Burnaboy's Album 'Twice As Tall' Has Been Nominated For A Grammy Award.

 

Earlier in 2020, Burna Boy's album, African Giant lost the category to Anqelique Kidjo's reimagination of Celia Cruz's music on the eponymous, Celia.

On November 24, 2020, Nigerian superstar, Burna Boy got his second Grammy nomination in the Best Global Music category. This award comes from his latest album, 'Twice As Tall.'

Aisha Yesufu Makes BBC's 100 Most Influential Women In The World

 Nigerian activist and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign, Aisha Yesufu has been listed amongst the BBC’s 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for the year 2020.

The highly vocal activist was listed alongside Sanna Marin who leads Finland’s all-female coalition government, Michelle Yeoh, star of the new Avatar and Marvel films and Sarah Gilbert, who heads the Oxford University research into a coronavirus vaccine, as well as Jane Fonda,

Nigerian Ifiok Nkem Accepted Into The Forbes Business Council

 Ifiok Nkem, CEO and Cofounder of Snapilabs, a software company in Nigeria, has been accepted into the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide. 

Ifiok Nkem is a medical doctor who experienced a massive career shift from medicine to technology and founded Snapilabs, a technology company with a wide range of cloud software products (socicake, designbundle, etc) used by over 40,000 paid users from 47 countries.

Snapilabs, which is 100% bootstrapped and customer-funded has generated more than $5m revenue in less than 2 years and is on a mission to create products that empower people to use technology & innovation to achieve more in their lives, business, and community.

Imo State Government Moves To Recover Oil Wells From Rivers State

 
The efforts of the government of Senator Hope Uzodinma to boost the economy of Imo State has received a huge boost following the move by the government to recover some oil wells wrongly ceded to Rivers State.

Imo and her neighboring Rivers have been in a protracted battle over oil wells belonging to the state but for which Rivers State receives monthly allocation and other benefits.

It was gathered that the Rivers State government had frustrated previous efforts to resolve the issue, leading to the decision of the Imo State government under Uzodimma

Speaker Gbajabiamila Visits Family Of Vendor Shot Dead By His Security Aide

 

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila, has on Saturday, visited the family of the slain newspaper vendor, Ifeanyi Okereke, who was shot dead by his security aide, insidenaija reports.

In the speaker’s entourage were the spokesperson of the house, Benjamin Kalu, and some aides.

Mr Gbajabiamila condoled with the wife and family of the late vendor at Kwata village, Madalla-Suleja,Niger State.

Also at the home of the deceased were members of the Association of Newspapers Distributors led by their president, Benjamin Obute.

Insidenaija had previously reported how the newspaper vendor was shot dead by the SSS operative close to the National Assembly.

The victim was rushed to the national hospital by his colleagues after being hit by the bullet. He died upon arriving the hospital.

Mr Gbajabiamila had in a statement vowed not let the matter slide. He promised to cater for the family of the deceased.

Buhari Government Signs Agreement To Import Fuel From Niger Republic

 The Nigerian government, through the ministry of petroleum resources, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Niger Republic for the importation of petroleum products. According to a statement released by the ministry of petroleum resources, Soraz Refinery in Zinder, Niger Republic, has an installed refining capacity of 20,000 barrels per day compared to the nation’s 5,000bpd domestic requirement. This leaves a surplus of 15,000 barrels per day.

Mele Kyari, group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), signed the MoU on behalf of Nigeria while Alio

Saudi Arabia Govt Grants 424 Scholarships To Nigerians

 Saudi Arabia government has disclosed that it would offer 424 scholarship slots to Nigerian students as well as 6,956 scholarship slots annually for African students.

Disclosing this in a statement, the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, described the gesture as part of the cordial Saudi-African relations and the Kingdom’s support for educational and scientific development.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offers 159 scholarship slots to students from the Republic of Benin annually.

The statement reads in part: “For the links and conditions to apply for the aforementioned scholarship, students are advised to seek information from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education of their country. Information may also be obtained from the Royal Embassy.

“The Embassy appreciates

Ebonyi State Governor Umahi Dumps PDP, Joins APC. Plans To Be President In 2023

 

Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi quest to be All Progressives Congress presidential candidate and not alleged injustice meted on the South-East by the Peoples Democratic Party, has been blamed for his defection.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, who made this assertion, said committed members of the PDP were not surprised that Governor Umahi on Tuesday formally defected to the APC, which he has for a while been fraternising with.

Regina Daniels' Husband Ned Nwoko Is Ready To Marry His 7th Wife

 

Regina Daniels’ husband, Ned Nwoko is engaged to prospective seventh wife. Ned Nwoko is allegedly engaged to a UK-based lady who will reportedly become his 7th wife.

The lady identified simply as “Sara” and “Sar8al” on Instagram has been in Nigeria for some time, and Regina Daniels has been sharing her photos and videos on both Instagram and Snapchat including one in which she flaunted her supposed engagement ring with the caption “wifey”

Sara who was spotted with Regina Daniels in Abuja over the weekend, has also been seen chilling in the pool in Ned Nwoko’s house and also cruising cars Regina Daniels uses as seen in now-deleted videos which she (Sara) shared on her Instastory.

She has also been sharing photos at Ned Nwoko’s house which came with the geolocation

Federal Govt Of Nigeria To Sell Three Power Plants For N434Billion

 

...Investors to take over Geregu, Omotosho, Calabar plants ....Lagos, Abuja, Jos, PH stadia to be concessioned. The Federal Government has revealed that it was making arrangement to sell Geregu, Omotosho and Calabar power plants for N434 billion in 2021. The government also hinted of its plan to concession National Art Theatre, Tafawa Balewa Square and all the River Basin Development Authorities at N836

Donald Trump Admits That Joe Biden Won The Presidential Election Through Rigging

 
President Donald Trump has finally admitted to losing the election — while continuing to spread outright lies and misinformation about false allegations of mass voter fraud.

After days of refusing to concede to President-elect Joe Biden, the president wrote in a tweet on Sunday morning: “He won because the Election was Rigged.”

The president has continued to post statements on social media that were false and even flagged by platforms like Twitter and Facebook for containing misleading information about the election.

Mr Trump falsely claimed in all-caps there were “NO VOTE WATCHERS OR OBSERVERS” allowed in the polling places, which is simply not true and can be easily disputed by the witness statements and video evidence of polling

Nigerian Actor And Comedian Williams Uchemba Has Done His Traditional Marriage

 The former Nollywood child actor landed in Anambra state yesterday to pick up his wife and today was their traditional marriage and he is set to do his white wedding on the 21st of This month.

Williams Uchemba's traditional wedding was attended by popular Nigerian celebrities.

Below are the pictures from his traditional wedding today at Alor, Anambra state.

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One Of The Young Wives Of Alaafin Of Oyo, Queen Anu Has Dumped Him

 Anu confirms breakup from Alaafin of Oyo. Queen Anu, one of the wives of the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has confirmed that she has walked out of her marriage in order to be “free” from “bondage.”

Anu, however, noted that she is being threatened and constantly harassed for walking away.

In a message she rolled out on her Instagram page, she says she and her family members are being harassed and she can no longer keep quiet.

The mother of two further warned that if anything happened to her and her children, the public should hold the monarch responsible.

“This is an outcry to protect my life. That I left the palace should not warrant a threat to my life. I can never deny my children the right to their father, however, it is only

Nigeria's Fintech Startup, Kuda Raises $10 Million In Seed Funding

 Kuda gives you 25 free monthly bank transfers. You can send money to any bank in Nigeria. Join the Bank of the free today. Send and Receive Money. Zero Card Maintenance Fee. Free Withdrawal & Deposit. Services: Budget & Save, Withdraw and Transfer.

Kuda, a startup out of Nigeria that operates a popular mobile-first challenger bank for consumers has announced that it has raised $10 million — the biggest seed round ever to be raised in Africa.

According to a techcrunch.com report, the funding comes on the back of strong demand for the firm’s services and its ambitions, which it quoted it CEO, Babs Ogundeyi to have said was to become the go-to bank not just for those living on the continent, but for the African diaspora.

Former President Jerry Rawlings Of Ghana Is Dead, Aged 73

Ghanaian President, Akufo-Addo has directed all flags to be flown at half-mast in all parts of the Country, following the death of former President, Jerry Rawlings. The ex-president died at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, capital of Ghana, on Thursday morning. A military ruler, who later joined politics, Rawlings ruled Ghana from 1981 to 2001.

He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected president of Ghana.

A flight lieutenant of the Ghanaian Air Force, Rawlings first staged military coup as a young revolutionary on May 15, 1979, five weeks before scheduled elections to return the country to civilian rule.

When the coup failed, he was imprisoned, publicly court-martialed and sentenced to death.

Endy Edeson With Ifeoma Chukwu At Benella Collection Global

 Hi guys, if you have been following my posts, I believe you remember Ifeoma Chukwu, the lady I met at Ikeja Lagos to discuss her jewelry business and strategize on how her brand can have a market share. 

Well, I am glad to inform you that she has finally opened her Jewelry store at Ago Palace Way Okota, Festac area of Lagos. She exports and imports Jelweries. Her company name is Benella Collection Global and is registered with Corporate Affairs Commission. She is a very nice lady to do business with.

She decided to contact me to strategise on how to set up her business online. I designed her website and manage her online brand.

Being a Website designer, Business Consultant, and professional Freelancer gives me the opportunity to meet different business-minded people in Lagos and anywhere in Nigeria.