Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has set an African record on the US iTunes Albums Chart with his new album ‘Timeless’. The album topped the charts, making history as the first African album to do so in the world’s largest music market. A music charts, Chart data, confirmed this via its Twitter handle on…
Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke also known as Davido, has spoken on how he got his colleague, Asake to feature in his new album, ‘Timeless’. Davido made this known in a viral interview video shared on Friday. He stated that he has always been a fan of Asake because of his storylines and style, and that…
Outgoing British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Wendy Laing, has bid farewell to Nigeria, saying she was sad as she is set to leave the country. Laing spoke yesterday, April 5, during a farewell visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja, after a four-and-a half years tour of duty. Laing said, “I’m…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed Nigeria as one of the 55 countries that developed countries should not engage their health workers in active recruitment. The global health body few days ago come out with a new safeguard list of 55 countries that are most impacted by shortage of health workers. While most of…
A Nigerian man and his wife bagged a Doctorate Degree on the same day from the College of Medicine at the University of Nigeria. A Facebook user, Priscillia Ugbagba, disclosed this on Friday, Sharing the man’s testimony he wrote, “My testimony. My greatest achievement ever. 2 Phd’s bagged in one day. “My wife and I…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says global life expectancy for both sexes has increased from 46 to 73 years, with the biggest gains in the poorest countries. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, said this during an online media conference. Ghebreyesus said after years of war, the organisation realised that it was better to work…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to authorities concerned to use all means to rescue university and secondary school students from their abductors. Two female Microbiology students of Federal University, Gusau, Zamfara, and another 10 female secondary school students of Kachia LGA in Kaduna State have been in captivity. Mr Vanessa Kwere,…
A Houston woman who beat her four-month-old daughter to death over a failed relationship with her father was sentenced to life in prison. Tradezsha Trenay Bibbs, 29, was found guilty of felony murder for April 16, 2016, killing of 4-month-old Brielle Robinson, and she was sentenced on Monday, April Bibbs had previously been found guilty…
Former Aviation Minister and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Femi Fani-Kayode, has berated the Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Adichie, over a letter to the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Adichie, in a letter on Thursday, titled, “Hollow Democracy”, slammed the government of the United States for congratulating Nigeria’s President-elect,…
Popular Kannywood and Nollywood filmmaker, Ali Nuhu has said a lot of families in Northern Nigeria have at least one or two members who are into drug abuse. The actor said studying Transmedia Storytelling at the University of Southern California changed his mindset completely on filmmaking. He said the experience inspired him to make movies…
