Author: Mujeebat Olayiwola

Famous Nigerian gospel singer, Shola Allyson, has joined the Sony Music Nigeria label. Announcing the development in an Instagram post on Friday evening, the global music publisher said, “We are happy to announce that the legendary Shola Allyson is joining the SMP (Sony Music Publishing) family”. Also confirming the new development, the singer in a video on Instagram said “I’m excited to announce to you my new signing with them at Sony Music Publishing Nigeria”. “Hello everyone, my name is Shola Allyson. I’m so excited, grateful, happy, and all the good feelings to announce to you my new signing with…

The member representing Oshimili South Local Government at Delta State House of Assembly, Mrs Bridget Anyafulu, on Tuesday unveiled a free medical outreach to the popular Oko (Hausa) market in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The lawmaker explained that the gesture is to ensure that traders including men and women maintain healthy living to enable them render important service of bringing food stuffs from different parts of the country to Asaba in line with the MORE agenda of governor Sheriff Oborevwori. She said, “The free medical outreach is market to market, we are reaching every corner of Oshimili South’…

Popular comedian and content creator, Koboko and his content team defied heavy rain to protest over the recent killings in Benue State. The skit maker stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had failed Nigerians due to his inability to protect the lives and properties of citizens. He urged Nigerians to reject President Tinubu in 2027. The protesters carried placards that read, “Benue Is Bleeding”, “Is Benue Not Part Of Nigeria?”, “StopBenueKillings”, “May Tinubu Not Happen To Us In 2027”, among others. Sharing photos from the protest via his X handle on Tuesday, he captioned them: “Tinubu has failed us.”

Hollywood film maker, Tyler Perry, is being accused of sexual harassment, workplace gender violence and sexual assault. These allegations are conained in a lawsuit from an actor, Derek Dixon, who said Perry used his influence and power to create a “coercive, sexually exploitative dynamic”. Dixon worked on two of Perry’s shows, Ruthless and The Oval. According to him, the media mogul promised career advancement, but subjected him to “escalating sexual harassment, assault and battery”. Dixon claims he was subjected to harassment and abuse by Perry while he “held direct control over his employment, compensation, and creative opportunities”. Perry has denied…

Famous Nigerian songstress, Ayra Starr, has cried out for being subjected to bullying on social media. Expressing her frustration on Monday morning, Ayra Starr urged online trolls to leave her alone and focus on more important issues. Speaking in a post on X, the singer who explained that her critics are committed to deliberately dragging her for no reason, accused them of seeing her as “scapegoat”. She wrote “There’s nothing I can do nor say to people that intentionally want to bully and misunderstand me every time. You’ve found a scapegoat abi? Focus on issues that actually matter and leave…

Singer D’banj has excluded Wizkid from his top three artistes in Nigeria. D’banj, in an interview on the Adesope podcast, named singers Rema, Davido, and Burna Boy as the only artistes he is currently listening to. While excluding Wizkid from his list, D’banj praised Rema for his energy, Burna Boy for being intentional, and Davido for his humility and consistency. Adesope asked: “Who are your artistes that you are listening to now? Just give me three.” “Shout out to Rema. I love Rema’s energy. You know, there’s this guy that I love a lot and he loves me too. He…

Popular singer Ric Hassani has claimed that the trend of gospel musicians switching to secular music is more about fulfilment than financial incentives. He explained that a lot of musicians who started their careers in the gospel genre switch to the secular music industry because they don’t have the gift of ministration. In a recent interview with Hip TV, Hassani shared that he began his music career in the church but switched after he discovered that it wasn’t his calling. He said, “Gospel is beyond singing. You have to be blessed to be able to interpret God’s words through music.…

Two weeks after meeting Afrobeat star, Davido, legendary highlife musician, Bright Chimezie has joined Sony Music West Africa. The leading global music publisher made this known at the weekend in a series of posts on its official Instagram page. Announcing the development, it wrote “SMP is honored to announce the introduction of the Legendary and extraordinary Bright Chimezie into the family. The creator of the Zigma sound has joined the Sony Music Publishing (SMP) West Africa.” Recall that Chimezie met with Davido in May, after Davido’s public acknowledgement that Chimezie’s album inspired his popular track ‘With You’ which features Omah…

For the first time in two years, credit to Nigeria’s manufacturing sector recorded a decline, dropping by 6.67% in the third quarter of 2024 to ₦8.67 trillion from ₦9.29 trillion in the previous quarter. This decline reflects the reduced appetite for bank loans among manufacturers due to persistently high interest rates. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) 13 times over the past two years, increasing it from 11.5% in April 2022 to 27.5% in November 2024 as part of efforts to curb inflation. Consequently, bank lending rates surged to 31.06% in November 2024…

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP) has declared a three-day warning strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday, January 22, and end on Friday, January 24, 2025. The union accused the authorities of marginalizing non-teaching staff and denying them career progression to the peak of their careers. In a letter dated January 14, 2025, addressed to the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, SSANIP Secretary, Nura Gaya, highlighted grievances over the ongoing redrafting of the Polytechnic Schemes of Service, which allegedly seeks to exclude non-teaching staff from progressing to CONTEDISS 15. The letter stated: “SSANIP has consistently advocated for equity…