On this week’s episode of #TheWorshipPlaylist, veteran gospel artiste, Shola Allyson, opens up to host and founder of Joy Inc., Chude Jideonwo, about how she has been able to stay grounded despite the fame she has acquired for over two decades. Speaking about her life growing up in a blended religious home, Allyson said that...
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Media mogul, serial entepreneur and politician, Sam Nda-Isiah, is dead. According to a statement by the family confirming his demise, the 58-year-old pharmacist passed on in Abuja, late Friday, after a brief illness. “We are deeply saddened to announce the news of the passing of the chairman of LEADERSHIP Group/National Economy, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah.“He died...
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2020 was undoubtedly the year that took most people on by a surprise. Where we now experience almost everything virtually, we are also reminded of the idea of globalisation through a number of virtual events that have presented themselves globally since the COVID-19 Pandemic. Among the many things forced to go virtual, popular gospel concert,...
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Ana Paula Valadao,
Chevelle Franklyn,
Don Moen,
donnie mcclurkin,
Eben,
Matt Redman,
Maverick City,
Mercy Chinwo,
nathaniel bassey,
Nokwe the Poet,
Onos Ariyo,
Sheldon Bangera,
Sinach,
Sonnie Badu,
Tasha Cobbs,
The Capetown Philharmonic Choir,
The Planetshakers,
Tope Alabi,
Travis Greene,
William McDowell
How soothing it is for Nigerians to err – knowing fully well the devastating implications – and arrive in a chariot at a later time to ask for forgiveness. Interestingly, it is a virtue to know how to forgive any wrong in the Christian world. Timi Adigun, call him a pastor if you so wish,...
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On the 30th of November, the Minister of Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, emerged to declare that the Federal Government had plans to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty over the next 10 years. This promise is one that is in no way new to Nigerians. It’s a statement Nigerians have heard repeated over...
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The gradual phasing out of the COVID-19 pandemic which has had a devastating impact on a global scale brought a huge sigh of relief to Nigerians as normalcy was gradually returning to the country while the number of Coronavirus cases dropped. There was, however, a turn of events on December 10 2020, as the country...
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To err is human, and to pray for the basic necessities of governance like the security of life and property is Nigerian. ‘Pray for …’ has been the go-to of Nigeria’s ruling elite for generations. Kano Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has put in a fresh spin to the age-old scam by laying curses instead. In...
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Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. 1. Peer pressure! 2. Lol… 3. Accurate! 4. Lol! 5. Lol.. If you know you know. 6. Where’s...
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It’s been a tumultuous year, filled with uncertainty, social distancing, lockdowns and travel restrictions with Nigerians finding ways to escape, travel and connect to the real world. And What We Watched 2020 – this year’s Nigeria viewing trends on Netflix – reflects those highs and lows. This year, Nigerians watched more than triple the amount...
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To cap the year off for boxing fans round the world, unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was booked to take on contender; Kubrat Pulev for all his championship belts, and right off the bat, this match seemed potentially unexciting. Not to be mistaken, Aj is a heck of a fighter and a national hero to...
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Arise Fashion Week has returned but not without some noteworthy changes. The continent’s most prominent fashion show has had to adapt amid the coronavirus pandemic by going virtual and streaming to a global audience across multiple platforms. This means you can still be a part of the fashion frenzy and performances by some of Africa’s...
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Women are forced to live by a never-ending list of deadlines that when carefully scrutinised, what one sees are only phantoms created by a system that first strips them of power, then tells them they never had the power, to begin with. It is this premise that makes the conversation about erstwhile singer, Cassie, achieving...
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Asset & Resource Management Holding Company (ARM) has given a boost to healthcare facility in Lagos State with the renovation and donation of a set of laboratory equipment to the Outpatient Health Centre in Onikan. The facelift to the hospital facility built in the ’60s according to ARM was in line with its Corporate Social...
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Nigeria is recognised as the largest economy in Africa (now in its worst recession in more than 20 years); yet, regarded as the poverty capital of the world. According to research, about 50% (over 100 million) of the country’s population lives in extreme poverty despite its mineral wealth. And this is due to the high level of corruption,...
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European Union joins growing list of international TEF partners driving entrepreneurship development Joint partnership to empower 2,500 women from 54 African countries The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to empowering young African entrepreneurs, has announced a partnership with the European Union to identify, train, mentor and fund 2,500 young African women entrepreneurs...
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Pan-African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, carted two highly coveted laurels at the BusinessDay’s Bank and other Financial Institutions Awards (BAFI) winning the Bank of the Year and the International Bank of the Year at the glamorous event held over the weekend. The bank beat other strong contenders – Zenith Bank, Guaranty...
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Saturday night came, and what was expected to be a beautiful save after a mesmerizing performance did not turn out so. The audience and judges were left in shock as David Garland was evicted from the MTN Yellow Star competition. It was emotional for the contestants, more emotional for the judges, one in particular who...
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For the fourth consecutive time, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife would join a host of world-class universities in organising a HultPrize On-campus Event that would produce ideas that would compete on a global stage. Last year, the organising community broke records by organising the bigger entrepreneurship event OAU campus had ever seen. This year’s team has...
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Charles Okpaleke and his production company Play Network Studios have been in the fast business of remaking old Nollywood material. With femme fatale horror Nneka the Pretty Serpent out in cinemas next week, and Glamour Girls still on the burner, nothing is stopping the filmmaker from unearthing more old Nollywood catalogue for new audiences. And...
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Someone asked me the other day, are you happy, and usually I pause before I answer that question even though I know the answer and I said yes. The person said; why are you happy, and I said because when I look at myself down from heaven at this very moment in my life over...
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Nigeria slashes internet data prices by 50% The Federal government has declared that it has reduced the prices of internet data by more than 50 per cent. Communications and digital economy minister, Isa Ibrahim Pantami, on Thursday, disclosed that the slashed data prices came to effect since November 2020. “The average cost of 1GB of...
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What is Nigerian politics without a little bit of theatrics and drama? Just a few months ago, social media was in an uproar when the video of Kemebradikumo Pondei fainting circulated the internet. The acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was under interrogation by the house of representatives committee over the...
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Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. 1. Lol… 2. Where’s the lie? 3. Lol… What’s this tweet? 4. Wahala for who nor be virgin...
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A Nigerian catholic priest, Rev Fr. Ejike Mbaka and some of his church members on Wednesday 9 December assaulted two BBC reporters, their driver and two others in Enugu State, South- Eastern Nigeria. According to the BBC, the journalists, Chioma Obianinwa, Nnamdi Agbanelo and their driver, Ndubuisi Nwafor, were accompanied by another Catholic Priest, Rev. Cajethan...
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Most relationships, as is common knowledge, has its ups and downs. There are those moments and instances that create the sort of issue where it then becomes uncertain if the relationship can move past said issue or not. Today, one of such “Acrimony-ish” circumstances presented itself on Twitter, where people immediately began debating whether the...
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2020 is that year. When our hearts have broken more times than imaginable upon hearing certain stories. From rape allegations to sexual scandals and stories about gender-based violence. Fortunately, we have had more people speaking against these vices this year. On Twitter, Nigerians are currently immersed in a story of Timi Adigun, pastor in a...
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Nigeria practices a rather strange type of democracy that has deviated from true democratic principles. The Buhari administration, for instance, is one government that has introduced so many absurdities in the polity. One case in point is retaining the Service Chiefs for more than the approved number of years they are required to serve. Another...
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We are all, definitely, in pain – borrow your voice from Ayo Fayose. As the popular saying goes; “crime does not pay,” and law-abiding citizens of the world have held on to this notion, reassuring themselves that as long as they stay on the good side of the law, they are sure to be safe...
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If you’ve ever gotten your food burnt because you couldn’t drag yourself away from the TV screen in the middle of your favourite show or you’ve missed your team’s most important match of the season because you’re stuck in Lagos traffic, you’d understand why the DStv Explora is the perfect present to gift yourself or...
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has launched an Unconditional Cash Transfer project targeting the poor and vulnerable in the FCT, with a specific focus on women and youth. With a total contribution of N264,499,200 million (equivalent to US $694,679.43), the project seeks to alleviate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on beneficiaries and strengthen the resilience of communities in council areas across the FCT. 15,253 individual households in key hotspot areas across the FCT will benefit from the UNDP cash transfers, while...
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