How Music Legend, Quincy Jones, Died At 91

ADEOLA YUSUF

Family speaks on last moment of song impresario and producer extraordinaire renowned for producing Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra, others   Music impresario and producer extraordinaire Quincy Jones has died at the age of 91 The legend renowned for producing Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra and other major music stars died peacefully at his home in Bel Air, USA. Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Done For Love, Work -Tiwa Savage Why, How I Almost Committed Suicide – Eniola Ajao ‘I Wouldn’t Be Here If I Knew,’ Mourinho Hits Out At Turkish Referees…

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‘I Wouldn’t Be Here If I Knew,’ Mourinho Hits Out At Turkish Referees

ADEOLA YUSUF

“I blame the Fenerbahce people that brought me here. They told me only half of the truth. They didn’t tell me the whole truth because if they told me the whole truth, I wouldn’t come.”   Jose Mourinho condemned refereeing standards in Turkey after his Fenerbahce side scored a 102nd-minute winner to cap a dramatic game against Trabzonspor. The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager sprinted on to the pitch and attempted a knee slide as Sofyan Amrabat’s late goal in stoppage time earned a 3-2 victory on Sunday.…

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At Last Dangote Reveals Petrol Price, Lampoons Regulator, Marketers

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At last, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has revealed the price it sells Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, to marketers, just as it lambasted the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority for failing in its regulatory role. The Chief Corporate Communications Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Chiejina said in the statement that the template for its petrol price was fixed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, adding that in the case of sale into trucks, it actually lowered…

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Why, How I Almost Committed Suicide – Eniola Ajao

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Nigerian actress, Eniola Ajao, has revealed why she almost poisoned herself and refused to eat for seven days. According to the filmmaker, the incident occurred at a time she was handling a project, adding that it almost crumbled. Ajao said: “I almost poisoned myself because there was news about me online that was far from true. READ ALSO: Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Done For Love, Work -Tiwa Savage Dotun Oladipo Elected IMPCMS President ‘October To December’, Abdulrazaq Okays Bonus for Kwara Workers African Atlantic Gas Pipeline: Regional Cooperation Key To…

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Craziest Thing I’ve Ever Done For Love, Work -Tiwa Savage

ADEOLA YUSUF

Popular Nigerian musician, Tiwa Savage, has revealed the craziest thing she has ever done for love and work. Savage revealed her love side in an interview she granted Beat FM for the promotion of her latest single: “Forgiveness.” She said about the craziest thing she has ever done for love: “If I’m into someone, I’m really into that person. “I’ve pulled up at a guy’s house unannounced. READ ALSO: Dotun Oladipo Elected IMPCMS President Police Arrest 130 Chinese, Nigerians For Alleged Cybercrime Police Arrest 130 Chinese, Nigerians For Alleged Cybercrime…

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Dotun Oladipo Elected IMPCMS President

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. ‘Nkanu Egbe As General Secretary; Dolapo Otegbayi as the Treasurer;’ details of the election that won The Eagle Online Publisher, Oladipo, highest position at IMPCMS     The Publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has emerged as the President of the Innovative Media Partners Cooperative Multipurpose Society. The former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers was among others who are members of the pioneer Executive Committee. Other pioneer executive committee members of the IMPCMS are Nkanu Egbe, who is the General Secretary, and Dolapo Otegbayi as…

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‘October To December’, Abdulrazaq Okays Bonus for Kwara Workers

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Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved a financial bonus that is equivalent to the monthly PAYE obligation for every civil servant in the state, including local government workers. Platforms Africa reports that a statement by the Commissioner for Finance Dr. Hauwa Nuru, noted that the emergency support would last for at least three months. “This bonus has been approved as a buffer to bridge the gap that the correct PAYE deduction may have wrought on the newly implemented mininum wage. It is meant to serve as a soothing balm…

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Police Arrest 130 Chinese, Nigerians For Alleged Cybercrime

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About 130 foreigners have been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, for alleged high-level cybercrimes, hacking, and activities against the national security. The foreign nationals who are majorly Chinese and Malaysian consist of 87 males and 26 females were arrested in Jahi area of Abuja. A statement by the Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi on Sunday, said 17 others arrested were identified as Nigerians. READ ALSO: NDLEA Seizes Cocaine Worth N4bn At Lagos Airport Champion Newspapers’ First Female Editor, Ngozi Anyaegbunam, Is Dead NSCDC Arrests NNPCL Truck Driver For Diverting…

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NDLEA Seizes Cocaine Worth N4bn At Lagos Airport

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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have seized cocaine consignments worth N4bn at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The NDLEA said its operatives recovered the 845 wraps of cocaine weighing 18.72 kilogrammes from an international drug syndicate that operates between Brazil, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. “The drug consignments worth Four Billion Four Hundred and Ninety-Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Naira (N4,492,800,000) in street value were recovered from two lavatories of an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft during the post-landing cleaning of the cabin of flight ET900 from…

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Champion Newspapers’ First Female Editor, Ngozi Anyaegbunam, Is Dead

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“How female print journalist-interviewer of two sitting Presidents of Nigeria died,” son gives details of the last moment of the late author of the book Waziri Ibrahim: Politics Without Bitterness   The first female editor of the Champion newspapers, Dr Ngozi Fidelia Anyaegbunam, is dead. His son, Mr. Rocky C Agbese, who confirmed this in a statement to Platforms Africa, maintained that Anyaegbunam died after a brief illness. ‘No River? No Palaver,’ 10 Countries With No Single River ‘No Plane? No Problem,’ 5 Countries Without Airport And How To Reach Them…

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