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Agency Report Nigerian music stars Rema, Tems, Asake, and Davido have received nominations for the 2025 Grammy Awards. The Recording Academy announced the nominations on Friday during a live broadcast,  presenting a star-studded lineup of artists, albums, and songs competing for honours at the 67th annual ceremony. Scheduled for 2 February at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the event will celebrate recordings released between 16 September 2023 and 30 August 2024. The nominations were unveiled by a lineup of presenters including Hayley Williams, Billie Joe Armstrong, Gayle King, Kirk Franklin, Kylie Minogue, and Victoria Monet. Rema and Tems were nominated…

Power distribution companies in Nigeria have raised price for various electricity prepaid meter models to 28 per cent, marking the second price hike in four months. Consequently, power consumers in Nigeria have kicked against the development, describing it as “wicked”, considering the current economic hardship nationwide. According to the Discos, the cost of a single-phase meter has risen from approximately N117,000 to as much as N149,800. This amount indicates an increase of 28.03 per cent or N32,800, depending on the distribution company and meter vendor. Related news Labour To Picket NERC, DisCos Offices Over Electricity Tariff Hike  DisCos triple electricity…

Agency Report No fewer than 133.1 Nigerians would face a global hunger crisis in 2025, according to the Cadre Harmonisé report on Food and Nutrition Insecurity analysis . The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, in a statement, said the report was prepared by the federal government and supported by partners, such as the World Food Programme, WFP, and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, UNICEF, among others. The statement read: “The food and nutrition insecurity analysis, Cadre Harmonisé, led by the government of Nigeria and supported by partners, alerts on the deterioration of food security in Nigeria, with 133.1 million…

One of the women in the Equatorial Guinea s3x scandal with the country’s financial crime chief, Baltasar Ebang Engonga, has allegedly committed suicide. The woman who is yet to be named took her life after seeing her trending video online, according to City Digest Kenya. A video shared by the publication shows the woman’s family members weeping after seeing her lifeless body. The Equatorial Guinea’s financial crime chief and head of the National Agency for Financial Investigation (ANIF), has since been arrested over his explicit personal recordings.  The tapes, allegedly numbering more than 300, depict Ebang in encounters with multiple…

Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and other world leaders have congratulated Donald Trump for winning the 2024 US presidential election. The 78-year-old polled 292 electoral votes, while his opponent, incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris trailed with 224 votes. Describing the Republican campaign as the “greatest political movement of all time,” Trump said, “We are going to help our country heal, fix our borders, we made history for a reason tonight. We have achieved the most incredible political win. I want to thank the American people. I will fight for you and your family with every breath in my body.” “Together,…

Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago. His hard stance sparked the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol,  after he was convicted  of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. The Republican Presidential candidate got 292 electoral votes to emerge a winner while his keen contender and Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Kamala Harris polled 224 votes. With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency. He won Michigan on Wednesday afternoon, sweeping the “blue…

President Bola Tinubu has announced the passing into eternity of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, at age 56. According to a statement released by the President’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, Lagbaja passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos after a period of illness. He, however, did not disclose the illness. President Tinubu expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family and the Nigerian Armed Forces during this difficult time. He wished Lt. General Lagbaja eternal peace and honours his significant contributions to the nation. Born on February 28, 1968, Lagbaja served as the Chief of…

The magic number to win the presidency is 270.Republican former president Donald Trump closed in on a new term in the White House early Wednesday, just needing a handful of electoral votes to defeat Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.US media have thus far projected that Trump has won in more than half of the 50 US states, including three key battlegrounds Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, two of which voted Democratic in the last election. That gives him 266 electoral votes, just shy of the 270 needed to win the presidency. Fox News has already called the race in Trump’s…

Viktor Gyokeres’ three goals earned Sporting CP a triumphant 4-1 win over Manchester City in their UEFA Champions League encounter at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon Tuesday night. The Swede, 26, who has been touted as a potential replacement for City forward Erling Haaland, brought his side back to life after Phil Foden’s strike four minutes into the game. Gyokeres later scored two more goals from the spot to give Manchester United-bound, Coach Rúben Amorim a sounding victory. It was a dream send-off for the outgoing Amorim in his final match in charge at the Estadio Jose Alvalade before he…

Straightnews The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has announced the abolition of the 18-year minimum age requirement for admission into tertiary institutions across Nigeria.  The announcement was made on Tuesday, November 5, during his inaugural ministerial briefing in Abuja. Recall that Professor Tahir Mamman, the outgone Nigeria’s Minister of Education, announced the 18-year age limit for students to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Nigeria in August 2024. Alausa also stated that his administration might soon undertake a review of Nigeria’s education policy to address current challenges and improve outcomes in the sector. Related…