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A Nigerian man has been beaten to coma for assaulting a female bolt driver in Kenya

August 28, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

After physically assaulting a female Bolt driver in Kenya, an unnamed Nigerian man was reportedly beaten to a pulp by a mob. A woman who claimed to be the driver’s daughter posted this on X (previously Twitter). Bolt provided additional confirmation of the information, stating that the Kenyan authorities are […]

My ex wife never married me for the money- Julius Agwu

August 27, 2023 Joshua Samuel

Veteran actor and comedian Julius Agwu has refuted claims that his divorced wife, Ibiere Maclayton, wedded him for financial gain. Recall how several media outlets claimed he had implied in a recent interview that his ex-wife “may have married him primarily for his financial status at the time.” Julius Agwu, […]

You have 48 hours to withdraw your ban on 25 media outlets- SERAP tells President Tinubu

August 27, 2023 Wale Ponnle

President Bola Tinubu has been given a 48-hour deadline by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to lift the ban on 25 media organizations from Aso Rock. The Deputy Director of SERAP, Kolawole Oluwadare, made this announcement on Sunday. SERAP was responding to the accreditation of 25 journalists to […]

Meta to launch AI model that will write computer codes in English

August 27, 2023 Joshua Samuel

The parent company of Facebook, Meta, announced on Thursday that it would publish an artificial intelligence (AI) model to help with coding, stepping up its investment in the emerging field. The business open-sourced Code Llama, a machine learning system that can generate and explain code in natural language, particularly English, […]

Burna boy competes with Davido’s record on US Apple music chart

August 26, 2023 Joshua Samuel

Burna Boy, a Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, has surpassed Davido’s previous mark for the highest-peaking African album on the Apple Music United States chart. ‘Timeless,’ Davido’s fourth studio album, which peaked at Number 2 earlier this year, established the record. The highest-peaking African project in the history of the list was […]

FG criticises Obaseki for talking down on Tinubu’s economic policy

August 26, 2023 Wale Ponnle

Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, has come under fire from the federal government for opposing President Bola Tinubu’s economic strategy. Speaking to reporters on Thursday in Benin, Obaseki claimed that the withdrawal of gasoline subsidies and foreign exchange reforms implemented by Tinubu’s administration had made life more difficult […]

Google, Facebook, and other foreign corporations pay N2 trillion in taxes to the FG

August 26, 2023 Joshua Samuel

Over the course of 15 months, the federal government of Nigeria has amassed taxes from foreign businesses operating in Nigeria, including Google, Netflix, and Facebook, totaling N2 trillion ($2.5 billion). Value Added Tax (VAT) and Company Income Tax (CIT) are both included in this. The Federal Inland Revenue Service states […]

Niger coup: I am managing a very critical issue- Tinubu

August 25, 2023 Wale Ponnle

On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu claimed that the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, heads of State and government are being held back by him because he is in charge of a very severe problem. A delegation of Islamic scholars (Ulamas), who was previously involved in discussions to […]

When P-Square debuted their popular song, “Bizzy Body,” I was five years old. Ifeoma, Paul’s girlfriend

August 25, 2023 Joshua Samuel

Ivy Ifeoma, the half of P-Square and a Grammy-winning singer who is Rudeboy’s fiancée, said that she was five years old when the trio debuted their smash song, “Bizzy Body.” The 23-year-old posted a video of herself dancing to “Bizzy Body” on her Tiktok page, which prompted a fan to […]

82% of African telecom subscriptions are in Nigeria- NCC

August 25, 2023 Samson Ayodeji

According to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), 82% of all telecom subscribers in Africa are in Nigeria. This demonstrates Nigeria’s large position in the African telecom sector and suggests that a sizeable share of the continent’s telecom subscribers are headquartered there. At the Emerging Technology Forum’s report for the Telecommunications […]