The African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported AfriCircular Innovators Programme has selected 30 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to receive financing and technical assistance to scale up circular economy initiatives. The bank in a statement on Saturday, said that this inaugural cohort, drawn from Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Rwanda, participated in its …

Nigerian singer Omah Lay has voiced concerns about the state of the Afrobeats genre, expressing fears that it is being diluted to appeal to international audiences and is becoming excessively commercialized. In a recent appearance on the Zach Sang Show, the “Understand” hitmaker lamented that the genre, which has seen …

Nigerian Afrobeats artiste Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has set a new record in the global music industry, surpassing Burna Boy as the artiste with the most songs on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. Asake‘s latest album, Lungu Boy, made a spectacular debut on the chart this week, …

The Force Headquarters on Saturday said no ransom was paid to release the 20 medical students abducted by gunmen in Benue, North Central Nigeria. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a post on X confirmed the release of 20 medical students and others. “We confirm the release of our …

The Traffic Monitoring and Investigation Unit of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has impounded 57 commercial vehicles and tricycles for traffic violations. This was made known on Saturday by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi . Osiyemi said: “Today, the Traffic Monitoring and Investigation Unit (TMI) of the Lagos …

Nigerian international, Alex Iwobi scored the winning goal for his club, Fulham on Saturday as they defeated Leicester City 2-1 at home. Iwobi scored the second goal in the 70th minute. He was set free in the area by Antonee Robinson and made no mistake with a lovely finish into …

Kogi Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has applauded the Supreme Court for resisting what he described as threats and blackmail to uphold his victory in the November 11, 2023 gubernatorial election of the state. Ododo said this in his reaction to the ruling of the Supreme Court affirming his election on …

Erling Haaland hit his first hat-trick this season as Manchester City demolished Ipswich 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. This is the 10th hat-trick he has scored for City. Ipswich shocked the huge crowd at the Etihad when they opened scoring seven minutes into the game. Sammie Szmodics broke …

Manchester United crumbled to 1-2 defeat to Brighton away from home on Saturday to continue their dismal performance from last season. United managed to beat Fulham 1-0 at Old Trafford last week in their opening game from a late goal. Brighton opened the scoring on Saturday in the 32nd minute. …

A former Senator, Dino Melaye on Saturday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dead and now once upon a time. Melaye, a chieftain of the party, in a tweet on X decried the crisis plaguing the party, saying it has been destroyed by the acting chairman of the PDP, …