Day: September 10, 2020

BBNaija: I wanna leave already, Love “crazy” Kiddwaya offers self for eviction over Erica

Damola Oyede

  Love crazy Kiddwaya has declared how much he missed Erica, his lover in the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Lockdown House as he declared that he “wanna leave already.” Erica was disqualified last weekend after having two strikes and her exit has left her love interest, Kiddwaya so lonely and crazy. In a rap, Kiddwaya intimated that he’ll like to leave the house in order to be with Erica. Kiddwaya said; “When the pressure is lost, that’s when you feel the pain, Do I know my long term mission or…

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Marketers demand cheaper, cleaner alternatives to petrol, diesel as Nigeria battles deregulation fallout

Micheal Olatunji

  There must be cheaper and cleaner alternatives to petrol and diesel made available to the public especially now that full deregulation of the Nigerian Petroleum downstream sector commenced, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has said. The group also added that Nigeria could develop into the refining hub for West and Central Africa becoming a net exporter of refined products following Federal Government’s new policies on alternative energy, total deregulation, liberalization of the petroleum downstream sector and the coming on stream of new modular refineries. The association, in…

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Egypt begins hunting for African Cup of Nations Gold Trophy Stolen Since 2013

Aoko Benjamin

The sports ministry said Wednesday it has referred a probe into a missing African Cup of Nations trophy which Egypt has possessed since 2010 to the prosecutor general after a string of explosive allegations. “The ministry of youth and sports has referred the file of the loss of some important silverware from the warehouses of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) to the prosecutor general,” it said in a brief statement on its Facebook page. The investigation was launched last week when celebrated ex-national goalkeeper Ahmed Shobair said the EFA found…

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Nigeria’s 16,000 Striking Doctors, others received N20bn COVID-19 Allowances before strike, Says Minister

Micheal Olatunji

The 16,000 doctors who have started a strike in Nigeria have, together with other health workers, being paid up to N20 billion COVID-19 inducement allowances, country’s Junior Health minister, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has declared. Mamora who said this on a Channels Television‘s programme, Sunrise Daily, monitored by Platforms Africa in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, however did not give the full breakdown of the payment. It would be recalled that about 16,000 doctors in the West African biggest economy have downed tool over the government’s inability to meet their demands including insurance package, payment…

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