One of Nigeria’s and Africa’s most celebrated disc jockeys, DJ Neptune, says there is a need for African creatives to own their own streaming platforms. “We, as African creatives, need to start thinking towards the direction of owning our own streaming platforms because we have the numbers,” the 35-year-old, whose real name is Imohiosen … Continue reading “Why African Creatives Need To Own Streaming Platforms – DJ Neptune”
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, on Sunday paid tribute to the former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, describing him as a true soldier of Christ. The 23rd Chief of Army Staff died on November 56, 2024 died in Lagos after a brief illness. Speaking during an inter-denominational … Continue reading “VIDEO: ‘True Soldier Of Christ’, CDS Oluyede Pays Tribute To Ex-COAS Lagbaja”
The Labour Party candidate in the just-concluded Anambra State governorship election, George Moghalu, has opened up on why he did not win in his polling unit. He blamed his loss in his polling unit on vote-buying by some of the contenders. READ ALSO: It’s Soludo! Governor Wins Anambra Election By Landslide In an interview on … Continue reading “Anambra Election: Why I Lost In My Polling Unit – LP Candidate”
Morocco has recorded the biggest victory in U-17 World Cup history, thrashing New Caledonia 16-0 to keep their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages alive. The result surpassed Spain’s previous record of a 13-0 win over New Zealand. The match, which took place on Sunday, saw a relentless Moroccan attack, with Abdelali Eddaoudi … Continue reading “Morocco Thrash New Caledonia 16-0 To Set New U-17 World Cup Record”
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has given property owners who violated land use regulations in parts of Abuja, the nation’s capital, a final 14-day grace period to pay a N5 million conversion fee. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications … Continue reading “Wike Approves Final 14-Day Grace For FCT Land Use Defaulters”
The Taliban government expressed its disappointment Sunday that it was not invited to the COP30 conference despite Afghanistan being one of the nations most vulnerable to climate change. The 30th UN Climate Change Conference opens Monday and is set to draw representatives from dozens of countries to Brazil. Afghanistan’s National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) … Continue reading “Taliban Govt Protests No Invitation To UN Climate Summit”
La Liga leaders Real Madrid were left frustrated in a 0-0 draw at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, giving champions Barcelona a chance to close in on them. Xabi Alonso’s side moved five points clear of Villarreal in second and six ahead of the third-placed Catalans, who visit Celta Vigo later on. Rayo battled strongly … Continue reading “Liga Leaders Real Madrid Drop Points In Rayo Draw”
Air travel in the United States could soon “slow to a trickle,” authorities warned Sunday as thousands more flights were cancelled or delayed and passengers faced chaos triggered by the federal government shutdown. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the number of flights being snarled or cut would multiply if the funding impasse between Democrats … Continue reading “US Air Travel Could ‘Slow To A Trickle’ As Shutdown Bites — Transport Secretary”