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Bb He painted pictures with his pen Capturing the essence of his people’s struggle and zen. His pen was a weapon, his words a shield Against the ignorance that sought to wield. Chinua Achebe, the father of African literature A man of wisdom, a man of stature His words spoke of the beauty and pain Of a continent rich in culture, yet plagued by disdain Born in Nigeria 1930, he felt the pull To tell the stories that were never dull. He toiled and worked with royal poise, With wisdom beyond his years, His pen erased colonial fears. He gave a voice to those who were lost His words like magic, so grand, his words would echo like the dawn. In Things Fall Apart he penned, The tale of Okonkwo’s tragic end, A story of a changing world, Where old ways and new were unfurled. No Longer at Ease, Arrow of God, His novels left readers awed, The beauty of his prose so clear, Achebe’s legacy held dear. A champion of African pride, He never let it subside, Through his books, he gave a voice, ...

A quick check by the source on Monday to the 24-year-old artiste’s reveals he updated his bio to “Independent artist” and wiped all previous posts. Despite the change, a link to the label remains on his X profile. Rumours suggest the departure followed public backlash from Nigerians in Toronto, where Seyi Vibez reportedly cancelled a show last-minute. A confidential source confirmed that Seyi Vibez has called time on his partnership with the label.  Fans now look forward to his next move as he embarks on this new chapter as an independent artist. 𝗔𝗟𝗕𝗨𝗠 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗞𝗦 via #AlbumTalksHQ, stated, “Seyi Vibez clears out his Instagram page, following cancellation of Tour. Changes Bio to “Independent” Unfollows Dapper & other Dapper affiliated accounts.” Slim Daddy, via his handle, #Slimdaddynm, posted, “Wahala jam network Singer Seyi Vibez unfollowed Dapper and left his record label. Then claimed independent due to the cancellations of his concerts.” Both Seyi Vibez a...

Exactly one year after Mohbad death Nigerians calls out Naira Marley for the suggestive lyrics of his new song. Shedding more light on the cause of Mohbad's death. His lyrics on Zinoleesky's new song suggests that he (Naira Marley) and Sam Larry has something to do with Mohbad's death.. 

Dangote Refinery, one of Africa’s largest oil refineries, has expressed concern over the lack of patronage from petroleum marketers due to low pricing strategies on its product sales. Devakumar V.G. Edwin, vice president of Dangote Industries Limited, disclosed this on a Twitter Spaces session organised by Nairametrics. He revealed that despite the refinery’s efforts to supply affordable petroleum products, many traders in Nigeria have refused to purchase from the refinery, preferring to continue importing refined products from abroad. Speaking during the session, Edwin highlighted the initial vision behind the establishment of the Dangote Refinery, which was aimed at reducing Nigeria’s reliance on imported petroleum products. “The whole purpose of doing this refinery in Nigeria was to utilize our local crude instead of exporting raw materials and importing finished products,” he explained. “We should be able to refine and use the finished products within Nigeria and produc...

A military source confirmed this to press, revealing that the troops were escorting workers of a construction company, Setraco Nigeria Limited, when the terrorists ambushed them and started shooting, resulting in the death of eight security personnel. Five police officers and three soldiers were reportedly killed when the security operatives were ambushed by a group of terrorists on Thursday morning in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A military source confirmed this to the press, revealing that the troops were escorting workers of a construction company, Setraco Nigeria Limited, when the terrorists ambushed them and started shooting, resulting in the death of eight security personnel. The source added that a prompt response from the Army saved other security personnel attached to Setraco workers, adding that several terrorists were eventually killed in a gun battle. However, some terrorists escaped with weapons stolen from the deceased security personnel. ...

Nairametrics reports that this reflects the country’s strong export performance amidst a slight decline in overall merchandise trade. This surplus marks a 6.60% increase from the previous quarter, which recorded a surplus of N6.52 trillion. Nigeria’s total merchandise trade in Q2 2024 stood at N31.89 trillion, representing a 3.76% decline compared to the preceding quarter (Q1 2024) but marking a 150.39% rise from the corresponding period in 2023. Nigeria’s export sector continues to be the primary driver of its trade surplus. In Q2 2024, total exports stood at N19.42 trillion, accounting for 60.89% of the country’s total trade.  This represents a 1.31% increase from N19.17 trillion in the first quarter and a 201.76% surge from N6.44 trillion recorded in Q2 2023. 📝: @nairametrics

A long long time ago, in a far-off land, there lived a cunning creature called Mbeku (Tortoise). He lived in a hut with his loving wife and worked diligently in his farm. Now while he had a good life, Tortoise wanted a more comfortable existence and as such was always looking for the next get rich quick scheme. One day, whilst working in his farm, a large flock of birds flew past him. It was a sight to behold, thousands and thousands of birds, stretching as far as the eye could see. The entire horizon was covered different exotic birds, parrots, doves, eagles, vultures, it was a roll call of all the birds in the land. Having never seen this phenomenon before, Tortoise was keen to find out what was happening,so he called out to the birds. Most flew by him however, they were in such a hurry to get to their destination and their excited chatters and twitters drowned out Tortoise’s voice from below. Luckily for him however, after most of the flock had passed and the...

In the Animal kingdom, the king's daughter refuses to marry the suitors that came for her hand in marriage, she had a big fantasy of riding across the village on an elephant. So she said that any suitor that brings a life elephant to her will have her as a wife, so the king announces to all the animals in the kingdom and all of them were so discouraged about it but the tortoise went to the king and said "I will marry your daughter, I will bring a life elephant and have her as my wife. I came before to marry her but you people chased me away but this time, I will marry her, so he also proceeded to the elephant house because the tortoise and the elephant were good friends, so he went to the elephant house and said "The king of our village will be having an Ofallah in the next two days and he said that you will be the chief of the occasion. An Ofallah is the biggest festival in Igbo land, present day Nigeria. So if any traditional ruler should invite you, you are highly hon...