For Nigerian-Canadian Singer, Tome, The Wait Is Over | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Music For Nigerian-Canadian Singer, Tome, The Wait Is Over By Chinonso Ihekire With global dancefloors being ignited by the scintillating log-drums of Amapiano, Nigerian-Canadian superstar, Tome, has joined the league of singers decorating their discographies with the groovy rhythm. With her new song dubbed, Wait, set to drop tomorrow, the ember soirees are set to be enchanted with more African rhythms. For Tome, who has had quite an interesting…With global dancefloors being ignited by the scintillating log-drums of Amapiano, Nigerian-Canadian superstar, Tome, has joined the league of singers decorating their discographies with the groovy rhythm. With her new song dubbed, Wait, set to drop tomorrow, the ember soirees are set to be enchanted with more African rhythms. Tome is also expected to embark on a Festive World Tour which would see her perform and make appearances in Toronto, London, Lagos, Abuja and Ghana amongst other cities.
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December 02, 2021 15:41 UTC
Rivers property firm manager remanded for allegedly defrauding 1,000 clients
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has remanded Mr Kelly Nwogu, the manager of a real estate company, De Villa, in the Port Harcourt Custodial Centre till February 2022. Nwogu was accused of defrauding over 1,000 clients of several sums of money before the matter was taken to court. The defendant was remanded after his lawyer failed to secure his bail through an oral application when the matter came up before Justice S.D .Pam of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt. When Nwogu was arraigned before the court, his lawyers told the judge that his bail by a former court was still subsisting. But the prosecution team opposed it and Justice Pam agreed to remand him.
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December 02, 2021 11:55 UTC
Lagos hoodlums hack NURTW boss at home, shoot him dead in hospital
The party held last Saturday on Ijikoyijo Street, Ijeshatedo, where Kunle was the vice-chairman of the NURTW. While one of the gang members was led by a man identified as My Son, the other gang was led by a transport worker identified as Kolom. Kehinde said trouble started when one Malik, a member of Kolom’s gang, started misbehaving after drinking to a stupor around 10pm. He claimed that Malik’s action infuriated members of the other gang, which led to a fight between the groups. “After the attack at the hospital, my brother’s friends rushed him to the Adetutu Hospital on Kosoko Street in Ijesha.
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December 02, 2021 11:25 UTC
Decarbonising sub-saharan Africa’s energy systems | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Firstly, Sub-Saharan Africa stands to lose the most from climate change and will most likely bear the brunt of its effects. Second, due to the region’s abundant natural resources, Sub-Saharan Africa has the potential to become a renewable energy powerhouse. Around 15GW of geothermal energy potential is accessible, however, only about 60MW is being utilised by Kenya [8]. With these vast renewable energy resources, sub-Saharan Africa should theoretically be able to close the energy access gap and drive economic growth seamlessly. Among the plethora of these challenges, the most critical remains the high initial costs associated with establishing renewable energy systems [14].
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December 02, 2021 09:50 UTC
Sell-off on MTN Nigeria stocks drive market 1.8 per cent lower
Equities trading at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) maintained bearish stand as Investors Investors sold off MTN Nigeria shares which plummeted by ten per cent at the close of trading activities on Wednesday. Precisely, the benchmark index declined by 1.8 per cent to close at 42,463.16 basis points. Meanwhile, as measured by market breadth, market sentiment was negative, as 21 tickers lost relative to 14 gainers. On sectors, the Banking, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas indices declined by 1.2 per cent, 0.1 per cent and 0.1 per cent respectively, while the Insurance index gained 0.8 per cent. The content of the article published by these online platforms is not new; it has been recirculated several times and has been debunked.Sell-off on MTNN stocks drive market 1.8 per cent lowerSell-off on MTNN stocks drive market 1.8 per cent lower
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December 02, 2021 09:43 UTC
Omicron: Canada bars Nigerians, fear spreads as NCDC records three cases
Follow up to ensure isolation, linkage to clinical care, contact tracing and other relevant response activities have commenced. A professor of medical virology at the University of Maiduguri, Baba, faulted the plans of the NCDC to engage in contact tracing a week after the samples were obtained. “Engaging in contact tracing a week after the samples were taken is a futile adventure and simply a waste of time. Contact tracing has never been effective. It stated, “Africa has 8,581,900 cases (3.3 per cent of global cases) with 221,593 deaths (4.3 per cent of global).
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December 02, 2021 08:36 UTC
Govt bars unvaccinated civil servants, military issues directive
The Federal Government has threatened to sanction unvaccinated civil servants, who returned home after they were barred from entering their offices on Wednesday. The Technical lead of the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Dr Mukhtar Muhammed, who disclosed this in an interview with one of our correspondents, said the adamant civil servants would be sanctioned according to the civil service rules. When asked what would happen to workers who returned home, Mohammed said, “There is a civil service rule that takes care of that aspect. Now, we do not even have enough vaccines yet, when you force civil servants to get vaccinated what happens to others? The police and civil defence because these people even interact more with the public than the civil servants.
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December 02, 2021 03:51 UTC
Nigeria, Ghana confirm Omicron variant cases
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the new Covid-19 variant, saying it had been found among three passengers who had travelled to South Africa. West African neighbour Ghana also said it had recorded the new Omicron variant, tracing cases to Nigeria and South Africa. “Genomic surveillance has now identified and confirmed Nigeria’s first cases of the B.1.1.529 SARS-CoV-2 lineage, now known as the Omicron variant,” said the head of Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control, Ifedayo Adetifa. “Omicron is widespread globally… Therefore, it is a matter of when not if, we will identify more cases,” he said. Ghana’s director-general of health services, Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, said its cases had been detected at Accra’s international airport, mainly coming from South Africa and Nigeria.
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December 02, 2021 02:50 UTC
Firms should pay penalty interest on N170bn unclaimed dividends – Expert
A finance expert and the Chief Executive Officer of SystemSpecs Limited, John Obaro, has suggested that to create the incentive for companies to act in the best interest of shareholders amid the N170 billion unclaimed dividends, they should be made to pay penalty interests on the unpaid dividends. He said this during his keynote presentation at the 10th annual conference of the Institute of Capital Market Registrars. The Securities and Exchange Commission had announced in August that the total unclaimed dividends in the Nigerian capital market stood at N170bn, which was reported by The PUNCH. Obaro argued that current laws do not create the incentive for stakeholders to solve the problem. He said, “We expect digital technology approach to drive positive outcomes in streamlining processes, harnessing data and shaping entirely new ways of doing business.
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December 01, 2021 23:24 UTC
Stop publicity stunts, reveal your bankrollers —Presidency to SERAP
The Presidency on Wednesday has clapped back at the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, urging it to cease its “divisive, irresponsible, and bare-faced publicity stunts”. ), on several matters; most prominently a violation of human rights. To date, SERAP has not taken their retinue of legal actions to a logical conclusion. The Presidency, therefore, called on SERAP to cease “its divisive, irresponsible, and bare-faced publicity stunts and instead to follow through on its latest spurious legal claim in a Nigerian court of law. And while they do so, let them reveal in full view of the nation who they are, and who is funding them.”Copyright PUNCH.
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December 01, 2021 22:46 UTC
Buhari wants unhealthy competition between Nigerians, South Africans stopped
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a stronger emphasis on people-to-people relations between South Africa and Nigeria to evolve a bond that will be of benefit to both countries and the entire African continent. “We need to ensure that our people-to-people relations are enhanced to a point where there would be no need for unhealthy competition. Similarly, our two countries have established high-level official communication channels for diplomatic consultations, trade and investment, and will, shortly, inaugurate the Nigeria–South Africa Youth Dialogue. I am confident that these vehicles of engagement and cooperation will serve our mutual interests.”President Buhari commended the South African leader for initiating the Nigeria – South Africa Youth Dialogue which he (President Buhari) also endorsed. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…Buhari wants unhealthy competition Buhari wants unhealthy competition
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December 01, 2021 20:17 UTC
Jailbreaks: Senate wants special prison for high-profile criminals
The Senate, on Tuesday, called for the establishment of special correctional centres for high-profile criminals following frequent jailbreaks witnessed across the country recently. The Senate noted that out of the 252 escaped inmates in Jos Correctional Centre, 63 had been condemned to death while 181 were waiting trial. This, the upper chamber said, necessitated the need for the establishment of the special centre to house high-profile criminals with special security features. According to the lawmaker, the attacks caused by a security breach of the Jos Medium Security Correctional Centre was a setback to the relative peace in Plateau North. We have the Police Headquarters, Police barracks situated at the frontage of the correctional Centre and Department of State Service (DSS) behind us.
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December 01, 2021 19:29 UTC
Nigerian Navy arrests 5 stowaways at Lagos anchorage | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The Nigerian Navy Ship (BEECROFT) has arrested five stowaways caught onboard MT CHEMSTRANS BALTIC vessel at Lagos anchorage. The Commander NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, in a signed statement, said that the stowaways were arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 30 and had been handed over to the Nigerian Immigration Service. “The suspects had gained illegal access to the ship but were caught by the crew and handed over to NNS BEECROFT’s patrol team during routine Harbour patrol,” he said. He advised Nigerians to always follow due process of migration to avoid being sanctioned and commended the NNS BEECROFT’s patrol team for the arrest. Mohammed conveyed the Chief of Naval Staff’s commitment towards supporting the Nigerian Immigration Service and other stakeholders in curbing crimes within the maritime environment.
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December 01, 2021 17:21 UTC
FG reviews travel protocol, imposes extra PCR test
The Federal Government, yesterday, reviewed travel protocol, with an additional Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test imposed on inbound travellers as part of measures to contain the new Omicron variant. The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 directed that passengers arriving in Nigeria are now required to conduct a PCR test 48 hours before embarking on their trips, besides taking another test on day two after arrival and another on day seven. Outbound passengers, on their part, would be required to either show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or provide a negative PCR test taken 48 hours before departure. “The slower and delayed vaccination rollout in low and middle-income countries has left many of the citizens vulnerable to COVID-19 variance. Lack of vaccination in our countries will breed fertile ground for the virus to develop mutations, which will, in turn, threaten progress already recorded.
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December 01, 2021 09:40 UTC
Nigeria confirms cases of Omicron in passengers from South Africa
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the first cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus in the country. Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said that two cases of the variant were discovered through genomic sequencing and linked the cases to two passengers from South Africa. “Genomic sequencing of positive cases from routine day two testing for travellers to Nigeria identified two cases of Omicron variant among travellers from South Africa who arrived in Nigeria last week. Retrospective sequencing of previously confirmed cases among travelers to Nigeria also identified the omicron variant among samples collected in October 2021”. Omicron variant, a new strain of the coronavirus disease, was reported by South Africa and first detected in Botswana.
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December 01, 2021 06:27 UTC