Former United States President Barack Obama has released his annual summer playlist, featuring 44 songs from various genres. This year, Nigerian artists Tems and Rema are the only Nigerians who made the list. Obama shared the playlist on X.com on Monday, saying, “With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I’ve been listening to lately – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t include an eclectic mix. I hope you find something new to listen to!” Tems and Rema’s inclusion follows previous recognitions for Nigerian artists, including Wizkid and Tems in 2020, Burna Boy in…
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In a parched village in southern Africa’s tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho, a farmer tramps through his dusty plot and pulls desiccated stalks and roots from the dry earth. The plot once fed Daniel Phoofolo’s family, with enough produce left over to sell. But a drought that has been biting countries across southern Africa for months has left it barren and bare. Phoofolo’s wife has gone to neighbouring South Africa to find a job. He and his two small daughters have cut back to just two meals a day: bread and tea for breakfast, milk and maize-meal porridge for supper.…
The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu; former Governor Adams Oshiomhole and other political bigwigs will today (Tuesday) begin the electioneering campaign for the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, in the state, ahead of the September 21 election. This was confirmed by the Edo APC Chairman, Jarret Tenebe, in an exclusive phone chat with PUNCH Online on Monday. Tenebe added that the campaign train will move to Edo Central on Wednesday where they hope to engage the stakeholders and the electorates at the grassroots level. “We are kick-starting our campaign from tomorrow and…
The Minister of Finance and the coordinating of the Economy, Wale Edun, has initiated a high-level stakeholder meeting to implement President Bola Tinubu’s directive for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited to sell crude oil to local refineries in Naira. The meeting involving the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, Mele Kyari, Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Dr Zacch Adedeji, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Mrs Lydia Jafiya, was held on Monday at the Finance Ministry headquarters in Abuja. According to a post…
Data by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has shown that President Bola Tinubu may have misled Nigerians with his claims on oil production in the country. During the speech to address issues raised by the #EndBadGovernance protesters on August 4, President Tinubu had claimed that Nigeria’s crude oil production hit 1.6 million barrels per day. He had further claimed that this development is due to reforms by his administration in the oil sector. “Our once-declining oil and gas industry is experiencing a resurgence on the back of the reforms I announced in May 2024 to address the gaps…
The Femi Otedola Foundation has donated N5m to the family of Sodiq Olayode who recently welcomed quadruplets. This donation comes after an outpouring of support from Nigerians, who have raised over N19m for the family through online donations. The Olayode family’s story gained attention on social media after a colleague Oyeniran James, shared the family’s struggles on X.com in July. Tweeting as #jamysax, James revealed how Olayode lamented that the quadruplets used 105 diapers in six days. This sparked a wave of generosity, with Nigerians donating millions to support the family. The Femi Otedola Foundation, known for its philanthropic efforts,…
The Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has elected seven new bishops to fill the vacancies in seven of its dioceses and four archbishops for its internal provinces. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the church’s Communication Officer, Korede Akintunde, and made available to PUNCH Online. The statement noted that the elections were conducted during the church’s Episcopal Synod held on Monday, August 12, 2024, a the St Matthew’s Anglican Church Maitama, Abuja. Akintunde said the elections were announced by the church’s Primate, Dr. Henry Ndukuba, at the end of the synod. The primate, who congratulated the newly…
Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Christopher Arapasopo, speaks to ISMAEEL UTHMAN about the resolution of the NLC to enforce the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage across the country, and the reported plan to deregulate the wage, among other issues How do you feel about the approved N70,000 minimum wage, and how did workers in Osun State receive the news? The new minimum wage is a development, but in fairness, we expected more than that. As far as Nigerian workers are concerned, we expected more than N70,000. But we needed to start somewhere. The current minimum…
A notorious phone snatcher, Sonny Stringer, has been sentenced to two years in prison following his arrest by the City of London Police, according to a statement on the police’s website on Monday, August 12, 2024. Stringer was arrested with a bag containing 22 mobile phones while two other phones were recovered after tactical contact was made with his electric motorbike. He was sentenced at the Isleworth Crown Court on Thursday, August 8, 2024. The statement noted that at about 11.15 am on March 26, 2024, a woman (name undisclosed) reported to the police that her iPhone 15 was snatched…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced late Friday that he has agreed to debate his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, on Fox News on September 4. “I have agreed with Fox News to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. It was not immediately clear if Harris had agreed to the debate. Trump’s post came hours after the vice president secured the Democratic Party’s nomination as standard bearer in the November presidential election. Trump’s White House bid was disrupted last month when 81-year-old President Joe Biden, facing growing concerns about his age…