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6 Mar
Nigerian singer Tems is set to shine at Billboard's "women in music" event, where she'll be honoured as the Breakthrough Artist.
23 Feb
Africa’s top ten songs to hit their peak have been carefully curated for you, with each topping the charts at different times of the week. they are the most streamed on major platforms like Spotify and Billboard. Tyla’s grammy winning “Water” caps it on the Billboard dominating Nigeria's Grammy nominees, Ayra Star, Tems and Burnaboy.…
21 Feb
Global Pop star Beyoncé has hit a major milestone by landing two new songs on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. Her tracks "Texas Hold ‘Em" and "16 Carriages" debuted at No. 1 and No. 9 respectively. These songs, released on Feb. 11, also made waves on the overall Billboard Hot 100 chart, ranking at No.…
29 Dec
NewJeans, the rookie sensation that took the K-Pop world by storm in 2023, has cemented their place at the top with Billboard crowning their debut single "Super Shy" the year's best K-Pop song. In the highly anticipated "The 25 Best K-Pop Songs of 2023" list, released by Billboard on December 29, 2023, "Super Shy" claimed…
18 Dec
Nicki Minaj's long-awaited album, "Pink Friday 2," has stormed onto the Billboard 200 chart, landing firmly at the #1 spot. This marks a monumental achievement for the rap icon, solidifying her position as one of the most dominant forces in the industry. "Pink Friday 2" isn't just a chart-topping success; it's a record-breaking one. The…
20 Nov
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards came to wrap, with winners in the likes of Burnaboy, Taylor Swift and Drake emerging as the big winners, both securing a career total of 39 awards. Taylor Swift, claiming 10 awards this year, now holds the record for her best showing at the BBMAs, while Drake, with five awards,…
17 Oct 2023
Nigerian Afrobeats sensation, Rema, has achieved an impressive milestone as his hit song "Calm Down" drops off the Billboard Hot 100 chart after a record-breaking 57 weeks. The song's exceptional success earned it the title of the "longest-charting and most successful African song of all time," according to music monitoring platform Chart Data. "Calm Down"…
17 Oct 2023
In a groundbreaking achievement, Drake has made history by matching the legendary Michael Jackson's record of 13 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits. The Toronto-born rapper, who recently dropped his new album, "For All The Dogs," secured the record-tying No. 1 spot on Monday, October 16, with his latest chart-topper, "First Person Shooter," featuring J.…
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The electricity crisis in Nigeria has defied various attempts at solving the problem and giving Nigerians the benefits of enjoying stable electricity and a good quality of life for more than half a century. It is no secret that the nation’s power infrastructures were abandoned for several decades, by successive governments notwithstanding the exponential growth…
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The Kaduna State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, set up a 13-man adhoc committee to investigate financial transactions, loans, grants, and project execution under the immediate-past Governor of the State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai. Specifically, Yusuf Mugu, a member representing Kaura constituency, moved the motion on a matter of public importance that the loans borrowed by…
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Gunmen on Tuesday invaded the Secretariat of Ilejemeje local government area in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, vandalized the council buildings and injured one person. The hoodlums who were heavily armed with dangerous weapons like guns, charms, and cutlasses invaded the Secretariat at about 10:am. An eyewitness who did not want his name mentioned told newsmen that…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is unhappy with the Governor Abba Yusuf led New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) administration of Kano state for allegedly masterminding what it termed as "the political persecution" of its National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. APC, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Mr Felix Morka, described the…
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives have issued President Bola Tinubu a three three-month ultimatum to resolve the worsening insecurity across the country or face mass from Nigerians. The minority lawmakers said they remained united, indivisible, and committed to acting as a watchdog on behalf of the Nigerian…
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The Federal Government has announced it has kicked off the disbursement of the N50,000 Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to nano businesses nationwide. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite, dislcosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), Nano businesses are enterprises that have…
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Former campaign spokesman President Bola Tinubu in southeast and current Chairman of Forum of Former Members of Enugu State House of Assembly (FOF-MENHA), Dr. Josef Onoh has through his weight behind the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, in urging the president’s appointees from the northern extraction to stand up in Defence of…
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Some suspected hoodlums from Obbo-Aiyegunle in Kwara State on Tuesday attacked Ilejemeje Local Government Secretariat and some residents of the town over a land dispute. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged hoodlums were heavily armed and fired gunshot to scare residents. The local government secretariat windows and doors were vandalised as…
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A Muslim pupil lost a UK court challenge Tuesday against a top London school's ban on prayer rituals, in a case about freedom of religion in schools that captured national attention. The student, who cannot be named, took legal action against Michaela Community School in northwest London, claiming the policy was discriminatory and "uniquely" affected…
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Hajia Asma’u Malami, the wife of late Nigerian Ambassador to South Africa, Alhaji Shehu Malami, has dragged her stepson and stepdaughter to Court over her husband’s will. Other plaintiffs are Mustapha, Sadiq, Amina, Zainab and A’isha, children of the late Malami and Asma’u The respondents are also deceased children, Aminu and Hafsat. At the resumed…