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His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for the unity of the Oodua descendants all over the world in solidarity with the Itsekiri people in the choice of the new Olu of Warri. Speaking through his Director, Media and Public Affairs, Comrade Moses Olafare, the Ooni in his Easter message to the Nigerian Christians charging them to seek love and affection as demonstrated by Jesus Christ who sacrificed his life to save many souls, called on the Oodua people worldwide to find the lowest common factor that exists in their shared history, shared fear and shared aspirations. The Arole Oduduwa called the Yoruba nation to solidarize with their own Itsekiri people who are in the process of choosing their new monarch; Olu of Warri, saying the unity of Yoruba people will further strengthen peace and understanding in Nigeria. He called on Yoruba people across Nigeria including those outside the South West States to pray and work together f...

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are not on a revenge mission against Real Madrid after their 2017/18 Champions League final defeat in Kiev, as they prepare for the first leg of their quarter-final showdown against the La Liga giants on Tuesday evening. The teams will go head-to-head for the first time since the tempestuous 2018 final in Kiev, where Mohamed Salah suffered a shoulder injury following a controversial challenge by Sergio Ramos as Real claimed a 3- 1 win . Klopp says his side are now built to face an attacking side such as Real Madrid and insists he and his players do not still hold onto the emotion from the final almost three years ago. My motivation is at the highest level, we play Real Madrid in the Champions League to get to the next round, it's not because of 2018," he said in his pre-match press conference in Madrid. But when we get the draw and I see we face them for the first time since then, of course I remember the game. I said it at t...

Grammy winning Nigerian superstar, Wizkid announced that a video for his song, 'Essence,' which features fellow Sony Music act, Tems, will drop on April 9, 2021. On February 7, 2021, news broke that Nigerian superstar, Wizkid and Tems were working on a video for their collaboration, 'Essence.' A few weeks ago, it was reported that the song found a place on the UK Afrobeats Charts. The song is a fan favourite from Wizkid's Made In Lagos . As of April 5, 2021, the song has eight million streams on YouTube

Legendary Nigerian music producer and MAVIN boss, Don Jazzy chatted with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on the BlackBoxInterview via Bounce Radio. During the conversation, Ebuka queried Jazzy about a potential collaboration between him and former business partner, D'Banj. Jazzy replied that he found it hard to produce music for a long time because he was scared. He said that, " [D'Banj and I] have done so much classics that whatever we put out now has to be the sh*t. It got to a point where... because of the accolades that I got from Mo'Hits, I used to criticize everything. Even [Bounce] that is out now... If not because Rema is persistent, I'm sure I would have said no. I still dey produce... I like making music, I can't stop."

French tycoon Bernard Tapie and his wife have been brutally attacked during a night-time burglary of their home. The former French minister, 78, was once the owner of Adidas and is a controversial figure who has faced a string of legal scandals. On Sunday, he and his wife, Dominique, 70, were sleeping when four men broke into their house in Combs-la-Ville near Paris at around 12.30am local time. The men beat them both up before tying them up with electrical chords and fleeing the scene with stolen goods. Following the ordeal, Mrs Tapie reportedly managed to free herself and sought help from her neighbour before calling the police. Tapie was hit over the head with a club while he was sat in a chair but refused to be taken to hospital, his grandson Randolphe Tapie said. My grandfather refused to be taken away. He is shattered, very tired. He was sitting on a chair when he was hit with a club, the grandson said. He also said his grandmother Mrs Tapie is doing well after receiv...

At least 76 people have been killed and thousands displaced by flash floods and landslides following a tropical cyclone in Indonesia and East Timor. Tropical Cyclone Seroja brought torrential train to a cluster of islands, with 55 people dead and 40 missing in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, disaster agency BNPB said. In East Timor, which shares the Timor island with Indonesia, 21 people were killed, the majority in the capital Dili. Elsewhere, broken dams have led to homes being submerged. Several bridges have collapsed across the region, and trees have been toppled, blocking some roads. At least one ship sank in the storm. It is feared that the cyclone could intensify over the next 24 hours, although it is now moving away from Indonesia, bringing with it additional rainfall.

Manchester United took all three points against Brighton Hove Albion yesterday, as they came back from a goal down to win 2-1 at Old Trafford. The Red Devils keep their hopes of finishing in the top-four alive, as they defeated the Seagulls to move 14 points behind the league leaders Manchester City. After the win yesterday, the Red Devils' manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed that his team might be without Anthony Martial for the remainder of the season. He said this during a chat with MUTV after the game. The Former Monaco striker injured his knee while on international duty with the French national team last week, an injury that might keep him on the sidelines till the season ends. “Losing Anthony for what might be the rest of the season is very disappointing, especially when reports from there [France] was that it wasn’t anything serious but it looks a bad one.” Ole said. Another major problem for Solskjaer side is the injury of Marcus Rashford. The England inter...

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) custodial centre was attacked by gunmen in Imo State. President Muhammadu Buhari has described the attacks on the Owerri Custodial Centre and Police Command Headquarters in Imo State as an act of terrorism. He condemned the incidents which he said were insurgent attacks on the facilities in the Imo State capital.  It was reported that a total of 1,844 inmates were released during the early-morning attacks on the custodial centre and police headquarters. The President praised the initial response by the security guards and security forces for preventing greater loss of life and the destruction of public property, his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said in a statement hours after the attacks. According to him, President Buhari has directed the security and intelligence agencies in the state and in the South East to fully mobilise and go after the assailants whom he described as terrorists, apprehend them, and get them punished...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a release date for the result of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private candidates 2021-First Series. WAEC said private candidates who sat for the WASSCE examination would see their results on Tuesday. The examination body disclosed this in a tweet on its official Twitter handle, on Monday night. “Breaking: Results of candidates that sat for the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2021-First Series will be released tomorrow. Details loading,” WAEC tweeted. WAEC had in March cancelled the First Series Literature-in-English (2&1,3) examination of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates

Don Jazzy during an interview with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu noted that he could not sign Falz because he had a manager at the time. He said, “Regrets? I wish I signed Falz and Simi. Of course, the opportunity came; don’t say I turned them down. For Falz, the working situation wasn’t just right. I run a firm that could handle almost everything he needed.” “But I think he had like a management company set up already. It was like Tiwa Savage’s but I had to grow into that kind of scenario where I had to handle someone that had a record label, some blueprint process.” Don Jazzy noted that he did not reject signing popular singer, Simi, who partook in a Twitter contest where she did a cover for the song, ‘Journey of A Thousand Miles’, a record by D’Prince featuring Wande Coal. “I didn’t reject Simi. I did a Twitter contest for ‘Journey of A Thousand Miles’ ― D’Prince’s record featuring Wande Coal. I loved her cover. She was one of the people that participated. She didn’t win, but she wa...

The Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has condoled former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon Najeem Salaam, over the death of his wife, Mrs Adebimpe Aduke Salaam. The Governor’s condolence message was contained in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, in Osogbo, on Monday. Oyetola said he received news of the demise of Mrs Adebimpe with rude shock and sadness, saying that his thoughts and prayers are with Hon Salaam and his entire family at this moment of grief. He urged them to take solace in the quality of life the departed lived, adding that “death is a price we will all pay. The governor prayed Almighty Allah to overlook the shortcomings of the deceased and grant her a place in Aljanah Firdaus while also praying for divine comfort for the bereaved family.

Days after reports of popular singer Daviddo romance with Mya Yafai,exgirlfriend of American rapper Young Ma made headlines. Chioma Rowland, fiance of davido deleted all her photos with the Singer on her Instagram page. The only post that has a link to Davido that she  left on her page is his "A better time" album cover which features him and their son ifeanyi.

The Federal Government (FG) has extended the deadline for the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) linkage registration by four weeks. According to the FG, the new deadline for the registration is May 6, 2021. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, made this known in a statement on Friday The minister said the extension was endorsed by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. The statement read in part, “The meeting took place on Thursday, April 1, 2021, and approval was given to extend the period of the NIN-SIM linkage to the 6th of May, 2021. “The request for the extension was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari and he endorsed it.”

The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Atedo Peterside, has sustained opposition to the Federal Government’s move to renovate the Port Harcourt refinery for $1.5bn, noting that the money could instead build 12 world class hospitals at $125m dollars each. In a Twitter post on Thursday, he advised the government to instead sell the refinery to private sector investors that could rehabilitate it with their own funds, citing successful core investor sales like Eleme Petrochemicals sold to Indorama and Nafcon sold to Notore. “The $1.5bn earmarked for PH refinery rehabilitation by NNPC could build 12 world class hospitals costing $125m each – two in each geopolitical zone. We could then allow private sector core investors to purchase the refinery and rehabilitate it with their own funds,” he tweeted. Peterside criticised the government for putting the refinery revamp project ahead of the country’s poor healthcare, especially after COVID-19 had exposed the weakness in the sector. I...

  Ogun State Amotekun Corps was inaugurated Thursday by Governor Dapo Abiodun, who also decorated the Professor as the Super Marshall of the security outfit in the state. Ogun, the god of iron, will strike any operative who abuses his uniform while discharging his duties. Soyinka said, “Amotekun, we are watching you. If you abuse your uniform, before Ogun strikes you, we would have dealt with you.”  Addressing the gathering, Soyinka expressed dissatisfaction that the police had not been able to give him a feedback on those who he claimed invaded his residence and carted away very sensitive materials, adding that he had since resorted to what he termed ‘do it yourself’. He warned the police and other security agents not to engage in any competition with the Amotekun corps in Ogun, saying “this is not a replacement for you, you’re too jealous of your uniform.” He urged them to welcome the new security network into their ranks and allow its operatives to complement th...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the National Identification Number (NIN) is not mandatory for voter registration. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, NAN reports. Yakubu said that NIN was only a means of identification for registration as listed in the Electoral Act. “I want to make this important clarification. NIN is not going to be made mandatory for voter registration. “This is for a simple reason that we are operating on basis of the law establishing INEC.“Section 10 of the Electoral Act lists identifications to be presented by prospective registrants for the purpose of voter registration to includes birth certificate, national passport, national identity card. “We cannot single NIN out and make it mandatory. All the other requirements are of the law and we must apply the law appropriately. “If you have your national ID card we will register you on presentation of the card, ...