Author: Festus Adeloye

Afrobeats superstar, Burna Boy, has achieved a remarkable milestone, becoming the first African artist to reach two billion streams in the United Kingdom. He received a Brit plaque at his sold-out show at Koko Camden in London, marking this impressive feat. This achievement comes just weeks after he was presented with a Brit 1 billion streams plaque at his sold-out show at the London Stadium. Burna Boy’s message of perseverance and fighting for one’s rights resonated as he accepted the award. Receiving his Brit 2 billion streams plaque, Burna Boy revealed that he fought for it. He said: “Thank you…

Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill into law for the establishment of 2nd class Emirates in the state. It would be recalled that the House took the first reading of the bill before embarking on recess, which they resumed yesterday. After the second and third reading of the bill, the Deputy Speaker, Muhammad Butubutu, moved for its adoption and passage during its plenary presided over by the Speaker, Jibril Falgore. The new second-class emirates to be created include Rano Emirate: Rano-Bunkure, Kibiya; Karaye Emirate: Karaye-Rogo; Gaya Emirate: Gaya-Ajingi, Albasu. It should be recalled that the Kano…

Kylian Mbappe has been unveiled as a new Real Madrid player at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid. It comes as the 25-year-old completes his free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain after his contract expired. Mbappe was unveiled sporting the iconic number 9 jersey that famously has been worn by legends of the club such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Ronaldo, Javier Saviola, and Roberto Soldado.

Kylian Mbappé underwent his Real Madrid medical on Tuesday ahead of his presentation to fans at the Bernabéu. Mbappé, 25, arrived at the Sanitas clinic in La Moraleja, an exclusive Madrid suburb, just before 9 a.m. Spanish time, posing for cameras and calling his move “a dream.” He then travelled to the club’s Valdebebas training ground for the formal signing of his new five-year contract with Madrid president Florentino Pérez. Fans were queueing outside the Bernabéu hours before the presentation was due to start at 12 p.m. The 85,000-capacity stadium is expected to be full, with tickets — made available…

The Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Monday, said he never knew he would live to be 90. Soyinka revealed this while answering questions from about 383 students who participated in the 2024 edition of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange Programme held at Prof. Soyinka’s ARI residence, Ijegba, Abeokuta. This was as the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, announced scholarships and gifts of laptops to nine students who emerged best in an essay competition organised to mark Soyinka’s 90th birthday. Born on July 13, 1934, the Nobel Laureate clocked 90 on Saturday. While answering questions from children on…

The Federal Government has repatriated a total of 190 Nigerians from the United Arab Emirates. According to a statement released by the National Emergency Management Agency signed by its Director General, Director, North Central Zone, Bashir Garga, on Tuesday, the returnees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 5:57 AM on Tuesday and were received by combined team of government officials led by NEMA. NEMA reports that the returnees have undergone profiling and documentation by relevant agencies and have been sensitised on the importance of conducting themselves with decorum and responsibility upon their return to Nigeria. The…

Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, said yesterday the Federal Government has been steadfast in its mission to transform the country’s power sector. He gave this assurance at the 9th edition of Nigeria Energy Forum, NEF 2024, conference in Lagos, with the theme “Energizing Sustainable Industrialisation”. According to the minister, over the past few years, ”We have significantly increased our installed generation capacity by bringing new power plants on line and rehabilitating existing ones. This has resulted in a substantial increase in the overall power supply to the national grid.” The minister, who was represented by Dr. Sunday Owolabi, Director…

President Bola Tinubu is set to meet with the leadership of the Organised Labour in continuation of discussions on a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the issue of the new minimum wage was also discussed during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Monday. He said the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has been directed to come up with a proposal for an Amendment Act to the 2024 Appropriation Act to be sent to the National Assembly. Last Thursday, the President met with the President of…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that Nigeria will only succeed when the citizens support the President and ”that if Nigeria fails, everybody fails. The sub-nationals, like Rivers State, and any other state will also fail.” This comes as he called for speedy investigation of suspects arrested for crime and taken through the unimpeded process of legal trials to ensure that they did not eventually get dumped in the correctional centres unduly on the awaiting trial list. This, he said, will place more demand on the Nigeria Police Force and the Judiciary to rise to the challenge of ensuring…

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari has declared that the Port Harcourt refinery will begin to deliver refined petroleum products in August while that of Kaduna and Warri will commence by December, just as he insisted that they were not lying to the nation. Kyari spoke yesterday in Abuja when he appeared before Senator Sani Musa, APC, Niger East led National Assembly joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Finance during an emergency session on the state of the economy, assured that by the end of the year, Nigeria will…