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Nigerian singer, rapper, actor and politician, Olubankole Wellington, a.k.a Banky W, on Friday announced his intention to produce a new album in 2020. The Nigerian rhythm and blues veteran said that he would come out of retirement and release a currently unnamed album. The veteran singer tweeted in his twitter handle @ BankyW. “Okay. I’m going to do at least one more album, in 2020. Not sure if there are too many people who feel the same as you do, but thanks for this. I appreciate it.” The twit came after a fan tweeted at Banky W that; “Who else…
My attention has been drawn to various stories both offline and online regarding the sorrowful death of my beloved wife, Hon. Mrs Salome Acheju Abuh, on Monday the 18th of November 2019 which happened at Ochadamu Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State Nigeria. I am constrained to set the records straight, despite the heaviness and pain I feel at this moment. My wife, a devout Christian, a lover of peace who hates anything violent was a grassroots politician/community leader. She was a women leader for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the early years of her political career. She…
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), on Friday, said that one person died while three others sustained various degrees of injuries in a road accident on Idiroko Road, Ogun Sango-Ota Area Commander of TRACE, Adekunle Ajibade, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun. Ajibade said that the accident which happened at about 9:59 a.m. on Friday, around Iyana-Iyesi on Idiroko road, involved a tipper, a jeep, and a tricycle. He explained that a tipper with registration number MUS 217 YL lost control due to brake failure and rammed into a tricycle marked…
A former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, has called on security agencies in the country to synergize to effectively combat and surmount the country’s numerous security challenges. Abubakar said this in Abuja at an emergency management stakeholders’ forum and public presentation of VGS Quick Emergency Reporting and Response System (QERRS) Security App. He said that security challenges in the country had got to an abysmal point where security agencies must apply extraordinary measures like the use of the QERRS Security App to combat crime, especially terrorism and kidnapping. “We need awareness and education to understand the security App. There…
The Nigerian Navy on Friday in Lagos handed over 35 bags of rice and five gallons of vegetable oil smuggled into the country to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). The Naval Commander, Forward Operating Base (FOB), Capt. Tamuno Senibo, handed over the smuggled items at the base in Badagry, Lagos State. He said that the goods were intercepted by naval operatives in Badagry — a border town with the Republic of Benin — on Nov. 15. “During our routine patrol, we received a tip-off and we intercepted some contraband suspected to be smuggled into the country. “The suspects, on sighting…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Thursday that two million jobs will be created by supporting cassava production. Speaking at the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony in Abuja on Thursday, CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele lamented that “out of the 53.0 million MT of cassava produced in Nigeria annually; more than 90% is processed into food for human consumption.” The cassava value chain Emefiele said has enormous potential for employing over 2 million people in Nigeria if well harnessed, due to the diverse secondary products that it offers. Still, on job creation, Emefiele…
Shell companies in Nigeria have emerged winners in the best 100 companies to work for in the latest Jobberman 2019 Report released in Lagos on Thursday. Shell-led the pack of top 100 companies that respondents admire, respect and desire to work for the most. Jobberman Chief Executive Officer, Hilda Kabushenga Kragha, said: “Shell won the most votes among majority of respondents aged between 25-35 and 18-24 while data analyzed from 3,148 valid responses focused on the general public and employees working at numerous companies in Nigeria.” Shell Nigeria Human Resources Director, Olukayode Ogunleye, said: “The award confirms that working at…
Oil prices held near two-month highs on Friday and were set for a third consecutive week of gains, boosted by expectations of an extension to OPEC+ production cuts although doubts over U.S. and China trade talks capped gains. Brent crude futures LCOc1 dropped 6 cents to 63.91 dollars a barrel by 0908 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 fell 21 cents to 58.37 dollars per barrel. Prices touched their highest since late September on Thursday after Reuters reported that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia are likely to extend existing production cuts by…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has approved the appointment of a former member of the House of Representatives and former caretaker Chairman of Ogbomoso North Local Government, Honourable Temilola Segun Adibi, as the Director-General of the Oyo State Signage and Advertisement Agency (OYSAA). A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that Governor Makinde wishes Adibi the best in the new assignment. The letter of appointment, which was signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, indicated that Hon. Adibi’s appointment took effect on November 19, 2019. The statement expressed…
The Appeal Court sitting in Sokoto on Friday upheld the election of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as duly elected. The four-man panel in a unanimous decision upheld Tambuwal’s election after dismissing the appeal filed by the Appellant and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Alhaji Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto for lacking in merit. Justice Hussein Muktar who presided over the sitting that lasted over two hours delivered the Lead judgment which affirmed the decision of the lower court that the appellant had failed to prove the allegations of over-voting.