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Where we are coming from: 10 years ago, it was inconceivable for Nigerians to lose their heads over the Grammy awards as the Nigerian music industry had no stake in it. Things are however very different in 2023 as Nigerian music stars are beginning to become recurring actors in the …

  A Nigerian footballer in Spain has died after he collapsed on the pitch. Ado Hadi, 21, who plays for CD Madridejos in the Spanish Terceira division, collapsed and died during his side?s home match against SP Cabanillas on Sunday, February 5. In a Castilla-La Mancha Football Federation statement, Hadi …

Kozhikobe police in Kerala, India has arrested a Nigerian man for alleged drug trafficking and seized 55 grams of MDMA from his possession.    The Nigerian identified as Charles Ofodile was apprehended from Bengaluru, Karnataka and brought to Kozhikode on Sunday, February 5, 2023.    Police said that the suspect …

Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has won her first Grammy Award in the 2023 ?Best Melodic Rap Performance? category.   Her contribution to the hit ?Wait For U? by Future featuring Drake earned her the award.   She had bagged 3 nominations at the Grammy awards 2023. …

Nigerian singer, Tems was one of the big stars at the annual Roc Nation pre-Grammy brunch which was hosted by Roc Nation founder, Jay-Z and his wife Beyonc.   At one point, the singer was spotted chatting with Jay-Z and Beyonce at the star-studded which took place at a private …

A 30-year-old Republican Councilwoman, Eunice Dwumfour, was shot dead outside her home in Sayreville, New Jersey, in the U.S.    Dwumfour, a member of the Sayreville Borough Council, was the wife of a Nigerian pastor, Eze Kings Akwue, who is based in Abuja and hails from Oyi Local Government Area of …

A Nigerian man based in Athens, Greece, Iwuozor Edward Chinedu, has been arrested by NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport with cocaine and heroin with a gross weight of 1.30kgs and 900grams respectively concealed in his bag.   A statement released by NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, says Chinedu …

The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) of Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested two Nigerian nationals who were allegedly actively involved in supplying narcotic substances near schools and colleges across the city.   The ANC in a statement on Friday, February 3, said they had received information about a cartel that supplies narcotic …

  A sick from Kaduna state identified as Dorcas has allegedly refused to be treated at the hospital because ??it is against her tradition.”     Activist, Chigozie Effe, who disclosed this on Facebook on Friday February 3, said he had travelled from Minna to Kafanchan in Kaduna to take …

  Nigerians have caught the ??Dark October Fever” and are watching it on Netflix.   The message the movie, Dark October, is passing is ??Jungle Justice is a Menace? Say No to Jungle Justice.”   Producer @officiallindaikeji  Director @tokamcbaror Cast @chuksjoseph__@kemajieh_@munachii.so@oriakukelechi_@chibie_olusama@iam_boman   See a few reviews on social media below.. …