The Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has presented the state’s budget for 2018, tagged Budget of Progress and Development, to the Lagos State House of Assembly, Punch reports. The budget, according to Punch, goes to the tune of One Trillion, Forty-six Billion, One Hundred and Twenty-one Million,
President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered Russian forces in Syria to start withdrawing, saying that after a two-year military campaign, Moscow and Damascus had achieved their mission of destroying Islamic State. Putin made the announcement during a surprise visit to Russia’s Hmeymim air base in
Made Men Music Group frontline act Tekno might just be up to bigger things as it is looking like he is working with Canadian rapper/singer Drake on a new song. The singer was earlier on spotted partying with Drake at a club which he posted
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In a Medium post, the CEO of Coinbase, one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges out there, is urging users to be responsible about their investments. “We also wanted to remind customers of some of the risks associated with trading digital currency,” CEO Brian Armstrong wrote.
A decade ago, Apple’s iPhone helped make a music-tech star out of Shazam, the app that, almost like magic, could identify a song just by hearing a few seconds of it. Now, Shazam is about to become the property of Apple. The tech giant is
Taylor Swift isn’t letting go of her grip on No. 1. Her new album, “Reputation” (Big Machine), holds the top spot on the Billboard chart for a third week, with 131,000 copies sold in the United States, according to Nielsen; counting single tracks, it had the equivalent
Most international awards have categories for African acts but the trend for most of these awards is to give the African awards backstage, away from the main show. Wizkid is not having any of that however as he stressed in a recent press conference. The
After years of hard-fought advocacy, over 20 failed bills, and an extraordinary, unprecedented national postal survey, same-sex marriage has finally become the law of the land in Australia. Hundreds of LGBTI advocates and couples who have been waiting years for this moment watched on from
No fewer than 275 Edo State indigenes on Wednesday voluntarily arrived Benin from Libya with the help of the state government. The Edo Attorney General and commissioner for Justice, Yinka Omorogbe told newsmen in Benin that out of the number 58 were girls, 2 infants and 215
Disney has just released character posters for Ava DuVernay‘s upcoming film A Wrinkle In Time and they are amazing! The character posters for the epic adventure movie, which is based on Madeleine L’Engle‘s classic novel, feature Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Reese Witherspoon and Storm Reid. In the film, Oprah, Mindy, and Reese play
The social Impact Luncheon is an event aimed at connecting people, ideas and actions in a meaningful and impactful way towards improving the quality of life for marginalized communities. This event will also serve as an entry point to discussions and activities to better equip
The Nigerian Bobsled team otherwise known as ‘The Ice Blazers’ who shocked the world as they qualified for the winter Olympics has caught the attention of one of our favourite TV hosts, Ellen DeGeneres. The team were guests on the Ellen Show which aired today, as they shared their inspiring story
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha on Monday appointed 28 new commissioners in the state, Punch reports. Among the 28 was his biological sister, Ogechi Ololo (nee Okorocha), who was sworn in as the Commissioner for Happiness and Couple’s Fulfillment. Ololo had, according to Punch, previously served as Okorocha’s Deputy Chief
Step 1. Set up a platform called Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs (AYE) and claim that it is the largest networking event for entrepreneurs in Africa. Step 2. Use your connections to solicit for support/affiliation from a few prominent Nigerians and ‘oyibo’ people that we are supposed