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86% of Nigerian smartphone users own Androids despite iPhone hype

Village Reporter,
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
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Violence erupts in Nigeria over local polls

Village Reporter,
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
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Calm Down: Nigerian singer inspired a powerful protest in Iran

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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
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Free music lessons to celebrate 9th annual International Teach Music Week – over 1,000+ locations

Village Reporter,
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
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Nigerian Music Legend, Jaigbade Is Dead

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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
Health Advice Lifestyle 

Five cities recognized for public health achievements at Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit

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Partnership for Healthy Cities award recipients include Montevideo, Uruguay for food policy; Mexico City, Mexico for road safety; Vancouver, Canada for surveillance; Athens, Greece for overdose prevention, and Bengaluru, India for tobacco control. The first-of-its-kind Summit was convened in London by Bloomberg Philanthropies, World Health Organization, Vital Strategies, and Mayor Sadiq Khan of London. Today, during the inaugural Partnership for… Read More
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Music legend Dadakuada dies at 120

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An Ilorin-based Dadakuada music legend, Jaigbade is dead. The musician died  at the age 120 in the early hours of Monday in his Ilorin country home. The Dadakuada crooner was among the statesmen the State Government recently honoured in the maiden edition of its lifetime achievement awards dedicated to different personalities who served or contributed to the development of the… Read More
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Lagos musician, friend kill BDC operators, guard arrested

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A musician, Collins Etaredafe, aka Top Boy, has gone into hiding after allegedly killing two-yet-to-be-identified Bureau-De-Change operators at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Etaredafe, who was with a yet-to-be-identified friend, invited the BDC operators into his apartment under the guise of changing some dollars. Following their entry into the building on Saturday,… Read More
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Hoodlums set house of Kano singer, Rarara, on fire

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Minutes after the declaration of Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigerian Peoples Party(NNPP) as the new governor-elect of the Kano state, some unidentified hoodlums have set the residence of ace political singer, Dauda Kahutu Rarara on fire. Rara was at the centre stage of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign, singing at various rallies while the electioneering lasted. According… Read More
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5 Nigerian celebrities who have lost elections

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In this article, we’ll look at five Nigerian celebrities who, despite their popularity, were unable to secure election victories: Banky W ADVERTISEMENT The Nigerian singer and actor have lost elections twice in a row. In 2019, he ran for the House of Representatives seat in the Eti-Osa Constituency in Lagos State under the platform of the Modern Democratic Party (MDP).… Read More
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