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Nigerian singers Tems and Rema have been included in former US President Barack Obama’s summer playlist as songs to listen to as the summer draws to a close. The former president, who shared his playlist on X on Monday, picked ‘Love me jeje’ by Tems and ‘Yayo’ by Rema among his favorite songs for the season. Tems, real name Temilade …

Nigeria’s currency, the naira, started the new trading week on a high note by continuing its recovery against the US dollar on Monday, August 12, 2024. The local currency strengthened by N4 to trade at N1,570/$1, data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed. This is in contrast to the exchange rate of N1.574/$1 traded on Friday, August …

Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country. 1. Shaibu returns as Edo deputy governor weeks after being re-appointed (video) Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has returned to office weeks after he was reinstated by the court.Read more 2. Edo govt accuses Philip Shaibu of impersonation, says he is not deputy governor The Edo State government …

A Senior Nigerian Advocate, Mike Ozekhome, on Sunday tasked President Bola Tinubu with implementing a people-centric constitution for Nigeria. The lawyer made the decision while appearing on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics show. Ozekhome, who is a member of The Patriots, a distinguished group led by former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, recently met with President Tinubu at the State House …

Peter Okoye, one of the members of the reunited music group P Square, has written a letter to his twin brother, Paul aka Rudeboy amid the rift between them. Paul in his interview with City FM presenter said there may be more problems brewing between him and his twin brother as he recalled an incident that happened earlier this year …

A group of prominent Nigerian figures, “The Patriots” led by former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Emeka Anyaoku, last week called on President Bola Tinubu to convene a national constituent assembly to produce a new constitution for the country. That same week, former President Olusegun Obasanjo called for the prosecution of public officials in the country for abusing their office. This story and …

The Edo State government has accused Philip Shaibu, the state’s former deputy governor, of impersonating the current deputy governor, Omobayo Marvelous Godwins, and warned of a potential security breach. This comes after the Federal High Court in Abuja reinstated Shaibu as deputy governor on July 17, a decision that the Edo House of Assembly has appealed and sought a stay …

A 25-year-old contract employee of a construction company has died after allegedly jumping into an iron foundry at the factory located on Shagamu Road, Ikorodu. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, said the company’s security officer, whose name was not mentioned, reported the case to the traffic police division …

The European Union has issued a stern warning to Elon Musk, urging him to curb the spread of harmful content on his social media platform, X, ahead of his live interview with former US President Donald Trump. EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton reminded Musk of his legal obligations under the Digital Services Act to police and remove illegal content …

Nigerian equity market started the week at its lowest on August 12, 2024 as investors lost N404 billion at the end of the trading session. This follows the increase in stock prices such as BUACEMENT, SKYAVN and SUNUASSUR among others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization declined to N55.574 trillion from …