South African music sensation Tyla has achieved a historic feat by clinching the inaugural Best African Music Performance award at the 66th Grammy Awards. The event, held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, saw Tyla making history by triumphing over Nigerian superstars Davido, Burna Boy, Asake, and Ayra Starr with her hit single ‘Water.’ The Best African Music Performance category is a dedicated Grammy category for African music. The Recording Academy’s official website announced the new category’s introduction for the 2024 Grammy Awards, acknowledging the rich musical diversity of the African continent. Described as a category recognizing recordings that…
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The beauty of our democratic system unfolds when our citizens, through the democratic process, choose representatives they deem most deserving of the position. This discerning choice made by the esteemed residents of Akoko North East/North West Federal Constituency in electing Hon. Ife Ehindero as their federal representative on February 3, 2024, not only mirrors our democratic values but also cements our collective identity as a progressive force. This victory represents the continuity of effective and efficient representation our party has offered since 2019. I applaud President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) for fostering a conducive atmosphere where our democratic values…
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has described as heartwarming the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ife Ehindero, in Saturday’s House of Representatives bye-election in Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency. The Returning Officer, Johnson Fasinmirin of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), while announcing the results of the election on Saturday, said the APC candidate polled 35,504 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Bada Olalekan of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who had 15,328 votes. It was the first election to hold in the State under Governor Aiyedatiwa’s administration.…
Four kidnapped victims in the Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba State have been rescued and bandits’ hideout destroyed by theTroops of the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army on Saturday. This was made known in a statement by the Brigade Spokesman, Oni Olubodunde, adding that the troops encountered the bandits on the Gampu hills of Yorro LGA and after a gun duel the bandits fled leaving behind their victims. In the statement, Olubodunde said, “The swift and decisive operation to flush out bandits and kidnappers disturbing the peace in Yorro LGA and its environs commenced on 2nd February…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the killing of a man by an articulated vehicle on Ikorodu Road, Mile 12 Market, Lagos. The spokesperson for the agency, Adebayo Taofiq, said the accident occurred on Saturday. In a statement on Saturday, he noted that the accident involved a truck marked LSR 901 XV. Mr Taofiq said the victim was pushing a wheelbarrow on the main carriageway in Mile 12 Market. He said a preliminary investigation revealed that the truck driver allegedly lost control due to a brake failure and rammed into the victim. “After the accident, the victim…
The police command in Yobe has arrested seven suspects for alleged thuggery in Gashua, Bade Local Government Area of the state. The police public relations officer of the command, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, told journalists in Damaturu on Saturday that the suspects were arrested in collaboration with the troops of the Nigerian Army. Mr Abdulkarim said the suspects were arrested in an 18-seater bus en route to Damaturu to obstruct the just concluded Yobe East by-election. He listed the suspects as Abubakar Bololo, 25; Habu Mato, 35; Suleman Musa, 50; Yusuf Danjuma, 33; Abdullahi Haruna, 45; Zanab Mohammed, 25; and Rachael…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ifeoluwa Ehindero, winner of the Akoko North-East and Akoko North-West Federal constituency by-election in Ondo State. Johnson Fasinmirin of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), the Returning Officer of the election, declared Mr Ehindero winner after the counting of votes at the collation centre at Victory College, Ikare-Akoko on Saturday. Mr Fasinmirin said the APC candidate polled 35,504 votes to defeat his closest rival, Olalekan Bada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had 15,328 votes. The returning officer said the total votes cast were 51,896, with…
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists and fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province have allegedly attacked a police station in Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State, killing at least four policemen as well as stealing a cache of ammunition. According to The PUNCH, the State Police department Publish Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Kenneth, confirmed the attack. ISWAP fighters invaded the police station at Gajiram town and opened fire on the policemen on duty. A security source who craved anonymity because he is not authorised to speak, explained that the terrorists also set parts of the police station…
Justice Ibrahim Kala of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court sentenced a man, Olorunfunmi Olakunle, to two years’ imprisonment for drug trafficking on Friday. The court convicted and sentenced him for importing 1.8 kg of hemp from America after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge preferred against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The court also gave him the option of a N200,000 fine with community service. After his guilty plea, the prosecutor, Augustine Nwagu, applied for a review of the facts of the case. The prosecutor told the court how the defendant…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles advanced into the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-finals after a 1-0 defeat of Angola in the quarter-finals after Ademola Lookman’s 41st-minute goal. (NAN)