Famous Nigerian songstress, Oyinkansola Aderigbigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has bagged four nominations for the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards. The organisers released the nominees list on Wednesday. Ayra Starr was nominated in the ‘Best African Act’, ‘Best Push’, ‘Best Afrobeats’ and ‘Best New Artist’ categories. Other Nigerian musicians nominated for ‘Best Afrobeats’ award are Tems, Burna Boy, Asake and Rema. Also, South Africa’s Tyla bagged four categories including ‘Best New’, ‘Best Afrobeats’, ‘Best African Act’ and ‘Best R&B’. American singer, Taylor Swift bagged the most nominations in seven categories. The 30th edition of the award show will take…
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Former Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has expressed happiness after becoming the new Global Head of Soccer at Red Bull. Klopp will begin in the new role from January 1, 2025. The German has been out of work since leaving Liverpool in the summer. Speaking after becoming new Global Head of Soccer at Red Bull Group, Klopp insisted that his passion for football has not changed. “After almost 25 years on the sideline, I could not be more excited to get involved in a project like this,” Klopp was quoted by Fabrizio Romano as saying. “The role may have changed but…
Super Eagles midfielder, Alhassan Yusuf says the team is going for maximum points against Libya in their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header. Augustine Eguavoen’s side will host the North Africans at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Friday. They will travel to Benina four days later for the reverse fixture. “We’re going for the six points (vs Libya), that’s the least target because with those points we’re already at the AFCON,” the New England Revolution star said ahead of the game. The encounter in Uyo will kick-off at 5pm Nigeria time. Nigeria top Group D with four…
Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has denied directing the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to dump the Port Harcourt Refinery and other state-owned refineries for the Dangote Refinery. Lokpobiri made this clarification in a statement on Tuesday. His comment comes after his representative at the ongoing Crude Oil Refinery-owners Association of Nigeria Summit in Lagos, Dangana Tende, Deputy Director, Upstream, at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, said the government would ensure that deregulation is 100 percent. Similarly, Lokpobiri was said to have urged NNPCL to acquire more equity stake in Dangote Refinery. But in his…
The Niger Delta Youth Network, NDYN, has expressed disappointment over the inability of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, to commence fuel production at the Port Harcourt Refinery in Rivers State. The group said they are worried that despite numerous promises, the refinery has failed to function. DAILY POST reports that the refinery had failed to commence operations after about six postponements as of August this year. In a statement by its convener, Dakuku Francis, the youth group lamented that the recurring failure by the NNPCL “confirms that a cabal within the company is deliberately scheming to exploit the…
A gun battle erupted between soldiers and yet-to-be-known gunmen in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, allegedly leaving scores dead and many injured. According to the Nation, the attack occurred at the Aba branch in Ehime Mbano last night. “Some non-state actors attacked and killed some soldiers in the area yesterday,” a source claimed. “The whole place is on fire, and troops have taken over nearby communities,” the source added. Following the incident, residents fled in panic amid constant shootings that filled the air, creating a climate of fear and uncertainty. “We are terrified,” said a resident who…
A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has expressed dismay over the demand by the party for prospective chairmanship and councillorship candidates for the upcoming local government election to pay N1.5 million for tax clearance. Recall that the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission, CROSIEC, had slammed sum of Five Million Naira on chairmanship candidates and one million Naira for councillorship candidates before they could collect expression of interest forms, but the state governor, Senator Bassey Otu slashed it to One Million Naira and Two Hundred Thousand Naira, respectively. Obono-Obla said, “We…
The Ekiti State Amotekun Corps has arrested 3 teenagers whose names were given as Adekunle Yinka (18 years old) who lives at Kota in Omuo Ekiti, a 17-year-old Babatunde Japheth residing in Omuo-Ekiti and a 16-year-old Sunday Taiwo, also a resident of Omuo-Ekiti for burglary and theft. In a press release signed by the Head of the Communications Department of the Amotekun Corps Command in Ekiti State, Officer Adeleye Abiodun Adewale, he revealed that the teenagers broke into some shops belonging to an Igbo resident in Omuo Ekiti where they carted away some items in the process. Adeleye narrated how…
The Middle Belt Elders Council (MBEC), has advocated for the creation of more states in the country to bring government to every nook and cranny of the federation. The MBEC believed that creation of more states in Nigeria would enhance development, peace and tranquility for states to take charge of their resources and contribute to the federal government. A statement issued by the council’s chairman, Gen. Lekwot Zamani (rtd) stressed that, “this will give vent to the healthy competition among the states and infuse a deep sense of belonging and patriotism in everyone.” He added, “Given the complex nature of…
Mr Peter Ukachi Opara has resumed as the 45th Commissioner of Police in the Cross River State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force. A reception ceremony in his honour was held yesterday at the Command’s Headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar. As part of the ceremony, Opara conducted a formal inspection of the Sentry guard at the quarter guard, and this was overseen by the Command’s Management Team. Opara succeeds CP Gyogon Augustine Grimah, who has been redeployed to Kaduna State Police Command. Opara said he will consolidate on the feats of his predecessor, even as he warned criminals to steer clear…