Lovers and trollers of the Nokia 3310, rejoice. The ultra-resilient cell phone will apparently make its way back to store shelves, according to VentureBeat. The hard plastic device fitted with an electronic board first made waves in September 2000 when it launched. Aside from its heavy-duty exterior, the phone was beloved for its SMS messaging, the game Snake, and was the world’s
Samson Siasia shortlisted as only African for Rwanda coaching job
Posted on by Editorial TeamFormer Super Eagles head coach, Samson Siasia has been named on an eight-man shortlist for the vacant Rwanda coach post. Some others who have also made it to the interview stage are German Winfried Schafer who led Cameroon to the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations title, Portuguese Jose Rui Lopes Aguas, Belgian Paul Put who managed Burkina Faso in their impressive
IBB and Atiku engage in closed-door meeting
Posted on by Editorial TeamFormer Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, engaged in a closed-door meeting with former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida at IBB’s Hill Top residence in Minna, yesterday. Atiku who arrived at the Minna Airport at about 12.40p.m. via his private aircraft was received by the Niger state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Bello and immediately proceeded to Babangida’s residence for the meeting from which
FG to work with illegal oil refiners – Osinbajo
Posted on by Editorial TeamIn what could be tagged as a change in policy, Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo has suggested that the Federal Government will work with illegal oil refiners instead of engaging in a war on their refineries. When speaking on a visit to Rivers Osinbajo claimed that the government needs to work with illegal refiners in a bid to promote peace. “Our approach to
EFCC ordered to forfeit funds recovered from Andrew Yakubu raid to FG
Posted on by Editorial TeamA 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 suggest soldiers may have ravaged Benue villages and killed 6
Posted on by Editorial TeamReports 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
Neymar Jr. Debuts “Gold” Supreme x Nike Air More Uptempos
Posted on by Editorial TeamAs 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
DJ Femo returns with how to [mosh]
Posted on by Editorial TeamUK 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.
Cultured Conversations With Maleek Berry (Teaser)
Posted on by TomiOn 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
Bobson enlists David Meli & Minz for Move On
Posted on by TomiFamous 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
Nobody Is Safe! Future is back with an album and a tour
Posted on by Feyikemi Akin-BankoleAfter 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
Fasina pours it up with The Family in his debut video
Posted on by TomiUK-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
VH1’s Rap-Themed TV Series ‘The Breaks’ Stars T.I., Teyana Taylor & More
Posted on by Feyikemi Akin-BankoleBack 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
MTN Nigeria sign sponsorship deal with Arsenal
Posted on by Editorial TeamNigeria’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 falls behind Angola in oil production
Posted on by Editorial TeamNigeria 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,