Many great Nigerian musicians have benefitted from signing major deals with foreign record labels. This strategy is increasingly becoming the industry norm as these excellent artists seek a stronger global presence in the packaging and marketing of their works The Nigerian music industry keeps expanding as our music talents gain global acceptance for their distinctive sonic crafts. Legit.ng is here to inform its readers about the famous musicians who have bagged one international deal or the other, spreading the tentacles of culture and indigenous rhythms.

China insisted Friday it does not ask companies to hand over data gathered overseas, as the Chinese-owned TikTok faces mounting calls for a ban in the United States. Pressure is building on the massively popular video-sharing app -- owned by the Chinese firm Bytedance -- to obtain new ownership or lose access to the enormous US market. In a gruelling five-hour hearing with US lawmakers Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew faced relentless questioning from combative US lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle over the app's ties to China and its danger to teens.

Ibrahim Babangida, Nigeria's former military president, has expressed confidence that there would be no coup d’état again.He stated this in a recent interview, noting that it was time for Nigeria to aspire to true democracy.The ex-military general also advocated transforming and restructuring Nigeria's political system.Legit.ng journalist Segun Adeyemi has over 9 years of experience covering political events, civil societies, courts, and metro Former Nigerian military President Ibrahim Babangida expressed confidence that there will be no military intervention to disrupt the progress of democracy in the country.

Recently, ace Nigerian singer and songwriter Davido made news after a video captured him in tears, kneeling, and begging a US model for some reasons Legit.ng is yet to deduce However, while many question the musician for reasons behind his intense emotions, Legit.ng revisited moments other Nigerian superstars trailed the same pathThis piece highlights the human side of celebrities and times they dropped their stoic fronts to unexpectedly burst into tears for different causes A few days ago, famous Nigerian singer David Adeleke, best known as Davido, made waves online after a leaked video showed him crying hypnotically in the bedroom of one of his recently reported side chicks.

The global economy is facing a worrisome slowdown, but the critical priority for policymakers is to bring raging inflation under control, the IMF's chief economist said Tuesday. With price surges in major economies approaching 10 percent, central banks must stay the course and continue to raise interest rates until inflation retreats, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told AFP in an interview. The International Monetary Fund's updated World Economic Outlook offered a gloomy picture of the global economy, which is slowing sharply and faced with a series of risks that could push it into recession.