Drake has been crowned the artist with the most Top 5 singles on the US’ Billboard Hot 100 chart, breaking a record held previously by The Beatles. The feat was achieved by proxy of a guest spot on DJ Khaled‘s…
*Nigeria brings home 12,000 displaced people despite instability (Guardian)*Motorists, passengers attack armed robbers with stones on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Vanguard)
Nigeria brings home 12,000 displaced people despite instability (Guardian) Nigeria has brought home around 12,000 people who fled violence in the northwest of the country earlier this year, including from neighbouring Niger, an official and a returnee said Wednesday. The…
*Lagos residents scoop fuel from fallen petrol tanker (Punch)*As boat mishaps resurge on Lagos waterways, users express fears (Tribune)
Lagos residents scoop fuel from fallen petrol tanker (Punch) There was panic in the Funsho Williams Avenue area of Surulere, Lagos State, after a tanker loaded with petrol rammed into a car and spilled its contents on the road. Some…
*Kuje: INTERPOL gets fleeing inmates’ data, border security heightened (Punch)*Catholic priest abducted in Benue (Guardian)
Kuje: INTERPOL gets fleeing inmates’ data, border security heightened (Punch) The Federal Government on Thursday began uploading the data of 60 escaped terrorists and other criminals to the International Criminal Police Organisation database. As of press time, it was learnt…
*3 siblings found dead inside parked car in Lagos (Nation)*Teenager remanded for defiling girl (DailyTrust)
3 siblings found dead inside parked car in Lagos (Nation) Three children of the same parents have been found dead inside a parked car they were playing in at Owode Elede area of Ikorodu, Lagos The Nation has learnt. The…
Tems emerges first Nigerian artiste to debut No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Tems has made history as the first Nigerian artiste to debut No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her feature on Future’s “Wait For U”. The track, which also features Drake, is Future’s second Hot 100 lead single, Drake’s 10th…
Future releases new album featuring Kanye and Drake
Future’s ninth studio album has been released, and it’s got quite the list of features: Kanye West, Drake, Kodak Black, Gunna, Tems, Young Thug and EST Gee all appear. I Never Liked You is the 16-track follow up to Future’s…
Storm grows over role of Beyoncé and Drake in rise of Afrobeats as Billboard launches chart – Opeyemi Ajao
On the 22nd of March, American music and entertainment company, Billboard partnered with music festival and global Afrobeats brand, Afro Nation, to launch the first-ever US chart for Afrobeats music. However, it has caused a lot of anger among social…
Sade Adu known for ‘‘Smooth Operator’’ and ‘‘Sweetest Taboo’’ turns 63 -Opeyemi Ajao
There are different quotes on music; Irish Singer, Bono said “Music can change the world and people”, “Music is the universal language of mankind” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Sarah Desson “Music is the great uniter, An incredible force. Something…
*3-year old boy goes missing in Lagos (Nation)*APM Terminals reduce plastic waste at Lagos Port by over 400,000 bottles annually –Country Manager (Vanguard)
3-year old boy goes missing in Lagos (Nation) A three-year-old boy identified as David Ajao has allegedly been abducted by unknown persons. The boy was reportedly abducted while he was playing with other children in front of his dad’s shop…
