YouTube Music says it has picked Joeboy and Black Sherif out of 30 artists from 15 countries for this year’s Foundry Class. YouTube Artist Partnerships Lead, Naomi Zeichner said, in a statement on Tuesday, that the class featured artists from different genres. Joeboy and Black Sheriff represent Nigeria and Ghana respectively at the class. Zeichner said, the programme aimed at assisting the artists build sustainable careers on their own, was created in 2015 and had so far supported 250 independent artists. She said that Foundry artists were recognised for their storytelling, innovative approach to music and viewed as the next generation entertainers.…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated four persons for appointment as Non-Executive Directors of the Board of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is contained in a letter dated July 21 and read at Tuesday’s plenary by Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. Buhari in the letter, said that the request was made in accordance with section 10(3)(a) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (Establishment) Act 2007. The nominees included: Prof. Mike Obadan (South-South), Prof. Justitia Nnabuko (South-East), Prof. Ummu Jalingo (North-East) and Mr Adeola Adetunji (South-West).
An explosion on Tuesday rocked Lokoja the Kogi State capital causing palpable fears and panic among the people. Channels Television gathered that the loud explosion occurred around 8:30 am and was heard on the premises of the State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. The premises also housed the office of the Secretary to the Kogi state government, State Ministry of Women Affairs, and Kogi Printing Press. Though there was no injury or loss of life, the loud explosion scared workers who were already in their offices preparing for the day’s job. When contacted on phone, the Commissioner of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate seeking the confirmation of the nomination of Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The request is contained in a letter dated July 25 and read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Tuesday. The letter reads, “Pursuant to Section 231(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), I forward for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. “While I hope that the submission will be considered in the…
Terrorists on Monday evening attacked troops of the 7 Guards Brigade. The Guards provides security for the Presidential Villa and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A spokesperson for the Guards Brigade, Captain Godfrey Anebi Abakpa, who confirmed the incident to ChannelsTV in a text message on Tuesday, however said the attack was successfully repelled by the troops. According to him, the Guards were ambushed while on patrol to comb the general area and get rid of the criminals, along the Kubwa-Bwari Road in the nation’s capital. He added that a few Guards were wounded in action and taken to a…
A bus Sunday evening in Central Kenya, plunged into a river killing 33 people in Central Kenya, officials said on Monday. Passengers in the bus were travelling from Meru town to the coastal city of Mombasa. The bus plunged off a bridge about 40 metres (130 feet) into the Nithi River valley below. Pictures published in local media showed the bus ripped apart after rolling down the steep slope, with reports saying wreckage and bodies were strewn in the water and on the riverbank. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) said on Twitter that 33 people had died and…
Long COVID is often associated with persistent fatigue and brain fog following a bout of coronavirus. However, a new study has found however that the set of symptoms associated with the illness is wider than first thought. It found long COVID sufferers have, among other symptoms, been suffering from hair loss and loss of libido, as well as erectile dysfunction in men. Using the anonymised health records of around 2.4 million people in the UK, researchers found patients who had a record of COVID-19 infection reported some 62 symptoms more frequently 12 weeks after the initial infection than those without…
Pope Francis has spoken of his “sorrow, indignation and shame” over the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse of Canadian Indigenous children in residential schools, as he kicked off a weeklong “penitential pilgrimage” to the country. The Pope apologized and promised a “serious investigation” into what happened in a speech at a meeting with Indigenous peoples in Edmonton, Alberta, on Monday. Indigenous leaders have long called for a papal apology for the harm inflicted for decades on Indigenous children, who suffered abuse and the erasure of Indigenous culture in the country’s residential schools. “I ask forgiveness, in particular, for the…
Nigeria’s vice president Yemi Osinbajo has been discharged from the hospital after a successful surgical operation and rehabilitation. A comment by the Chief Personal Physician to the Vice President, Dr Nicholas Audifferen said Osinbajo was admitted to Duchess International Hospital on account of a right femur fracture. “The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN was admitted to the Duchess International Hospital, Lagos, last Saturday, July 16, 2022, on account of a right femur fracture. He had corrective surgery without any complications. “He was admitted for a total of 7 days during which he had physiotherapy and a smooth rehabilitation following…
As discussed in the first part of this piece, some parents belabor and overpamper their children, doing everything possible to make them live the sunny side of life. There is another category of parents who shirk away their parental responsibilities. About two weeks ago, there was a program on Freedom FM Radio, Kaduna, which featured a story of an Islamic Scholar who led a team on Da’awah visit to the Correction Center (formally known as “prison”) in Kaduna. At the center, the team came across a young man who gave his father’s name and address in Kaduna town. Afterward, Islamic…