Veteran Nollywood actor, Lari Williams, is dead (Punch) Veteran Nollywood actor, Chief Lari Williams, has died at the age of 81 following a long illness. Williams, who was famous for his roles in hit soap operas such as Village Headmaster,…
Burna Boy demands a united Africa
Grammy Award winner Burna Boy has demanded the unity of African countries. The ‘African Giant’ singer made this call in a recent interview with CNN. Burna said he believes that the only way African countries can get the respect they…
Burna Boy lights up FirstBank #DecemberissaVybe campaign with unforgettable performance – Gbenga Bada & Sampson Unamka
Grammy award winner Burna Boy electrified fans at the FirstBank Decemberissavybe campaign with a sterling performance at the ‘Burna Boy The Live Experience’. The 30-year-old singer expressed how delighted he was to have relocated back to Nigeria at the concert.…
Burna Boy, Nigeria’s leading music export, continues to dominate African market in 2021
The global music industry is turning its attention to Africa and Nigeria’s new generation of artistes are quickly becoming its biggest success. Top on the list of these Nigerian artistes is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as “Burna Boy” who…
*Building Collapse: Our son went to deliver food at building –grieving family (NewTelegraph)*Anambra Guber: We’re investigating failure of BVAS – INEC (DailyTrust)
Building Collapse: Our son went to deliver food at building –grieving family (NewTelegraph) Building collapse in Nigeria, especially in Lagos State, has become one too many. The recent one, which happened on Gerrard Road in the Ikoyi area of the…
“Everybody smokes weed”: Burna Boy
Burna Boy has said that hypocrisy is the reason marijuana has not been legalised in Nigeria. During an interview with Home Grown Radio in Los Angeles, Burna Boy said “everyone smokes weed” in Nigeria but people like to pretend about…
*Fire guts warehouse in Lagos (Punch)*Ikoyi Passport Office now works 7 days weekly to clear backlog of applications, says Control Officer (Guardian)
Fire guts warehouse in Lagos (Punch) Fire has gutted a warehouse on Moshood Abiola Way, in the Ijora 7-Up area of Apapa-Iganmu, Lagos State. The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident, said the…
*Trader docked for allegedly biting off woman’s nipple (Nation)*Many rendered homeless as fire razes houses, shops in Makoko (Punch)
Trader docked for allegedly biting off woman’s nipple (Nation) A 25-year-old trader, Tasuru Abdullahi, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court charged with biting off a woman’s nipple. The police charged Abdullahi, whose address was not given with sexual…
*Motorists protest enforcement of temporary one-way rule along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway (Guardian)*Brain Drain: Over 500 Nigerian doctors take Saudi recruitment test in Abuja (DailyTrust)
Motorists protest enforcement of temporary one-way rule along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway (Guardian) It was an agonising moment for commuters traversing Oshodi to Mile-Two in Lagos yesterday as commercial motorists mounted a roadblock along the expressway in protest against erection of a…