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  Africans reacted when Beyoncé announced the world tour dates for her Renaissance album with no home country on the list Nigerians countered the situation in light of Queen Bey's portrayal as an admirer of the country's rich culture, despite critics' claims to the contrary Legit.ng did a recap on the occasions the international star drew inspiration from Nigerian history and culture to enhance her craft. Weeks ago, American global singer Beyoncé lit up the internet with the announcement of her Renaissance World Tour Date. Nigerians too added to the buzz, but from a place of desire and indignation due to the realisation that Queen Bey’s album tour had no African country on the list yet. Many might be wondering why such brazenness from Nigerians; this piece was created to inform readers that Nigerian culture has evidently inspired the US superstar in many ways. The Lemonade album Beyoncé's sixth studio album, released in 2016, was enriched with Nigerian influence. In the

  Fast-rising Nigerian skit maker Funnybros trends online as his colleagues, fans, and other netizens storm the funnyman's Instagram page to celebrate a recent achievement of his The reason for the congratulatory messages is that the Aba-based skit maker recently got verified on Instagram However, to celebrate the achievement, Funnybros, in his nature, gathered some of his friends to felicitate with him and subsequently released a new skit also in that purview Young, fast-rising Nigerian skit maker Onwuka Ugochukwu Richard better known as Funnybros, is the man of the moment. The photo and video-sharing social media app Instagram recently verified the Abia state-born comic. The young comedian has been touted as the next big thing out of the fast-rising skit makers in Nigerian at the moment. He was crowned the breakout star of the skit-making industry in 2022, and 2023 hasn't started on a sour note for the young man, either.                              Some Istagram comment on F

  Nigeria's anti-graft agency, EFCC, has denied raiding the home of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, let alone recovering N400bn cash The commission was reacting to a report circulating on social media with the claim that its operatives raided Tinubu's home and recovered the humongous amount In a statement released on Sunday afternoon, February 19, the EFCC said the report is fake and urged Nigerians to disregard it FCT, Abuja - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied raiding the home of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The commission was reacting to a report circulating on social media with the claim. In a statement sighted by Legit.ng on Sunday afternoon, February 19, the EFCC also denied recovering N400 billion from the home of the former Lagos state governor. "The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report circulating i

  Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state says there is no way he would be cutting a last-minute deal with Atiku Abubakar Governor Wike says Atiku's camp has made it clear that they can win the election with him and his G-5 cohorts He also stated with confidence that no member of the G-5 integrity group would entertain Atiku's audience. Rivers, Port Harcourt - Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has dismissed the possibility of an alignment with the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar with less than nine days to the presidential polls. The pragmatic governor made this known on Thursday, February 16 during media parley at his residence in Port Harcourt. “No, we can’t do that; it’s over! We have said it and there is nothing anybody can do about it now. They believe they can win the election. I am not ready to sit down with anybody again.” In the build-up to the 2023 polls, Governor Wike and his cohorts ( Samuel Ortom (Benue), Seyi Makinde (Oy

FCT, Abuja - Emerging reports has confirmed that Supreme Court has on Wednesday, February 15 adjourned the case over the CBN policy on naira swap. As reported by Channels TV, the apex court adjourned proceedings until Wednesday, February 22. The apex court mandate that the collection old notes should remain valid temporarily until a proper resolution was reached. The CBN on the other hand did not heed to the ruling of the apex court as it went on to implement and enforce its stipulations declaring the old naira notes illegal. At the recent court ruling earlier, the courtroom had the presence of top political jogganuts present for the hearing. As reported by the Vanguard newspaper, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and his Kogi State counterpart, Yahaya Bello were present at the court premises for the hearing. Legit.ng gathered that the federal government and CBN are facing legal battles at all fronts as states like Kaduna, Zamfara and Kogi had already filed a suit against the impl