The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, on Saturday, secured the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) ticket to contest the November 8, 2025, governorship election in the state. Soludo, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, was returned unopposed during the party’s primary election held in Awka, the state capital. He polled over…
Oba Abimbola Owoade has been crowned the 46th Alaafin of Oyo. Owoade succeeds the 45th Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, who died on April 22, 2022, at 83. The coronation took place at Olivet Baptist High School in Oyo, where Governor Seyi Makinde led a host of dignitaries. Dignitaries present at the coronation…
+ They call it a double-tap: bomb a place with lots of people, say a school filled with kids and their parents, then when the ambulances, medical workers, and nearby civilians come to rescue the wounded, bomb it again. This disgusting scenario has played out time and time again in Gaza, most recently at the…
A fatal road accident involving a 40-foot containerised truck claimed the life of a pedestrian and left five others injured along the Cele Expressway, inward Oshodi, in Lagos State, on Saturday. In a statement via its official X handle on Saturday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), said the crash involved an articulated truck,…
Spotify’s royalty payments to artists from Nigeria and South Africa — its two largest African markets — surged to approximately $59 million in 2024, marking a significant leap in earnings for African musicians on the global stage. The audio streaming platform disbursed a total of $10 billion in royalties worldwide last year, reflecting a…
