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Veteran Musician and producer, Dede Mabiaku has described the comparison between Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley and the legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, as inappropriate. According to the News Agency of Nigeria report, Mabiaku slammed fans who described Naira Marley as a rising Fela, adding that it trivalised the essence of Fela’s struggles. He said, “I hear a lot of people comparing that young man to Abami Eda, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Why are you trivialising the essence of your matrys? “Why are you bringing down Fela Anikulapo Kuti? Why are you rubbishing the essence of him in this corridor of nothingness? The boy, was he right in doing what he did? Ask yourself. “Because everything he (Fela) did was based on enlightening the people, wake up the minds of the people for the development of the society the right way with respect and regard for our cultures and traditions,” he said. Mabiaku also addressed the internet fraud menace which Naira Marley was entangled with. ...

Kindly Share This Story Singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has become the most viewed Nigerian artiste on streaming platform, YouTube. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the ‘Aye’ singer has amassed over 500 million views across all his uploads on the platform to achieve this feat. In January, Davido’s hit song, ‘Fall’ beat Yemi Alade’s ‘Johnny’ to become the most viewed Nigerian music video on YouTube. He then became the first Nigerian artiste to reach over 100 million views on YouTube racing ahead of Yemi Alade and Tekno. As the head of his label, DMW, Davido’s YouTube page also streams the tracks and videos of his label mates including Mayorkun, Peruzzi and Dremo. Davido was the first Nigerian artist to reach one million, two million, five million and nine million followers on Instagram and is now one of the most bankable Nigerian on the platform. NAN reports that he recently sold out London’s O2 Arena and recorded the longe...

The Police on Wednesday arraigned the Commissioner 2 in the Local Government Service Commission, in Ekiti State, Dare Omotoso, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing granite worth over N5m. According to the charge sheet, Omotoso between August and September 2016 stole granites and stone dust valued at N5, 140, 800.00, belonging to Primadet and Co. Ltd. The offence is contrary to Section 390(9) Criminal Code C16 Laws of Ekiti State 2012. Omotoso, 64, pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to him. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Caleb Leramo, told the court that he had assembled five witnesses to testify against the accused person in the course of the trial. He, however, applied for an adjournment to study the case file and documents relevant to the case. The Defence counsel, O.B. Farounbi, urged the court to grant Omotoso bail in line with Section 15 of Ekiti State Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2013. He promised t...

Kindly Share This Story A 17-year-old girl, Ramatu Tafida, has cut off the manhood of her 25-year-old fiance, Mr Abdullahi Sabo, in Jigawa State, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence has said. The corps Spokesman in the state, Adamu Shehu, who confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse on Saturday, said the incident occurred in Babura Local Government Area of the state Shehu said the victim, a resident of Kofar Gabas and a teacher at the Government Girls Secondary School Babura, was engaged under the N-Power programme of the Federal Government. Shehu said, “The incident occurred on Thursday in Babura when the attention of our officers was drawn by a good Samaritan who informed them that some youths were about to lynch a girl in Kofar Arewa, the residence of the suspect, to revenge their friend’s death. “Immediately, the officers swung into action and went to the scene and whisked the girl away to our office ...

Kindly Share This Story Shitu and Peremobowe Tunji Bosun, Abeokuta A 23-year-old woman, Eniola Shitu, reportedly filmed her female friend being raped by her 31-year-old boyfriend, David Peremobowe. The incident happened at Ikopa-Tuntun, Abiola Way, Abeokuta, Ogun State, last week Wednesday after Eniola had allegedly lured the victim to her boyfriend’s room where she was drugged and raped. Our correspondent gathered that while the victim was being allegedly raped by Peremobowe, Shitu was filming the action. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday. Oyeyemi said men of the state police command had arrested Shitu and Peremobowe. The PPRO stated that Shitu was apprehended for conspiring with her boyfriend to rape her close friend. According to him, the suspects were arrested after the victim lodged a complaint at the Obantoko Police Division. Oyeyemi said ...

Deputy Registrar of West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in charge of School Registration, Mr Henry Adewumi, on Wednesday said that President Muhammadu Buhari, obtained a Cambridge University West African Examination certificate with five credits. Adewumi, made this known while testifying  before the  Presidential Election Petitions  Tribunal  in Abuja. Buhari on Tuesday opened his defence against the petition filed by the PDP and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Stephany Chizobam Ugboaja and Favor Alozie, who both scored ‘A1’ in all subjects in the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been rewarded. Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo, on Wednesday, awarded them full academic scholarship to study in any university of their choice. The two students, who are from the State wrote the examination alongsids over 1.6 million candidates in Nigeria. Aic Akwarandu, special assistant to the governor on new media, in a statement, quoted Ihedioha as expressing excitement at the feat. “The gesture of sponsoring the students in any university of their choice in the country is a celebration of excellence and hard work”, he said. “The plan of the Ihedioha’s government is to ensure that we give the best to our state and reward excellence and hard work. “We believe Stephany and Favor’s recognition by the governor would serve as morale booster to Imo students and will spur them to higher heig...

Tribunal sacks Ondo PDP House of Reps member over dual citizenship The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday nullified the election of Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga, representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal constituency in the Federal House of Representatives on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The court nullified the election of Gboluga for swearing his allegiance to the United Kingdom, having acquired the citizenship of the country. The court also declared Albert Akintoye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election and ordered INEC to issue Certificate of Return to Akintoye after withdrawing same from Gboluga. Mr Gboluga was in April declared the winner of the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). But the APC candidate challenged the declaration on the grounds that Mr Gboluga holds United Kingdom citizenship in contradiction to the relevant laws of t...

Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, ordered the Commissioner of Police, Kano Command to produce the duplicate copy of the results of the state governorship election in his possession.  Tribunal Chairman, Halima Shamaki said the Commissioner Police, Alhaji Ahmad Iliyasu, must tender the said documents on August 5, 2019. Specifically, the petitioners are requesting for all the copies of election result sheets that were given to the police  personnel that served at the various polling units  in the state during the March 2019 governorship election. Counsel to the petitioners, Barrister Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN) , had in his prayers, informed the tribunal that officers of the Nigeria Police in the state were dispatched to provide security at designated polling units. The Officer in Charge of the Legal Department of the police in the state, Barrister Sunday Ekwe, whil...

The United States has reportedly obtained intelligence that the son and potential successor of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden, is dead. NBC reports that officials would not provide details of where or when Hamza bin Laden died or if the U.S. played a role in his death. Asked by reporters on Wednesday whether the U.S. had information that Hamza is dead, President Donald Trump said, “I don’t want to comment on that.” Hamza bin Laden’s last known public statement was released by al Qaeda’s media arm in 2018. He threatened Saudi Arabia and called on the people of the Arabian peninsula to revolt. Hamza bin Laden is believed to have been born around 1989 had a $1million reward for information on him. Navy SEALS killed his father in 2011 during a raid on his Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound. Hamza was not found at the compound. Letters seized from the compound suggested the elder bin Laden wanted his son to join him in Abb...

Virgil van Dijk, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo listed for the Best FIFA Awards Algeria’s AFCON 2019 champions’ coach, Belmadi, also on shortlist Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League winning trio of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane are on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s player award announced yesterday. The Liverpool trio joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist announced by world football governing body FIFA. Egyptian Salah and Senegalese Mane shared the English Premier League (EPL) Golden Boot —- with Arsenal’s Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang —- for the league’s top scorer with 22 goals each. Messi was the leading scorer in both the Spanish La Liga (36 goals) and the UEFA Champions League (12 goals) last season. Centre-back Van Dijk was voted both the Premier League Player of the Season and the Players’ Player of the Year, and was instrumental in the Merseyside club’s sixth European Cup triumph. ...