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In 2024, Nigerian artists broke new ground as they continued Afrobeats’ global charge.  While Nigerian pop music might have delivered paltry hits, especially on the global front, the stars who shape the industry leveraged their success to reach new heights. From notable Grammy moments, sold-out tours, record-breaking venues, and personal career milestones, Nigerian artists maintained their status as the leading …

In 2024, Nigerian artists broke new ground as they continued Afrobeats’ global charge.  While Nigerian pop music might have delivered paltry hits, especially on the global front, the stars who shape the industry leveraged their success to reach new heights. From notable Grammy moments, sold-out tours, record-breaking venues, and personal career milestones, Nigerian artists maintained their status as the leading …

A Nigerian woman, Dooshima Ochepo, has said that men value peace of mind and will always be eager to go home at the end of the day if they find peace with their wives.      According to her, in cases where a man always wants to be away from home, it means that his wife is troubling him.   …

Spotify has released the data for the most streamed artists outside Nigeria in 2024. On the list shared by Spotify, Grammy winner Burna Boy is the Nigerian artist with the most streams outside Nigeria. For the past couple of years, the hitmaker has been at the forefront of exporting Nigerian music globally. Burna Boy’s feat is a testament to his …

From grand ceremonies that broke the internet to intimate nuptials steeped in culture and tradition, Nigerian celebrities showcased their unique love stories in the most glamorous ways imaginable. These star-studded weddings were not just unions of hearts but also spectacles of style, luxury, and cultural pride, leaving little to no room to breathe on social media almost throughout the entire …

A Turkey-based Nigerian man, Anoke Kingsley Roomy, was on Thursday, December 19, sentenced to one year imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos for attempting to unlawfully export 600 grams of tramadol, a controlled substance.   Justice Akintayo Aluko convicted and sentenced Roomy to 12 months imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge filed by the National Drug …

A US court has found a Nigerian US-based man, Oluwole Adegboruwa, 54 and his accomplice, Enrique Isong, 49, guilty of masterminding a multi-million dollar dark web drug trafficking operation,  and has sentenced them to a combined 40 years in jail term.  This was revealed in a statement on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Utah.   While …

As it is in most parts of the world, music is perhaps the most consumed pleasure in Nigeria, and the rise of streaming platforms, social media, and music-tracking tools means that we have stepped into a new era defined by data and high-powered tech that has made old models obsolete. However ingenious these technological advances may be, local context is …

Police have arrested a 48-year-old Nigerian man and his 33-year-old South African girlfriend on charges of unlawful possession of drugs and dealing in drugs.    The duo was nabbed on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, by South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks, in collaboration with the North West provincial drug task team and Lichtenburg K9 …

A Facebook user, Blezzy Acha from Benue State has expressed sadness at news that a lady her brother trained in the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, is getting married to another man on December 28.     Commenting on a Facebook post criticizing her brother for training a lady he is not married to, Blezzy on Thursday said that he made …