Author: The Nation

  • Jay-Z named ‘Greatest rapper of all time’

    Jay-Z named ‘Greatest rapper of all time’

    Famous American rapper Shawn Corey Carter aka Jay-Z has been named the greatest rapper of all times.

    Jay-Z, who also hold the status of richest rapper in the world, was named the ‘GOAT’ of rap music recently by Billboard.

    In a list compiled by the American music and entertainment magazine on Wednesday, the 53-year old made the number spot of the 50 greatest rappers of all time.

    With a rap career that spans three decades, Jay-Z had Kendrick Lamar come right behind him at number two.

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    The late Tupac Shakur who was murdered made the number four spot with Nas right in front as the third greatest rapper of all time.

    Eminem, Notorious B.I.G, Lil Wayne, Drake, Snoop Dogg and Nicki Minaj came 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th place respectively.

  • Tems thanks God, appreciates fans for Grammy win

    Tems thanks God, appreciates fans for Grammy win

    Nigeria’s latest Grammy award winner, Tems has reacted to her recent achievement.

    In a Twitter post, the globally acclaimed superstar expressed unreserved gratitude to God for the great work He’s done for her.

    Born Temilade Openiyi, the songstress recently won an award at Grammys for her feature on American rapper, Future’s song.

    The collaboration earned her a colossal win in the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category for her feature on Future’s ‘Wait For U’ ft. Drake at the 65th edition of the world’s prestigious musical honours.

    Events that followed saw her exchanged pleasantries with top international acts who praised her musical prowess and others calling for a collaboration with her.

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    Totally humbled by all the love she’s been receiving coupled with the award which has now made her the first female Nigerian Afrobeats act to be honoured by the Grammys, Tems returned all the Glory to God.

    She also appreciated her fans, Rebel Gang, all over the globe and everyone else who has been supportive of her craft.

    “What God has done for me, I can’t even speak. All the glory really belongs to Him,” the 27-year-old singer tweeted..

    “To everyone one that has been supporting me still. Through everything, please know I don’t take it for granted. I truly appreciate it, the love has been too too much.

    “Thank you so much Rebel Gang. We up very soon.”

  • I’m a good cook but don’t like cooking – BBN’s Bella

    I’m a good cook but don’t like cooking – BBN’s Bella

    BBNaija Season 7 second runner-up, Bella Okague has addressed individuals questioning her culinary skills.

    Born Chidinma Esther Okagbue, the reality TV star claimed she was a great cook but just didn’t like displaying her skills in the kitchen because it was too stressful.

    Big Bella also argued that cooking can’t make a man stay with you or even keep a home.

    She wondered where naysayers got the narrative from noting those who should ordinarily complain about her not cooking. Moreso, she strives to make her life easier and not stress it anymore than it could be.

    She urged her critics to quit the ‘false’ narrative, arguing cooking nonetheless doesn’t keep a home.

    The 25-year-old content creator said: “Any small thing, Bella can’t cook, Bella learn how to cook, Bella cooking keeps a home blah blah blah. I really don’t know where you guys got this.

    “I’m a good cook that just doesn’t like cooking. As long as the people that should complain, don’t mind. Please spare me the yarns.

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    “Cooking does not keep a home. You that have been cooking, Howfar? I’m all about soft life, I don’t like stress or see the need to stress. I work so hard to be able to make life easier for myself.

    “Soft life or nothing.

    “I wanted to say I blame society but no I blame them. Because we are all born in this same society that teaches young girls to cook just to keep a man but some of us are wise enough to know nothing can keep a man that dose not want to.”

  • You don’t have to be in Lagos, Abuja to achieve stardom – Patience Ozokwor

    You don’t have to be in Lagos, Abuja to achieve stardom – Patience Ozokwor

    Veteran actress Patience Ozokwor aka Mama G has advised youngsters in the movie industry yet to attain stardom.

    Mama G told them to discard the idea that they have to reside in Lagos or Abuja to become stars.

    Citing herself as a good example, Ozokwor said one can become a star regardless of the State one resides in.

    The 64-year-old thespian made this known during a candle procession night in honour of the late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Madam Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, on Tuesday night in Enugu.

    The movie star decried the large number of movie stars who kicked off their career in Enugu but relocated to Lagos and Abuja on achieving stardom, forgetting their core.

    “For me, I said I am going to stay in Enugu, inside the village and when I go to Lagos, I tell them I am a village woman.

    “I stay at Ngwo in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State and God has shown me that you can become a star from anywhere.

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    “You don’t need to be in Lagos or Abuja. If you are good enough, they will call you even from America”, she stated.

    She added that she had received the Member Federal Republic award, and Centenary Award given once every 100 years yet remained unaware of the person that put her name there.

    “I did not even know who put my name there, so you can be picked from anywhere.

    “That is the statement I wanted to make in this industry but I am happy that I am saying it today,” she added.

  • Why I concealed my daughter’s face until first birthday – Williams Uchemba

    Why I concealed my daughter’s face until first birthday – Williams Uchemba

    Actor Williams Uchemba is celebrating his daughter’s first birthday and explained why he concealed her face from the public till this moment.

    He explained at 17, the gender and name of his first child, were revealed to him with an instruction to hide her face until she turned one.

    Not sure why he was given such an instruction, he noted he adhered to it while expressing joy he finally showed her to the world as she clocked one.

    Sharing lovely photos with his wife and daughter, Chikamara, the movie star wrote: “#kamarauchemba turns one today.

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    “At age 17 years, it was laid in my spirit that my first child will be a girl and I would name her Chikammara which means (God knows more than me). I didn’t understand why until I was led to read Jeremiah 29:11 which says ‘For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future’.

    “Certain instructions were given on how to raise her and one of them was I SHOULD NOT REVEAL HER FACE UNTIL SHE TURNS 1 (reasons I still don’t know until now) and, in much as I really wanted to share her picture, I had to obey.

    “Today 8th of February my first fruit turns one and I am happy to share all the wonderful moments we’ve shared with her in these past year. Happy birthday Ka mama #kamarauchemba Daddy loves you.”

  • Police ban unlawful protests, rallies in Kwara

    Police ban unlawful protests, rallies in Kwara

    Kwara Police Command has banned unlawful protests, rallies and gatherings in the State.

    The Command said its action is based on alleged plans by hoodlums to cause mayhem in the State.

    Spokesperson of the Command Ajayi Okasanmi said: “This order becomes inevitable owing to an intelligence report indicating that hoodlums have perfected plans to hijack any rally or procession and use the process to cause chaos and jeopardize the current fragile peace in the country and by extension, Kwara State.

    “The Command understands that it is constitutional for the citizens to protest peacefully, however, in a situation where such a protest or rally could be hijacked putting the lives and property of the people and government at risk would not be acceptable.

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    This is a temporary ban to evaluate and access the security situation in the State.

    “It is pertinent to also advise political party leaders to warn their supporters to desist from inciting and unguided statements on social, print and electronic media capable of inflaming crisis and heating of the polity.

    “Consequently, aggressive patrols of the state and raids on criminal hideouts would continue as the command would do everything legally possible to ensure the safety and security of the people of the State.”

  • Abia cancels proposed installation of Emir of Aba

    Abia cancels proposed installation of Emir of Aba

    Abia State Government has announced the cancellation of the planned installation of one Sarki Shehu Bello 11 as the Emir of Aba Emirate Council.

    In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Barr. Chris Ezem, the Government directs security agencies to ensure that no such event capable of breaching the existing peace in the State takes place in Aba or any part.

    The statement reads: “The attention of the Government of Abia State has been drawn to a proposed coronation of one Sarki Shehu Bello 11 as the Emir of Aba Emirate Council without recourse to Government.

    “Government wishes to warn all involved in this unauthorized and illegal coronation to stop forthwith or be prepared to face the full weight of the law.

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    “Government hereby directs the immediate cancellation of the proposed illegal coronation as there is nothing like Aba Emirate Council in the State.

    “Government further warns all residents in the state especially those residents in Aba to be law-abiding.

    “Law enforcement agents have been directed to swing into action and ensure that no such event capable of breaching the existing peace in the state takes place in Aba or any part of the State.”

  • El-Rufai commends Supreme Court ruling on cash swap

    El-Rufai commends Supreme Court ruling on cash swap

    Kaduna Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has commended the ruling of the Supreme Court. extending the use of the old naira notes beyond the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) February 10 deadline, describing it as a welcome development.

    In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai thanked “the justices for their decision and appeals to the federal authorities to treat the ruling as an opportunity to relieve human suffering.”

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    The statement recalled the ‘’governments of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara states were compelled to approach the Supreme Court to mitigate the needless stress imposed on ordinary people and their livelihoods by the ill-timed, incompetent planning and execution of an overnight cashless policy.”

    The Governor argued that CBN advanced no emergency justification for what he described as ’’this callous decision to deny people access to their deposited cash.’’

  • Rudeboy joins Mr P to tackle Seun Kuti

    Rudeboy joins Mr P to tackle Seun Kuti

    Singer Paul Okoye aka Rudeboy has joined his twin brother Peter Okoye aka Mr P to troll Seun Kuti following the Afrobeats singer’s outburst directed at them on social media.

    The barrage of words between Kuti and Mr P started after the former hit the latter and his twin over their ‘sudden love’ for the ‘suffering masses and desire for a working system’ in the country.
    He also argued the PSquare brothers, while emphasising Mr P had no right to tell the people who to vote for claiming they had wined and dined with the ‘rich men and politicians that have continued to create hardship for the common man.

    Reacting in a series of Twitter posts, which has eight parts, Mr P tagged Seun Kuti as ‘frustrated’ urging him to pray to his deity to take away the bitterness from his heart and change his life situation.

    He said the Big Bird would be an unknown entity if it were not for his iconic dad, noting he and his brother have worked hard to imprint their names in the sands of time.

    Mr P advised Kuti to learn decorum from his nephew Made Kuti and leave other people ready to campaign for their preferred presidential candidate alone.

    The youngest son of Femi Anikulapo Kuti took a swipe at Mr P for throwing shades at him online instead of engaging him in a political debate that would elevate their followers’ consciousness about politics.
    He bemoaned the pop singer for deriding him using his late father and nephew.

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    The Egypt 80 band leader blasted the entire Okoye family for fighting and ridiculing themselves online.

    He said: “Why not call me out for political debate? Let’s discuss political debate and elevate the consciousness of our followers. Instead you begin throw shades online. Your family be like him family wey dem disgrace themselves online?

    “Dey fight, dey throw….dey use my own father and my nephew. Why you no use your own nephew talk to me, abi your own brother.

    ”Are you not proud of yourselves? After una don disgrace una whole family online finish. Yab yab unaselves. Throw una selves anyhow because of money. Senior brother, twin brother, everybody insult una lives, throw everything. You’re now using my own family to talk to me. That Made is well-behaved. Why didn’t you too copy Made when you were disgracing yourselves, Mugu!

    “After you have played for Buhari in 2015. You think they didn’t reach out to us too during that time? But we know how to say, ‘No’. Because no be everything we dey chop.

    “And let me tell you people something. In this country, until we as a people learn how to sacrifice the things wey we dey ‘chop’. Na that thing wey we dey chop naim dey f*ck us up. Naim dey diminish us.”

    Rudeboy responded: “E be like I go start to dey smoke dis Igbo ohh” and accompanied the post with laughing emojis.

  • Kola-Daisi’s free medical outreach for over 10,000 constituents

    Kola-Daisi’s free medical outreach for over 10,000 constituents

    No fewer than 10,000 people in Oyo South Senatorial District would benefit from the three-day free medical outreach sponsored by the candidate of Accord Idris Kolapo Kola-Daisi.

    The outreach will include checkups for diabetics, eye checks and free eyeglasses, hypertension checks, free medical aid, free consultation and general checkups.

    Speaking in Ibadan during the outreach, the Accord candidate described the outreach as one of his “E je ka Dasi” projects, saying the health of constituents remained his priority.

    He said the timing for the outreach was good considering the stress many have been experiencing due to the cash and fuel scarcities.

    According to him: “We want to reach out to thousands of people on their health issues. This exercise would be continuous and it shall be sustained every year when we get to the office.

    “We are even considering taking the medical outreach to people in their various communities so that there won’t be needs for them to travel far to access health care and treatments.”

    “Our people need to be healthy and this shall be part of our mandate when we get to the office because it is an intervention that we think is necessary for our people.”

    The leader of the team from Medical Aid for Africa, Dr. Sabu Geoge, said one of the goals of the outreach was to increase awareness of people on hypertension and the importance of taking medicine on regular basis.

    He said: “One of the biggest challenges we have seen is that people believe hypertension is a disease someone can treat a little bit of time because it doesn’t have specific symptoms. So many people stop taking the medicine because they think it has been cured with the medicine they have taken.

    “People need to know that the silent killer disease is with them once they are diagnosed with it. They need to take the medicine strictly and for them to know that the medicine is not expensive and can get it locally.”

    Director General of the campaign group, Chief Sunday Babalola, described the outreach as a pointer to one of the cardinal programme of Kola-Daisi which is free health for women and children in the constituency.