President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that tourists from Nigeria can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport.Ramaphosa spoke on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, which President Bola Tinubu attended.He said South Africa has simplified its visa processes to facilitate travel…
….. From book launch to top honour: Oketola wins Editor of the Year at DAME Just two months after the public presentation of his book, “The Catalyst: Nigerian Tech Evolution Through a Journalist’s Lens”, the immediate past Editor of The PUNCH, Dayo Oketola, has been named Editor of the Year at the prestigious Diamond Awards…
Nollywood veteran actor, Maurice Ndubueze aka Terror D’Archangel takes a career transition to Medicine in the United States of America. Ndubueze gave us a good laugh with iconic campus life performances in the early 2000s with his role in several movies including Girls Cot, Old Testament 2, Old Testament, Ass on Fire, and Chasing the Dream. He has…
Nigerian singer Timaya has opened up about his reasons for not getting married, highlighting how much harder it is to get out of a marriage than a relationship.During his recent interview on NAIJA FM, the singer revealed his longstanding hesitance toward the institution of marriage and also spoke on his approach to fathering his four…
Nigerian skitmaker and activist Mr Macaroni has once again taken to social media to voice his frustrations over the state of governance in Nigeria, calling out politicians for their greed and lack of accountability. Taking to X on December 3, 2024, the activist lamented the persistent looting of public funds and the detrimental effects it…
Nigerian content creator Kuye Adegoke, widely known as Egungun of Lagos, has broken silence after a leaked video that has sparked widespread reactions online. The viral clip, which has been making rounds on social media, shows Egungun on a video call with an unidentified woman while brushing his teeth. During the call, the content creator,…
The projects of Rema, Tems, and Ayra Starr have been listed among Rolling Stone’s ‘best 100 albums of 2024’.The list, which was released on Monday, spotlights outstanding albums that have enjoyed global success in the year.The magazine described ‘Heis‘, Rema’s second studio album which secured the number 11th spot in the list, as a “unique, buzzy…
Ubi Franklin, the Nigerian artiste manager, has set the record straight on his relationship with Davido, the Afrobeats star.In a recent post on X, Franklin responded to a critic who referred to him as the personal assistant of Chioma, Davido’s wife.The music executive disclosed that he works with Davido as a business administrator, leveraging his…
British heavyweight Daniel Dubois will defend his IBF world title against Joseph Parker in Saudi Arabia on February 22. The 27-year-old returns to the ring in Riyadh after making a spectacular first defence of his IBF belt against Anthony Joshua. Dubois knocked out his British rival inside five rounds at Wembley Stadium in September. Parker…
Music star Timaya has recalled how Grammy-winning singer Burna Boy once ordered female colleagues, Omawumi and Waje, out of the studio for doubting him. He recalled that years ago, while they were in a studio, Burna Boy asserted he would eventually be paid to board a private jet. According to him, Omawumi and Waje expressed…
