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Get ready to feel the beat! Mastercard is adding a new one to your playlist with its Afrobeat Sonic Anthem, blending the brand’s signature sound with the electrifying energy of Nigeria’s Afrobeat culture. It’s more than just a tune—it’s a bold statement, crafted to connect with the pulse of Nigeria’s youth and bring the global sound home. With Afrobeat taking over the world—streaming up 550% from 2017 to 2022—Mastercard is connecting with the dynamic, music-loving youth of Nigeria and Africa. This anthem is part of a bigger strategy to show that Mastercard is more than a payments brand; it’s a…

Veteran politician and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Sule Lamido, has declared that he will not abandon the party he helped build, despite internal betrayals and the deep crisis threatening its foundation. He also launched a blistering critique of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent visit to the Caribbean island nation of St. Lucia, where he was conferred with a ceremonial knighthood, calling it a “vain show of self-gratification unbecoming of a serious leader.” Lamido, in an interview on Wednesday in Abuja, did not hide his frustration with current events in his beloved party, blasting some former…

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of collaborating with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to manipulate upcoming elections. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja during the unveiling of the interim executive committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Amaechi also announced his resignation from the APC, citing dissatisfaction with the party’s leadership and direction. Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, stated that Nigeria’s current socio-economic condition has deteriorated significantly, blaming the federal government for worsening inflation and food insecurity. “Nigeria is destroyed. People can’t eat. People can’t buy food. There’s no money…

A female final-year student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, Kolawole Zainab, has slumped and died while preparing to write one of the ongoing examinations on the campus. It was gathered that the lady, said to be a mother of three children, suddenly collapsed while revising for the first-semester examination on Wednesday. The examination was said to have been slated for 12 noon before Zainab was rushed to the school’s medical centre. She was said to have been declared dead the moment she was brought to the health facility. A student of the polytechnic, who did not want to…

Former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Malami, in a statement he released on Wednesday evening on his Facebook page, announced that he joined the coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC), chosen by members of the opposition led by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and other opposition leaders. The Guardian reports that opposition leaders, including Atiku, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, former Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufa’i, and former Senate President, David Mark, among others, have on Wednesday unveiled their…

The Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), Prof. Tunji Olaopa, has said it is wrong to say that Nigeria has a bloated civil service. Prof. Olaopa, who spoke in an interview on the sidelines of a three-day FCSC Strategy Retreat which ended yesterday in Abuja, said what Nigeria has is a pool of workers, majority of whose skills are no more required and are therefore redundant. He said if one benchmarks the workforce of the federal civil service against other countries, one will discover that the federal civil service workforce is actually small. “But the problem is we…

The Interim National Chairman of the opposition Action Democratic Party (ADP), Sen. David Mark, has alleged that Nigeria is on a creeping descent into total civilian dictatorship. Mark, who spoke shortly after he was unveiled as chairman of the party in Abuja on Wednesday, remarked that the blatant destabilisation and infiltration of all major opposition political parties is aimed at achieving only one objective — to enhance total state capture and leave Nigerians with no alternative or options in 2027. The former Senate President and Military Governor of Niger State insists that the ADC, which is now mainly an amalgam…

Agency Report Nigeria requires one billion dollars over the next five years to sustain immunisation gains. The Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Muyi Aina, made this known at the Multi stakeholders’ Technical Workshop on Optimising a Sustainable Immunisation Financing Model in Nigeria 2.0, on Wednesday in Abuja. Reports indicates that Nigeria’s immunisation financing model is built on a collaborative approach involving the Federal, state, and local governments, with the Federal government taking the lead in funding routine immunisations. Aina stressed that although progress has been made in immunisation coverage, financing remained a critical bottleneck.…

Photo Credit: COLORS/Instagram Fave has a new song, and guess where she decided to debut it? On A COLORS SHOW — the stripped-down music series known for spotlighting raw vocal talent and storytelling. The track, titled “Intentions,” is one of the songs off her forthcoming debut album, and it’s as personal as it is reflective. On it, Fave sings about ambition, family responsibility, and emotional honesty. She speaks to the pressure that comes with rising success, the need to protect her space, and the importance of people being clear about what they want from her. Dressed in a sheer, form-fitting…

Prominent Nigerian political figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, gathered at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Wednesday for the official unveiling of an opposition coalition ahead of the 2027 general elections. The high-level meeting, which signals a renewed opposition front, was also attended by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai; former Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi; Senator Dino Melaye; ex-Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung; publisher and PDP chieftain Dele Momodu; Senators Gabriel Suswam and Ireti Kingibe (Labour Party); former Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha; and retired Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar,…