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Grammy award-winning Nigerian singer, Wizkid Ayodeji Balogun has announced that he will be dropping a new album. The Fever crooner made this known in a post on his Insta-story. He revealed that it will be dropped tonight by 11:11pm. Wizkid however, did not mention the name of the album or any of the artistes featured….

An international expert mission to Wuhan has concluded it was very likely that Covid-19 first passed to humans from a bat through an intermediary animal, while all but ruling out a laboratory leak. The intermediate host hypothesis was deemed “likely to very likely”, while the theory that the virus escaped from a lab was seen…

World oil prices eased on Monday as traffic resumed on the Suez Canal after a massive container ship blocking the waterway was freed. The Suez Canal Authority said the Ever Given was back afloat and traffic resuming in one of the most important routes for global trade and crude shipments that had been shut for…

Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the choice of Kano State as a venue for his 12th colloquium is to establish the fact that the Fulanis and Yoruba people can co-exist in love and peace.  Speaking at the event which also marks his 69th birthday, the political stalwart said his choice of Kano as…

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday proceed to London, the United Kingdom for a routine medical check-up. This was announced in a statement issued on Monday night by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. Before departing the country for the UK, President Buhari would meet with the security chiefs…

Nigerians on social media have reacted to the decision of Nollywood actress and billionaire wife, Regina Daniels to patronise self-styled sex and relationship expert, Jaruma. Regina Daniels took to her Instagram page to share a video of her taking delivery of the kayanmata products she ordered which includes a waist bead and love chocolate worth…

Acleric, Abdulrasheed Olalere, has narrated how he allegedly caught his wife, Mariam, in bed with another man when she was four months pregnant. Olalere, who filed for divorce against Mariam, accused her of infidelity and attempts to elope with her lover. Zipo.co.ke He said they settled and he accepted his wife back after he caught…

Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York state lawmakers formally agreed in late-night talks on a deal to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults 21 and over, the governor’s office announced Sunday. Once the underlying legislation passes — Cuomo’s Democratic party holds strong majorities in both legislative chambers — New York will join 14 other states…

The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has carpeted the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Garba Shehu, over his comments that President Muhammadu Buhari is very passionate about Nigeria’s unity. Ohanaeze Youth Council rather maintained that Buhari’s actions and inactions pose a threat to Nigeria’s unity. Ohanaeze…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo has lauded the contributions of Bola Tinubu to the development of Nigeria, saying the country’s democracy cannot be complete without him. Sanwo-Olu made this known on Sunday via a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, while felicitating with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…