A recent Spotify data has revealed a surprising trend: a massive surge in heartbreak song streams. Forget candlelit dinners; a recent study found that Nigerians are turning to their playlists to process their emotions, with a staggering 626 per cent overall growth in heartbreak streams from 2022 to 2024. This Valentine’s, the sound of love…
US President Donald Trump delivered a blunt warning to Brics nations on Thursday, declaring that if they proceed with launching a common currency, they would face a 100% tariff on all imports into the United States. He also asserted that “Brics is dead.” This statement came just hours before his scheduled meeting with Prime Minister…
The House of Representatives is set to deliberate on a range of critical legislative matters including a bill seeking to create three additional states: Oke-Ogun, Ijebu and Ife-Ijesa. The private member bill sponsored by Hon. Oluwole Oke, seeks to alter relevant sections of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). As outlined on Thursday’s Order Paper, the…
In its (2025/2548(RSP) resolution on Mr Sharif-Aminu’s detention, the EU called for the musician’s immediate release. European Union has condemned the prolonged detention of Kano singer Yahaya Sharif-Amin, saying Shariah blasphemy laws violate international human rights and often lead to violence and mob killings. In its (2025/2548(RSP) resolution on Mr Sharif-Aminu’s detention, the EU called…
The Ogun State government has rejected Ondo State’s claim of ownership over Eba Island, an area currently under investigation for its oil well. It reiterated that the island falls within its jurisdiction and warned against any attempts to incite communal tensions between the Ijebu and Ilaje peoples, who have coexisted peacefully for generations. The dispute…
Nigeria’s largest telecom operator, MTN, has issued a public apology to its customers following widespread complaints about a sudden 200% increase in the price of its popular 15GB data bundle. The price hike where internet subscribers will have to pay N6,000 for a 15GB weekly data plan which is a 200% increase from the previous…
The National Assembly has passed the sum of N54,990,165,355,396 Appropriation Bill into law for the 2025 fiscal year. The 2025 Budget was passed on Thursday by the both chambers of the National Assembly after due consideration. The passage of the bill followed a recent revision by President Bola Tinubu, who raised the budget from an…
A Nigerian woman who was denied asylum in Britain eight times has finally been granted the right to stay after deliberately joining the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The 49-year-old Nigerian woman (unnamed), became involved with IPOB “to create a claim for asylum”, a judge said. The woman came to the UK in 2011 and…
The Osun State Government has advised residents to avoid unprotected sex, particularly during Valentine’s Day celebrations, and prioritise safe sexual practices. In a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of the Osun State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (O-SACA), Olusegun Daramola, the government announced plans to distribute free condoms and lubricants at selected malls…
Nigerian stand-up comedian and actor Bovi Ugboma popularly known by his stage-name, Bovi, has announced the death of his father, Edward Sagini Ugboma. Bovi made the announcement via a statement his Instagram page on February 13, 2025. The statement reads: “We, the Ugboma family, wish to announce the peaceful passing of our father, grandfather and…