Controversial Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, has lamented how Grammy winner, Burna Boy was being credited wrongly for records set by him and others in the Nigerian music industry. Speaking in a recent interview with The Public Republic, he recalled that Burna Boy was widely reported as the first artiste to play in Coachella in 2020 despite…
Popular Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has addressed rumors going round suggesting she is a billionaire following the success of her latest movie, A Tribe Called Judah. Despite the film grossing over a billion naira, the actress clarified that she did not personally earn billions from it. Responding to the speculation, Funke Akindele expressed gratitude for the support…
Businessman and socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has revealed that the insecurity in the Southeast forced him to relocate his business to Lagos State. He disclosed this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo. The socialite lamented that the fear of kidnapping and killing had driven away customers from the East,…
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Honourable Adedeji Dhikrullahi Olajide, has declared that an average Nigerian worker can no longer purchase essential commodities like rice and other food items. Olajide, who represents Ibadan North-West/Ibadan South-West federal constituency in Oyo State, used the opportunity to call for an urgent upward…
The federal government has revealed plans to bring down inflation in Nigeria through suspension of tariff and import duty for food and raw materials for production. Minister of Finance, Wale Edun made this known during a presentation of the proposed Accelerated Stabilisation and Advancement Plan, ASAP, noting that it will also cover pharmaceuticals, inputs for agriculture production…
Popular blogger Linda Ikeji has clarified why her son, Jayce, will continue to bear her surname rather than his father’s. Ikeji mentioned that this has been the case since the birth of her now six-year-old son and that he is free to change his surname when he comes of age. She shared this on her…
Two men, Ayodeji Ajayi, 41, and Alaba Seye, 32, were on Thursday arraigned in an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged possession of Indian hemp. The defendants of unknown addresses were facing a charge of possession of Indian hemp. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on May…
A Nigerian farmer as sparked controversy on social media as he vows to increase the cost of selling a crate of eggs to N10K amidst the ongoing deliberation to increase the minimum wage to N105K. This came following the suspended strike by the organised labour which was aimed at increasing the former minimum wage from N30,000 to…
The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, on Thursday submitted the estimated cost of the proposed new national minimum wage to President Bola Tinubu. According to Sahara reporters, Edun submitted a proposal of N105,000 to the president as the new minimum wage. It would be recalled that on June 4, President Tinubu asked that the finance minister, Wale…
Get Your Groove On: Theme Song for VOLTAGE Drops Ahead of Epic Premiere Themed Illumination Meets Afro-fusion! Mark your calendars, music and movie lovers! The electrifying theme song for the highly anticipated movie VOLTAGE is here, and it’s guaranteed to get your heart racing. Just weeks before the red carpet premiere on June…
