By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Nigerian media practitioners have been urged to avoid overworking themselves and prioritise self-care and manage mental healthcare. Mrs Kofoworola Belo-Osagie, a Development Journalist, gave the advice on Tuesday in Ilorin during a Media Personnel Advocacy Roundtable. The programme was organised by the Wole Soyinka Centre for InvestigativeContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy, has become the first African artiste to hit two billion streams mark in the United Kingdom. The “Twice as Tall” crooner was presented with a Brit Plaque at his sold-out show at Koko Camden in London on Monday night, in recognitionContinue Reading
By Sophia Muhammed Family members, celebrities and fans are keeping the internet buzzing as Wizkid clocks 34. A party with some close friends in attendance was held for ‘Machalla’ as he is fondly known in a yet-to-be-identified location to mark the occasion. According to a now-viral-clip, the attendees sangContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN) has inaugurated an accounting club at Lagos Anglican Girls Grammar School (LAGGS) and equipped the school library with accountancy and motivational books. Mrs Hilda Ozoh, National Chairperson of SWAN, while delivering her keynote address at the inauguration of theContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has presented N16.5 million financial assistance to 66 officers who were injured in the line of duty. The General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made the presentation at the 24th anniversary celebration of the authority on Monday in Lagos. Bakare-Oki saidContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu A Nigerian student, Cherish Daniel-Markson, has been honoured by University of Warwick, United Kingdom, for exceptional performance in three-year BA (Hons) Law with Social Sciences degree. This is stated in a congratulatory letter by Margaret O’Brien, Director of Undergraduate Studies at the university’s school of law,Continue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The Centre For Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) in partnership with the Centre For Integrated Health Programs (CIHP) on Friday sensitised and tested no fewer than 248 pregnant women and others for HIV. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme wasContinue Reading
By Babajide Awoyinfa The news of Rema’s record-breaking performance fee at Anant Ambani’s wedding has sent shockwaves across social media, with many users hailing music as a lucrative career path. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian Afrobeats sensation reportedly pocketed a whopping N4.5 billion (three millionContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Nigerian artist, Moses Oghagbon, has decried the neglect of major cultural festivals in the country, adding that revival of the events will spur economic growth and tourism for the country. He urged the Federal Government to invest more in cultural festivals in the country, especially the ArgunguContinue Reading
By Folasade Adeniran The Director-General of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Shuaibu Hussaini, has commended President Bola Tinubu for renaming the National Arts Theatre in Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka. Hussaini, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, described the developmentContinue Reading
