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BUA Group’s O’tega Ogra named among Global Top 100 under 40
100 young persons of African descent under 40 years have been recognized as the Most Influential People of Africa Decent 2022 by the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD), a global civil society initiative in support of the UN International Decade for people of African descent. The list was released during the MIPAD 2022 Recognition Week following the opening…
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Blackface calls out Burna Boy, Wizkid for using his song without credit
Again, Nigerian dancehall singer, Blackface has accused Wizkid and Burna Boy of using his song without giving him deserved credit. Blackface whose real name is Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo, called out the music heavyweights in a post on his Twitter page on Monday. In the tweet, Blackface claimed Wizkid and Burna Boy sampled his song titled ‘Twist and Turn’ for ‘Ginger’,…
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China’s businesses get top billing at World Cup after team flops
China may not be sending a side to Qatar, but Chinese businesses will have top billing as sponsors at the 2022 World Cup. Chinese brands are the biggest sponsors of the tournament — even outspending the slate of American companies that includes iconic names such as Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Budweiser. China’s sponsors have ponied up $1.395bn for the competition, which…
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Donald Trump says he’ll run for president again in 2024
Former US President Donald Trump has launched his third bid for the White House, declaring: “America’s comeback starts right now.” At his Florida estate, he said: “We have to save our country.” Mr Trump’s announcement comes as some fellow Republicans blame him for the party’s lacklustre performance in last week’s midterm elections. President Joe Biden, who defeated Mr Trump two…
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China’s Xi starts first day at G20 with a whirlwind of meetings with US allies
After a near three-year absence from the world stage, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has embarked on a whirlwind of face-to-face meetings with Western leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Bali, as he looks to reassert China’s global influence. Following a three-hour meeting on Monday with US President Joe Biden in an attempt to prevent their rivalry from spilling…
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4 takeaways from President Biden’s ‘very blunt’ meeting with China’s Xi Jinping
A highly anticipated meeting between China’s leader Xi Jinping and President Biden finished Monday with both leaders expressing an openness to restoring channels of communication and repairing a relationship that has been compared to a second Cold War. The leaders of two superpowers met face-to-face and unmasked on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, on…
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Perpetrator of terror attack in Istanbul caught in 10 hours
The special team established after the bombing on Istanbul’s famous İstiklal Avenue that claimed the lives of six people has caught the perpetrator in Küçükçekmece district about 10 hours after the attack by inspecting 1,200 security cameras. The woman, who was traced by raiding 21 addresses and identified as Syrian national Ahlam Albashir, first went to Esenler and then to…
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Again, Burna Boy, Tems make the Grammy nomination list
Nigerian Music stars, Burna Boy and Tems have been nominated in the 2023 Recording Academy Awards, popularly known as the Grammys. The Grammys nomination list was released by the Academy on Tuesday, as the award ceremony is set for February 5, 2023. Burna Boy’s latest album, Love, Damini, was nominated in the Best Global Music Album category, alongside other albums…
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Ifeanyi Adefarasin gushes over husband for solemnising Donald Trump daughter’s wedding
Wife of the House on the Rock founder, Ifeanyi Adefarasin, has been over the moon since last weekend when her husband, Paul Adefarasin performed the solemnization of the marriage of Tiffany Trump, daughter of former President of the United States, Donald Trump to her Nigerian-raised husband, Michael Boulus, son of Lagos-based Lebanese billionaire. Michael’s father owns the Boulous Enterprises in…
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You’ll be able to do things I couldn’t do as governor, Obi replies Soludo
Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi says Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo has the opportunity to achieve things he failed to achieve as governor of the state. Speaking at the Lagos Business School alumni lecture in Lagos on Tuesday, Obi said government was a continuous work where someone picks wherever his predecessor stops. Speaking on his investments in the…
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