Author: Prima News

Spotify’s latest Valentine data signals that Nigerian listening is becoming more emotionally expansive, not more predictable. Across the Jan 1 to Feb 4 comparison window, Nigeria saw strong growth in mood-led playlist creation from 2024 to 2025, with rizz up +58%, simp up +66%, and yearn up +305%. From 2025 to 2026, we could see rizz up +82% and yearn up +170%. Together, these shifts point to a culture that is naming attraction, vulnerability, and longing in real time. A New Language for Modern Love On Valentine’s Day, Nigerian listeners moved between local and global love soundtracks, with Burna Boy,…

Sunday Igboho has urged Nnamdi Kanu to embrace dialogue with Federal Government after ending sit-at-home order. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that foremost Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to prioritise diplomatic engagement with the Federal Government in resolving his ongoing legal and political challenges. In a statement released on Friday and signed by his counsel, Pelumi Olajengbesi, Igboho commended Kanu for officially cancelling the Monday sit-at-home order that had disrupted economic and social activities across the South-East for five years. Igboho described…

“While cases have reduced, the conditions that led to the resurgence of this deadly disease in recent years remain and must be addressed,” said Regina De Dominicis, the UN Children Fund (UNICEF) regional director for Europe and Central Asia.Fifty-three countries in Europe and Central Asia reported 33,998 measles cases in 2025, down from 127,412 in 2024.The overall decreasing trend in cases reflects both outbreak response measures and the gradual decline in the number of people susceptible to measles infection as the virus made its way through under-vaccinated communities, according to UN agencies.Tackling deadly misinformationHowever, many cases could have been prevented…

Controversial crossdresser Idris ‘Bobrisky’ Okuneye has denied defaming prominent human rights lawyer Femi Falana and his son, rapper Falz, following their demand for a retraction and apology over an alleged defamatory audio recording. The audio, which surfaced last month, reportedly involved Bobrisky claiming to have given the Falanas N10 million to secure a presidential pardon for his conviction earlier this year. However, Bobrisky has rejected the voice in the recording as his, stating, “I, Okuneye Idris, aka Bobrisky, didn’t give Falz or his dad any money for pardon. As a matter of fact, no penny was given to them.” This…

Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman said he was “very, very happy” after scoring and providing an assist in Atletico Madrid’s 4-0 win over Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg. Lookman praised his team’s performance and said the players worked well together. “Of course, scoring is good, but I think the team played really well tonight,” he said after the match. The Nigerian forward also highlighted Atletico’s teamwork in front of goal. “In the box we were very professional, and today we showed a great level of teamwork,” he added. Lookman said the fans played a big role…

By Chidinma Onwumere Nigeria’s public health system has taken a further step toward strengthening diagnostic self-reliance with the local packaging of a WHO pre-qualified HIV Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) at a facility in Lagos. The development highlights a broader shift in how essential health commodities are produced, supplied, and regulated across the continent. The HIV test in question, the Standard Q HIV 1 & 2 RDT was previously manufactured and distributed as a fully imported finished product. Through regulatory approval granted under the WHO Pre-Qualification Change Notification, local packaging is now authorised at Colexa Biosensor, a Nigerian facility, making it…

INEC has proposed N873.78bn budget for 2027 General Elections and sought N171bn for 2026 operations. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the National Assembly that it requires N873.78 billion to conduct the 2027 general elections, alongside N171 billion to fund its operations in the 2026 fiscal year. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this while presenting the Commission’s 2026 budget proposal and projected 2027 election costs before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters in Abuja.   According to Amupitan, the N873.78bn estimate covers the full conduct of national polls in 2027. The…

Two children were reportedly killed and 13 others injured in a drone strike on a mosque in Al-Rahad, North Kordofan, where all the victims were students at the adjoining school. The attack came just hours after a primary school in Dilling, South Kordofan, was hit, with further injuries reported. WFP warehouse hit The warehouse of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in the South Kordofan capital, Kadugli, also was struck by suspected rockets, significantly damaging buildings and mobile storage units.  Recent days have also seen drone strikes reported in other parts of South Kordofan, North Kordofan and West Kordofan states, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York. Strikes have occurred close to key supply routes linking the city of…

Liam Payne, who died aged 31 after plunging from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, spent more than half his life in the public eye as a member of one of the world’s most successful boy bands. The singer from Wolverhampton in central England was first unsuccessful in his audition on the hugely popular television talent show “The X Factor”. But he hit gold on the programme in 2010, aged just 16, joining Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik — and One Direction was born. Over the next six years, the group enjoyed global fame and legions of screaming…

Atletico Madrid produced a stunning performance to beat FC Barcelona 4-0 in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg, with Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman scoring one goal and providing an assist. The hosts took the lead in the seventh minute after Barcelona goalkeeper Joan Garcia made a costly mistake that resulted in an own goal. Atletico doubled their advantage in the 14th minute when Antoine Griezmann found the back of the net. In the 33rd minute, Julian Alvarez set up Lookman, who finished calmly to make it 3-0. The Nigerian forward then turned provider in first-half stoppage time, assisting Alvarez…