MTN pays out over N500m to artistes on Music+, launches MTN Music + Next Rated

It is indeed good times for Nigerian artistes who have their songs on MTN Music+, with more than N500m in revenues paid over 8 months to artists that have their songs on the platform. Beyond the financial value the artistes get by having their songs on the app, Music+ has also proven its worth of helping to stem the scourge of piracy that has thus far plagued the Nigerian music industry.

Everton 3-1 Chelsea: Chelsea, Mourinho shocked by Naismith’s hat-trick

Steven Naismith of Everton came off the bench to hit a shocker hat-trick against struggling Premier League champion, Chelsea who suffered a 3-1 defeat at Everton.

Chelsea’s outing so far has been described as the worst start to a season by any side defending the English Premier League title since its inception in 1992.
Match highlights…

1. Steven Naismith heads Everton into lead after 16 minutes
2. He then doubles the advantage with left-footed shot from 20 yards
3. Nemanja Matic thunderbolt halves the deficit on 36 minutes
4. Naismith completes his hat-trick with low finish late on

MTN Now Offers Subscribers Free Incoming Calls Across 15 Countries!

MTN Nigeria has unveiled another exciting package affording its subscribers an opportunity to constantly communicate when out of the country at zero charge.

This new package affords MTN’s loyal subscribers who travel out of the country the opportunity to enjoy free incoming calls from any part of the world. There is also a low call rate of N60 per minute. However subscribers have to be on Prepaid, Post Paid and E– Post paid plans.

Synagogue building collapse : T.B. Joshua holds memorial service

 
By Abdulwahab Abdulah
Exactly a year after 116 people died at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T.B. Joshua founder of church will today (Saturday) hold a memorial service in honour of the victims.

Nigeria's Young Authors Are Not Always 'Heirs' to Their Literary Forebears

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By Tiziana Morosetti, University of OxfordChigozie Obioma's Man Booker Prize nomination for The Fishermen follows by more than ten years that of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Purple Hibiscus in 2004. No other Nigerian writer has made it to the prize in between. The similarities between Obioma and Adichie are striking.

Cote d'Ivoire: Fear of Further Clashes With Upcoming Elections

By Clea Broadhurst
At least one person has been killed in the first major outbreak of opposition-led violence which erupted in several towns, after the Constitutional Council released the official list of the 10 contenders running in the upcoming presidential elections.
The opposition has called for demonstrations against current President Alassane Ouattara to address several issues. Some of his opponents claim he did not meet all of the criteria to run again, such as the fact that both of his parents were not Ivorian.

NIGERIA: NDLEA arrests notorious drug baron with cocaine

Abuja – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it had arrested a suspected notorious drug baron, Azubuike Odugwe, over unlawful importation of 1.025kg of cocaine.

The Agency’s Spokesman, Mitchell Ofoyeju, said in a statement made available in Abuja that the arrest was made during inward screening of passengers on Emirates airline flight from Dubai.

It said that Odugwe was found with wraps of powdery substances that tested positive for cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

“ Odugwe, who is currently on bail over several drug charges brought against him by the Agency, was found with wraps of cocaine at the MMIA, Lagos.