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Africa Magic invests over $85m to bolster local content |

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MultiChoice, one of Africa’s major economic multipliers in the television sector, has announced that through Africa Magic, it has successfully commissioned, produced, and acquired more than $85 million worth of local content over the last few years.

It said it did so to create opportunities for young creators to earn a living from their work and for Africa to tell its authentic stories.

However, this substantial investment is under threat from piracy. As content distribution has evolved to encompass various devices and platforms, content piracy has evolved in tandem. Producers, studios, and rights-holders now find themselves in a technology arms race against pirates, striving to develop content-security strategies to protect their brand reputation, revenue, and the livelihoods of thousands who depend on the industry.

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Man Calls out Fueling station demanding customers buy meat pie before service [Update]

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An aggrieved customer at a fueling station in Nigeria has cried out after himself and others were asked to buy meat pies from the supermarket before they could get fuel.

Amidst recent fuel scarcity with black market retailers selling for as high as N2000/liter, the man lamented hoops customers have to go through at fueling stations who were still selling product.

In a trending Update online, he could be heard complaining to the fuel attendant who didn’t seem ready to budge on the condition for service.

Other customers could be seen purchasing their own fuel as they seemed relieved to even find it in the first place despite the ongoing scarcity.

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Salah and Klopp clash in Liverpool draw vs. West Ham

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It is all going downhill for Liverpool and for the fans, the current campaign cannot end sooner than the remaining games on the cards to be played.

In the 2-2 draw versus their London hosts, West Ham United, a key moment emerged to show there may be a lot more going wrong in the Liverpool dressing room than the public knows.

The key moment was captured in the second half when substitute, Mohamed Salah and Jurgen Klopp were pictured having a row on the touchline prior to coming on as a late substitute in the game.

The Reds boss according to the footage had reportedly initiated the hostile row when he confronted the Egyptian ahead of Salah coming on to replace Luis Diaz.

The former AS Roma was seen replying confrontationally at the manager before fellow substitute, Darwin Nunez had to pull him back from the row with the boss.

For a side whose hopes had ran out towards challenging for any meaningful silverware at the end of Jurgen Klopp’s last season at Liverpool, the footage is a lot worrying.

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What my family does for a lot of Nigerians — Davido

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In a recent interview on the American podcast ‘Business Untitled,’ Grammy-nominated artist Davido Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, opened up on the role his family plays in Nigeria’s energy sector and his personal evolution within the music industry.

During the podcast interview, Davido disclosed that his family holds ownership of four power plants, which play a substantial role in supplying electricity to a considerable portion of Nigeria.

He said,

“I once tried to go into cryptocurrency because Nigeria is big on crypto. Apart from that, me and my family have like four power plants worth a lot of money. We distribute energy to most of Nigeria.

“My wife is into culinary. We are trying to start a restaurant for her. But my main business is what I love; my music.”

This revelation underscores the multifaceted business endeavors of the Adeleke family, extending beyond Davido’s celebrated music career.