Category: Entertainment

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 150,950 liters of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, with a market value of N105,965,391 at various locations across the country. This was announced by the Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, during a press briefing in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State, on Monday. Adeniyi highlighted that the alarming… Read More

Maxwell spins a 30 minute playlist of current songs from Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia, Zimbambwe, Uganda and Morocco. Then she catches up on the 25th Anniversary of The Ghana Music Awards with Prince, and presents the story of Mokoomba, the Zimbabwean band who is currently on tour in the United States, as narrated by Evans Zininga of the VOA… Read More

<!– tmc_ads_send({ “data-tmc-application”: “240527QJBmDrni”, “data-tmc-seat”: “240527FGR657jX” }) –> The Federal Government, on Monday, raised the alarm over the renewed smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, following the massive hike in the pump price of the commodity in neighbouring countries. It stated that while the average price of petrol in Nigeria was about N701/litre, the average cost of the… Read More

Emma Grace Glover Singer-Songwriter New Single “Irreplaceable” – Music Industry Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for music industry professionals · Monday, June 10, 2024 · 718,915,013 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics Newsletters Press Releases Events & Conferences RSS Feeds Other Services Questions? <!–>… Read More

Credit: Ayra Starr/Instagram For some time now, the Nigerian music scene has witnessed a phenomenal rise in young female artists who are not only releasing hit songs and topping charts; but are redefining success on their terms and pushing boundaries. From Ayra Starr and Tems‘ new albums to Simi’s recent single and many other female artists releasing music, collaborating, and… Read More

Episode 8 of “Nigerian Idol” season 9 brought the glitz and glam with “Diva and Divo Night.” Contestants channelled their inner superstars, belting out classics by icons like Michael Jackson, Miriam Makeba, and Stevie Wonder. Following Jennifer Ugomu’s elimination last week, the competition continued with 9 hopefuls. This week saw the emotional departures of David Garland and Gracia, leaving 7… Read More

***Accountant starts 82-hour grilling this weekend All roads lead to Eric Kayser Restaurant, Bishop Aboyade Cole Str., Bendel Close, Victoria Island, Lagos this weekend as another Nigerian plans to break Guinness World Records. Akinsowon Faderera Edwin, an accountant and a chef, will be making an attempt to become the world record holder in Grill-A-Thon Berbeque for 82 hours.An indigene of… Read More

Farmers in the European Union are protesting against EU policies. In Belgium, Germany and other European Union nations, they are protesting about new environmental regulations, removal of subsidies and cheap imports that they believe don’t meet the same level of requirements of food they produce in the EU. As at last week, farmers encircled the EU headquarters in tractors, in… Read More

On June 7, 2024, boosted by the release of her debut album ‘Born In The Wild’, Tems accumulated 8 million streams which is a record for a Nigerian female artist. For the opening day of her debut album, Tems recorded 5.33 million global streams which placed her second behind Ayra Starr who recorded 6.3 opening day streams for her recently… Read More

Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN), situated in Kano, has in the last three years reshaped the future of education in Nigeria. The university was granted an operational licence in 2020 and commenced full academic activities in 2021, which has more than 3,800 students studying different courses.   It is the first private university in Nigeria to have commenced academic activities… Read More