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Wizkid’s ‘Money Constant’ Tops Charts in Nigeria After Dance Video

27.10.2025

Nigerian music icon, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has scored another major milestone as his new Amapiano-inspired single, “Money Constant,” featuring DJ Maphorisa, DJ Tunez, and Mavo, climbs to No. 1 on Apple Music’s Top Songs chart in Nigeria and cracks the Top 40 on the Global Shazam Top 200, debuting at No. 33. New Telegraph reports that the song’s rapid rise was...

Boxers Thrill Fans At Lagos Boxing Competition

27.10.2025

Boxing fans at the Agege Stadium, Lagos State, were treated to an electrifying display of boxing talent as the Lagos Boxing Hall of Fame Championships made a triumphant return over the weekend. The one-day tournament featured 10 thrilling bouts, marking the comeback of Nigeria’s longest-running grassroots boxing event. Boxers from across Lagos dazzled spectators, leaving them...

Kwara Law Officers’ Association Begins 3-Day Warning Strike

27.10.2025

The Kwara State branch of the Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN) has commended a three-day warning strike following the failure of the government to meet their demands. The association decried that the government has not responded to their yearnings with respect to its 14-day notice of warning strike, which lapsed on 24th October, 2025...

Priscilla Ojo Responds To Wedding Shoe Trolls

27.10.2025

Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo’s daughter, Priscilla Ojo, has hit back at critics who slammed her for wearing her wedding shoes to a recent event. Priscilla, a social media influencer, noted that her life will go the way she wants, and as long as her family, friends, and honest fans are happy, the opinions of others...

Illicit Drugs: Reps Summon NAFDAC, Police, Others

27.10.2025

The House of Representatives has invited critical stakeholders including the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Federal Ministries of Health and Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to submit memoranda ahead of its probe into the prevalence in the use, trafficking and regulation of illicit drugs...

‘Unmet’ Demands: Resident Doctors To Begin Indefinite Strike Nov 1

27.10.2025

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said it will begin an indefinite nationwide strike on November 1. NARD President, Mohammad Suleiman, disclosed this in a statement yesterday, saying the strike directive was issued after the expiration of a 30-day ultimatum earlier given to the Federal Government over unresolved demands. This latest action comes...

Osun 2026: APC Youths Differ Over Zoning Agitation Of Guber Ticket

27.10.2025

As primary election of the All Progressives Congress to elect its flag bearer for the 2026 Gubernatorial election draws nearer, youth leaders within the party have engaged in verbal war over the zoning agitation. Recall that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had announced that its primary for the August 8, 2026 governorship election in Osun...

Crypto Activity In Nigeria Surges To $50bn Amid Weak Participation

27.10.2025

The Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, has revealed that Nigeria witnessed over $50 billion worth of cryptocurrency transactions between July 2023 and June 2024, highlighting the increasing sophistication and risk appetite of local investors many of whom operate outside the traditional capital market framework. Speaking while delivering a lead...

APMT Donates Medical Equipment To Boost Maternal Health

27.10.2025

APM Terminals Apapa has donated vital medical equipment to the Simpson Primary Healthcare Centre in Ebute Metta, Lagos as part of its ongoing commitment to improving maternal health and supporting its host communities through corporate social responsibility. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Frederik Klinke, expressed his delight at the initiative, describing it...

UNICEF, Rotary Partner To Sustain Polio-Free Nigeria

27.10.2025

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Rotary International have reaffirmed their joint commitment to sustaining Nigeria’s polio-free status through renewed collaboration with government and community stakeholders. Speaking at an event in Bauchi to mark World Polio Day, UNICEF Global Special Behavioral Change Manager and Head of World Polio Outbreak Response, Dr Panchanan Achari, said...