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The Weeknd sets new Spotify record for songs with 1 billion streams | Pulse Nigeria

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1. Blinding Lights – 4,600,220,605 2. Starboy – 3,623,244,910 3. Die For You – 2,550,454,3414. The Hills – 2,494,571,789 5. Save Your Tears – 2,189,872,5066. Call Out My Name – 1,955,179,376 7. Can’t Feel My Face – 1,858,376,969 8. Feel It Coming – 1,857,546,099 9. Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) – 1,787,468,552 10. Save Your Tears (Remix) (with Ariana …

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Appeal court sets aside suspension of Magaji as Kano anti-corruption boss

Appeal court sets aside suspension of Magaji as Kano anti-corruption boss

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned the order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) suspending Muhuyi Magaji as chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC).    Umaru Fadawu, leading a three-member panel of justices, delivered the judgment on Friday, December 6, and directed that the case against Magaji be reassigned to a different …

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9-year-old child sets his father’s house on fire while playing with matches in Kwara

9-year-old child sets his father

A 9-year-old child has set his father’s three-bedroom flat ablaze in Ilorin, Kwara State while playing with matches. The spokesperson of the Kwara State Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, December 5, 2024, advised parents and guardians to keep matches and other flammable materials out of children’s reach.  “The Kwara State Fire Service responded …

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Senate sets up committee to review tax reform bills

Senate sets up committee to review tax reform bills

The Senate has constituted a committee to address the grey areas in the tax reform bills and report back to the committee of the whole before public hearing on the bills.  The committe will be headed by the Minority Leader, Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South).  Barau also named Senators Titus Zam (APC, Benue North West), Orjir Uzor Kalu (Abia …

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Asake sets new record with his chart-topping album ‘Lungu Boy’ | Pulse Nigeria

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Asake continues his chart domination with his third album ‘Lungu Boy’. After consecutive success with his first two albums, Asake released his third album in three years titled ‘Lungu Boy’. Asake has now made history with his latest album which has become the longest-charting number-one album on the TurnTable album chart. ‘Lungu Boy’ has spent 15 weeks atop the chart …

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We saw shege pro max but stood strong – Nigerian woman writes as she sets to marry her boyfriend 11 years after they met in a cab

We saw shege pro max but stood strong - Nigerian woman writes as she sets to marry her boyfriend 11 years after they met in a cab

A Nigerian woman, Charity Ekpeyong, who is set to marry her long-term boyfriend, Ntiedo Samson, has shared how they began dating after meeting in a cab eleven years ago.     Sharing their throwback and pre-wedding photos on Saturday, November 30, Charity said their love story was not without challenges, but they weathered every storm together.    “Some 11 years …

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Terrorism: Finnish court sets date for Simon Ekpa?s trial

Terrorism: Finnish court sets date for Simon Ekpa?s trial

Finnish authorities have announced that pro-Biafra agitator Simon Ekpa is set to face trial in May 2025 on charges of alleged terrorist activities.    Ekpa, a Nigerian-Finnish citizen and leader of the Autopilot faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was arrested on November 21, 2024, alongside four others in Finland.   The Finnish police accuse Ekpa of financing …

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Governor Okpebholo sets up panel to probe Obaseki’s administration

Governor Okpebholo sets up panel to probe Obaseki

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the establishment of a 14-member State Assets Verification Committee to probe the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki.   Fred Itua, the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, announced the development in a statement on Sunday, noting that the committee will be inaugurated on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at Government House in Benin City. …

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Wizkid’s ‘Kese (Dance)’ sets African streaming record on Spotify

Wizkid fills up Paris Night Club for the release party of his upcoming single

In another milestone, Wizkid’s latest single has become the song with the highest opening day streams on Spotify Nigeria with 1.5 million streams. ‘Kese’ surpassed the previous record held by Wizkid’s single ‘Piece Of My Heart’ featuring Brent Faiyaz which garnered 1.016M. Wizkid also set the record for the most opening-day streams for an African artist on Spotify which restates …

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