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By Adebayo Waheed Oyo State government has declared Thursday, 21st September, 2017 as public holiday to mark the Islamic New Year,1439. The Secretary to the Government, Alhaji Olalekan Alli made the declaration in a statement made available to Media. The SSG explained that the holiday was to commemorate the Islamic New Year,1439 AH (After Hijrah). He stated  that Oyo State governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi enjoined all and sundry  in the state to use the occasion to pray for the peace, unity and sustainability of the state in particular and the country in general.  

A video showing  Eedris Abdulkareem  ranting and verbally attacking  Davido  and  Mr. Eazi  has been circulating the internet. The rapper condemned Mr. Eazi for his comment on the Ghana-Nigeria music fusion and he blasted Davido for disrespecting one of the heroes of the Nigerian entertainment industry, Mr. Dele Momodu. From experience, Davido hardly ever misses out on this kind of action and so, fans were anxiously waiting for his response. The  DMW  boss has now given a response to the rapper’s rant with a post on social media. Watch details below.   The post

Multilateral trade between Nigeria and European Union (EU) member states stood at 19.9 billion Euros in 2016, Fillippo Amato, the Union’s Head of Trade and Economic Sector, said yesterday. According to him, the EU remains the top destination for oil and non-oil exports from Nigeria “Despite the significant effect of recession on Nigeria’s trade, EU-Nigeria trade remains strong, standing at 19.9 billion Euros in 2016. The EU official said the success of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) launched by Nigeria in February depended on active private sector participation. “On the other hand, creating jobs that will stimulate the economy and provide sustainable employment, particularly for young people, is crucial both for the present and future of Nigeria,’’ the envoy said. The sixth EU-Nigeria Business Forum slated for October 5 and 6 in Lagos, with the theme: “Youth as an Engine of Broad-Based Economic Transformation.’’ Amato said the forum would focus on the role of you

Frontline businessman Jim Ovia has been honoured as a leading entrepreneur in Africa by the African-American Institute (AAI). Ovia, Chairman of Zenith Bank PLC and philanthropist, on Tuesday night, received the AAI 2017 Business Leader Award at a ceremony held on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York, the United States. He was recognised for impacting hugely on enterprise and human resource development on the continent. Ovia, founding Group Managing Director and CEO of Nigeria’s largest bank, was honoured along with President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana (National Achievement); Nicole Amarteifio (Leadership in African Media and Arts); and Bozoma Saint-John, Chief Brand Officer, UBER (Innovation & Technology) as Africa’s best. The  Africa-America Institute was set up in 1953 to help increase Africa’s human capacity for development through training and education. It recognises Africans who have demonstrated remarkable achievements in various field

Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, and some All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants risk getting penalised for allegedly campaigning ahead of the time stipulated by law for the 2018 election. The new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. AbdulGaniy Olayinka Raji, addressed reporters yesterday in his office in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. He spoke after holding a stakeholders’ meeting with leaders of political parties under the auspices of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). The REC also said about 221,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) had not been collected by eligible voters in the state. Raji said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was empowered by law to prosecute politicians who engaged in any form of “early campaign” before the time allowed by law. Fayose has erected billboards bearing his pictures and those of his deputy in which he referred to Olusola as “Your Next Governor”. Governorship aspirants

The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has sued Governor Abiola Ajimobi and 23 others for crowning 21 kings in Ibadan. The mass coronation happened on August 27. Also joined in the suit are: the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, the eight high chiefs who were elevated to kings as well as the baales who were conferred with kingship status. Besides the monarch’s suit, former Governor Rashidi Ladoja, Abdul Jelil Karimu, among others, have also challenged the legality of the coronation in court. In the suit, which was filed at the High Court of Justice of Oyo State and dated September 19, the Olubadan is claiming that the governor violated the Chiefs Laws Cap 28 and that Ajimobi does not possess the power and authority to confer anybody the right to wear a beaded crown and coronet. The monarch is claiming that the crowing of the 21 kings is illegal and void, since the governor did not consult with the Oyo

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday declared the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) group led by the embattled Nnamdi Kanu a terrorist organisation. The court while delivering its ruling on an ex-parte application filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on behalf of the federal government, also proscribed the group and restrained all members of the public from promoting or participating in the activities of the group.

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission has arrested a suspected Internet fraudster, Ake Oluseun, for tax fraud. The 30-year-old suspect, a graduate of Computer and Information Science, who owns Canbit Music, Canbit Resources (Nig.) Limited, Istartup Enterprise and Volta Company, allegedly sent an email to an employee of an American company requesting for the W-2s of the staff.

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A New Release by CNN says Nigeria is one of the most stressful cities in the world. 500 locations were taken into cognizance in the study conducted by UK-based drycleaning and laundry service Zipjet. Lagos was ranked third in a research that revealed the world’s most and least stressful cities of 2017. See the list below!

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibeno, host Local Government Area of ExxonMobil in Akwa Ibom State has suffered terrible setback ahead of December 2 LG elections as the PDP on Wednesday received mammoth crowd of decampees from the party. Speaking on behalf of the decampees during a post LG nomination unity pally organized by the Peoples Democratic Party in Ibeno, Mr George Ekah said their decision to abandon the party they ran to with high hopes was due to lack of agenda and coordination by the APC. Ekah said as former aggrived members of the PDP, they went to the APC with high hopes and expectations of greener pastures, but later discovered that the party had nothing to offer them. “We went, we saw and we have decided to come back. The APC has no agenda, we left the PDP in the first place because we were aggrieved, but now we have come to realize that they have nothing to offer us, there is no place like home”. He said

Amina Yuguda a Popular BBC Nigerian journalist has won the third BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Yuguda is a news presenter on local network Gotel Television, where she has reported on high-profile news stories, including the Boko Haram insurgency. She will start a three-month placement at the BBC in London in September. The award was created to honour Komla Dumor, a presenter for BBC World News, who died suddenly aged 41 in 2014. Ms Yuguda said her win was a "huge honour". "I was overwhelmed with joy. Storytellers have always had an important role in Africa... this is what defines us. Today journalists are taking on that responsibility." She impressed the panel with her story-telling and her ability to convey complex ideas in a way that resonates with a wide audience. She is excited to work at the BBC, given her understanding of the corporation's impact among pastoralists in her hometown, saying in her application: "With little or no formal e