Jay-Z breaks concert silence with freestyle dissing Drake and Kanye
Jay-Z broke six years of solo concert silence at Roots Picnic on May 30 with a freestyle apparently aimed at Drake, Kanye West and Nicki Minaj.
Kanye West breaks the record for largest stadium concert attendance with 118,000 fans in Istanbul
Kanye West performed to 118,000 fans in Istanbul on May 30, his first European show since 2014, claiming the record for the largest ticketed stadium concert.
Oil magnate Gabriel Ogbechie awards $36,000 in startup grants on his 60th birthday to back Nigerian entrepreneurs
Rainoil founder Gabriel Ogbechie awarded N50 million in grants to 10 Nigerian startups at a birthday symposium, each taking home N5 million from over 100 applicants.
South African property tycoon Roux Shabangu is now officially bankrupt
SARS sequestrated property mogul Roux Shabangu as his tax debt hit R221 million, closing a saga begun by a R520m police lease.
Wale Tinubu's Oando sets June 12 date for 2025 audited results after months of delays
Oando has announced June 12 as the release date for its 2025 audited financial statements, months after missing the March 31 regulatory deadline due to post-NAOC acquisition systems integration.
Serena Williams planning tennis comeback at 44 at Queen's Club
Serena Williams is planning a return to competitive tennis at Queen's Club in London this June, with the 23-time Grand Slam champion now eligible after completing her anti-doping re-entry requirements.
South Africa's Human Rights Commission opens hate speech probe into Dis-Chem heir Mark Saltzman
South Africa's Human Rights Commission opened a hate speech investigation into Dis-Chem shareholder Mark Saltzman over posts on X containing the k-word and other racially inflammatory language.
Kevin Hart breaks his silence on Hartbeat's chaos and calls the Bloomberg report clickbait
Kevin Hart appeared on The Breakfast Club on May 26 to address Bloomberg's Hartbeat investigation directly, calling the reporting clickbait and defending his restructuring decisions.
Nigeria's NNPC tells a court that Dangote petrol is too expensive and imports must continue
NNPC filed a counter-affidavit in Lagos arguing Dangote refinery's petrol prices are significantly high and fluctuating, and that competition from imports must continue to protect consumers.
Niger State invites Aliko Dangote into Bida Basin crude oil exploration
Niger State has invited Aliko Dangote and private investors to explore crude oil at the Bida Basin under a public-private partnership structure.
Rite Foods, owned by tycoon Adebola Adegunwa, wins court order halting rival's copycat energy drink in Nigeria
Nigeria's Federal High Court ordered Mamuda Beverages to stop producing Pop Power Energy Drink after finding it copies the Fearless bottle design.
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede headlines civil service summit as foundation returns as diamond partner
Access Holdings chairman Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede has delivered the keynote at Nigeria's 2026 International Civil Service Conference as his Foundation returned as Diamond Partner.
Moroccan billionaire Anas Sefrioui discusses $46 million CIMAF cement expansion plan with Gabon's president
Anas Sefrioui's CIMAF presented a CFA26 billion expansion plan to Gabon's president on May 20, targeting a third cement line and expanded clinker production at the Owendo factory.
Billionaire Femi Otedola says he sold his Geregu Power stake to buy $100 million worth of Dangote Refinery shares
Femi Otedola confirmed he sold his Geregu Power stake to fund a $100 million investment in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO as demand for the offering approaches $2 billion.
Aliko Dangote sets September IPO launch for $50 billion refinery as pre-orders near $2 billion
Aliko Dangote told reporters at the Lekki refinery the IPO will launch in September with private placement requests already approaching $2 billion.
Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede calls Africa's risk premium a 'tax on development'
Access Holdings chairman Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede told the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi the continent's growth now depends on cutting its punitive cost of capital.