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Grammys 2021: Burna Boy and Wizkid win at music awards

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Nigeria Afrobeats stars Burna Boy and Wizkid have both won awards at the 2021 Grammys. Burna Boy won the Best Global Music Album category while Wizkid won the Best Music Video for his song with Beyoncé; Brown Skin Girl, from Lion King: The Gift album. Beyoncé's daughter Blue Ivy was also a winner on the song. The Best Music Video award is given to the artist, video director and video producer.Burna Boy, real name Damini Ogulu, a nominee for a second consecutive year, won with his Twice As Tall album. The 63rd Grammy Awards is being held in Los Angeles. Traditionally billed as "music's biggest night", this year's ceremony is different because of the coronavirus pandemic. There is no audience, and performers have been separated onto five stages, arranged in a circle inside the Los Angeles Convention Center to maintain social distancing. Burna Boy, 29, beat four others including the Malian band, Tinariwen. The Grammys nomination described Twic

BREAKING: DSS Arrests Ibrahim Magu, EFCC Ag. Chairman

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Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). His arrest comes a few days after Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), accused the anti-graft czar of gross infractions.The AGF asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Magu over some “weighty” allegations, including the diversion of recovered loot. In addition to allegedly re-looting the recovered loot, Malami accused the acting EFCC chairman of insubordination and misconduct. Spokes person for the EFCC Tony Amokeodo told journalists that his principal was only invited

BREAKING: Ex-Oyo state Governor, Otunba Abiola Ajumobi Finally Dies

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The 70-year-old, who had been on a life support machine since last Friday at First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos, after slipping into a coma following Coronavirus complications, finally died on Thursday, according to findings by SaharaReporters. On Monday, a reliable source close to the ex-governor had told SaharaReporters that Ajimobi had been on life support machine after he slipped into a deep coma and may not make any recovery going by the observations of medical experts around him.The source further disclosed that the former Oyo governor had a lung surgery since being rushed to the Lagos hospital but made no progress while his kidneys had also failed. Doctors treating Ajimobi, it was reliably gathered, last Friday informed his family that his situation had defied every medical intervention and that only a miracle could bring him back to life. Those projections came true on Thursday as the ex-governor finally succumbed to the virus that has also killed

Obaseki, Imansuangbon battles for Edo PDP ticket

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Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki and Kenneth Imansuangbon are the only aspirants in the race for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the September 19 election. An aspirant, Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, who earlier obtained a Federal High Court order to stop Obaseki from the PDP primary, withdrew his case and stepped down yesterday. It will now be a straight fight between the duo at the indirect governorship primary election which holds today at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, the state capital.Imansuangbon had declared that he would not step down for the governor. Ogbeide-Ihama, who opted for an out-of-court settlement, said he listened to highly-respected Edo elders. He expressed his commitment to PDP’s growth, saying his action was in the party’s interest and that he remained loyal. Ogbeide-Ihama, a House of Representatives member, who represents Obaseki’s Oredo constituency, insisted that his action was not an affront to the PDP or its leadership. He said it w

Tennis Number One, Novak Djokovic Tests Positive of Coronavirus

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Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic said Tuesday he has tested positive for coronavirus, joining a slew of other infected players who took part in an exhibition tennis tournament in the Balkans. Read also:  COVID-19: Babies of Triplets Test Positive of Coronavirus in Mexico “Novak Djokovic tested positive for a virus COVID-19,” read a statement from his staff. “He is not showing any symptoms,” it added.

COVID-19: Babies of Triplets Test Positive of Coronavirus in Mexico

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Newborn triplets in Mexico have tested positive for coronavirus in an "unprecedented" case, according to local health authorities. Medical experts are investigating whether the disease could have been passed on through the mother's placenta during pregnancy. Two of the babies, one boy and one girl, are in a stable condition in a hospital in San Luis Potosí state. But the second boy is receiving treatment for a respiratory condition.A spokesperson for the state's Health Safety Committee said contagion in multiple births had not been detected anywhere globally and so the case would be investigated. A very small number of newborn babies have been known to pick up the virus after birth, but health officials say they do not believe this is what happened in this case. State Health Secretary Mónica Liliana Rangel Martínez said: "It would be impossible for them to have been infected at the moment of birth." However, the parents are currently being tested

Police seal off the National Secretariat of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja

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Police have sealed off the office of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja following the order from Inspector General of Police (IGP). This comes amidst the leadership crisis rocking the ruling party. The IGP has instructed that members of the National Working Committee(NWC) should not be allowed to enter the party secretariat. A party source said the seal off was to enable the Police chief and the two NWC groups to review and discuss the various court orders being brandished. The party has been in a leadership crisis following an appeal court order upholding the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as national chairman of the party.