There has been a lot of chatter about Wizkid not winning any award at the eighth edition of The Headies which was held in late December 2013. Now the Pop star has aired his thoughts over the matter. . Wizkid was nominated in only two categories – ‘Artiste of the Year‘ and ‘Best Collabo‘ alongside EME label mates Banky W and Skales. Wizzy lost in both categories. . Finally, weeks after the awards took place, the Pop star wrote on Twitter; ‘My fans see and appreciate all the work..that’s enough awards to last me a life time!‘, apparently throwing a…
Author: Shola Johnson
Dancehall artiste, Baba Dee is set to release his seventh studio album. According to the veteran artiste, the album titled ‘Boom Box‘ will mark his resolve to once again dominate the music industry. . The album which has already spurned out a few singles including ‘Go Down’, ‘Park Well‘ and ‘Gun Body’ (Yamasa) featuring brother Sound Sultan will be released after his on- going tour of Europe. . Featured artistes on the album include Vector, Harry Song, Nomoreloss, African China amongst others.
Commended MorganCapital Group, one of leading investment banking and securities dealing firms in the country for its crucial role in ensuring the success of the second tranche of the Ekiti State N25 billion bond raising programme. . The state had raised N20 billion in the first tranche in 2012, while the second tranche involving N5 billion was concluded on December 31, 2013. . Speaking at the completion board Meeting in Lagos, the Commissioner for Finance, Ekiti State, Mr. Dapo Kolawole said MorganCapital, which is a joint issuing house and book builder to the offer, and other parties made the offer…
President of Delta State Muslim Council, Alhaji Mumakai Unagha, has called on Nigerians to stop celebrating corrupt and bad leadership, saying such action had promoted corruption in the country. . The Muslim leader, Tuesday in Warri, Delta State, while addressing Muslim leaders in the state, who came to felicitate with him on his election into the executive of Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, said corruption and bad leadership have become endemic in Nigeria. . Unagha charged both traditional rulers and religious leaders to speak out and not remain silent. . According to him, religious and traditional rulers should not remain aloof,…
The Sokoto State Commissioner for Social Welfare and Culture, Alhaji Zubairu Yari, said the state government would evacuate, treat and rehabilitate 50 lunatics from the streets of Sokoto metropolis. . Yari told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Tuesday that the mentally-ill persons would be treated at the Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital in Kware, Sokoto State. . He said that the exercise would be conducted in 10 phases and five persons would be evacuated to ensure that the hospital facility was not over-stretched. . The commissioner said the 23 local governments would be involved in the evacuation…
Rice dealers on Tuesday in Asaba appealed to the FG to extend the last day for the proposed ban on the importation of rice from 2015 to 2019. . The dealers, who made the appeal while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba, said the extension would give rice farmers enough time to prepare themselves to start large-scale rice production. . Although they lauded the policy, they, however, argued the 2015 proposed deadline for the ban to take effect was not realistic. . Acoording to them, if the ban goes ahead as planned, it will lead to…
Gov. Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Tuesday ordered the State Civil Service to work out the modalities for a compulsory annual medical check-up for all civil servants in the state. . Aliyu gave the directive in Minna while reacting to the death of Hajiya Bilkisu Mahmoud, a staff of the State Emergency Management Agency. . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Mahmoud was reported to have slumped and died in Aliyu’s office on Monday. . The governor said the 46-year-old woman did not die in his office, contrary to media reports, but was rushed to the Minna General…