtv Subscription
Pay-tv operator, Multichoice Nigeria has notified its customers of another price increment across its subscription packages on both DStv and GOtv to take effect from March 1, 2025. According to the company In a notice sent to its customers yesterday, the latest price review will hike the DStv Compact bouquet from N15,700 to N19,000, the […]
Portable Unveils New EP ‘Ogo Most Wanted’
Amidst his legal troubles with the Ogun State Police, Portable has announced a new EP called ‘Ogo Most Wanted’. The singer took to his Instagram page to announce the new project and shared the cover art for it.
FIFA U-17 WWC: CAF Appoints Kenyan Referee For Flamingos Vs Botswana
The Confederation of African Football has appointed Kenyan official, Josephine Wanjiku, as referee for next week’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifier between Nigeria’s U-17 girls, Flamingos, and their South African counterparts, Botswana. The Flamingos and Botswana will clash starting 2pm Nigeria on Saturday, 8th March for the first leg of a second-round fixture, at […]
DR Congo Halts Cobalt Exports for Four Months
Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended cobalt exports for four months to rein in oversupply of the battery metal on the international market. The measures, according to the President of the Authority for the Regulation and Control of Strategic Mineral Substances’ Markets, Patrick Luabeya, will be reviewed in three months. Congo is the world’s top […]
Lucky Aiyedatiwa takes oath of office as Ondo State Governor
Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn-in as the 7th Executive Governor of Ondo State, marking the beginning of his first full four-year term after replacing Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who died in office in 2023. Aiyedatiwa took his oath of office just after his running mate Olayide Adelami around 12:59 pm at the Ondo State Sports Complex […]
Mohbad’s Widow Accuses Father-in-Law of Siding with Naira Marley
Wunmi Aloba, the widow of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has alleged that her father-in-law, Joseph Aloba, has taken the side of Naira Marley, one of the friends of her late husband accused of bullying him prior to his death. Wunmi, who made this claim when she appeared as a guest […]
NAFDAC Seals 11,000 shops, Arrests 40 for Fake Medicines
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed over 11,000 shops and arrested 40 individuals in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines. Briefing journalists it’s Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that the enforcement had been planned for over a year as a covert operation, and three markets, […]