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Grammy-nominated superstar Asake has been declared the best-selling artist in Nigeria in 2024. According to Nigeria’s foremost music chart publication TurnTable in its annual end-of-the-year chart, Asake garnered more acclaim across streaming platforms, TV, and Radio than any other artist in 2024. This is Asake’s third consecutive year as the overall No. 1 artist making him the first star to …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) today January 6, sealed a Chinese supermarket for allegedly selling goods labelled in Chinese language without its proper notification.   Speaking with newsmen after the exercise, NAFDAC’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Shaba Mohammed, said that the agency got ‘credible information’ about the supermarket situated at Azba Mall, 2 …

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 …

CKay is the Nigerian with the highest-selling song in the United States. Nigerian mainstream pop music is enjoying global success, especially in the United States where Afrobeats stars have earned multiple platinum plaques. In the ranking of the best-selling Nigerian artists in the United States, CKay leads the contingent with over 8 million units sold thanks to his viral hit …

Holcim, the Swiss building materials giant, has announced its decision to sell its Nigerian business to Huaxin Cement Ltd., a Chinese firm, in a deal valued at $1 billion.    The agreement, which includes Holcim’s 83.81% stake in Lafarge Africa Plc, marks another major exit from the Nigerian market by an international firm.   “Holcim has signed an agreement with …

  Fomer Nigerian Minister of Tourism, Femi Fani-Kayode, has knocked critics of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited upon the recent revival of Port Harcourt Refinery. He alleged that some elements within the private sector in the oil and gas industry want to undermine and understate the revitalisation of the Port Harcourt Refinery. Fani-Kayode made this known in a statement on …

Arise TV anchors, Reuben Abati and Ojy Okpe, almost clashed on TV this morning November 22, over his story about Igbos not selling land to other indigenes   It all started yesterday November 21 when Abati shared the story of how a former Minister of Information, T.O.S Benson, who had an Igbo wife and daughter had intended to build a …

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT Police Command has smashed a notorious car theft syndicate known for receiving, rebranding and selling stolen vehicles.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, November 10, 2024, said a member of the syndicate, Steven Abang was tracked to Jos, Plateau State and arrested.    The …

Majority owners Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan are in the process of selling their stake in Swansea City to fellow shareholders Andy Coleman, Brett Cravatt and Nigel Morris as well as businessman Jason Cohen. American duo Levien and Kaplan bought a 68% stake in the Championship club – then in the Premier League – in the summer of 2016 in …