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  • Wizkid makes history, wins AMAs ‘Favorite afrobeats artiste’

    Wizkid makes history, wins AMAs ‘Favorite afrobeats artiste’

    Famous Afrobeats singer Wizkid has made history by becoming the first African artiste to be awarded at the 50th American Music Awards (AMAs).

    He was named the ‘favourite afrobeat artiste’ at the 2022 American Music Awards.

    Big Wiz was nominated with Burna Boy, Tems, Ckay and Fireboy DML for the inaugural Afrobeats category.

    The American Music Awards congratulated him on its official twitter handle.

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    The tweet reads: ”Congrats @wizkidayo !!!! You are taking home the FIRST Favorite Afrobeats Artist award! #AMAs.”

    Reacting, Wizzy quoted the tweet accompanied with love emojis and his bird insignia.

    His ‘Essence’ album featuring Tems also bagged an award for the ‘Favorite R&B song’ category, fending off some world musical heavyweights like Beyonce, Bruno Mars and others.

  • Dignitaries, celebrities, fans fete Davido at 30

    Dignitaries, celebrities, fans fete Davido at 30

    Celebrities and fans have felicitated afrobeat singer Davido, who clocks 30 on Monday.

    Though he had plans to make his 30th birthday massive, the tragic death of his son, Ifeanyi on October 31 naturally took his away..

    But politicians, celebrities and fans have expressed steadfast love and support for him on social media.

    By last Saturday, the DMW boss was already trending on Twitter with the hashtag #DavidoAt30 started by his staunch fanbase.

    Former Senate President Bukola Saraki shared a photo with Davido and tweeted: “David, Watching how you have carved out your unique niche and inspired a new generation with your work in the entertainment industry has been extremely impressive. As you celebrate another year today, I pray that the Almighty will continue to bless you. #StandStrong #DavidoAt30.”

    Singer Zlatan Ibile said: “Happy 30th birthday KN. The strength you need at this moment will be bestowed on you by our good Lord. I appreciate you for all that you do. 5hank you very much. God bless you.”

    Socialite Cubana Chief Priest wrote: “Happy 30th birthday bestie mi. On this 30th floor, you shall know no sorrow. All you shall feel is peace, love, joy and prosperity. God has sworn to bless, protect, guide and wipe your sorrow. Iove you bestie mi.”

    Billionaire businessman, Obi Cubana shared a heartwarming video of him exchanging pleasantries with Davido and stated: “Dear youth!! Today, let’s wish OBO a happy 30th birthday. Let’s pray that his infectious smile returns immediately. Let’s pray that God restores all he has lost and add plenty more to him. OBO is a happy soul, he doesn’t deserve anything less than pure love and happiness. Happy birthday King @davido.

    Israel DMW shared an old video with his boss and said: “Happy 30th birthday Sir. The Lord will continue to your strength, Amen.”

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    Pheelz stated: “World OBO Day. Birthday blessings broski.”

    Adesope Olajide wrote: “#happybirthdaydavido one of the greatest showmen in the history of African popular culture #davido #DavidoAt30 we love you brother.”

    @thisismeema tweeted: “Your music plays a phenomenal role in the world’s musical history and one day is enough to celebrate your Greatness but I sincerely pray God continue to bless and watch over you and May this smile be Eternal. We sincerely love you. Happy Big 30 Davido !! #DavidoAt30.”

    @LEWINSKI stated: “My GOAT, an ICON, a LEGEND. Happy Birthday Davido. Cheers to more life & more blessings. Thank you for all that you do for us. I love you forever #DavidoAt30.”

    @Queen_Aeesha said: “Happy birthday to my forever Fave, the superstar of Afrobeat, my idolo @davido I love you so much king! We wish to see you smiling again soon. #DavidoAt30.”

    @blaccmajek tweeted: “Happy birthday to a genuinely kind and selfless soul! @davido , I hope your birthday today rewards you for all of the goodness you put out into the world! I Love You. #DavidoAt30.”

  • Portable appreciates managers with $400 each

    Portable appreciates managers with $400 each

    Street hop artiste Portable has appreciated his managers with some $100 bills.

    The grateful Zeh Nation boss decided to share his work gains with his female managers in appreciation of their input to his success.

    In a video shared on his Instagram page, Portable is seen giving each of his managers $400, explaining they have all worked together and must enjoy together but noted no food for anyone who hasn’t worked.

    He said: “If you say you don’t know naira, you’ll know dollars. Share dollars now, naira later. (Awon manager, awon iya mi) My managers, my mothers….we all worked together so, we will enjoy together. If you no work, you no go chop!”

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    Captioning the post, the Ika of Africa stressed on the need to share success with loved ones rather than hoarding it to onseself.

    He added: “When success is loud It should not be shared alone it should be shared with loved ones we make a good team cheers to bigger things in life Biza biza for my managers #Drzeh #drzehnation @stelliza Jizza @babyluvgram.”

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  • Engaged Cuppy offers fans pink bowl of rice

    Engaged Cuppy offers fans pink bowl of rice

    Well-known for her signature colour pink, popular disc jockey, Cuppy has invited interested persons to a bowl of strange colour-looking rice.

    Cuppy retweeted a pink bowl of rice with some ‘ganishing’ on it, offering any hungry persons that might just be interested.

    The same bowl of rice surfaced hours after the entertainer’s engagement to her British boxer beau hit the internet.

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    The original poster using the photo, explained Cuppy just served Lerry, one of her online admirers who had continually signified interest in her ‘breakfast’ by getting engaged to her now fiance, Ryan Taylor.

    Perhaps, fascinated by the colour of the rice which happens to be her favourite, the 30-year-old decided to share the image with the caption: “Chef Cups. Who’s hungry?”

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  • Nine Nigerian celebrities with break-ups in 2022

    Nine Nigerian celebrities with break-ups in 2022

    Celebrities, like others, are not spared from break ups.

    This year has produced tales of celebrities separating from their partners they used to love and cherish.

    Here are nine celebrities who broke up in 2022:

    *Gideon Okeke

    Actor Gideon Okeke ended his marriage to Chidera in October after four years of being together.

    The father of two didn’t reveal the reason for their split but urged Nigerians to pray for his family.

    He made this separation known on his InstaStories, although troubles in their marriage had surfaced online earlier in August.

    *Skiibii

    Actress Dorcas Shola Fapson in October disclosed why she ended her relationship with singer Skiibii.

    The ‘Man of God’ actress explained her reason during an interactive session with her followers in a recent post on Twitter.

    According to the actress, she was the breadwinner in the relationship. She also accused the singer of being a liar and a cheat.

    “I was the one feeding him. I bought him that Fendi. I flew him to Zanzibar. All that boy did was lie and cheat,” she wrote.

    *Kunle Afod

    Popular actor and movie director, Kunle Afod and his wife, Desola parted ways in October.

    Desola made the announcement in a terse message on her Instagram page.

    She wrote: “The good news you wanna hear. I left Kunle Afod.”

    *Korra Obidi

    Dancer Korra Obidi, and Dr. Justin Dean, her husband, divorced in March after Justin posted on his Instagram profile that he would be ending things with Korra.

    Korra Obidi accused Justin Dean of being an abuser who assaulted her countless times in their marriage.

    *Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz

    JJC Skillz in June announced his separation from actress Funke Akindele.

    JJC Skillz, a movie producer and marketer, asserted that he made every effort to make their marriage work but he was forced to leave because nothing seemed to be working.

    *Yewande Adekoya

    Yewande Adekoya, a Yoruba film actress, joined the list in April after separation from Abiodun Ishola Thomas.

    Yewande Adekoya decided to end the marriage despite her colleagues’ intervention for reconciliation.

    *Nkechi Blessing

    Popular actress Nkechi Blessing’s announcement of her split from her lover in April astounded many of her fans and followers on social media.

    Nkechi Blessing shared various events that contributed to her decision to end the marriage with Ekiti-based politician, Opeyemi Falegan on social media.

    *Chacha Eke

    Chacha Eke announced the end of her nine-year-old marriage to estranged husband Austin Faani in June.

    Chacha Eke said she was bowing out of her marriage because she does not want to die.

    *Julius Agwu

    In April, news about stand-up comedian, Julius Agwu breaking up with his wife, Ibiere, made the rounds.

    It was gathered that the humour merchant walked out of his marriage, contrary to a widespread rumour that Ibiere packed her bags and left, having been overwhelmed by Julius’ illness.

    Julius reportedly gave up on his marriage and stopped fulfilling his marital obligations.

    He also allegedly moved out of his matrimonial home, leaving his wife and children.

    The reason for his action is still unknown.

  • PDP G-5 Govs insist on shunning Atiku’s campaign

    PDP G-5 Govs insist on shunning Atiku’s campaign

    The five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors have reiterated their readiness for reconciliation with the party leadership.
    But, they insisted on their demands, including resignation by the national chairman, Senator Iyiocha Ayu, and choice of his new helmsman from the South.
    Also, the Governors under the aegis of ‘The Integrity Group,’ maintained that they will not participate in the presidential campaign, unless their demands are met.
    A former governor,  who is a member of the group,  said time was running out, urging the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar,  and Ayu to make their minds before it is too late.
    The Governors and their supporters converged on the Southern Sun Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos to review the crisis rocking the party.
    Former Plateau Governor Jonah Jang, who read the communique of the group after its deliberations, said the camp was not against any peace move.
    He said:”After a careful review of developments, we have decided to stand on the decision we took at our Port-Harcourt meeting. We hereby again reiterate that the window of reconciliation in our great party remains open.”

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    Before the meeting, Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde told reporters that although G5 is the face of the struggle, there are many leaders backing the Integrity Group.
    At the meeting were Governors Nyesom Wike (Rivers State), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Sam Ortom (Benue), and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia); former Governors Ayodele Fayose (Ekiti), Olusegun Mimiko (Ondo) and Donald Duke (Cross Rivers).
    Also there were PDP Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja, Senator Sunday Onor, Senator Nafiz Suleiman, Senator Olaka Nwogu, Mrs. Nene Ukeje, Senator Mao Ohabunwa, Ali Odefa, Dotun Babayemi, Dan Orbi and Mohammed Adoke, former Justice Minister.
  • VIDEO: PDP G-5 Govs in Lagos for media briefing

    VIDEO: PDP G-5 Govs in Lagos for media briefing

    PDP G-5 Govs in Lagos for media briefing

  • Nobody planned to impeach Buhari, Melaye counters Omo-Agege

    Nobody planned to impeach Buhari, Melaye counters Omo-Agege

    Senator Dino Melaye, who represented Kogi West in the 8th Senate, has faulted Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege’s claim that some lawmakers attempted to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari.
    Dismissing Omo-Agege as a cheap revisionist trying to cover up his inglorious act of leading suspected thugs to disrupt the proceedings of the Senate in 2018, Melaye in a statement, said nobody attempted to impeach the President.

    Omo-Agege, at a campaign rally in Asaba last Thursday, stated some lawmakers planned to impeach Buhari, forcing him to seize the mace to disrupt proceedings.

    Reacting, Melaye said: “You could see how incoherent and incomprehensible Omo-Agege’s statement was. He said he was “de facto chairman of the Electoral Act”. I have never heard of such a position or responsibility in the National Assembly before. As of the time of the passage of the Electoral Act 2010 (amendment) Bill in 2017, Sen. Suleiman Nazif was chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC.

    “The 8th Senate had passed the Electoral Act 2010 (amendment) on March 30, 2017, two years before the 2019 election and five days after the passage, the then Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki visited President Mohammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa to brief him on the provisions of the proposed law.

    ‘’The President expressed his happiness over the proposed changes. So also the INEC chairman, Prof Mahmud Yakubu on a visit to the Senate leader said he and the commission were satisfied with the changes.

     

    “It was a year after that, that the House of Representatives passed their version of the Bill and reversed the order of elections contained in the one passed by the Senate. The concurrence given by the Senate to the House version was what Omo-Agege and his cohorts in the Senate said they were protesting against because they believed it would jeopardize the re-election plan of Buhari if the presidential election came last in the order.

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    “That Omo-Agege is now spinning that situation by claiming an imaginary impeachment plot to justify his perfidious act of bringing thugs to disrupt a senate session and also seize the mace is condemnable. A Senator leading thugs to attack the chambers and forcefully halt a parliamentary session in a fascist manner? It is an endorsement of anarchy and only a person like Omo-Agege can be beating his chest over that type of shameful act.

    “To think that this character wants to be Governor of Delta State is a sad commentary on our democracy. Anarchists and people who have no pretension to any belief in the tenets of democracy should not seek positions that require them to be democratically elected.’’

     

    He advised Omo-Agege not to seek to rewrite history as the truth is well documented and history will surely not be kind to him for the role he played in the 2018 saga.

     

  • JUST IN: Obiano’s community boils as Police, gunmen clash

    JUST IN: Obiano’s community boils as Police, gunmen clash

    The community of immediate past Anambra Governor Chief Willie Obiano came under heavy shootings on Sunday following gunmen invasion.

    No fewer than 15 persons have been arrested following the duel between security operatives and gunmen in the area

    The gunmen stormed Aguleri in Anambra East local government area around 11am and shot non stop.

    Though no person was killed, The Nation’s gathered ome people were injured during the shootings that lasted for some time.

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    The Nation gathered that some policemen and cult members were heavily injured during the gun battle.

    Anambra Police Relations Officer, Ikenga Tochukwu confirmed the incident .

    But he said no policemen was injured.

    He said: “Thee situation has been brought under control on the directive of the Commissioner of Police , Echeng Echeng.

    “The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations, led police operatives to the scene and prevented the youths from attacking the police station.

    “We have made some arrests, infact, over 15 persons and recovered some dangerous weapons.

    “Meanwhile other means of resolving the conflict is in placed and that is, to hear from the aggrieved youths.

    “We have also intensified patrols in the area, aimed at enhancing peace and safety please, adding that additional details would released later.”

  • Transmitted energy dipped by 3,301.39MW in 24 hours – TCN

    Transmitted energy dipped by 3,301.39MW in 24 hours – TCN

    The energy, which the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) sent out to the 11 electricity Distribution Company of Nigeria (TCN) dipped by 3,301.39MW in 24 hours , The Nation learnt on Sunday.

    Its 24-hour Grid Performance Dashboard of 19/11/2022, said the 99,335.92MW which the System Operator sent out on 18/11/2022, declined to 96,03453MW on 19/11/2022.

    It was a decline of 3.32% in the period under review.

    The SO noted that whereas 100,307.23MWh was energy generated on 18/11/2022, the GenCos produced 97,021.89MW on 19/11/2022, indicating 3,285.34MW decrease in energy production in 24 hours. It showed a 3.27% reduction the energy generated in the period under review.

    At 06:00 hours on 20/11/2022, 21 electricity GenCos produced 4,235.50MW.

    Besides, of the 102,835.2MWhr that the GenCos produced on Thursday, 17th November, 2022, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN ) wheeled 101,841.07 MWh, leaving 1,124.37MW stranded in 24 hours.

    The Independent System Operator (SO) of the TCN which made these disclosures in a document that The Nation obtained at the weekend , said on the day under review the GenCos recorded 4,609.80MW of peak generation and 3,988.53MW off-Peak generation.

    Aother document that The Nation sighted in Abuja, which was titled “List of GenCos and their MW Load @06:00hrs on 18/11/2022,” 19 GenCos produced 3,816.20MW, said Alaoji (Gas) generated 80MW with one unit, Azura -Edo (IPP) gas produced 441MW with three units, Dandikowa GS (Hydro) generated 433MW with two units.

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    It also noted that Delta (Gas) produced 433MW with eight units, Egbin (Steam) produced 540MW with three units, Geregu NIPP (Gas) generated 105MW with one unit, Geregu NIPP (Gas) produced 135MW with one unit.

    According to the data, Ihovbor (Gas) produced 96.40MW with two units, Jebba (Hydro) generated 284MW with three units. With five units, Kainji (Hydro ) produced 502MW, Odukpani NIPP (Gas) produced 216.80Mw with two units, and with four units, Olorunsogo NIPP (Gas) produced 120Mw while Olorunsogo (Gas) generated 55MW with four units.
    The report said Omotosho (Gas) produced 100.60MW with three units, Omotosho NIPP (Gas) generated 108.60MW with one unit and Paras Energy (Gas) generated 58MW with eight units, Rivers IPP (Gas) produced 90MW with one unit.
    The SO added that Sapele NIPP (Gas) produced 104.390MW with one unit and Shiroro (Hydro) 390MW generated 300MW with two units.
    In a similar document, which The Nation obtained at the weekend, the SO said it sent 3,313MW to the 11 electricity distribution companies (DisCos) across the country.
    The document that was titled: “Distribution Load Profile Data as at 18/11/2022 09:45,” Abuja DisCo was allocated 448MW, Benin DisCo got 273MW, Eko DisCo received 412MW, Enugu DisCo was allocated 319MW, Ibadan DisCo got 403MW, Ikeja DisCo received was allocated 472MW and Jos DisCo got 191MW.
    According to the data, Kaduna DisCo got 223MW, Kano DisCo received 236MW, Port Harcourt DisCo got 241MW while Yola DisCo received 95MW.
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