Uber Technologies Inc. is set to announce a $3.1 billion cash-and-share deal to acquire its Dubai-based rival Careem Networks FZ as early as this week, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Shareholders in Careem, whose backers include Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s investment firm
Prosecutors in Chicago on Tuesday dropped charges against “Empire” star Jussie Smollett who was accused of staging a homophobic and racist attack against himself. CNBC reports that Smollett’s attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes in a statement said: “Today, all criminal charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped and his record has
Nigerian music legend, 2Baba was on Wednesday selected as a Fellow of the School of Music by the Department of Music, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. The singer becomes the first ever recipient of the award which was presented to him at the department’s 1st public lecture
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that it is not going back on its decision regarding the Imo West senatorial district election. Festus Okoye, National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education said this to reporters at a briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said
The Nigerian stock exchange has suspended the shares of Diamond bank after sanctioning the merger of between the bank and Access Bank. It means trading of the shares has also been suspended on the floor of the stock exchange. The shares will now be dissolved
Make-up mogul and reality star, Kylie Jenner is the cover girl for the latest issue of Interview Germany’s Spring/Summer 2019. The mother of one flaunted her curves as she posed in a series of sizzling ensembles for the racy spread, shot by acclaimed photographers Luca and Alessandro Morelli. In
These are not the best of times for music executive, Ubi Franklin who has been in the news for all the wrong reasons in the past month. In his recent interview, Ubi spoke about the allegations of him ‘beating up’ Emma Nyra when she was signed
Now that you’re familiar with some of Instagram’s most important metrics, it’s time to look at some tools that will help you make the most of your data. To help you get started, I’ve provided a quick list of analytics tools and their unique selling
A UK-based Nigerian student, Bolu, who made a presentation in class, calling for a ban on the local dish, Amala, has been trolled on Twitter. Bolu, on his Twitter handle, @Bolu_ay, shared a photo of his presentation. The photo showed Bolu standing by his presentation,
The Lagos State Building Control Agency, on Friday morning, commenced the demolition of defective buildings within Lagos Island. About 180 houses will be demolished in the exercise, according to the General Manager of LASBCA, Mr. Lekan Shodeinde. Though Shodeinde had said that 20 buildings would
Phyno is back with a new song, “Agu”. The artist waxes his flexibility of range on this song that TSpize produces. He consistently switches between English, Pidgin and the Igbo languages for the thrill. Whenever Phyno and TSpize work on the same song you know, of course, it is a
Singer Oyinkanade is back with a new song called “Dahun” and it features rapperVector. The song is melodious number charging listeners to chase their dreams. “Dahun” is produced by Colonel Tyemmy. Listen/download below: Audio Player 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Download
Known for her 7-year rule as Scandal‘s Olivia Pope, Kerry Washington has always had a unique spot in our hearts – from marrying Nnamdi Asomugha and having two children, Isabelle Amarachi, 4, and Caleb Kelechi, 2, to being a spectacular actress on screen and on Broadway. In a new issue of Architectural Digest, Kerry
We gotta love us some Lupita Nyong’o! The 36-year-old Oscar-winning actress attended the UK screening of Us on Thursday (March 14) at Picturehouse Central in London, England, and her outfit was quite unique. For the event, Lupita went with blood red contact lenses that matched her red Attico
Lagos Club owner and controversial socialite, Pretty Mike, has taken to his Instagram to reveal 10 places in Lagos people can have adventurous sex. Read what he wrote below. I live in a city where sex is more traditional than Adventurous, so allow me to be the