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Naomi Campbell has written an open letter to the organizers of Grammy Awards after Burna Boy’s loss to Angelique Kidjo at the 2020 edition of the awards. The American supermodel praised Angelique for spreading light and opening minds through her music, stated that Burna Boy has not been given the accolades he truly deserves due to lack of education. She, however, averred that the categorization of afrobeat in the ‘World Music’ category of the 2020 Grammys, diminished an entire genre in which such a high standard of talent has emerged. Naomi queried the recording academy on the voting pattern of the category, urged them to…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will begin the conduct of compulsory eye test for drivers to ascertain quality of vision to reduce Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) in 2020. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, said this at the corps operators’ meeting with Zonal Commanding officers (ZCO) on Tuesday in Abuja. Oyeyemi said that poor vision was one of the major causes of road crashes globally and the corps would ensure that only drivers with excellent vision drive on Nigerian roads to avoid unnecessary carnage. He said that the statistics of RTC in 2019 was not encouraging…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Monday that issues of security in the country, Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and electoral reforms are topmost on the agenda of the Senate as the upper chamber reconvenes on Tuesday. Lawan said the heightening spate of insecurity is of growing concern that requires the collective effort of the Executive and Legislature, alongside all tiers of government at the State and Local levels. The Senate President stated this while fielding questions from members of the Senate Press Corps who paid him a visit to felicitate with him on turning sixty-one recently. Senate President…
All Nigerians, despite ethnicities, must join hands together to build a strong nation where everyone can legitimately aspire to the limits of their dreams and visions in all areas of national life, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Monday in his address at a special town hall meeting at the National War Museum in Umuahia, Abia State, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. The event was hosted by the Civil War Museum in Umuahia under the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) and the Ken Nnamani Centre for…
Former Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in last weekend’s rerun election, Dr. Alex Egbona over his victory at the polls. In the congratulatory press release signed by Senator Ndoma-Egba, he noted that the victory of the APC’s candidate at the election is a clear expression of the fact that the people of Yakurr/Abi Federal Constituency have laid a sound foundation for future success of the party in Cross River State. “Your people of Ekureku especially have demonstrated that indeed power resides with the people by overwhelmingly voting for you leading to your victory.…
The Ifo Unit Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Joshua Ibitomi, on Tuesday urged newly-promoted officers and marshals to be diligent in their duties to justify their promotions. Ibitomi gave the advice during the decoration of the 17 newly- promoted officers in Ifo, Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the newly-promoted personnel includes eight officers and nine marshals. while congratulating the officers and marshals, Ibitomi said they should discharge their duties in such a way that would enhance and promote the image of the Corps. “I, therefore, charge all of you to bring new zeal into…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh has charged the management staff of the Bureau to critically review the Bureau’s current performance and identify critical areas that need refocusing. Declaring open a two-day retreat in Uyo Akwa Ibom state, the DG stated BPE’s relentless drive towards crafting a strategy that will enhance a future of impact and relevance in reforming public enterprises and critical sectors of the economy. Okoh advised the management that presentations and discussions at the Retreat must articulate creative and practical road maps that would help the Bureau…
The Kano State Police Command said it has arrested three suspects over alleged possession of voter cards and money during the Jan. 25, national and state House of Assembly re-run election. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Tuesday in Kano. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the House of Representatives and state House of Assembly re-run election was held in nine local government areas of the state. They are Kiru/Bebeji, Tudun Wada/Doguwa, and Kumbotso Federal Constituencies as well as Madobi, Minjibir, Rogo and Bunkure State Constituencies. The elections were…
The immediate past representative of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe has declared that leadership without sacrifice is meaningless. Abe disclosed this in Port Harcourt while speaking at a luncheon, which he hosted in honour of ‘Class 87’ of the Nigerian Law School. He said, what made the ‘Class 87’ of the Nigerian Law School unique is the practice of annual thanksgiving which the class initiated and has continued to uphold, and described this year’s thanksgiving to celebrate thirty-three years of call to the Nigerian Bar as special indeed. The Senator said: “This…
The Fulani socio-cultural group, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MCBAN), has urged Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi to continue to make the security of lives and property a priority of his administration. The group made the call in a message issued in Lokoja on Tuesday to felicitate with the governor on his inauguration for a second term in office. According to the statement, signed by Mr Suleiman Mohammed, the state Secretary of MCBAN, the appeal for security become necessary as no meaningful development can take place in any society in the absence of peace and security. “Provision of…