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Entertainment Lifestyle 

Ayra Starr becomes the first female artiste to get multiple No. 1 songs in Nigeria

Village Reporter,
Also, ‘Rush’ ends a 26-week streak of consecutive No. 1 songs by EMPIRE – ‘Rush’ was released under Mavin Records. Released as the lead single for 19 & Dangerous (Deluxe), ‘Rush’ is the second No. 1 off her debut album as it tops this week’s Nigeria Top 100. Former No. 1s, ‘Organise’ and ‘Terminator’ slip to No. 2 and No.… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Don Jazzy drops the third episode of ‘Don Jazzy Radio’ on Apple Music

Village Reporter,
Alongside his co-host, Mavin’s DJ Big N, Don Jazzy interviews Nigerian Afrobeats singer-songwriter Korede Bello and Afro-fusion singer-songwriter BNXN (fka Buju), as well as definitive Afrobeats tracks from Burna Boy, Tiwa Savage, Ckay, Bella Shmurda and more! Don Jazzy Radio will offer the best of what’s next, what’s new and the golden age of Afrobeats, all curated by The Don… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Dementia: WHO launches blueprint to tackle generational health challenge

Global Author
“Although dementia is the seventh leading cause of death globally, dementia research accounts for less than 1.5 per cent of total health research output”, said WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan. “Sadly, we are falling behind implementing the Global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017-25,” she continued, adding that addressing dementia comprehensively requires “research and innovation to be… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigeria @ 62: Nigerians’ unhelpful obsession with foreign stuff, by Rasheedat Shuaib

Village Reporter,
There is no better time to reflect on some of the self-sabotaging habits of Nigerians than a period the country is marking her independence anniversary. There is no better period to do so other than a time we are marking the 62nd anniversary of that historic ceremony that saw the British Union Jack lowered and Nigeria’s Green White Green raised,… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Legendary singer, Asa sues Joeboy for N300 million over copyright infringement

Village Reporter,
Nigerian musician Bukola Elemide, popularly known as Asa, has issued a copyright infringement warning to Joseph Akinwale Akinfenwa, also known as Joeboy. She stated that his freshly released song, Contour, was plagiarized from her recording of a musical composition from September 22, 2020. In a letter delivered via her management to Joeboy, the female singer demanded N300 million and a… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Why Nigeria should invest more in brains exports and less in oil and Agric- PwC

Village Reporter,
Nigeria is strategically positioned to supply specialist labour to the global market given the prevalence of brain capital in the economy, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), observes.   PwC noted this in a new report titled: “Nigerian Brain Exports: The Optimal Path to Growing the Nigerian Economy”, which stated that Nigeria has great potential as a nation for exporting brain capital.  Brain capital is… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

90% Of Friendships In Music Industry Are Fake – Harrysong

Village Reporter,
Harrison Tare Okiri, popularly known as Harrysong, has come out to say that ninety per cent of the friendships in the entertainment industry are fake. The ‘It’s Not A Lie’ singer, in an interview with Franklyspeakingpodcast, made this disheartening opinion known to support the claim that friendships in the entertainment industry are fake. ALSO READ: Comic Actress, Mama No Network Survives… Read More
Human Rights 

Rights experts decry shut down of civic space in Nicaragua

Village Reporter
Clément Voule, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Assembly and Association, and Pedro Vaca Villareal, IACHR Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, have written several letters to the Government outlining why the cancellation of the legal standing of hundreds of associations “represents a clear pattern of repressing civic space”.  They said that since April 2018, Nicaragua has adopted a “censorship… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigeria at 62: Economy still crawling

Village Reporter,
Giving his independence anniversary speech last Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari recalled how he pledged to improve the economy, tackle corruption and fight insecurity when he assumed office in 2015. This was further strengthened according to him, by his commitment to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years as the central plank of his second term in 2019.… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

‘All Friendship In Music Industry Are Fake’ – Singer Harrysong Spills

Village Reporter,
Nigerian singer, Harrison Okiri, popularly known as Harrysong, has opined that 90 per cent of friendships in the music industry are fake as most people pretend. Naija News reports that the singer made this known during a podcast titled ‘frankly speaking’, stating that all the friendships in the music industry are all for selfish gains. According to the singer, 90… Read More
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