Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Ahmed Ololade leads on Google search Afrobeat sensation, Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has topped the list of the most-searched artistes in Nigeria in 2023, followed by Khalid and Shallipopi. This is according to the Google most searched list for 2023 released on Monday. According to the list, Asake was the most searched artiste in Nigeria, and his hit single, ‘Lonely At The Top’, was the most searched song. The top 10 most searched artistes are: 1. Asake 2. Khalid 3. Shallipopi 4. Seyi Vibez 5. Kizz Daniel 6. Portable 7. Spyro 8. Boy Spice 9. Odumodublvck 10. Ayra…

Wizkid announces plans to gift N100 million to children for Christmas  Ayodeji Balogun, multi-award-winning music star, popularly known as Wizkid, has announced plans to gift N100 million to children for Christmas. The singer revealed this in posts on his Instagram story on Monday, stating that this will start from the Surulere area of Lagos State. He added that he is doing this in honour of his late mum, Juliana Morayo Balogun, who died on August 18, 2023. He wrote, “100M for the kids for Christmas! Lord bless us all 😇 start in Surulere tonight! “All in Morayo’s name! The…

Businessman promotes UN-led nature-based solutions in Africa: COP28 Africa can promote key climate initiatives on the global scene with support of Russia’s richest man. Andrey Melnichenko pavilion at COP28 visited by prominent African politicians becomes the cross road of Russia-Africa talks.   Pleistocene park attracts great global attention as a key NBS project in Russia. Andrey Melnichenko, who represents the Russian business community at COP28 in Dubai, conducted a series of meetings with key African Union leaders to discuss climate initiatives. These discussions involved Mr. Azali Assoumani, the Chairman of the African Union and the President of the Union of the…

Wilfred Ndidi scores last goal in Leicester’s 4-0 win over Plymouth Argyle Wilfred Ndidi scored Leicester City’s last goal as the Foxes recorded a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.  Derby-born Stephy Mavididi gave Leicester a first-half lead from the penalty spot before Patson Daka doubled the advantage for the home side from close range shortly after the halftime break. Daka profited from Issahaku Abdul Fatawu’s assist for that goal, and the Ghanaian teenage wonder provided his second assist of the game moments later for Mavididi to net the Foxes’ third of the…

FG, Foreign Football Agency Partners Obasa Cup By Elegbede Abiodun Ayodele Olawande, The Minister of State for Youth Development, has promised a partnership between the Federal Government and the sporting community in Agege to make the Obasa Cup football tournament a state-wide event. Olawande made the promise at the weekend at the Anwaru-Islam School venue of the final sporting event which began a month ago in honour of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa. This was even as top European football agents, Sosnovchi Veniami and Sharif Tariq as well as Busola Akinyemi, acclaimed…

Q3 2023: Fidelity, Zenith, Access makes list of most Capitalized Banks Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank, has been listed as one of most capitalized banks in Nigeria based on Q3 2023 financial results. According to an article published in Thisday newspapers, the bank reported a capital base of N410.75 billion as of September 2023 against N314.3 billion in 2022. Also featuring on the list are Zenith Bank, UBA, First Bank, Access Holdings, First Bank Holdings, Ecobank, GTCO Holdings, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, FCMB and Sterling Financial Holdings. Following the announcement of the planned recapitalisation of commercial banks by the Central Bank…

#10,000 gifts given to freed inmates in Katsina:  FG By Elegbede Abiodun A convict in prison Fifteen inmates from the Malumfashi Satellite Custodial Centre in Katsina, were on Saturday released with each of them getting N10,000 from the Federal Government. The money was to make transportation to their destinations easy for them. Making the disclosure at the event of the release was the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Mr Haliru Nababa who was represented by the the Controller of Corrections, Katsina Command, Mr Abdulmumin-Haruna. Nababa said their release was facilitated by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.…

Dangote Cement Awards Outstanding Staff, Inducts Graduate Trainees To Boost Employment By Elegbede Abiodun Dangote Cement Plc, last weekend, inducted 81 trainees in its Graduate Trainee programme to boost employment in the country. The company, it would be recalled, since the beginning of the programme, has inducted hundreds of such trainees into its service, across its African operations. The Company also has rewarded its outstanding staff with ‘long Service Award’ and ‘Hall of Wall of Fame Employee Award’ for embracing the Dangote Cement core values of customer care, entrepreneurship, excellence and leadership quality. The staff that were awarded, with significant…

Zim Cyber City hosts Business tycoons, HRH, King Brutus Dennis Ainabel Iseghohimen, and others in South Africa. Business gathering sometimes comes with fun and networking, with captains of industries, business moguls, and business enthusiasts, all coming together to grace the auspicious cocktail event to launch Zim Cyber City in November 2023.  The event was held inside the Rosebank hotels, where invited personalities were all given the sophisticated delicacies; it has a luxurious ambiance of a perfect setting to host businessmen and women from all walks of life to the monumental project. However, the esteemed guests were enthralled with soothing…

Nwoko Calls for Social Media Companies to establish offices in Nigeria The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Sen. Ned Nwoko, (PDP -Delta) has canvassed for the various social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc) to have offices in Nigeria. Nwoko made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Sunday. He said that his call was premeditated for various reasons including revenue generation, ease of doing business, ease of complaints and litigation, employment opportunities among others. Nwoko said that the presence of major social media platforms in the country was essential…