Jubilations broke out at The Fidelity Ground in Oniru, Lagos, as Team Yhemolee emerged winners of the Bet9ja Football Carnival five-a-side tournament, capping off a full day of football and music. Hosted by Bet9ja, Nigeria’s leading sports betting brand, the inaugural edition of The Football Carnival featured four celebrity-led teams: Yhemo FC, captained by nightlife…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) further solidified its dominance in the Senate on Wednesday as four lawmakers from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) formally defected, raising the APC’s numbers in the Red Chamber to 72. Those who defected are Senator Ekong Samson (Akwa Ibom South), Senator Etim Bassey (Akwa Ibom North East), Senator…
Former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi has reiterated his determination to stop President Bola Tinubu from being elected for a second term of office in the 2027 general elections. He made this known while addressing a crowd of supporters who welcomed him at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Amaechi, who recently…
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has berated those defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), arguing that leaving isn’t the solution to the problem bedeviling the party. The PDP continues to experience a massive purge as prominent members find comfort in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the coalition-backed African Democratic Congress (ADC). On…
Datti Baba-Ahmed, the 2023 vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has declared that Peter Obi is at liberty to contest the 2027 presidential election on the LP platform, regardless of whether he returns as his running mate or not. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Wednesday, Baba-Ahmed reiterated his…
PalmPay, a leading neobank and fintech platform focused on emerging markets, has been recognised in CNBC and Statista’s 2025 Top 300 Fintech Companies in the World list. This marks the second year in a row that PalmPay has earned a place among the world’s most innovative and impactful financial technology firms. The selection is based…
In the early days of fintech lending in Nigeria, speed was everything. Get cash in five minutes. No collateral. No paperwork. No waiting. It was a radical shift in access, especially for Nigerians who’d spent years begging banks for overdrafts or resorting to shylocks and susu groups to stay afloat. But somewhere along the way,…
There’s something about being high up, above it all, Lagos noise fading below, a cold drink in your hand, and the city view stretching wide in front of you. Rooftop bars have that perfect mix of breeze, music, and entertainment. Some are built for slow nights and good conversation, while others are for dancing until…
Burna Boy’s recently released 8th project ‘No Sign of Weakness’ debuted a NO. 200 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart after selling 8.8K units in the United States in its opening week. The album becomes his fifth project to appear on the Billboard Hot 100, which makes him the Nigerian artist to have logged the…
There are different paths to success, and in the music industry, some artists are born with a silver spoon while others have a more difficult background. The beauty of it all is that, irrespective of their respective backgrounds, these artists have defied the unique challenges of the music industry to achieve success. As Nigerians on…
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