The remains of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad, have been laid to rest.Mohbad was buried in Ikorodu, Lagos on Wednesday, September 13, according to Islamic rites.Mohbad died on Tuesday, September 12, at the age of 27.The late singer’s family had confirmed his death with the brief statement:“It
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Gombe State governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has ordered the immediate closure of all night clubs in the state.In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, said the measure followed series of complaints from the general public on the incessant immoral, criminal activities and security
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The 2023 edition of the World Twins Festival is scheduled to hold at the land of Twins, Igbo-Ora, Oyo State, Nigeria.According to the statement on Monday by the most famous twins in African Tourism and the Initiators of the festival, Ambassador Taiwo and Kehinde OGUNTOYE, this year is a special
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Nigerian superstar WizKid’s ‘Made In Lagos,’ has broken record as the US Best-Selling African Album, after reaching an impressive 680,000 sales milestone.The album also exceeded expectations in terms of streaming; accumulating over 1.02 billion on-demand streams in the USA alone.This development further reaffirmed WizKid’s place as a global music icon
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President Bola Tinubu has endorsed the Heritage Voyage of Return initiative, which aims to reunite Afro-descendants with their African roots.UNITY TIMES reports that the president met with Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and the initiators of the project on Friday in Abuja.Tinubu said the project would “rekindle our past and light
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Nigerian afrobeat singer Burnaboy has set another record, as he becomes the first African with two albums featured on the first 100 Billboard songs.Burna Boy earns his 3rd career entry on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with “Talibans II” thereby becoming the First African artist to chart a song
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The Speaker House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has approved the establishment of 130 Standing Committees to be announced on Thursday.The Speaker also established 24 new Standing Committees.According to Nigerian Tribune, the 24 newly created Standing Committees include Aviation Technology, Banking & Other Ancillary Institutions, Digital & Electronic Banking: basic Examination
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After facing heavy criticism from some Muslims on social media, afrobeat sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has finally succumbed to pressure and deleted the controversial music video he posted on his pages last week.Recall that the DMW owner had posted a 45-second long video clip of his signee,
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Ten countries which include the United States of America (USA), France, India, Morocco, Nepal, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Trinidad and Tobago among others will participate in the 6th edition of Kaduna International Film Festival.The film festival which is slated to commence from the 22nd- 26th August, 2023 is themed: "The Globalisation
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Nigerian lawyer, Victory Gbakara has emerged winner of Nigerian Idol season 8.Gbakara walked away with N100 million grand prize.The 25-year-old walked away with N35 million cash prize with a brand new SUV, one year supply of Bigi drinks, a week gat-away holiday to Cape Town, one year supply of WAW
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