The Recording Academy has declared afro- fusion artiste Burna Boy, winner of the Best Global Music Album category. It was Burna’s second nomination in that category. Recall last year, he lost to Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo. Announcing on Twitter, the Academy wrote: “Congrats Best Global Music Album winner – ‘TWICE AS TALL’ @burnaboy #GRAMMYs” It is worthy of note that state that this will be the first time a Nigerian is winning in this category. Burna’s contenders were Antibalas, an American Afrobeat band that is modelled after Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Africa 70 band; Brazilian-American singer Bebel Gilberto; British-Indian sitar player and…
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Contrary to information flying around on social media that REINSTATED TELPECON Executives have ran away from the country, Apostle Ken Nwakama has countered the allegation on Saturday night being 13th March, 2021. According to Apostle Ken Nwakama in a TELPECON’s official WhatsApp group, he said “the information flying around that Asogbon, Nkanta & Joy have ran away from Nigeria ahead of disbursement is false and should be disregarded”. He added that in a meeting held at IGP’s office last week, the trio were made to sign an undertaking that they will remain in the country until TELPECON’s grants are…
he Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), through NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, has announced the reopening of its portal for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and households affected by COVID-19 to access up to N25 million. This was disclosed by the Personal Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, via his Twitter handle on Wednesday night being 10th March, 2021 He tweet reads, “The CBN, through @NirsalMFB introduces a stimulus package to support households and MSMEs affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. An individual can access up to N25million.” Applicant who wishes to apply can access the link below: Link…
Clink on the link below to apply or copy the link and put it in web browser preferably chrome to apply. https://nmfb.com.ng/covid-19-support/
Following the meeting of TELPECON held on 10th March, 2021, at Abuja, it was resolved that the sacked Exco to include: prof Nkanta Gideon (Chairman BOT), Pastor Ashogbon Oluwayomi ( National Secretary BOT ), and Mrs Anih Joy ( Secretary Disbursement Committee ) should all be reinstated. Similarly, Prof Isong was also officially accepted as Telpecon’s authentic consultant. This resolution is coming amidst crisis that has affected disbursement for so long. ‘OURWORLDGIST’ further gathered that meeting with the consultant, Prof Isong and some selected national coordinators will also hold today at Inspector General of Police Office, Abuja. Our source learnt…
Right about now Nigerian workers in their thousands are occupying Nigerian National Assembly in protest of variation of wages across the country despite earlier approval by the federal government that the minimum wage should be pegged at N30,000. According to labour leader, comrade Ayuba P Wabba ( President ) said a situation whereby some states in Nigeria are yet to comply with the new wage effective by April 2019 is unacceptable. The labour also argued that it is unacceptable for the Senate to recently move a motion that the issue of minimum wage should be an “issue of concurrent legislative…
On 2nd March, 2021, Most Distinguished Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu also known as “SamDaddy” visited Umuagbavu, Umuokirika in Ahiazu Mbaise LGA to commiserate with Emeh’s family over the death of their son, husband, uncle and father, Mr. Alphonsus Emeh. Late Alphonsus Emeh was popularly called by his friends, political associates, admirers, and age mates as “Enemy of None, died at the age of 69 years after a brief illness. Senator Anyanwu while condoling with the deceased widow and children, charged them to take solace in the Lord who alone gives life and takes at will. While describing late Emeh as…
The United Kingdom (UK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to return the sum of £4.2 million assets stolen by former Delta State Governor, James Ibori to Nigeria. This was announced on Tuesday by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Laing at the signing of the MoU at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Justice said the money was recovered from friends and family members of the former governor. She lamented that many Nigerians were in the habit of siphoning money from the country to the UK, saying that has also…
The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved the establishment of a Youth Parliament in the state. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Special Duties, Dr. (Mrs) Ehimwenma Joy Ebhodaghe, who disclosed this in a statement, urged Edo youths who are interested in joining the parliament to forward their Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the Ministry before 12th of March, 2021. The statement reads: “This is to inform the General Public, especially the youths of Edo State that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, has graciously approved the establishment of Youth Parliament in Edo State. “All…
In 2019, I visited Egypt to investigate the origins of religion. I can’t say all I found out. The last time I wrote what I found out in Israel, it was a shock to many. So, I will only give a diluted version. First and foremost, there is nothing like Moses. That name was distorted by the Masonic European translators of Scripture. The original name is Mose. It is NOT a Hebrew or Jewish name. It is an ancient Egyptian name. Mose did indeed kill an Egyptian who maltreated a Hebrew slave. But, there was more to his leaving Egypt…