The Recording Academy, the organization that oversees the Grammy Awards, probably the most renowned achievement in music worldwide, has come under fire for how Afrobeats were described in an essay that was posted on its website. Ndombolo, Afroswing, Amapiano, Soukous, and Alté were listed as Afrobeats subgenres in the article. ...

A mentally deranged woman has stoned to death a commercial motorcycle operator (popularly known as Okada) to death in Ghana according to local media source. According to audio and videos provided by an eyewitness at the scene of the event, a mentally unstable woman used a large stone to murder ...

Details of the meeting between the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, his vice presidential running partner Kashim Shettima, and certain governors elected on the party platform have come to light. Before the 2023 general election, Tinubu met with various governors and party leaders, according to a previous ...

A source has confirmed to a Clariform reporter that Nigeria`s veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie have been approached by the Bola Tinubu campaign team for his endorsement of the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for the 2023 presidential election. The Anambra born elder statesman was allegedly offered ...

Neymar, Brazilian forward, has maintained that Lionel Messi, a club teammate, has nothing to prove to his detractors in his second season with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). Messi scored 11 goals in 34 appearances during his dismal first season with PSG after joining from FC Barcelona. Compared to the 38 goals ...

JOB SCAM: The Nigerian apex tax collection agency FIRS has warned against fake recruitment exercise intended to scam unsuspecting job seekers in the country. In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Mr Johannes Wojuola, Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the Executive Chairman, FIRS, Muhammad Nami, warned job seekers ...

OIL & GAS: The Owaza Community in Abia State and their Ogoni counterparts as joint host communities of Oil Mining Lease 11(OML 11) has rejected the planned ceding of the field to Sahara Oil. The communities which cut across Ukwa LGA Abia State and Rivers State also asked the federal ...

AL-QAEDA: According to the US president, Joe Biden, the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan, giving a major boost to the US war against terror and to Biden`s presidency. The Al-Qaeda leader was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the ...

VOTER REGISTERATION: According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over 12 million new applicants have completed their voter registration. This was made known by the nations electoral umpire as the voter registration exercise (CVR) came to an end on Sunday. In June 2021, the commission launched a portal where ...

INSECURITY: There has been speculations about pending insurgence attack on Nigeria`s commercial capital – Lagos. Following the rise in this anticipation, efforts are being made to nip it in the bud. Consequently, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, on Monday, held a security meeting with all police area, ...

In a surprising twist in turn of events in the political circle, an Abuja-based activist, Deji Adeyanju, has alleged that the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso is a pretender. He claims that Kwankwaso not committed to contesting for the office of the president for 2023, ...

Indications has emerged that some fraudsters may be latching on the current zeal by Nigerian s to register and obtain Personal Voters Card (PVC) for the purpose of participating in the 2023 election. Mr. Festus Okoye, a spokesperson for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has warned against fake INEC ...

16 people were killed and 5 were hurt in a two-vehicle collision early on Tuesday near Alaro City, Epe area of Lagos State. 23 male adults of legal age were engaged in the collision; 16 of them perished, five sustained life-threatening injuries, and two escaped without harm. The Federal Road ...

In the face of global energy instability and push for cleaner energy, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed a Kuwaiti as it Secretary General to replace Nigeria`s Sanusi Barkindo who passed on at the end of his tenure last July. Mr. Al Ghais who was appointed last ...

The cryptocurrency market is currently being affected by fears in the international markets about escalating hostilities between the US and China over the planned visit of Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of US House of Representatives. The largest digital coin fell as much as 2 percent in the early hours of ...

A 39 year old Nigerian named Alika Ogorchukwu, who was a legal resident in Italy was beating to death in a busy Italian Street, by his assailant, while bystanders merely watched and recorded his murder on video. According to Francesco Mantella, an Italian lawyer representing Alika`s wife in the case, ...

Senator Walid Jubril, incumbent Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees has told Newsmen on Monday that the BOT will on Wednesday August 3rd meet with aggrieved members of the party. The aggrieved members of the party including Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike will meet with the ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced ban in the importation of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards. This was made known by the minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami at an event in Oniru, Lagos on Monday 1st of August 2022. The minister while speaking at the Nigerian ...

In Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a methamphetamine producing facility. On Saturday, NDLEA agents reportedly raided the laboratory located at K-5A/2, Road 14, VGC in Nigeria`s commercial capital, Lagos. The development was disclosed in an internal security incident memo signed by ...

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have urged Igbo elders and politicians based in Abuja to ensure Nnamdi Kanu's safety in his search for safety returning home after the purported threat by terrorists to invade Abuja and panic by locals. The group's representative, Emma Powerful, enjoined the legislators to take ...

After its roll-over strike concluded on July 31, 2022, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) once again extended its ongoing strike for a further four weeks. In a press release, ASUU President Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke announced the union's decision on Monday. He claimed that following lengthy deliberations and consideration ...

DCP Tunji Disu, the commander of the Nigerian Police Force's (NPF) Intelligence Response Team (IRT), has brought honor to his nation by taking home the Veteran Judo Fighter Silver Medal in the 33rd US Open Judo Championships held in the country. The silver medal was won by DCP Disu on ...

The 2022 world breastfeeding week starts today Monday 1st of August with the theme "Warm Chain Support" The world breast feeding week has been celebrated since 1992. The breastfeeding week and campaign is a joint creation of the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action ...

Since the beginning of the current ASUU strike over 5 months ago, there have been about 63 bills submitted to the Senate and House of Representatives for the establishment of new universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. However, the government has been cautioned by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ...

At least seven persons have been killed in a fresh attack in Jos South LGA in Plateau State. This attack came less than 24 hours after 18 persons were killed in a clash between vigilante persons and bandits in Wase LGA. The killing has been confirmed by the National Publicity ...

Due to its failure to repatriate around $85 million in income, Emirates Airlines has announced that it will scale back its flying operations to Nigeria. This information was provided by the airline in a letter to Hadi Sirika, the aviation minister. Sheik Majid Al Mualla, divisional senior vice-president (DSVP), international ...

With a thrilling 2-1 victory over Orlando City, Wayne Rooney got Major League Soccer (MLS) team DC United off to a winning start under his leadership. Junior Urso gave Orlando the lead in the first half, but Chris Durkin and Taxiarchis Fountas scored goals in extra time to tie the ...

The English female football team, the Three Lioness on Sunday won the Europe Woman football Championship for the 1st time in their  history. The  Three Lioness playing before an over 87,000 record home fans at the Wembley stadium beat Germany 2-1 to win the 13th Edition of the competition. The ...

Following the arrest of a suspected Boko Haram leader, there is unrest and uncertainty in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. We learned that Department of State Services (DSS) agents in Ogun State were responsible for the alleged terrorist's capture on Saturday night. The majority of Abeokuta inhabitants are currently ...

Nigerians who missed yesterday's deadline for the Continuous Voters Registration have pleaded with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to extend the process. Several registration locations were packed on Sunday, July 31, 2022, by anxious Nigerians trying to beat the deadline set by the electoral authority on June 25. Clariform ...