Commissioned on October 17, 1982, the Ede Cocoa Product Industry was setup to process and refine Cocoa from harvest to products of high standard and exports. However, in 2001, the industry became moribund until 2016. For years, the industry that has hitherto been a model and part of the industrialization sector of Osun became obsolete and moribund with equipment worth millions of naira ineffective. But in 2016, the Aregbesola administration in partnership with Skyrun Cocoa Processing Company agreed to rejig the industry for optimum performance. As of today, the partnership has yielded positive results. One is the daily assemblage of…
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The Swedish defender, 22, has agreed a five-year contract with the Old Trafford outfit Manchester United have announced the signing of Victor Lindelof from Benfica on Wednesday in a deal worth up to €45 million (£40m). The 20-time English champions confirmed on Saturday that they had agreed terms with the Swede’s club regarding a transfer fee, and on Wednesday Lindelof passed his medical and put pen to paper on a four-year contract at Old Trafford. The 22-year-old centre-back is United’s first signing of the summer, with Jose Mourinho saying in a club release: “Victor is a very talented young player,…
Marco Verratti to Barcelona COULD be one of the biggest transfers of this summer. The Italy midfielder has told Paris Saint-Germain that he wants to leave the club, putting Italian champions Juventus on red alert. However, Barcelona are the favourites to sign Verratti in a mega-money deal, as they attempt to revamp their midfield ahead of next season. And it seems the plan to being Verratti to the Nou Camp has been in place for longer than you might think. While most mid-match conversations between opposition players tend to be a little ‘fruity’, one chat during PSG’s 4-0 thrashing of…
BARCELONA president Josep Maria Bartomeu is confident Lionel Messi will sign a new long-term contract with the La Liga giants in the near future. Talks over a new contract for Lionel Messi have been on-going for the past few months now. It is understood that Messi has no intentions of leaving Barcelona and will sign a new long-term deal with the club. And Barcelona president Bartomeu looked to assure fans that their superstar forward is planning on seeing out his playing days at the Camp Nou. “Messi wants to retire at Barcelona and whenever [the renewal] happens, it will happen,”…
BvB forward, Ousmane Dembele, has admitted Barcelona were interested in his services last year. Dembele scored a 78th-minute winner for 10-man France, in a 3-2 victory over England in Paris on Tuesday. And the 20-year-old is reportedly attracting interest from Barca again. Dembele only joined the Bundesliga team from Rennes last year, but after speaking to the La Liga club. “Last year I had contact with the Barcelona sports director,” he told Mundo Deportivo. “I’m good at Dortmund. I have a contract until 2021. I don’t pay attention to what is said.” Dembele made 32 league appearances for Dortmund in…
Flavour shared this video of himself doing his thing and people are finding it hilarious. The music star took to Instagram on June 13, 2017, with a video of himself dancing to a song off his album. “That dance you do when you’re vibing to your new album!!!” According to the ‘Obianuju’ singer, there’s a new album coming in June. No one knows how and why the singer has made this decision, neither can you point out to the singles that will most likely be on the project, but the singer will have a new album. Speaking with HipTV, Flavour…
Davido is chilling with the big stars! The ‘If’ singer was spotted with Usher, Sean Garrett and RCA/Bystorm A&R & GoodLook Entertainment CEO, Keith Thomas. “The good life,” Davido wrote alongside the photo. Meanwhile, the long awaited tour for Davido’s hit track, “30 Billion” has been announced and it’s bound to be something! The singer made the announcement via social media on Saturday, June 10. “30 Billion” has been a hit from the first day it hit the streets and is bound to be around for a long while to come. He also hinted that a new track featuring Yung…
Babatunde Olusegun Adewale popularly known by his stage name Modenine is an English-born Nigerian rapper. Modenine is also the most decorated artist as a seven-time The Headies Lyricist on the Roll winner. In 2014, he released a song titled ‘Super human’ with Jamaican-American rapper Canibus. Modenine known for his sick wordplay and inimitable lyricism has performed, alongside some of the finest. In 2005 he opened for Akon in Port Harcourt, Nigeria while with Junior Reid, Kanye West, T-Pain, LL Cool J, Nas, Talib Kweli and Akon again in 2007. In 2008, Modenine set up Redeye Muzik an Indie Label and…
The global economy is set to post solid growth this year, amid improving world trade and better performance by large emerging markets, but key risks could still threaten the outlook, the World Bank said Sunday. Rising trade protectionism and policy uncertainty, primarily in the United States under President Donald Trump, pose important cautions for the outlook. For the first time in four years, the latest edition of the World Bank’s Global Economic Prospects has not downgraded the growth forecast even as new problems have emerged. The report said that “despite substantial policy uncertainty,” the global economy still is expected to…
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has waived 50 per cent on registration fee for locally manufactured products to promote Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs). The NAFDAC spokesperson, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday that the measure would go a long way to promote economic development. Jimoh explained that it was a new policy of the agency under the leadership of its acting Director-General, Mrs Yetunde Oni. He said that the measure was in response to Federal Government’s policy to promote locally manufactured companies in…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday intervened in the inter-bank market to the tune of 482.6 million dollars in the first trading day after the Democracy Day celebrations. A statement issued by its Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor in Abuja said that this was part of measures to underline its determination to guard the international value of the naira. Okorafor said that a breakdown of the intervention indicates that the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) was allocated 285.7 million dollars, while the 100 million dollar was offered in the Wholesale SMIS auction window. The Small…
English champions Chelsea begin the 2017-18 season with a home game against Burnley before being the first team to face Tottenham at Wembley in the Premier League. In the other opening-day fixtures, Manchester United host West Ham, Manchester City travel to newly promoted Brighton, Liverpool face Watford and Spurs are at Newcastle. Huddersfield, whose last season in the top-flight was 1971-72, play Crystal Palace. Of the other standout fixtures for Antonio Conte’s side, Chelsea play Arsenal on Sept. 16, host City on Sept. 30 before United visit Stamford Bridge on Nov. 4. On Boxing Day, Chelsea are at home to…
Kylian Mbappe will take time to “sort through” the options he has while on holiday with his family this summer as the highly prized Monaco striker ponders the next step in his flourishing career. A source tod us last week that two clubs had made bids of more than €100 million for the 18-year-old, whose stunning displays in Monaco’s Ligue 1 title win and run to the semifinals of the Champions League have sparked strong interest from Europe’s biggest clubs. Real Madrid, Arsenal and Liverpool have all been linked with the teenage prodigy, who only signed his first professional contract…
Alvaro Morata to Manchester United: 70 percent While Milan did all they could to sign the Real Madrid striker, they have signed Andre Silva instead, paving the way for Manchester United to close the deal for Morata. After Kylian Mbappe made it clear his preference is Real Madrid, United manager Jose Mourinho made signing Morata the priority. The fact that Mourinho can offer Morata a starting role the year before the World Cup makes the destination even more appealing for the Spain international. Real Madrid will look to get a big return on the deal to reinvest in a potential…
As Katy Perry sings, “they know what is what.” We knew it was a major moment when the Grammy nominee took the stage Monday night for a Witness fan concert presented exclusively by YouTube in downtown Los Angeles—the finale to a four-day “Witness World Wide” livestream. Soon, it was time to perform her controversial hit, “Swish Swish,” which is rumored to be about Taylor Swift , with whom she’s been feuding for years. While she’s repeatedly denied the track is about the “Shake It Off” singer in particular, she made a notable change to her lyrics Monday night that gave…
A woman picked to go to an Adele concert over her best friend’s wedding and it’s divided the internet. The woman – who didn’t want to be identified – wrote about the incident on Mumsnet. She revealed that she’d scheduled her wedding date three years earlier and that she’d been friends with the concert goer for over 30 years but when her friend was offered a free ticket to see Adele she chose to attend the concert. The women asked users of the site for their opinion on what to do. She said that she was hurt but wanted to…
British musician Passenger (Michael David Rosenberg) recorded his latest album Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea, in New Zealand. Mike Rosenberg’s new album – currently rating no2 on the iTunes chart – could only have been made in New Zealand. The English singer-songwriter, who performs under the moniker Passenger, recorded his latest LP at Auckland’s Roundhead Studios. And the album, called Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea, was partly inspired by New Zealand’s landscapes. Rosenberg, a school friend of Ed Sheeran’s, shot to fame when his song Let Her Go took off. It was 2013’s biggest-selling…
Beyonce fans sparked a Twitter frenzy amid fevered speculation the heavily pregnant star is finally in labor on Tuesday. Heavy security was spotted at a Los Angeles hospital, while it was also reported her security staff were carrying two baby seats to a medical facility earlier in the day. The 35-year-old is due to give birth to her twins any time soon, which will increase the size of her brood with husband Jay Z to three. An insider told Hollywood Life: ‘Beyonce’s security was seen leaving her Beverly Hills home this morning carrying two baby seats to a hospital in…
In today’s episode of “Where’s Remy Ma’s Chill?” the Bronx MC came for all of Nicki Minaj’s edges when she delivered a “f–k you” echoed throughout MetLife Stadium. Yep, she had Nicki’s face screen up on that Summer Jam screen when Remy unapologetically performed her diss track, “Shether.” Over the weekend, Summer Jam went down and so many great performers had Jersey super lit. In her set with with the other half of Terror Squad, Fat Joe, Remy Ma delivered a nostalgic performance, getting the audience hyped with records like, “Whatever” and more recent hits like, “All the Way Up.”…
Several acts have been added to the slate of artists set to perform at the BET Awards. Billboard reports that the latest performers include Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Chris Brown, Big Sean, Post Malone, Jessie Reyez, Roman Gianarthur, and New Edition. The latter is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award from the network. In May, it was announced that Migos, Bruno Mars, and Future will be performing at BET’s annual awards show on June 25. Comedian Leslie Jones will be hosting the ceremony. Beyoncé leads the pack of nominees with seven nominations for Lemonade. Chance the Rapper, who has four nominations,…