Rising stars Ayo Maff, Llona, Kaestyle, and TML Vibez are some of the breakout stars to look out for in 2025. Afrobeats continued its upward momentum in 2024 thanks to a collection of new voices whose music excited listeners. Among these breakout acts is Ayo Maff whose hit single ‘Dealer’ remix featuring Fireboy was the most streamed song of 2024 …

A Nigerian law graduate and feminist, Ife, is facing criticism over alleged discrimination against boys.    It all began after an X user, Lucy listed the micro-feminist things she does, including hiring only female service workers, tipping female servers and bartenders as well as patronizing woman-owned bookstores.    Adding to the list, Ife said she only pays transport fares for …

A woman who took to X to share her excitement after a date has returned to the platform to reveal she has given up on the man.  She initially revealed that the date went well and communication between them flowed so well that they both wanted a second date.  However, she returned a day later to disclose that they had …

Oil and gas giant Shell has reduced its estimates for liquefied natural gas (LNG) production for the last quarter of 2024, with significant well write-offs for upstream exploration and integrated gas also expected. ADVERTISEMENT The details were revealed in an update to its fourth quarter 2024 outlook on Wednesday, ahead of the actual Q4 results due to be released on …

Getty Images Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who is now the co-chair of Meta’s oversight board, is the former Prime Minister of Denmark. The co-chair of the independent body that reviews Facebook and Instagram content has said she is “very concerned” about how parent company Meta’s decision to ditch fact-checkers will affect minority groups. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, from Meta’s oversight board, told the BBC …

Analysts are now hopeful that the Swedish central bank will lower its key policy rate later this month, following five interest rate cuts last year. ADVERTISEMENT Prices in Sweden rose at a slower pace in December compared to the prior month, fuelling predictions that the country’s central bank will cut interest rates at its next monetary policy meeting on 28 …

Activist and lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has said President Bola Tinubu should have since released Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.   Adeyanju in a post on X, said  Tinubu’s decision to continue former President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of incarcerating Kanu is “disappointing.”   He wrote: “Tinubu should have released Nnamdi Kanu since. “It is easier to …

Spyro has revealed how much he spends on strangers each day he goes out.  The singer revealed that he spends at least N100K daily as gifts to strangers who beg him for money.  He then narrated how he was insulted by a stranger just because he said he did not have money to give.  He added that if he goes …

The Kano State Government has been thrown into mourning following the news of sudden de@th of Engr. Ahmad Ishaq Bunkure, the newly appointed Special Adviser on Works to Governor Abba Yusuf, barely 24 hours after his swearing-in.   The spokesperson to the Governor, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, confirmed the passing of Bunkure in Egypt in a statement released today January …

A British woman, who goes by the name Mama Yara Naija, has appreciated her husband for marrying her for the second time in a traditional wedding.    “Our traditional wedding. My husband did an outstanding job at organising our special day and I am so proud of him,” she wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday.    “He arranged everything, …