Day: January 5, 2023

I’m Nigerian from Iseyin Oyo State – Grammy Awards winner Angélique Kidjo

ADEOLA YUSUF

Multiple Grammy Award winner, Angelique Kidjo, said her mother revealed to her that she is a Nigerian, from Iseyin, a town in Oyo State. Kidjo, 61, revealed in a recent interview with Smooth FM in Lagos State. Although born in Benin Republic, the singer explained that her mother claimed that she has lots of relatives in Nigeria even though she doesn’t visit them often. “My Mum told me that I am from Iseyin because when my grandfather’s great great great great father came back from Brazil, they found their roots…

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Pope Francis Leads Ex-Pontiff Benedict’s Funeral + PHOTOS

Ganiyu Amodu

The funeral of Pope Benedict XVI has been held at the Vatican, the first time in hundreds of years a funeral service for a former pope has been presided over by a current pope. Before the service, Benedict’s body had been on display in St Peter’s Basilica, dressed in robes and clutching rosary beads, allowing tens of thousands of mourners to file past. As it began, pallbearers carried Benedict’s coffin out of the huge church and rested it before an altar in front of St Peter’s Square. READ ALSO: How…

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Barber Shop Owner Jailed For Using Covid Grants To Fund Terrorists

Ganiyu Amodu

A man has been jailed for 12 years for sending Covid relief grants he received from a London council to fund so-called Islamic State terrorists in Syria. Barber shop owner Tarek Namouz, 43, was given thousands of pounds of bounce back loans which he transferred abroad. Kingston Crown Court heard at the time of the offences Namouz was on licence for raping a woman, 18, in a north London pub where he was the landlord. READ ALSO: How Helen Paul Transformed from N9,500 To N400k Salary Earner In 1 Minute…

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How Helen Paul Transformed from N9,500 To N400k Salary Earner In 1 Minute

Abibat Babalola

Call it blessing in Disguise and you won’t be wrong. Here, popular Nigerian baby’s voice On Air Personality (OAP), Helen Paul, opens up on how, in one minute, her life transformed from being an ordinary receptionist on N9,500 salary to a N400, 000 per month salary earner + why everyone needs an Engineer Ayo Adeife   Peak Milk wanted an advert to go by 2pm, and they were in the studio looking for a baby’s voice. The baby that was supposed to come was writing exams and someone said, “Helen…

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NNPC Speaks On Report It Exported 18m Oil Bbls Without Proper Documentation

ADEOLA YUSUF

Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Garba Deen Muhammad, opens up on Auditor General’s report, which indicted 32 oil marketing companies of involvement in the non-completion of the NXP forms   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has debunked an allegation it exported 17.877 million barrels of crude oil without proper documentation within four years (2016 to 2020). Platforms Africa reports that the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Garba Deen Muhammad, in a statement on Thursday, urged the public to disregard the said malicious publication. READ ALSO: Guys, Here’s…

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Why Mozambique Replaced Kenya ln The UN Security Council

ADEOLA YUSUF

MOZAMBIQUE has replaced Kenya in the United Nations Security Council where it will serve for a period of two years. Kenya has served in the council since June 18, 2020 and was represented by Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, Martin Kimani. The South African country began its tenure at the council on January 1, 2023. Joining Mozambique are also Ecuador, Japan, Malta and Switzerland, all five countries taking up non-permanent seats for the next two years. READ ALSO: Man Hires Friend For N10,000 To kill…

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Man Hires Friend For N10,000 To kill Pregnant Wife ln Ogun

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Police in Ogun state have arrested a 35-year-old man identified as Eluyera Wasiu for allegedly contracting his friend, Adeniyi Samuel, to kill his 29-year-old pregnant wife. Confirming the incident to newsmen, the spokesperson for the state police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the suspect and his accomplice were arrested following a distress call received by the DPO Ogijo Police Division in Sagamu Local Government Area of the State. READ ALSO: Bhupinder Singh Gill Becomes First Sikh-Punjabi Assistant Referee In Premier League History Bauchi Commissioner Resigns After Father’s Dethronement 83-year-old Ex-Minister…

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