With an already groundbreaking lineup of acts on the bill for Flytime Music Festival 2019, Flytime Promotions has just announced the one and only African Giant and Grammy nominated, BURNA BOY as the HEADLINING artist for #Day5 of its five day music festival. Christmas 2019 will be one to remember, as Flytime Promotions is set to host fans and […]
As the world combat the impact of climate change, the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) with the support of some local and international NGOs, Total E&P Nig Ltd and others is set to host the 2019 Global Climate Strike March across Nigeria. The atmospheric changing event with the theme “Promoting nature-based investment for climate resilience in […]
The main entrance into the National Assembly was, this morning overtaken by some Nigerians who were protesting the anti-social media and anti-hate speech bills. Despite explanations by lawmakers who sponsor the bills, Nigerians have continued to express concerns that both legislations, if passed into law, may stifle the media and also become a tool to […]
YouTube announced today, that four Nigerian artists have been selected to receive support on their individual music journey. YouTube will be providing the artists with the tools to propel their music, grow their presence on YouTube and accelerate the growth of their audience globally. This was announced at an event tagged, “A celebration of Afrobeats” […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed Dec. 11, for re-arraignment of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, charged with laundering N338.8 million. Ikuforiji was charged alongside his former aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, on 54 counts. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they were first arraigned on […]
Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, the Chairman, CEO, and founder of Air Peace, a Nigerian airline, has been charged with bank fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accounts in a scheme involving false documents based on the purchase of airplanes. The international airline’s Chief of Administration […]
The Executive Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and the Obi of Onitsha, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe have called on young people to constructively use their talents to promote Nigerian values, social cohesion and national development. Governor Ugwuanyi thanked the organisers of the festival for their patriotism and growing the event to […]
On the heels of the cancelation of the Africans Unite Concert that was scheduled to take place this weekend in South Africa by the concert’s organizers, Grammy Award-nominated singer, Burna Boy just had his most recent album, “African Giant” nominated in the Best World Album award category for the 62nd Grammy Awards. Burna who recently […]
Singer/songwriter Simi Ogunleye says the Nigerian audience’s ‘unrealistic’ expectations from artists is one of the issues plaguing the music industry. In a series of Twitter posts, Simi noted that Nigerian musicians are forced to cater to the same audience and switch their sounds to feed them. According to the singer, artists are forced to be […]