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Baseline Music recording artiste,  Skales   is in for a great year in 2017 as he dishes out the second official single off his project set for a release date later in the year. The new number is titled  Give Me Love  and it features  Pana  crooner , Tekno. Skales_ft__Tekno_-_Give_Me_Love.mp3

7th Republic Records presents its fresh artiste Ibe Franklin aka  F2  and debut the Audio and Video of his fresh single titled  Shima  Produced by Wisdombeats, Video directed by Nigerian UK based director ‘Chidube’.  F2 - SHIMA.mp3 F2 - SHIMA.mp4

The Naira recorded an appreciation of 12.36 per cent at the parallel market in the last one week, newsmen report.  Newsmen report that the Naira traded at N440 last Monday while it closed at N390 to the dollar on Friday. In the week under review, experts commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its intervention at the foreign exchange market, but appealed to the apex bank to eliminate the multiple rates in the market.  As the Naira continues to appreciate, experts say it is necessary for the CBN to adjust applicable rates in different segments of the market in the overall interest of the economy.  Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), said CBN-licenced BDCs incurred regulatory losses of N130 million in the week under review.  Gwadabe told NAN that the losses came from the CBN’s disparity in applicable exchange rates among players in the market.  According to him, the pu...

Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie has been named amongst the 50 greatest world leaders in the 2017 Fortune magazine ranking.  The ‘Half of a yellow sun’ writer was ranked at number 42 on the list with Chicago Cubs baseball team president Theo Epstein at number one. Business mogul Jack Ma of AliBaba group of companies appears at number two and Catholic leader Pope Francis is in third place for his social integration projects as a clergy. Melinda Gates is number four in recognition of the impact of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which she co-chairs.  The list also features celebrated basketball player, LeBron James at 11, comedienne Samantha Bee at 19. Colombian music superstar Shakira is at 27 for her philanthropic work through her Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) school foundation.  Just outside of the top five is Ava DuVernay recognized for her directorial work in Academy Award winning film, Selma and her forthcoming Disney adaptation, A Wrinkle in Time. Chanc...

Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian autocrat toppled during the 2011 Arab Spring, left a military hospital on Friday where he spent much of the last six years in detention. The release of the 88-year old who ruled Egypt for three decades would have been unthinkable several years ago, but revolutionary fervour gave way to exhaustion and even nostalgia in the uprising’s chaotic aftermath.  Mubarak had been cleared for release earlier this month after a top court finally acquitted him of involvement in protester deaths during the 2011 revolt that ousted him.  “Yes,” his lawyer Farid al-Deeb told AFP when asked if Mubarak had left the hospital on Friday.  He added that Mubarak had gone home to a villa in Cairo’s Heliopolis district.  Mubarak was accused of inciting the deaths of protesters during the 18-day revolt, in which about 850 people were killed as police clashed with demonstrators.  He was sentenced to life in jail in 2012 in the case, but an ap...

Ukraine authorities, on Friday, said that one person has died as a result of a fire that broke out at an arms depot in the country’s east, sparking explosions and forcing a mass evacuation. Ukrainian authorities have blamed the fire, which broke out Thursday. on an “act of sabotage” and opened probes into possible “diversion” or negligence of military personnel. "The body of a woman born in 1951 was recovered from under the debris of a collapsed house,” the head of Ukraine’s emergency service Mykola Chechotkin said Friday, Interfax Ukraine news agency reported. The fire erupted at the munitions depot in the town of Balakliya in the Kiev-controlled part of eastern Ukraine, setting off several blasts that injured one and forced authorities to evacuate thousands of people. Ukraine has temporarily closed the airspace in a 40-kilometre (25-mile) radius around the arms depot, Deputy Infrastructure Minister Yuriy Lavrenyuk wrote on Facebook. The detonating munitions have p...

Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke sits in the courtroom during a hearing in his shooting case of Laquan McDonald at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Illinois  A white Chicago police officer accused of murder in the shooting death of a black teenager was charged on Thursday with 16 new counts of aggravated battery, in a case that sparked national debate over police use of force against minorities. Jason Van Dyke pleaded not guilty through his attorney in a Chicago courtroom to 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm that were issued by a grand jury on March 16 and unsealed on Thursday by a special prosecutor, local media reported. Video footage of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald being shot 16 times by Van Dyke in October 2014 was released more than a year later, sparking protests and pushing the city into a national debate over police use of force, particularly in minority communities. The release of the video also led to the ouster of the police ch...

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said his commitment to better the lots of the citizenry was the main reason he would not take more rest after his return from London on medical vacation.  This came as the President ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Finance Ministry to immediately release the second tranche of London-Paris Club refunds to state governments, as a way of helping them meet with their financial responsibilities.  The President was reacting to suggestions by state governors that he took a little more rest, as he narrated his experience in London. He also said he turned down requests for him to be visited in London because he wanted to avoid moving government abroad.  President Buhari, who spoke when he made a sudden appearance at the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, walked into the meeting at exactly 12:30 p.m.  Journalists were later excused from the hall.  A statement issued later...

A Court in Australia on Wednesday found a wellness blogger, Belle Gibson, guilty of deceiving and misleading people on using natural remedies and nutrition to cure cancer.  The disgraced health personality, who made tens of thousands of dollars selling books and a mobile app about her miraculous recovery, was taken to court by Consumer Affairs Victoria after it was revealed that she never had the disease.  Justice Debra Mortimer said during the judgment that Gibson, 25, may have “remained under some kind of delusion that she had cancer.” “She may have had other psychological or psychiatric issues.  “Those possibilities are reasonably open on the evidence. I am not persuaded on the evidence she was acting unconscionably,’’ Mortimer said. However, the judge also found Gibson guilty of using vulnerable groups, including a terminally ill five-year-old, and engaging in misleading or deceptive commerce to sell her wellness products and boost her own image and success....

African popstar J Martins delivers a stunning visuals for the recently released club hit ‘Ring the Bell ’. Impeccably shot and directed by Unlimited, Faro carries over the spirit of its audio counterpart, losing none of the vibe and energy that will make it a huge club favorite across the African continent, Ring the bell also ushers in new entertaining dance moves by Ezinne Asinugo of Zinart Productions while also showcasing the beauty of African dance choreography, Ring the Bell excels in delighting the viewer, and delivers a wonderful showcase of J Martins retaining the signature flair and spark that made him an entertainment colossus on the African continent.

Saudi deputy crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in charge of Saudi Arabia’s reforms, left on Monday for Washington to meet President Donald Trump on a visit expected to promote the world’s top oil exporter as an investment destination. It will be the first meeting since Trump took office in January between the U.S. President and the powerful prince leading the kingdom’s efforts to revive state finances by diversifying away from falling crude oil revenues. Under the plan, which seeks to promote the private sector and make state-owned companies more efficient, Riyadh plans to sell up to 5 percent of state oil giant Saudi Aramco in what is expected to be the world’s biggest initial public offering. Facing a growing budget deficit after recent falls in oil prices, the kingdom also announced an austerity drive to reduce state spending, although industry sources say it has also promised major development projects later this ye...

Sokoto State governor, His Excellency Aminu Tambuwal No fewer than 30,000 small scale entrepreneurs in Sokoto State would benefit from a N30 billion loan under the Federal Government’s Entrepreneurship Empowerment Programme (GEEP), an official said on Monday. The State coordinator of the programme, Alhaji Lawalli Kebbe disclosed this in Sokoto that bank accounts had been opened for the beneficiaries. Kebbe said, “The GEEP loan package is one of the components of the federal government’s social intervention programme in the country. “The beneficiaries would be both male and female, self proprietors of businesses under the aegis of various trade associations registered by the State Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency and the state Ministry of Women and Children Affairs. “Each of the beneficiaries would be given a soft loan of N100,000 to be disbursed through commercial banks. “Already, the state government had opened accounts for them with Unity b...

Ekechukwu Lordson Onyedikachi better known by his stage name Mr. Lordson , who hails from Imo State, has emerged fully with a grand styled pop Highlife single titled Oluwa Is Involved . This is an anthem for the hustlers and made men. Produced, mixed and mastered by @ucenmagic. Enjoy!!!!! Mr-Lordson-Oluwa-Is-Involved.mp3

Ufua Cyril artistically known as cyreal is here again with this hot vibe “OJEKE(dance)”. Having released his debut single BODY LANGUAGE, some  weeks ago, The Multi-talented singer, composer and Entertainer decided to thrill his fans with this new banging tune “OJEKE”. Download and enjoy. Cyreal-Ojeke-Dance.mp3

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged federal universities to be prudent in the management of funds allocated to them in view of current economic challenges.  Buhari gave the advice on Saturday at the 30th Convocation of the University of Calabar. Represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Onwuka, Buhari said that his administration placed premium on the funding of education as a way to improve teaching and learning.  President Muhammadu Buhari According to him, in view of the present economic challenges, it is important for public universities to adopt prudent measures in spending the funds allocated to universities by the Federal Government. “As we all know, Nigeria is facing some economic challenges presently; I wish to advise federal universities to make judicious use of the funds allocated to them from the federal government for the development of their campuses.  “The University of Calabar has fared very well in terms of infrastruct...

Republicans pushed ahead on Thursday with their plan for a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system backed by President Donald Trump, despite Democratic concern that the cost of the bill and its impact on the budget remain unknown. Two House of Representatives committees debated the draft legislation late into the night on Wednesday in marathon sessions, two days after it was unveiled by Republican leaders and endorsed by Trump. They made slow progress. The bill is Trump's first legislative test and the fast-emerging disorder around it comes after the chaos triggered by his travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority nations, which he later had to revise. Trump and fellow Republicans campaigned last year on a pledge to dismantle the Obamacare healthcare law, the signature domestic policy achievement of Democratic former President Barack Obama, calling it a government overreach that had ruined the more than $3 trillion U.S. healthcare system. Obamacare, ...

Pandemonium broke out, yesterday, in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, following the death of a commercial driver identified as Saubana Onila allegedly shot by officers of Nigeria Customs Service, who were allegedly after smugglers at Kobape area, along Sagamu-Siun Expressway.  Vanguard gathered that apart from the commercial driver that lost his life, no fewer than four persons sustained injuries, leading to a traffic jam that lasted for hours along the expressway.  Scores of protesters brought the corpse of the driver to Quarry Road, Abeokuta Command of the Customs and tried to force their way into the Command.  It, however, took the combined effort of men of Nigeria Army, Police and men of Ogun State Vigilance Service to prevent the irate protesters from gaining entrance into the Command.  An eyewitness, Shola Josiah, said Saubana and four other drivers, including himself, had left Kuto market in Abeokuta around 9:30a.m, with their vehicles loaded...

After giving us the silent treatment for a while, YAGI boss, Lil Kesh dishes out this new banger titled  “No Fake Love”  It’s evident that Lil Kesh hasn’t lost his magic touch. Enjoy below Lil_Kesh_-_No_Fake_Love      

The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Wednesday says one million women and girls became newly infected with HIV and 470, 000 women and girls died of AIDS-related illnesses .  UNAIDS made the disclosure in a new report released to commemorate the International Women’s Day. It said that there was an urgent need to scale up HIV prevention and treatment services for women and girls.  The report, “When Women Lead, Change Happens’’ shows that globally in 2015, there were 18.6 million women and girls living with HIV. “One million women and girls became newly infected with HIV and 470, 000 women and girls died of AIDS-related illnesses.  HIV “Nearly one million women are becoming infected with HIV every year and only half of all women living with HIV have access to lifesaving treatment. “It makes AIDS now the leading cause of death worldwide among women between the ages of 30 and 49. “Women are leading change in increasing demand for and access to HIV and ...