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Award-winning music composer Tolu Obanro, renowned for creating the soundtracks of blockbuster movies Gangs of Lagos and Jagun Jagun, speaks to ABIODUN ADEWALE about his passion for football, his journey as a Chelsea supporter and more How do you unwind when you are neither composing nor recording? My Saturdays are usually free, and I don’t joke with my Saturday morning football. Sometimes I go out of Lagos to even play matches because I play for a football team, and I train regularly. That’s ECWA football club, which was first owned by the church. We do play organised friendly matches against…
Veteran entertainer and activist, Charly Boy, has called on musicians and other public figures to use their platforms to address societal issues, insisting that entertainers have a responsibility to reflect the realities of the communities they serve. Speaking ahead of the July 2026 release of his memoir, ‘999’, Charly Boy argued that many celebrities possess greater influence than politicians and should not shy away from speaking on issues affecting ordinary Nigerians. According to him, artistes can play a significant role in shaping public discourse through their music and public engagements. “They can do more. They have larger platforms than politicians.…
Some digital asset industry advocates are pushing back against a provision in a $56 billion state budget passed by the Illinois General Assembly on Monday, due to its impact on crypto users. In a Senate bill included as part of the Illinois state budget for the fiscal year 2027, lawmakers proposed a 0.2% tax on crypto transactions, to be imposed by the “digital asset broker making or effectuating the sale of the digital asset business activity.” The 1624-page bill, part of the revenue and tax package to fund the state’s 2027 budget, passed along party lines early on Monday.Senate Bill 3019.…
Kathy Hilton is no stranger to the public eye, enduring several ups and downs throughout her time in the spotlight. Kathy is the eldest of three, with sisters Kim and Kyle Richards following in her famous footsteps. When Kathy first started to gain notoriety, she was a child actress appearing in several TV shows. However, she became a household name when marrying Rick Hilton in 1979. Kathy and Rick expanded their family with four kids, daughters Paris (born in 1981) and Nicky (born in 1983), and sons Barron (born in 1989) and Conrad (born in 1994). Not only has Kathy…
Troops of the Forward Operating Base, FOB, Mandaragirau under the 25 Brigade of Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, have repelled a terrorist attack on their position in Borno State, killing several insurgents during a fierce exchange of gunfire. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by Lieutenant Colonel Haruna M. Sani, Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI. According to the statement, the attack occurred at about 3:00 a.m. when suspected terrorists attempted to breach sections of the military base under the cover of heavy rainfall and poor visibility. Operation HADIN KAI said troops…
The Kebbi State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria has announced plans to conduct elections into its local government chapters following the expiration of the tenure of existing council executives across the state. The State Chairman of the council, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar Khalifa, disclosed this on Friday during a media briefing held at the Kebbi State Ministry of Youth and Sports in Birnin Kebbi. According to him, the elections are being organised in line with the council’s constitution to ensure a smooth transition of leadership and continuity of youth development programmes across the state. Khalifa said the notice…
Real Madrid are planning to launch a £130m bid to sign Michael Olise from Bayern Munich if Florentino Perez is re-elected as the club president, according to The Guardian. The election is scheduled this weekend as rival candidate Enrique Riquelme, who promised to sign Manchester City duo Erling Haaland and Rodri if elected, faces Perez in the first contested election in 20 years. If they were to sign the Bayern forward, it would be a new record transfer for Real after previously paying £109m to sign Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund in 2023. In another development, Crystal Palace and Everton are among…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has set a N100m penalty for banks that process foreign exchange transactions without adequate documentation as part of a sweeping compliance regime unveiled in its newly released Foreign Exchange Manual. Under the offences and sanctions section of the fourth edition of the manual, the apex bank stated, “Authorised dealers shall pay N100m in addition to N10m per transaction” for consummating foreign exchange transactions with inadequate documentation. The sanction forms part of a broader framework aimed at tightening oversight of Nigeria’s foreign exchange market, strengthening compliance standards, and curbing abuses among authorised dealers and other market…
He is one of the workmen whose services I engaged. At a point, I noticed that he was travelling to his village quite often, so I asked him what was going on. He told me that his father had suffered a stroke. After empathising with him, I asked how his mother was coping with the burden of being a caregiver to her ailing husband. He told me that his mother had been away since November 2025 because her daughter had a baby. Meaning that she has not set eyes on her husband since his health crisis began. When I asked…
The Federal Government plans to create about 7,000 direct jobs through an estate-based ranching programme aimed at empowering youths and women, boosting livestock productivity, and stimulating rural economic development. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development following a strategic engagement involving the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha. According to the statement, the proposed estate-based livestock management model is designed to provide structured opportunities for young people and women to participate in ranch operations and other livestock-related enterprises while promoting modern and sustainable livestock production systems. “The programme is projected to…
