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  • Bond FM to curb fraudulent acts

    •Station marks 30th anniversary

    The General Manager, Bond FM, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, Princess Adenike Adegoke, has said management will soon introduce agricultural programmes, to curb fraudulent acts among youths.

    Adegoke, who spoke at the weekend at the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the radio station, said Bond FM also intended to introduce children’s and youths’ programmes, to promote Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba languages among them.

    She said: “We want to discourage youths from involving in crimes. This is why we will soon introduce agricultural programmes, which will enable our youths to become self-employed, thus discouraging them from vices.

    “Our aim is also to promote unity, our languages and cultures, as well as prevent them from going into extinction. We want our children and youths to speak Nigerian languages fluently. We want to encourage them to have mastery of indigenous languages and discourage them from crimes.”

    The Director Lagos Operation (D.L.O.), Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Prince Adeyinka Amosu, hailed Bond FM for promoting unity and cultural values.

    Amosu, represented by the Deputy Director, News & Current Affairs, Alhaja Sherifat Ahmed, said since Bond FM was established on September 20, 1987, it had promoted unity and encouraged indigenous languages.

    The Registrar of National Broadcast Academy, FRCN, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, said Bond FM had come of age, adding that that was one of the reasons it won the ‘2017 Radio Station of the Year’ award.

    He said: “The station has a bright future, as it promotes cultural values, languages and unites Nigerians.”

  • Label to release four Nigerian acts in Ghana

    Label to release four Nigerian acts in Ghana

    Four Nigerian singers have been signed to Ghana-based Kingsnation Worldwide Music and are due to release release their maiden singles, according to owner of the record label, Nzekwesi Nonso.

    Nzekwesi, the CEO of Kingsnation Worldwide Music, who is popularly known as Fraser, said his desire to contribute to the entertainment industry informed his decision to “release the singles of four different artists at the same time, though on the same label.”

    The artistes are Joshua Ojo, a.k.a  Lomor Cute, a fuji pop artiste from Ondo State who holds an National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Sylvester Chuwudi, a.k.a Kendi  Ross, a hip-hop act from Imo State, Peter Awe, a.k.a 2icy, a reggae dancehall act who also hails from Ondo State and Ifeanyi Chukwu a.k.a Drumlord, an afropop soul singer from Imo State who has a passion for drumming

  • From Glory To Glory to bring gospel acts together

    From Glory To Glory to bring gospel acts together

    Grace Family Church will, from November 12 to 16, hold its annual convention with the theme, From Glory To Glory. According to the General Overseer of the Church, Reverend Yinka Ojo, this year’s edition is timely because it has a direct bearing on the state of the nation.

    “We believe this one is very crucial because we are just a few weeks to a very crucial period in the history of our nation, the general elections. We believe that the intervention of God is what has kept Nigeria to this point,” said Ojo.

    According to the reverend, the convention will be held every day in the church premises, while on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, the activities will move to Blue Rooftop of Lagos Television, LTV. He also revealed that Ministers within and outside Nigeria will use music to evangelise to the people.

    “To a large extent, music is crucial to the sanity of Nigeria. Psychology shows that singing diffuses the tension in your life even if you don’t know what you are singing about. If you can sing a song of joy and pray, it diffuses the ticking time bomb inside you. On a higher level spiritually, we believe that praise, worship and music is what brings down the glory of God and this event is about us moving from glory to glory,” he added.

    Nigerian artiste, Omoobaorun and the award-winning Shalom will be thrilling guests at the conference. Elray and Tryx will be coming in from the UK while Stacey Guhr from the United States will also be performing during the ceremonies.

    Speaking on behalf of other artistes who will be performing, Omoobaorun said there will be a lot of praise worship as the intention is to let God use music to bless people.

  • From Glory To Glory to bring gospel acts together

    From Glory To Glory to bring gospel acts together

    Grace Family Church will, from November 12 to 16, hold its annual convention with the theme, From Glory To Glory. According to the General Overseer of the Church, Reverend Yinka Ojo, this year’s edition is timely because it has a direct bearing on the state of the nation.

    “We believe this one is very crucial because we are just a few weeks to a very crucial period in the history of our nation, the general elections. We believe that the intervention of God is what has kept Nigeria to this point,” said Ojo.

    According to the reverend, the convention will be held every day in the church premises, while on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, the activities will move to Blue Rooftop of Lagos Television, LTV. He also revealed that Ministers within and outside Nigeria will use music to evangelise to the people.

    “To a large extent, music is crucial to the sanity of Nigeria. Psychology shows that singing diffuses the tension in your life even if you don’t know what you are singing about. If you can sing a song of joy and pray, it diffuses the ticking time bomb inside you. On a higher level spiritually, we believe that praise, worship and music is what brings down the glory of God and this event is about us moving from glory to glory,” he added.

    Nigerian artiste, Omoobaorun and the award-winning Shalom will be thrilling guests at the conference. Elray and Tryx will be coming in from the UK while Stacey Guhr from the United States will also be performing during the ceremonies.

    Speaking on behalf of other artistes who will be performing, Omoobaorun said there will be a lot of praise worship as the intention is to let God use music to bless people.

    “We have a mission to carry people into God’s presence. It is not about showing off, but what is important for us is to give to the people of God what He has in stock for them. For people that are coming for the programme, we are trusting God to give them whatever they desire,” he said.

  • Contract extension: NFF gets Keshi’s riot acts

    Contract extension: NFF gets Keshi’s riot acts

    • Big Boss says not business as usual
    • Eagles coach won’t pay for assistants again
    • Glasshouse chiefs prepare letter of intent for him

    Coach Stephen Keshi has told AfricanFootball.com he wishes to finish what he has started and so his desire to extend his contract with Nigeria.

    The Africa Cup of Nations-winning coach speaking from his base in the USA told AfricanFootball.com: “Yes, I met with Deji Tinubu in Lagos before heading out for the US to see my family.

    “It’s my country, I am ready to serve. I have started something I would love to finish.”

    However, Big Boss quickly added the working conditions for his new deal have to be better than what he had previously.

    “But I cannot work the way I worked last time, it’s not possible! All my staff, no!no!!no!! We have to be professional, everybody has to do what they are supposed to do,” he told AfricanFootball.com.

    “I cannot be paying another staff salary, when I am not the Nigeria Football Federation. We will see how it goes. If the conditions are met, we will be there, no wahala.”

    In the meantime, the NFF have disclosed to Africanfootball.com they will forward a letter of intent for contract renewal this week to Keshi.

    Head of a three-man committee for Keshi’s contract renewal, Deji Tinubu, who discussed with Keshi last week in Lagos, said: “We have made tremendous progress.

    “We will first send a letter of our intent for a renewal of his contract and expect a reply from him as quickly as possible.

    “This would allow us to start working on the terms of contract. We would have our terms and we know he would have his terms, but we would be working in such a way that we would arrive at an agreeable term that would suit both parties and then hopefully he signs.

    “We can’t put a time limit on this, but we hope we are done with it as quick as possible considering that we have a game in September.”