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Nigerian music superstar, David Adeleke, better known as Davido will be making his debut appearance in upcoming Hollywood movie, Coming to America 2 surfaced. According to popular Ghanaian/Liberian actor and comedian, Michael Blackson, Davido is expected to appear in a performance scene in the movie. The movie is the sequel to the 1998 blockbuster comedy film. Blackson revealed this in a tweet on his Twitter page: The tweet reads: “Davido told me he has a performance scene in the movie Coming To America 2. Congrats homie.” READ: Labour, govt to meet on new minimum wage Coming 2 America is an…

Labour leaders and Federal Government officials will meet between tomorrow and Friday to unlock the stalemate over the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage. Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige said the government had commenced payment of the new wage from Levels 1 to 6 workers. But Labour leaders accused the government of insincerity. A source described the payments of the new wage to junior workers as “divide and rule tactics”. The President of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Quadri Olaleye, chided the Federal Government for insincerity, adding that its representatives in the negotiation had not shifted ground. Olaleye said:…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday submitted the 2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) to the Senate. This followed Buhari’s letter to the Senate which was read at plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan. Nigeria News

A member of the House of Representatives from Rivers State, Hon. Farah Dagogo, has cautioned against the implementation of the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Committee Report, with respect to true federalism. He described the report, especially, the aspect that deals with mineral resources, as lopsided, given the adverse consequences its implementation, could portend for the overall unity of the country. The lawmaker’s position was contained in a statement issued Wednesday in his office at the National Assembly titled ‘ The APC led Nasir el-Rufai’s Committee report on Federalism; True or Trick Federalism?’. Recently, Governors…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has asked civil society organizations in the country to pay more attention to the implementation of social investment programmes in the country to ensure that the benefits get to the people that the programmes are meant to serve. Wilson Uwujaren, the Commission’s head of Media and Publicity, gave the charge on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, in a goodwill message at the 15th Anti- Corruption Situation Room organised by Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA, in Kaduna, with the theme, corruption and its threat to peaceful coexistence. Mr. Uwujaren who represented the acting Chairman…

…insist tribunal’s judgement was perverse, occasioned miscarriage of justice …allege Buhari gave false information of fundamental nature The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its Presidential candidate in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, approached the Supreme Court, adducing reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election should be nullified. In a 66-ground of appeal they filed through a consortium of lawyers led by Dr. Livy Uzoukwu, SAN, the petitioners, insisted that the September 11 judgement of the Justice Mohammed Garba-led five-man panel Presidential Election Petition Tribunal that affirmed Buhari as valid winner of the presidential contest that held on February…

The US Democratic Party has begun a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over allegations that he pressured a foreign power to damage a political rival. Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi said the president “must be held accountable”. Mr Trump has denied wrongdoing and called the efforts a “witch hunt”. There is strong support from House Democrats for impeachment, but the proceedings would be unlikely to pass the Republican-controlled Senate. If the inquiry moves forward the House of Representatives will vote on any charges and, with the Democrats in the majority, the vote would likely be carried – making Mr…

Unai Emery praised “fighter” Gabriel Martinelli for making the most of his opportunity after the teenage forward scored twice in Arsenal’s 5-0 Carabao Cup win against Nottingham Forest. The 18-year-old summer signing made his first competitive start in the third-round game at the Emirates. Martinelli opened the scoring with a powerful header before scoring a superb long-range second in injury time. Gabriel Martinelli’s first goal at Emirates Stadium 👌 Just look what it meant to him! 😄 pic.twitter.com/4Dwl0F4FIm — Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 25, 2019 “He’s hungry to have that opportunity to help us,” said Emery. “He is very humble, he…

Lionel Messi suffered an injury on his first start of the season in Barcelona’s narrow win over Villarreal at the Nou Camp. Messi, who had recovered from a calf injury to feature, was replaced at the start of the second half after suffering a thigh problem. The Argentine, making his 400th La Liga start, provided the corner for Antoine Griezmann to head home off the bar before Arthur made it 2-0. Santi Cazorla pulled a goal back. After the game, Barca boss Ernesto Valverde described Messi’s injury as a “small problem in the adductor”. “When something happens to Messi, everyone…

Former Minister of State for Niger-Delta Affairs, Festus Keyamo has given reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari redeployed to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Keyamo, a senior advocate of Nigeria, while reacting to the development, wrote on Twitter, “On the move again: Two portfolios in two months! “Just been redeployed to the Ministry of Labour and Employment to work with my long-time big brother, H.E, Chris Ngige.” “Thank you, Mr President for finding me versatile enough to move around. Always ready to serve in any capacity.” Keyamo swapped positions with Minister of State, Labour Tayo Alasoadura who moves to the…