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  • Davido acquires customised ‘Timeless’ diamond necklace worth £500,000

    Davido acquires customised ‘Timeless’ diamond necklace worth £500,000

    Afrobeats songster, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido became the centre of attraction to celebrities, fans as well as other internet users after revealing his latest piece of jewellery, a Timeless-inspired diamond necklace.

    The diamond bespoke necklace with its custom-crafted pendant left the singer ecstatic as evident in the unveiling video

    The Local Kettle Brothers UK, makers of the masterpiece gave an insight into the inspiration of the breathtaking jewellery.

    Explaining the craftsmanship, it noted Davido’s bespoke pendant is dedicated to the success of his banging fourth studio album, “Timeless”.

    According to the makers, the pendant, a timeless ‘hourglass’ design, was crafted with meticulous detail and hand-selected diamonds with a moving hourglass, enclosed with diamond dust.

    The “Timeless” pendant, a breathtaking masterpiece, was designed exclusively for the DMW boss and would go on to serve as a true embodiment of David’s unique style.

    It also symbolises inspiration, creativity, and enduring beauty that would adorn the wearer for generations to come.

    Reacting to the latest addition to his jewellery collection, O.B.O beaming with utmost joy and pride noted: “I turned sand to diamond”, amid applause and hailing from friends and associates in the room.

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    Tunde Ednut, a blogger and a close associate of Davido remarking on the ‘Timeless piece’ expressed absolute shock.

    He revealed the worth of the neckpiece, pegging it at £500,000 (N577,000,000) adding that the singer was one person who you could never meet where you left him.

    He wrote: “£500,000 N577,000,000 Daaaaaaamn! When there’s money, there’s money. Davido just purchased one of his most expensive diamond chains. Damn, this one is priced at £500,000. It’s a TIMELESS PIECE. No one has ever done this type before where diamonds are pure inside the chain like sand. Damn!

    In this era where bar no dey, some people, the era no affect them Oooo! Damn. On one chain? One thing about DAVIDO, you can’t meet him where you left him, PARAAAAAAAA DEY BODY!! WHEN T SAY OBO!!! You saaaaaaaaaaaaaaay?”

  • Chelsea agree to sell Ziyech to Galatasaray

    Chelsea agree to sell Ziyech to Galatasaray

    Chelsea have agreed a deal to sell winger Hakim Ziyech to Galatasaray.

    The Morocco international is now expected to undergo a medical with the Turkish Super Lig club.

    The 30-year-old has fallen out of favour at Stamford Bridge and has previously seen moves to Paris St-Germain and Saudi Pro League club, Al Nassr, fall through.

    Ziyech has made 107 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions since joining them in 2020 for £33.3m.

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    The former Ajax player was an unused substitute during the Blues Champions League triumph in 2021 and was a key member of the Morocco side that became the first African team to reach the World Cup semi-finals at Qatar 2022.

    However, he has become a peripheral figure at Chelsea amid a significant outlay on players totalling around £900m since American investor Todd Boehly and his Clearlake consortium took over in May 2022.

    Ziyech was not involved in Chelsea’s pre-season tour of the USA earlier this summer and he was also absent from their matchday squad for their 1-1 draw against Liverpool at the weekend, having not been given a squad number for the new Premier League season.

  • England reach first Women’s World Cup final

    England reach first Women’s World Cup final

    England reached the Women’s World Cup final for the first time as they spoiled co-hosts Australia’s party on a historic evening in Sydney.

    Silencing a sell-out crowd at Stadium Australia, the Lionesses became the first English side since 1966 to reach the final on the world stage.

    It caps a sensational two years under manager Sarina Wiegman as England, crowned European champions for the first time last year on home soil, showed their superiority and know-how to see off an Australia side spurred on by a nation who have been inspired by the Matildas’ success.

    Ella Toone gave England the lead in the first half with a superb first-time strike which sailed into the top corner.

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    The Lionesses controlled proceedings until the second half when Australia threw everything at them and star striker Sam Kerr – starting her first match of the tournament – struck a 25-yard stunner over goalkeeper Mary Earps’ head to make it 1-1.

    But England, as they so often do, found a way back into the game when Lauren Hemp pounced on a defensive error to restore their lead, before Alessia Russo made sure of victory late on to set up a final with Spain on Sunday.

  • UNICAL VC seeks more police collaboration on campus security

    UNICAL VC seeks more police collaboration on campus security

    Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UNICAL), has appealed to the Cross River Police Command for more collaboration for effective policing of the institution.

    Obi made the appeal when she led UNICAL’s management team on a courtesy visit to CP Gyogen Grima,  Commissioner of Police, Cross River Command in his office.

    The vice-chancellor said the security partnership that existed between the University and the State Police Command had been vibrant, fruitful, and rewarding, but she would like it taken to a higher level.

    “While I acknowledge that the command is already overtaxed and working very hard, I implore it through the office of the commissioner of police to do all within its reach to ensure that the bond is not broken.

    “I also wish to thank the command that has, over the years, worked tirelessly in collaboration with the Internal Security Unit of the institution to enforce peace and maintain order on campus,” Obi added.

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    In his response, Grima lauded the management of the institution over the visit, describing the University as a veritable partner in ensuring that peace was maintained on not just the campus but society at large.

    Noting that his men were not sleeping but working very hard, the commissioner of police called on members of the public with valuable information on criminal activities and hideouts in the state, not to hesitate to approach the Command.

    (NAN)

  • Flood disaster: Over 25,000 birds perish in Anambra multi-million naira farm

    Flood disaster: Over 25,000 birds perish in Anambra multi-million naira farm

    No fewer than 25, 000 birds have been destroyed at a multi-million naira automated Matucci Farms Limited located at Agbobo Umuoga Ossomala community in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra state, following flash flood disaster which affected the property.

    The disaster, which resulted in shutting down the company, also adversely affected potato farms, fish worth several millions of naira in the ponds and other crop sections.

    The proprietor of Matuuci Farms Limited, Dr Patrick Sule-Ugboma, who took newsmen around some of the facility on Wednesday, said no fewer than 400 workers in the company have been directed to stop work.

    Communities in the Ogbaru area of Anambra living along the River Niger coastline often experience flooding.

    Sule-Ugboma said his company has lost a fortune due to the flood disaster that affected the farm sitting on 20 hectares of land.

    He said: “We have lost more than 25,000 poultry birds, and fish in our ponds worth several millions of naira and numerous other properties worth several millions of naira were destroyed by the flood.”

    According to Sule-Ugboma, the flood has equally affected some bridges on the Onitsha-Ndoni road, especially the bridge at Umunnakwo.

    It would be recalled that the collapse of the same Umunnakwo Bridge in 2022 resulted in a boat mishap which claimed many lives.

    Sule-Ugboma noted that the collapse of bridges on Ogbaru-Ndoni road poses a serious danger to residents and other road users travelling from Ogwuikpele to neighbouring communities who now resort to crossing the river by wooden boats.

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    He used the medium to appeal to both Anambra and Federal governments to urgently come to the rescue of Ogbaru communities.

    He said: “I am calling on Governor Charles Soludo to look into the plights of our people especially with the menace of perennial flooding hitting Ogbaru communities again.

    ”I also called on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to consider the construction of the Onitsha-Ndoni road now in a deplorable state.”

    Sule-Ugboma regretted that in spite of enormous agricultural and other economic activities in the area, enough was yet to be done in the provision of road infrastructure in the Ogbaru, Delta, Imo and Rivers corridors.

    Sule-Ugboma said: “Agriculture is the mainstay of Ogbaru communities as well as communities in Delta, Imo and Rivers and inspires their contributions to our economy the people have been subjected to unduly neglect by successive state and Federal Governments.”

  • Tricyclist arrested for assaulting 8-year-old daughter in Anambra

    Tricyclist arrested for assaulting 8-year-old daughter in Anambra

    A commercial tricyclist has been arrested for allegedly beating his 8-year-old daughter to a coma in Ifite, Awka South local government area of Anambra state.

    The suspect, Chinedu Adim from Lokpa in Abia state, a father of two kids and reportedly abandoned by his wife, was said to have used hard substances to beat the daughter.

    He, however, denied the allegations during interrogation, describing the daughter’s condition as spiritual.

    Chinedu said: “I was formerly a member of Anambra Vigilante Group (AVG) before I started driving Keke. We married twelve years ago with 2 kids, a girl and a boy, 8 and 6 years old.

    “My wife left me 8 years ago after my shop got burnt. My kids were suffering in the village and I had to pick them up five years ago.

    He further stated: “My daughter woke up one morning and I observed Injuries all over her body while I was bathing her. I asked her and she said she woke up to see lines on her body. I took her to the hospital where she was treated.

    “The second time, she said she fell on the tiles and sustained injuries on the head. Some things she does appear strange to me. Sometimes I wake up at midnight and won’t see her. I said this is not ordinary and took her to church for deliverance.

    “The third time I came back to drop food for her, I was told she was rushed to the hospital. She was in a coma throughout yesterday.”

    Reacting to the incident, the state commissioner for women and social welfare, Ify Obinabo said the report she got said the suspect beat the victim to a coma, describing his narration as folk tales.

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    She said, “The girl has been in the hospital since yesterday. The father beat her to a stupor, claiming she was beaten in the dream. He had thought she would die so as to cover his actions.

    “You know when men are abandoned by their wives, they tend to transfer aggression on their innocent children and forget that their blood is running in them.

    “We’re not saying that parents should not flog their kids as a way of correcting them. But you beat them according to their age. That’s why the adage says, “use one hand and beat a child and use the other to draw him back.”

    While assuring adequate medical attention for the victim to ensure she survived, Obinabo said the suspect would be handed over to the police for further interrogation and prosecution.

  • Aviation union shelves planned strike as NCAA intervene

    Aviation union shelves planned strike as NCAA intervene

    Aviation workers under the umbrella of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has suspended its plans to embark on strike by Aug. 16.

    Mr Ocheme Oba, General Secretary, NUATE, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NUATE had, in a circular issued on Aug. 15, said aviation security workers would embark on an indefinite nationwide strike over poor wages.

    The circular revealed that the workers are usually paid a meagre N30,000 monthly, noting that the wage was insufficient, thereby bringing untold hardship on the workers.

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    Oba disclosed that the union had sent a letter to the NCAA informing it of the union’s decision to embark on industrial action.

    He said that after receipt of the letter, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had intervened in the matter, and requested to be given a week to deliberate on the workers’ demands.

    The Union’s scribe said the NCAA had promised to organise a meeting between the union, private security firms and the airlines. (NAN)

  • I’ve the best music band in the world, Adekunle Gold brags

    I’ve the best music band in the world, Adekunle Gold brags

    Popular pop artiste, Adekunle Kosoko aka Adekunle Gold, has boasted he has the best music band in the world. 

    In a recent interview with Tataki, AG Baby bragged about his stagemanship and how he owns the best team in the world.

    He said: “I have the best band in the world; I say that all the time. Every time I’m on stage, it’s a different vibe. As a fan of music as well, I don’t ever want to go and see my favourite musicians play the same songs that I listen to in my car because if I’m paying for tickets, I want to experience something good.

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    “My songs that you listened to already would sound different when you watched me perform it. It’s so important to have musicians on stage. When I leave the stage, I’m like, ‘Damn! That was crazy.”

    Adekunle Gold said fans could relate to his songs because most of them are true-life stories.

    “All my songs are very relatable because most of them are my stories. You made these beautiful songs in the studio, not knowing what to expectband then taking it on stage, seeing people’s reactions whether they know the song or not, the energy you get from that is one of the things that I enjoyed the most,” he said.

  • Why I ditched music, relocated abroad – Rapper Eldee

    Why I ditched music, relocated abroad – Rapper Eldee

    Famous hip-hop artiste, Sikirullahi Olanrewaju Dabiri aka Eldee The Don, has explained why he ditched music and moved abroad. 

    Eldee said he left the country because he needed to “clear” his head after he got “scammed” by an advisory firm that collected money from some investors and lied to them  they were investing the money in his music.

    The rapper, while appearing on the latest episode of the King of Talks podcast, hosted by comedian, Teju Babyface, said: “What happened was that, Shayman introduced me to a gentleman called Tonye Akindele, who at a time had a capital advisory firm. What they do is to look for business to invest in. They have people who fund those portfolios.

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    “So they approached me for a partnership. And I accepted. But unbeknown to me, what was happening was him Tonye Akindele and his partner had the people who were funding the record label but the label was not getting money. I was still funding my music.”

    Eldee said it took him almost a year before he realised that he was being scammed after incurring huge debts.

    He said some of his team members left their families abroad to come to Nigeria to be part of that project but ended up with nothing.

  • I have settled with Blaqbonez, says Carter Efe

    I have settled with Blaqbonez, says Carter Efe

    Popular comedian and singer, Oderhwo Joseph Efe aka Carter Efe, said he and rapper Blaqbonez are good after thrashing the bad blood between them. 

    The duo trended in social media last year for their constant shades and banters. 

    The beef started when Blaqbonez called out Carter Efe for allegedly cheating singer, Berri Tiga in the sharing formula of the proceeds of their collaborative song ‘Machala.’

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    However, in a recent interview with MTV Base, Carter Efe said he has reconciled with Blaqbonez.

    He said: “My beef with Blaqbonez wasn’t a cruise. It was a real quarrel. He find my trouble. I just dey my own for Twitter, him just come dey say, ‘If you think music is easy, why do you want to give Berri Tiga 5% of the proceeds of ‘Machala’?

    “I was surprised. I didn’t reply him. My handler was replying him on Twitter and they were trading words. He thought I was the one.

    “But we have settled now. That’s guys for you. We are not like women; they envy each other,” he said.