A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the forfeiture of the sum of $9,772,000 and £74,000 recovered from former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Andrew Yakubu, to the Federal Government. On the 3rd of February 2017, operatives of EFCC had stormed a building belonging to former NNPC boss, Andrew Yakubu and recovered the
Reports from PUNCH have found that soldiers carried out attacks on villages in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State killing six persons in retaliation of the murder of a soldier by some youth in the area. Brigade Commander of the 707 Special Force, Brig. Clement Apere, denied that soldiers attacked the people claiming that the operation conducted in the
As the world gears up for the Champions League round of 16 game between Paris Saint Germaine and FC Barcelona, Neymar has taken advantage of the window in debuting a pair of trainers from the upcoming Supreme x Nike collection. The flashy Brazilian was spotted wearing a pair of the regal gold Nike Air More Uptempo, the silhouette of which
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UK based DJ Femo returns with a new mix titled how to [mosh] following the release of her impressive Gbef mix to open 2017. Her latest offering is a Hip Hop and Rap mix and Femo transitions from Nigerian music to foreign music. Some of the artists featured include Santi, Migos, Odunsi, Travis Scott, Terry Apala, Rae Sremmurd and Lancey Foux.
On the second episode of Cultured Conversations, Amira Ibrahim interrogates producer turned popstar, Maleek Berry. In the conversation, the duo discuss Maleek’s youth and the impact growing up in the UK has on who he is today. Maleek’s early days in music production and a rap group from church which helped develop his hunger for production are also a topic
Famous Bobson has slowly established himself in some circles as a singer to watch out for with tracks like Vibe With Me featuring Ozone and No Time. On his latest effort, Move On, Bobson teams up with budding rapper, David Meli and Minz who have also put what some could consider their breakout tracks in Novice and Talk respectively. Minz
After a long, unbearable, tiring and painful wait Future finally announces the release of his new album, Future out this Friday! He further announces that he will be heading out on a North American tour in spring. The Nobody Safe Tour kicks off on the 4th of May at the FedEx Forum in Memphis and runs through till June 30. The tour will include big acts
UK-based singer Fasina’s debut project, LifT EP is a 4-track beauty. He created soothing music about love and next level ties and ultimately it was great music to vibe to. Fasina now kicks off 2017 with his first ever video for The Family off his debut tape. The video was shot in London and sees Fasina pour it up with some
Back in 2016, A Seith Mann-helmed original film inspired by hip-hop’s early years titled, The Breaks was shown by VH1. The network now plans to recreate the movie as a TV program based on the movie’s themes. In anticipation of the February 20 premiere of the first episode of The Breaks, VH1 has unveiled an official trailer in support of the project. Featuring appearances from T.I., Method Man, Teyana
Nigeria’s foremost telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria have signed a sponsorship deal with football club, Arsenal FC. The deal is centred around the mutual benefits of Arsenal expanding its commercial interests in prime territory and MTN gaining exclusive content to deliver to their subscriber base. The deal will also see Arsenal providing the telco with match highlights, news and player interviews
Nigeria has again lost its Africa’s top oil producer status to Angola after it regained it in November last year. OPEC, in its Monthly Oil Market Report for February 2017, which was released on Monday, put crude oil production from Nigeria at 1.604 million barrels per day in January, up from 1.37 million barrels per day in the previous month,
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party remains Nigeria’s biggest and strongest political party and shall bounce back in 2019. Jonathan made these remarks as he received a delegation of the PDP Strategy Review and Inter-party Committee, at his private residence in Abuja. Jonathan said, “I am among the persons who believe that for a nation to
Yesterday, The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, revealed to the Senate, that there are no plans of incorporating electronic and diaspora voting in the the 2019 general elections. INEC cites the lack of constitutional backing and the extensive costs of execution as the two reasons why such changes shall not be incorporated. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu noted that INEC’s annual
Oluwatosin Ajibade, known as Mr Eazi is currently one of the fastest rising stars in African music. He fits into the Afrobeats music genre and is also a pioneer for a sound he calls “Banku music” which portrays his Ghanaian side. Big hits like ‘Skintight,’ ‘Hollup‘ and ‘Bankulize‘ have turned things around for this superstar over the years. Mr. Eazi went from being an event promoter in Kumasi, Ghana
A new trailer for All Eyez on Me, the upcoming biopic of Tupac Shakur has been released. The trailer offers an insight into Tupac’s youth and upbringing, as he watches violent encounters with bigoted police gain a hold on he and those around him. The trailer’s strongest moment comes in a conversation with Tupac’s mother as she foreshadows “They are