Veteran Nigerian Singer, Sues Telecoms Company, Airtel Over ‘Unauthorised Use’ Of Her Hit Song

Veno Marioghae Mbanefo, a veteran Nigerian artiste, has dragged a telecommunications company, Airtel Network Limited before the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos for “unauthorised use” of her musical work. Mbanefo disclosed this in a statement sent to SaharaReporters on Tuesday. The statement reads, “I, Veno Marioghae Mbanefo, found out …

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Kwankwaso best suited to replace Buhari, says Idahosa

Kwankwaso and Idahosa Bishop Isaac Idahosa, the Vice Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has vouched for the competence of Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential candidate of the party. Idahosa said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja ahead of the 2023 General Elections. He said …

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Buhari hails NDLEA over seizure of ‘cocaine worth N194bn’

Buhari and Marwa President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Buba Marwa, chairman of the National Drug law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), over the agency’s recent “cocaine bust” in Lagos. Earlier on Monday, the agency had said its operatives, in what “appears to be the biggest singular cocaine seizure”, seized an estimated N194 …

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Court sacks Taraba APC governorship candidate

Emmanuel Bwacha A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State, has sacked Emmanuel Bwacha as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2023 election. The court’s decision comes after David Sabo Kente, one of the aspirants, filed a suit against his candidature. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Simon …

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African Youth Entrepreneurship Agreement Signed Between the Tony Elumelu Foundation and UNCDF

Memorandum of Understanding Signed on the Sidelines of the UN General Assembly The Tony Elumelu Foundation and the UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today signed an agreement to support youth entrepreneurship in Africa, with a specific focus on historically underinvested areas within African frontier markets. In bringing together the expertise, …

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Oscar Onyeama – We Need A Closure by Joseph Edgar

I have read the Nairametrics report one more time. It was damning and damaging. It contained information that was not only annoying but irritating. A disgraceful loss position, a humiliating comparison with FMDQ a recent venture, and a shameful expense schedule showing billions spent on only about 200 people. A …

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FBRA Partners with Lagos Recyclers, Informal Sector and LAWMA to commemorate the 3rd Year Anniversary of the Lagos Recycles Initiative.

  The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA), recently partnered with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and the Lagos State Recyclers Association (LAGRA) to celebrate the third anniversary of the Lagos Recycling Initiative. The Alliance, with current membership of 28 organizations, was established in 2018 as  the industry-coalition …

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