Author: Press Room

Bose Ogulu, Burna Boy, and Ayra Starr are among the nominees for the 2025 Music Week Awards, happening on May 8 at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London. The awards highlight the hard work of professionals and teams behind the scenes, from labels and publishing to live events, A&R, radio, marketing, and PR. It’s not just about the artists; it’s about the entire ecosystem that supports them. With 23 categories, they recognise teams across everything from frontline labels and music publishing to promoters, festivals, radio, and tech. Bose Ogulu is up for Manager of the Year for her work…

Super Eagles forward Moses Simon has been rated the best dribbler in Ligue 1 for the ongoing 2024/25 season, beating several top stars, including former Manchester United winger Mason Greenwood, Soccernet.ng reports. According to statistics from EuroFootballRumours.com, Simon leads the French top flight in completed dribbles, ahead of the league’s most dangerous wide men. The latest rankings, released on March 3rd, show that the Nigerian international has completed 51 successful dribbles this season — more than any other player in the division. Nigeria Super Eagles and Nantes star Moses Simon. Photo by IMAGO His closest challenger is Farid El Melali…

Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command’s Rapid Response Squad have arrested a 27-year-old suspected burglar, Yusuf Ojo, while he was on his way to dispose of three stolen mobile phones belonging to his benefactor. This was disclosed in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. According to the statement, Ojo was apprehended at around 5:00 am on Wednesday in Oshodi, Lagos. Preliminary investigations revealed that he had burgled the home of one Michael in Iyana Iyesi, Ogun State, at around midnight while the victim and his family were asleep. It was also revealed that earlier that same…

About a year after Lagos-based furniture maker Tobiloba Samuel Omoosumi, popularly known as Tobywood, regained freedom from kidnappers, he has reportedly died by suicide. Tobywood was abducted on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, while on his way to Mushin, Lagos, to purchase materials for his work. He regained his freedom a week later. Following his ordeal, Omoosumi’s online presence diminished significantly, raising concerns among friends and fans about his safety and mental health. Described by a friend identified as Ella as one of the happiest people she knew, Tobywood was reportedly full of life, dancing and cheerful in church, even…

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Ondo State chapter, has suspended its gubernatorial candidate, Gbenga Edema, for his alleged involvement in anti-party activities as well as violation of the constitution of the party. Edema, who was the candidate of the party in the recent governorship election in the state, was suspended indefinitely along with his running mate, Rotimi Adeyemi, and the campaign Director-General, Isreal Ayeni. With the three chieftains of the party suspended during the State Working Committee (SWC) meeting held in Akure, the NNPP chairman in the state, Peter Olagookun, stated that they took the party to court…

Obafemi Awodesu and Ibrahim Aliyu were in action for Houston Dynamo FC as the club suffered a bruising 4-1 home defeat to Inter Miami on Monday night, Soccernet.ng reports. Houston went into the clash hoping to capitalise on the absence of Lionel Messi, but Luis Suarez rolled back the years with a stunning performance to power the visitors to victory. Inter Miami boss Javier Mascherano turned to his former Barcelona teammate in Messi’s absence — and Suarez delivered in style, contributing to all four of his side’s goals in a display that defied his advancing years. Houston Dynamo star and…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has disclosed that the nation’s power generation hit 5,713.60 megawatts on Tuesday, the highest since four years ago. In a statement on Tuesday, the TCN announced that the power sector had achieved a new peak generation for the year 2025, which was successfully transmitted. It stated that the feat was recorded on Tuesday, surpassing the 5.543MW recorded on February 14. “This was recorded on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 21:30 hours, with the new generation peak of 5,713.60 megawatts (MW), surpassing the previous peak generation of 5,543.20MW achieved on February 14, 2025, by 170.40 MW,”…

A renowned academic and former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola has applauded Nigeria’s significant role in championing cultural diversity across the African continent. Okebulola, the Director of the Institute for African Culture and International Understanding (IACIU), gave the commendation in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. Speaking during a high-level symposium held in Abeokuta Ogun State, he disclosed that Nigeria has emerged one of the frontrunners in Africa for the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.…

The Labour Party on Monday warned the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress to steer clear of its administration and stop trying to make decisions on behalf of the party. The opposition party also dismissed the possibility of merging with any political platform ahead of the 2027 general elections. The National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, stated this in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja. He said, “While the party is not considering a merger, it remains open to collaborations aimed at strengthening its position ahead of future elections.” Obiora was reacting to calls for rebranding efforts,…

Audu, who is a Director of Research and professor of Medical Virology at Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, asserted that not all fevers were malaria, noting that enhancing surveillance systems was crucial for effective control and management of VHFs. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, VHFs are a group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses: arenaviruses, filoviruses, Bunyaviruses and Flaviviruses. VHFS are transmitted from the host animals to humans and from one human to another. The NCDC states that in Nigeria, VHFs of concern include Lassa fever, Ebola, Dengue fever…