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BURNA BOY LOSES SIX NOMINATIONS AT NAACP IMAGE AWARDS

Nigeria music powerhouse BURNA BOY lost six nominations at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards. He lost the OUTSTANDING MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR category to USHER, while his song CITY BOYS lost the OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL SONG to his compatriot, TEMS with ME & U. BURNA BOY’s SITTIN’ ON TOP OF THE WORLD featuring 21 SAVAGE lost the OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP/RAP SONGcategory to MEGAN THEE STALLION’sCOBRA, as well as Best Group Collaboration to SENSATIONAL by CHRIS BROWN featuring DAVIDO and LOJAY. His album, I TOLD THEM also lost the Outstanding Album of the Year category to JAGUAR II by VICTORIA MONÉT.

todayMarch 18, 2024

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AMAD DIALLO SCORES WINNER FORMANCHESTER UNITED IN FA CUPCLASH AGAINST LIVERPOOL.

Ivorian forward AMAD DIALLO scored in stoppage-time of extra-time and got sent off for a second bookable offense as MANCHESTER UNITED won 4-3 against LIVERPOOL in one of the greatest FA CUP ties ever. LIVERPOOL were minutes away from progressing from the OLD TRAFFORDquarter-final on two occasions leading going into the 87th minute of normal time and again in the 112th minute of extra-time only for ERIK TEN HAG'S team to conjure up two equalizersand an astonishing winner. SCOTT MCTOMINAY had put United in front early on amid a blistering start […]

todayMarch 18, 2024

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POLICE TO HUNT DOWN GUNMEN WHO ATTACKED VIGILANTE OFFICE IN ANAMBRA STATE

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP ADEREMI ADEOYE has guaranteed the people of the state that no stone will be left unturned in hunting down the gunmen who attacked and burnt the vigilante office in AMICHI, NNEWI South Local Government Area.  The Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra State, SP TOCHUKWU IKENGA IN a statement yesterday said ADEOYE disclosed that an effort is ongoing to identify and catchthe gang behind the attack.  The Commissioner condoled with the town and people on the loss of a vigilante […]

todayMarch 18, 2024

National

PRESIDENT TINUBU LAMENTS OVERKILLING OF MILITARY PERSONNEL IN DELTA STATE.

President BOLA TINUBU has condemned the killing of military personnel in Delta State, saying the perpetrators, whom he described as cowardly must be brought to book.   The military personnel including a commanding officer, two majors, one captain, and twelve soldiers plus a civilian were gruesomely murdered in the OKUAMA community of UGHELLI SOUTH Local Government Area of Delta State last week during a rescue mission.  TINUBU in a message he released yesterdayevening in reaction to the incident said the killing is unprovoked and dreadful, joining all well-meaning Nigerians and […]

todayMarch 18, 2024

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ANAMBRA EDUCATION BOARD DENIES EFCC INVESTIGATION.

The Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board ASUBEB has debunked allegations of fraud and rumors of being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes CommissionEFCC over contract scams. The chairman of the board, VERA NWADINOBI, who addressed a press conference in Awka, said the rumor of some members of the board being invited by the anti-graft agency over a 6.7 billion Naira fraud was aimed at distracting the board. She insisted that contracts were never awarded to contractors who did not bid for the jobs, rather, the board advertised for […]

todayMarch 14, 2024

National

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FILESTERRORISM CHARGES AGAINST PRESIDENT OF MIYETTI ALLAH.

The Federal Government has filed terrorism charges against the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, BELLO BODEJO in compliance with the Federal High Court order,  In the terrorism charges dated March 12, BODEJO was accused of undermining the national security of Nigeria by establishing and arming an ethnic militia group known as KUNGIYA ZAMAN LAFIYA without authorization. He was also accused of committing an act prejudicial to national security and public safety, an offense punishable under Section 29 of the Terrorism […]

todayMarch 14, 2024

Economy

CBN ALLOTS 100 BILLION NAIRA TO THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

The Governor of the Central Bank of NigeriaCBN, OLAYEMI CARDOSO has announcedthe allocation of 100 billion Naira and 2.15 million bags of fertilizers to the Ministry of Agriculture to cushion the effects of high prices of food in the country.  CARDOSO who revealed this yesterday during a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development MOHAMMAD ABUBAKAR, and the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security ABUBAKAR KYARI at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja said they believe that providing support to farmers would help mitigate the high food prices currently bedeviling the nation.  He said the CBN has turned away from direct […]

todayMarch 14, 2024

News

ENUGU STATE GOVERNMENT SIGNS MOU WITH PRIVATE FIRM FOR FOOD SECURITY

The Government of Enugu State yesterdaysigned a lease agreement for 15,000 hectares of land with a private firm to cultivate and produce farm products that leverage the state's comparative advantages, as part of the State Government’s decisive action to ensure food security for the public. The Governor of the state PETER MBAH, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor CHIDIEBERE ONYIA, signed the memorandum of understanding MOU and reiterated the government's commitment to responding to the pressing […]

todayMarch 13, 2024

Entertainment

THREE NIGERIAN ARTISTS WIN NAACPIMAGE AWARDS

and TEMS won their categories at the 2024 NAACP Image Awards. The winners of the non-televised categories of the 55TH NAACP Image Awards are being announced in a series of events that will cap off with the televised ceremony on Saturday to be hosted by Queen Latifah. DAVIDO and LOJAY picked up their first 2024 NAACP Image award after they won the prize for the Outstanding Duo, group, or collaboration for SENSATIONAL, their collaboration with CHRIS BROWN. The single fended off competition from other heavyweights including BURNA BOY's SITTIN' ON TOP OF THE WORLD feat 21 SAVAGE. Nigerian […]

todayMarch 13, 2024

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