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Tony Okoroji, the Chief Executive Officer of Tops Records, has said that he was set to release his first single since the 1980s, titled 'Happy Music’' in 2017. Okoroji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the older generations would find a lot to celebrate in the unique sound the song had to offer. “In Happy Music, my old fans will find a lot to celebrate in the unique sound that has brought us together these many years. “Those that were not part of the groove back in the days will be hooked to the rhythm of the song. “When Happy Music drops, there will be a lot of singing and dancing to herald the New Year,’’ndgytdyte,stydnSinger set to release first single since 1980's Lagos -  Tony Okoroji, the Chief Executive Officer of Tops Records, has said that he was set to release his first single since the 1980s, titled 'Happy Music’' in 2017. Okoroji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the older generations would find a lot to celebra

Miss-CHIOMA-Representing-ANAMBRA The organisers of the 40th Miss Nigeria pageant, Daily Times of Nigeria (DTN), on Friday unveiled the 38 contestants from among whom the Queen will be crowned on Dec. 19 in Lagos. A statement from DTN by eth Communications, said in Lagos that the contestants from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) would represent the country’s rich heritage. The statement said the contestants were the successful candidates who passed through the audition stages held in four different locations in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu and Lagos. It disclosed that they headed to camp immediately after the auditions. “In camp, they have been involved in different activities, including three days intensive empowerment training at the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on etiquette classes with Mrs Janet Adetu and fun choreography sessions. “Other activities in the camp are courtesy/facility visits, the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations at Eko Atl

Nollywood’s historical drama movie ‘76’ has emerged top nominee for the 2017 edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs). According to the list of nominees announced by the organizers M-NET on Wednesday night in Lagos, ‘76’ got record-breaking of 14 nominations. The nominations it earned include: Best Art Director for Pat Nebo, Best Actress for Rita Dominic and Best Actor for Ramsey Nouah. Others are Best Movie (West Africa), Best Make-Up Artist, and Best Cinematography, among others. It also got a nomination for the coveted’ “Best Overall Movie” award. Movie ‘76’is produced by Izu Ojukwu and Adonaijah Owiriwa and directed by Izu Ojukwu. It stars veteran Nollywood actors Ramsey Nouah, Chidi Mokeme, Rita Dominic and Ibinabo Fibereisima. ‘76’ is a fictional movie which takes a retrospective look into the first six post-civil war years in Nigeria. Set six years after the civil war, a young officer from the middle belt gets entangled in a romantic rela

Multi-talented music star, Chidinma has once again reflected her amazing versatility with the release of a new single, ‘For You’ dedicated to the Christmas celebrations. Produced by Mystro, For You is a thrilling fusion of amazing vocals and Yoruba traditional vibes. For You is an amazing euphony of Gangan (talking drums) and horns to celebrate Christmas! Chidinma Ekile ( Chidinma) is a contemporary Afro pop singer, songwriter, performer, recording artiste since 2011 and has so far worked with distinguished artistes like Sound Sultan, Illbliss, Wizkid , Flavour Banky W, Tha Suspect and international acts like Awilo and Toofan. Following her amazing performance at the 2010 edition of MTN Project fame, the beautiful singer emerged winner and promptly began her music career signed to Illbliss management company, Goretti Company. Over the years, Chidinma’s music career has grown in leaps and bounds as the singer has won a good number of prestigious awards including the KORA, NMVA to

A young housewife in Sabon Gari, Zaria is being accused of stabbing her husband to death over argument on N200 meant for soup ingredients. The lady, Zainab Hamisu, who was residing with her late husband, Suleiman Abubakar, 25, at Alhaji Hussaini Nagaje Street in Unguwan Jaba, Sabon Gari, Zaria, was alleged to have committed the act after Abubakar had demanded an explanation on her failure to cook for the family. An elder brother of the deceased, Isa Abubakar, said: “At about 9am of last week Thursday when I was on my way to my place of business, a young girl accosted me, saying that I should quickly come, because Zainab has stabbed Suleiman with a knife and his intestines were out." "I rushed to the house and met him writhing in pool of blood." Abubakar narrated “I found a wrapper in the room and tied the stomach. We rushed to Major Abdullahi Memorial Hospital, but doctor on duty insisted that we must inform the police first since it was not an accident. I avoi

It is a matter of deep regret and embarrassment to the society at large that Nigeria’s tertiary in­stitutions and even some com­munities have remained theatres of the absurd-killing fields of the most bestial type-in the name of secret cult. Recent developments in some universities and even the cult war in some parts of Rivers State before the last legislative elections have once more brought to the front burner of national discourse the ugly incidents of senseless killings in the name of cultism in many parts of the coun­try. It remains a big dent on our ban­ner that undergraduate students- the quintessence of good manners and true essence of the country’s future- now parade the campuses armed with the most sophisticated weaponry, from hand weapons to Kalashinkov assault rifles. What is more, most of these undesirable acts are often carried out in broad day light in a country that boasts of all arms of security outfits. It has been established too that ev­ery cult group, as diverge

Family members of Sgt Salvation Adaka, a po­liceman who was on No­vember 7, 2016, allegedly shot dead by his colleagues over N20, 000 gift, yesterday called on the Bayelsa State Police Command to prosecute the suspected culprits. The AUTHORITY learnt that the incident occurred when Adaka and three of his colleagues from Agudama-Ekpetiama Police Division, Bayelsa State, who were on patrol duty that fateful day stopped over where a wake keep was being held in the area, and were given N20, 000 by an unnamed mourner. Trouble, however, started when an argument ensued over the sharing formula. Adaka who was the most senior officer reportedly re­quested for a bigger share, a demand which was turned down by three of his col­leagues. It was further gathered that Adaka was shot dead by one of his colleagues during a scuffle that ensued among the police men. Prince Joseph Yabefa, a representative of the family of the deceased, said on Mon­day in Yenagoa that the fam­ily just received the au

After freezing its opera­tions in Nigeria, Mavro­di Mundial Moneybox, popularly known as MMM, has moved to Kenya, promising sub­scribers 40% returns. The website www.kenya-mmm.net has gone live and the domain name was created on Friday, August 12, 2016. In Nigeria and South Afri­ca, MMM promised a 30% re­turn for people who participated in the pyramid scheme. MMM Kenya promises 40% returns. “40%” was written boldly and clearly on the website. MMM Kenya domain’s name was registered in 133, Sakura House in Tokyo, Japan. The registrant’s name is Anon­ymous Speech. MMM Kenya already has a Facebook account and You­Tube account. Kenyans are al­ready trooping to sign up for the Ponzi scheme. There are al­ready hundreds of testimonies and presentations on the You­Tube channel. The Ponzi scheme has al­ready crashed in South Afri­ca and Zimbabwe. On Tuesday, December 13, 2016, MMM an­nounced it was freezing opera­tions in Nigeria with a promise to normalise operations in Jan­uary 2017.

Nigeria’s education sector has again received much lower than the 26 percent of national budget, as recommended by the United Nations. In the 2017 budget proposals presented Wednesday by President Muhammadu Buhari, N448.01billion was allocated to education, representing about 6 percent of the N7.30 trillion budget, contrary to the recommendation by UNESCO. The global organisation recommended the budgetary benchmark to enable nations adequately cater for rising education demands. Out of the sum earmarked for the sector, N398.01billion was allocated to recurrent expenditure and the balance of N50billion allocated to capital projects. Recent allocations by the federal government to education have shown marginal yearly increases however, except for the N367.73 billion (6.01 percent) in 2016 which saw a decrease from the allocations for the preceding years. The figures include N492.34billion in 2015, N493billion in 2014 and N426.53billion in 2013. The allocations were N400.15billion

The acting Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Anthony Elujoba, who is under investigation over alleged diversion of N1.4 billion of the university’s fund, ran into trouble by drawing the remunerations of a substantive holder of his office, investigations by PREMIUM TIMES have revealed. Mr. Elujoba and the university’s bursar, Aderonke Akeredolu, were on Tuesday in Ibadan quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the allegation. He was appointed acting vice-chancellor for a period of six months with effect from July 21. According to the terms and conditions of the appointment as approved by the Federal Government, Mr. Elujoba’s fringe benefits include N120,000 monthly as furniture allowance. Investigations however revealed that part of the allegations against him in a petition to the EFCC was that he received over N7 million as advance payment of the allowance for the five-year tenure of a substantive vice-chancellor. The petition alleged t

The Senate on Thursday hit back at the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, after he dismissed the legislative body as saying “balderdash” over the call for his removal and prosecution. The Senate had on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend Mr. Lawal and ensure his prosecution over alleged breach of Nigerian laws in handling contracts awarded by the Presidential Initiative for the North East, (PINE). An ad-hoc committee of the Senate on “mounting humanitarian crisis in the North East” led by Shehu Sani submitted its interim report on Wednesday and indicted Mr. Lawal for allegedly receiving N233 million contract to clear invasive plant species in Yobe State through a company, Rholavision Nigeria Limited. The Senate alleged he remained a director of the company till September 2016, over a year after his appointment, in breach of Nigeria’s code of conduct for public officials as enshrined in the 1999 constitution. Rholavision was incorporat

Award winning Nigerian artiste and brand ambassador of Life Beer, Flavour, will be performing live in Enugu at the 2016 edition of the Umu Oganiru Carnival on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 December 2016. The Umu Oganiru Carnival which is organized by Life Continental Beer is in its second edition. The carnival is a celebration of the culture and tradition of people living in the eastern part of Nigeria. Describing the event, Mr Emmanuel Agu, Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Lager and Stout, NB Plc said that the carnival will be a fanfare of colourful processions through various towns in Enugu during the day and live musical performances alongside other entertainment at night. He said “With this carnival, we intend to celebrate the festive season with the people of Enugu and South East as a whole. Life is all about progress and as a brand that truly cares for its consumers, we plan to fully engage and entertain our consumers.” Guests will also be thrilled with live performances from Zoro

The Federal Government on Thursday absolved itself of any wrongdoings in the present economic woes ravaging the country, which has brought so much hardship in the land. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, made the claim on Thursday while answering questions from reporter s after the last meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) for the year 2016 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Udoma, President Muhammadu Buhari-led government was never responsible for the country’s problems as it was only on a rescue mission, adding that government was dogged to change things in the country. Critics of this administration have continued to argue that nothing has been bettered since the coming in of the Buhari-led administration. According to them things have only got worse from what they used to be.

King Sunny Ade’s #SunnyOnSunday to celebrate his birthday featured the auction of his iconic guitar. With the bid opening at N9million, the bid was eventually won by Nigerian mogul, Tunde Folawiyo, the son of late Nigerian businessman, Wahab Folawiyo. Tunde Folawiyo is a Nigerian businessman. He is the managing director of Yinka Folawiyo Group, an organisation with interests in energy, agriculture, shipping, real estate and engineering. A conglomerate that was founded by his father, Wahab Folawiyo, Tunde took over the organisation in 2008 when his father passed. He also serves as Director of MTN Nigeria Ltd, Executive Director of Yinka Folawiyo Group of Companies. According to Forbes, he has an estimated net worth of $650 million.

A man has been arrested in Calabar for beating his wife to a coma because she used the children’s school fees to invest in the MMM Pnzi scheme. A 45-year-old man identified as Mark Friday, has been arrested in Calabar, the Cross River State, for allegedly beating his wife to a coma for allegedly using the money meant for their children’s school fees to invest in the MMM Ponzi scheme. Inside Calabar reports that Friday had given his wife, Ekamma, the sum of N280,000 to pay their three children’s fees but seeing a quick opportunity to make fast money, the woman invested all the money in the scheme without telling her husband, hoping to pay up after collecting making the extra money. But the bubble burst with the freezing of the accounts of the scheme some days ago. It also coincided with the school sending a letter to Friday that his children would not be allowed to write their examinations if he failed to pay their fees which were to balance up the part payment he had earlier pa

The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Douglas Agboleni, has said “Enugu State is still a no go area for criminals’’ and those with ulterior motives. Agboleni stated this while speaking with journalists in Enugu on Thursday. He promised that the police would ensure that “the state is peaceful and safe’’ for visitors and indigenes coming to spend Christmas and New Year holidays. The commissioner further assured that the command would re-double efforts in crime fighting. “We are planning seriously for it (yuletide). ‘’Very soon, our operation orders will be out. “We intend to improve on whatever had been on the ground before now. “We assure members of the public, especially residents of the state, that we will make a difference. “Members of the public will see and appreciate our work better. “I assure them that we will be fully on duty; on the roads as well as policing all nooks and crannies of the state,’’ he said. The command recently reported increased armed

The efforts of Non-Governmental Or­ganizations to combat the malnutrition crisis in some selected sites in the North Eastern part of the country is yielding positive results, HASSAN ZAGGI writes. A 24-year-old nursing moth­er, Mrs Bindo Moham­med, has narrated how her 4 months old daughter, Aisha, lit­erarily died as a result of malnu­trition, but however, came back to life after taking her to the Com­munity Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) site. The CMAM site is an interven­tion of the United Nations Chil­dren’s Fund (UNICEF) where malnourished children and moth­ers are treated and given food sup­plements and other drugs. She made the disclosure while responding to questions from The AUTHORITY at the CMAM site in Balle Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Centre, Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. Mrs Bindo explained that her daughter fall ill few days after she was born and became lean, weak and pale and also looked like she would die the next minute. She explained

If things go as they were de­signed, the first set of con­tainers are expected to land at the Abia Inland Container Dry Port located at Avor Ntigha, Isi­ala Ngwa North Local Govern­ment of Abia State. The cheer­ing news to Abians, South East, and Nigerians in general was an­nounced recently by an official of the Nigeria Shippers? Coun­cil, Christian Chimezie. It will be recalled that Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu in his desire to open access to trade and com­merce in the state, develop av­enues that would support in­flow of businesses, inaugurated the Inland Dry Port Project Im­plementation Committee early this year. According to Chimezie, the committee was working hard to realise the target date for the delivery of the port, adding that Abia State that the government was committed to realising the port to boost business transac­tions in the South East and de­congest Onne Port. The import of the facility to the economy of Abia State can­not be over emphasised .In 2007, the then Minister of

Leader of Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has appealed to the United Nations, UN, to quickly carry out a referendum which would determine if the Igbos still want to remain in Nigeria or in the alternative, recognize Biafra as an independent nation. Uwazuruike made the appeal on Thursday in a press statement, signed on his behalf by the Director of Information of the group, Chris Mocha and made available to newsmen. He cried out that more than two million Igbos have been killed between 1967 and 2016. According to him, “There is no doubt that if this staggering number of deaths had occurred in Europe or the United States of America, the UN would have deemed in extremely necessary and expedient to conduct a referendum to save lives and determine the way forward. “The referendum has become absolutely necessary.” He recalled that the UN had done similar things in so many other countries. Uwazuruike added, “A referendum was similarly conducted between B

A 55-year-old trader, Mrs Saidat Abu, on Thursday told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos that her husband was a flirt who impregnated her junior sister on two occasions. She said this while responding to a suit filed by her husband, Momodu, alleging threat to his life by his wife. Saidat, who alleged that her husband did not only commit adultery but incest, said: “My husband was having an affair with my sister, he impregnated her and aborted the pregnancy on two occasions. “I decided not to fight him in order to save my marriage.” The mother of two also described her husband as a wicked and callous man. “My husband took me to the hospital and connived with the doctor to remove my womb so that I will not be pregnant again. “After destroying my womb, he is now telling me that he wants to marry another woman so that he can have a son that will inherit his property. “He also told me he wants to sell our house so that he can settle our daughters and rent an apartment for

Pop icon, Tuface Idibia took to Instagram to call out the government and sports body over the treatment being meted out to the AWCON champions and Nigeria's senior women's national team, the Super Falcons.       "Some people have been collecting outrageous salaries and allowances 4 doing nothing," the music legend wrote. "Meanwhile this patriotic Nigerian girls have done us proud over and over and over and some one or some people feel say na their mouth money sweet pass or needs their money more than them. Shame on all tiers of government that have turned a blind eye on this issue. Somebody/some people need 2 be fired cos of this heartless disgraceful act. #superfalcons #africanchampions deserve better #payoursportsheroes The newly crowned African Women's football champions had refused to vacate their hotels in Abuja in protests of the Nigerian Football Federation's failure to pay their bonuses following their win over Cameroon. The team clai

A pregnant woman who was expecting twins has been delivered of a strange baby with two heads in a hospital in Lagos State.Doctors and nurses at a hospital in the Ogudu area of Lagos State were thrown into shock after a pregnant woman who was expecting twins gave birth to a baby with two heads. The Nation reports that the strange birth took place at the Med-In Specialist Hospital located on Oshogbo Street in the Ogudu area where the woman put to bed the baby girl with two heads. The baby was said to have one neck, chest, two legs and two hands. Doctors at the hospital said the baby was born around 6:30 pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, through an elective caesarean section. It was gathered that the baby was resuscitated and transferred to the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), for advanced care. According to one of the nurses who was in the delivery room, they had prepared two cots for each of the twins but were shocked when they saw that they were conjoined. “This is

Nigeria under-23 coach at the Rio 2016 Olympics, Samson Siasia has disclosed that John Obi Mikel has his mind made up to leave Chelsea even before he joined the bronze medal winning team. Mikel has been frozen out by Antonio Conte after  10 years of regular football with the Blues. The Super Eagles captain has been linked to several clubs in Europe and China. “He is ready to quit Chelsea because he said this man (Antonio Conte) does not have anything for him and that was what he told me before he came down to the Olympics,” Siasia said. “That was why they bought (N’Gola) Kante,’ he added. “It will be better for him to leave now because he has done very well after 11 years at Chelsea, not even Didier Drogba lasted that long there. “He already has a British passport and two girls, he has done very well and will now leave.’ Mikel, has made 374 appearances for the Blues, has been linked with a loan move in January.

Now that you have become your own boss or rather, now that you are the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of your own business, are you an entrepreneur or a manufacturer? Dr. Frank Udemba Jacobs, President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, recently clarified the differences between an entrepreneur and a manufacturer. Jacobs said: “I have been an entrepreneur; a manufacturer for over 31 years. It, therefore, gives me a great pleasure to share my thoughts on this very important topic. First, I have a strong passion for training people, especially young ones, to become entrepreneurs. That is why on assumption as the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria in 2014, I established a Centre for Entrepreneurial Development at the MAN Resource Centre.” According to him, the line between an entrepreneur and a manufacturer is very thin. “As a manufacturer, you are an entrepreneur although one may be an entrepreneur without being a manufacturer. However, the

Mixed reactions greet Budget 2017 By Sebastine Obasi, Dayo Adesulu, Ediri Ejoh, Providence Obuh  & Prince Okafor LAGOS—Reacting to President Buhari’s budget statement that no provision was made for Joint Venture, JV, cash calls from January, 2017, Chambers Oyibo, former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said it is in line with what the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, earlier stated about having alternative funding. Oyibo, who is also Chairman, Prime Energy Resources Limited, said: “It is in line with what the Minister of State said earlier that there should be alternative means of funding in the sector. In fact, he talked about having incremental production agreement with the international oil companies, IOCs. The idea is to fast-tract the funding mechanism such that it does not have to go through the National Assembly for approval. “As regards predicating the budget on oil price of $42.5 per dollar, I th

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and the directorate of State, DOS, have commended the former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, erudite Professor, Dr Ben Nwabueze and the founder of Igbo Youths Movement, Evangelist Eliot Uko for supporting the course of Biafra since the inception of IPOB. This was containe in a statement yesterday by the director of publicity of IPOB, Emma Powerful. The statement read: “All through history, in every clime, when God’s ordained revolution manifests like the Biafra and IPOB revolution, so many forces usually oppose it, and move to stop it, subvert it, and undermine it and or sabotage and blackmail it. Our journey to freedom is no different. “We must forgive all who opposed us in the past, either out of fear or out of ignorance. We welcome them anytime they wake up from slumber and queue in the correct line. “In that connection, we note the recent waking up of those who have misunderstood us in the past; we welcome them all, including the Ig

JONATHAN’S AIDE MADE CONFESSION TO THE EFCC VOLUNTARILY The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday denied inducing a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, to make a statement. Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos had ordered a trial-within-trial to determine if Dudafa made a voluntary statement to the EFCC. The judge made the order on November 21 after Dudafa, through his lawyer, Gboyega Oyewole, claimed that the commission “induced” him to make the statement. He alleged that his statement to the commission was not made voluntarily. Testifying in the trial-within-trial on Wednesday, an EFCC investigator, Orji Chukwuma and an operative Akeem Lasisi, said Dudafa made his statement voluntarily. The duo said they cautioned the suspect before making his statement, adding that he was not forced to write anything against his will. EFCC arraigned Dudafa on 23-count c