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Popular Nigerian saxophonist and Afrobeat musician, Orlando Julius has died at the age of 79, his wife, Latoya Ekemode said. She said that Orlando Julius passed out in his sleep on Thursday night. “Yes, my husband passed on late last night. Simon Harry, Statistician General Of The Federation Is Dead “There was no indication that death was coming. He was not ill, he only slept and died in his sleep,” she said. Orlando Julius was a saxophonist, singer, band leader, and songwriter closely associated with Afrobeat music. Some of his musical albums were: Disco Hi-Life, Ololufe, Love, Peace and Happiness;…

Intending railway passengers should get their National Identity Number (NIN) ready as it will be a requirement from May. Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, stated in Abuja on Thursday that the NIN would be needed to enhance the profiling of passengers. This, he explained, would also enhance the safety and security of rail users. “The process of linking passengers to their NIN for improved profiling is on-going. This layer of passenger screening will commence by May. “The Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) will resume as soon as possible with additional security measures put in place,’’…

The operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) has intercepted a pistol with two magazines containing 26 rounds of ammunition. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSC Victor Ogagbor, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday. According to Ogagbor, the items were intercepted while on routine examination at the ‘D’ wing of the Arrival Hall of the international airport, at about 11.05 hours on April 13. Davido To Headline Glo Battle Of The Year Nigeria Grand Finale He added that the items were seen in a…

American billionaire Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for about $41 billion in cash, saying the social media company he has often criticised needs to go private to see effective changes. Musk offered a price of $54.20 per share, Reuters reports. The price, which was disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday, represents a 38% premium to Twitter’s April 1 close, the last trading day before the Tesla CEO’s more than 9% stake in the company was made public. The total deal value was calculated based on 763.58 million shares outstanding, according to Refinitiv data. Police Arrest Suspect In…

More than 920,000 people were affected by the first tropical storm to hit the Philippines this year, triggering massive landslides and floods that has claimed over 120 lives already, officials said Thursday. Most of the fatalities were from Baybay City in Leyte province, 599 kilometres south of Manila, where 86 bodies were retrieved from landslides, police said. Thirty-one people were also killed in landslides and floods in nearby Abuyog town, they said. Six other fatalities were reported from five provinces affected by tropical storm Megi, which slammed into the Philippines’ eastern coast on April 10, bringing torrential rains, the national…

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on Wednesday in Calabar gifted newly-appointed judges brand new SUVs. The governor handed over the vehicles’ keys to the chief judge, Akon Ikpeme. “I am here to make a presentation of cars to our judicial officers; the vehicles that befit their status, because I have seen that the Nigerian judiciary is a dependable arm of government,” said Mr Ayade. Man Remanded For Beating Thief To Death The governor told Ms Ikpeme that the presentation of the vehicles afforded him another opportunity to once again thank the judiciary for dispensing justice without fear or favour.…

Police in New York City have arrested a man suspected of shooting 10 commuters in a rush hour attack at a Brooklyn subway station. Frank James, 62, is alleged to have donned a construction worker’s helmet, vest and a gas mask before throwing smoke grenades and opening fire. A massive 30-hour manhunt was launched in the wake of the attack. Mr James was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon in Manhattan after police received a tip-off, they said. “My fellow New Yorkers: we got him,” Mayor Eric Adams said via video during a news conference. Reno Omokri: The Ramblings Of…

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) say they will embark on an indefinite strike, if government fails to meet their demands. The unions under the aegis of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) stated this through its spokesperson, Mr Prince Adeyemi during a news conference on Wednesday, in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that members of the unions had embarked on two weeks warning strike that expired on midnight of April 10. Buhari Approves 3 New Federal Polytechnics The union’s demands include the inconsistencies in…

Freddy Rincon, the former Colombia captain, has died at the age of 55 after sustaining severe head injuries in a car crash in the city of Cali earlier this week. Rincon was injured after the vehicle he was driving in the Colombian city collided with a bus on Monday. Laureano Quintero, the medical director of the Imbanaco Clinic in Cali where Rincon was being treated, told reporters: “Despite all the efforts of our teams, Freddy Eusebio Rincon Valencia has passed away.” Man City Go Through After Ill-Tempered Draw With Atletico Madrid Rincon was a commanding midfielder who played for Colombian…

Manchester City’s ill-tempered goalless draw away to Atletico Madrid was enough to secure a hard-fought 1-0 aggregate victory in their Champions League quarter-final. Leading from the first leg thanks to Kevin De Bruyne’s goal, Man City retained their advantage in front of a boisterous Wanda Metropolitano crowd to progress to the last four. There were nervy moments late on as Atletico pushed hard for the goal despite Felipe’s red card in stoppage time for a second bookable offence. Ederson was forced into a 102nd minute save from substitute Angel Correa to ensure it is Man City who will play Real…