Nigerian music star Burna Boy has set a new record as the most streamed African artist on Spotify in 2025, recording nearly two billion streams within the year. The Grammy-winning singer amassed a total of 1.986 billion streams on the global streaming platform, making 2025 the biggest streaming year by an African artist in Spotify’s history. Burna Boy finished ahead of fellow African superstars including Wizkid, Tyla, Rema, and Davido […]

Kayode Adeniyi, the driver of the Lexus SUV involved in the road crash that claimed the lives of two close associates of former world heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Sagamu, Ogun State. Adeniyi, 47, was charged with manslaughter, reckless driving, and other related offences following the incident, which occurred on Monday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to investigators, the crash was caused […]

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dissolved its Kano State Executive Committee, along with all local government and ward-level leadership structures in the state. The decision comes amid strong indications that Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is preparing to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued on Friday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Oladipo Johnson, the NWC […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that 2026 will usher in a more robust phase of economic growth, expressing optimism that the new year will be more prosperous for the nation and its citizens. In his New Year message titled “2026 Marks the Beginning of a More Robust Phase of Economic Growth,” the President said the economic reforms implemented by his administration are beginning to yield tangible results, with […]