Smartphone adoption in Nigeria has grown recently, spurred by a growing young population and the accompanying demand for internet services. The country boasts Africa’s largest mobile population, which stood at 222.5 million last December, according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Despite this impressive figure, only 10-20% of Nigeria’s population uses a smartphone, according to Statista. However, there… Read More

By MOHAMMED MOMOH Violent protests on Monday erupted in some parts of Nigeria over disputed results of gubernatorial and house of assembly representatives’ elections conducted on March 18 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).  The local polls were held amidst acrimonious falling-out from the February 25 presidential poll won by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Ahmed Bola… Read More

On 8 March 2023, five teenage girls uploaded on social media a video of themselves performing the Calm Down Dance Challenge. This is the choreography for the first verse of the Afrobeats hit Calm Down by Nigerian singer Rema (Divine Ikubor). The girls were following people across the world who’ve made this dance challenge go viral for over a year… Read More

Philadelphia/PA USA – The 9th Annual International Teach Music Week is being celebrated Monday, March 20th  through Sunday, March 26th. This annual week-long holiday invites musicians, music schools, music stores, private instructors and other music organizations to offer a free lesson or class to new students (both children & adults). This year, over 1,100+ locations in over a dozen countries will participate… Read More

An Ilorin-based Dadakuada music legend, Jaigbade Alao, has passed on at the age of 120, Naija News has learnt. According to reports, Alao died at the wee hours of Monday in his country home in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The Dadakuada singer was among the statesmen the state government recently honoured in the maiden edition of its lifetime achievement awards… Read More