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Nigerian music star Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has unveiled the tracklist for his much-anticipated sixth studio album, Morayo. The album, a follow-up to his 2022 release More Love, Less Ego, is deeply personal, serving as a tribute to his late mother, Morayo, who passed away in 2023. Scheduled for release on November 22, 2024, the project reflects Wizkid’s heartfelt connection to family and his evolution as an artist. The album features great artistes globally such as Asake, Brent Faiyaz, Tiakola, Anais and Jazmine Sullivan. Ahead of the album’s debut, Wizkid has already treated fans to two standout…

Wikki Tourists Technical Adviser Abdul Maikaba has stepped down from his role with immediate effect, citing internal disunity and concerns for his personal safety. In a resignation letter dated February 9, 2026, and addressed to the club chairman, Maikaba said constant disagreements among stakeholders made it difficult for the team to achieve its objectives. The experienced coach also revealed that he had received several threats to his life while carrying out his duties, both through physical confrontations and on social media. He said the hostile environment forced him to resign after consulting with his family. According to Maikaba, the situation…

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Following allegations trending on social media that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, registered some underage students as voters, the commission has denied the story, saying its staff registered prospective voters solely on the provision of the law. INEC spokesperson in Osun State, Musa Olurode, in a statement on Monday, described the trending video of some students being registered in Ede North Local Government Area of the State as a ruse, saying staff did not register any underage students. “The Commission wishes to categorically refute this allegation as false and misleading. While it is correct that…

The African Democratic Congress has vowed to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress in Yobe State and at the national level in the 2027 general elections. A former Minister of Police Affairs and ADC leader in Yobe State, Adamu Waziri, made the declaration on Monday while commissioning the party’s zonal and local government secretariats in Damaturu, Tarmuwa, and Bursari Local Government Areas of the state. According to Waziri, the commissioning of the secretariats is part of a wider strategy to strengthen the party’s grassroots structures and position the ADC as a credible alternative to the APC. He said…

South Korean regulators have launched an investigation into a major cryptocurrency exchange after a system malfunction temporarily showed users holding Bitcoin worth more than $40 billion that did not actually exist, raising fresh concerns about internal controls in the country’s digital asset market. Authorities said the incident stemmed from a technical error that caused account balances to reflect large quantities of Bitcoin that were never issued or backed by real assets. The phantom holdings, described by regulators as “ghost Bitcoin,” appeared during a promotional activity and were visible to users before the error was identified and corrected. The probe is…

A total of 34,060 amounting to over 50 per cent of candidates who sat for the National Business and Technical Examinations Board  November/December 2025 examinations passed with credits in English Language and Mathematics. Speaking during the release of the examination results in Benin City, Edo State on Monday, the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Dr. Mohammed Mohammed, said the National Business Certificate and National Technical Certificate (NBC/NTC), as well as the Advanced National Business Certificate and Advanced National Technical Certificate (ANBC/ANTC) examinations, were conducted in 2,079 centres across the country from Monday, November 3, 2025 to Saturday, December…

A few days ago, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, said state governments and local councils should be blamed for the 133 million Nigerians classified as multidimensionally poor. “Who should be blamed for the 133 million Nigerians who are multidimensionally poor? The Federal Government? No. The states? Yes. The 774 local councils? Yes,” Onanuga said, while corroborating the position of a former Minister of State for Finance, Mr Clement Agba, in a video he shared. According to Agba, while about 69.9 million Nigerians are financially poor and live below the two-dollar-a-day threshold, 133…

For over two decades, the President of Netcom Africa, Yen Choi, has been a key player in Nigeria’s digital transformation, witnessing the nation’s journey from the era of dial-up internet to today’s broadband and cloud-powered economy. In this interview with IBRAHIM ADAM, he reflects on his 23-year experience in Nigeria, the evolution of its technology ecosystem, and the role of ICT in driving national development, economic diversification, and youth empowerment What initially attracted you to Nigeria? That’s a question I get quite often. My parents are of South Korean origin, but I was born in Japan and spent most of…

Grammy-winning artiste Wizkid has released his highly anticipated album, Morayo. A heartfelt tribute to his late mother, the 16-track album showcases an array of stellar collaborations, featuring Brent Faiyaz, Asake, Jasmine Sullivan, Anaïs Cardot, and Tiakola. Ahead of the album’s release, Wizkid dropped two chart-topping singles: “Piece of My Heart” featuring Brent Faiyaz and the infectious “Kese (Dance).” Both tracks broke Spotify Nigeria’s streaming records for the highest opening-day streams. “Kese” garnered an astounding 1.5 million streams on its debut, surpassing the 1.016 million streams achieved by “Piece of My Heart.” With these hits, Wizkid now dominates the top four…