Day: March 15, 2021

Burna Boy makes history, wins Grammy Awards

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‌ Nigeria Afrobeat musician, Damini Ogulu a.k.a Burna Boy made history as he won the Grammy Awards. Burna Boy won the best global music album category after beating four other nominees at the 63rd Grammys. The musician won the category with his Twice As Tall album released in August 2020. The album featured guest appearances from Naughty by Nature, the Kenyan band, Sauti Sol, Senegal’s musical titan, Youssou N’Dour, and Chris Martin of Coldplay. The Grammys described Twice As Tall as a master class in the vibe and hustle that…

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We are responsible for death of 15 soldiers, four civilians -ISWAP

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A splinter group of Boko Haram known as the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has claimed responsibility for the ambush of a military convoy that killed 15 soldiers and four civilian Joint Taskforce (JTF) members on Saturday.  The ISWAP on Saturday issued a statement, claiming responsibility for the ambush, according to the SITE jihadist monitoring agency which belongs to the insurgents.  The terrorist group it was gathered laid an ambush near Gudumbali around the Lake Chad area when the military convoy on assignment was attacked by the terrorists.…

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FirstBank promotes cross border payments in Sub Sahara Africa with First Global Transfer

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced the launch of First Global Transfer (FGT) to promote international transfer of funds across its subsidiaries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank’s subsidiaries in Africa include FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone, FBNBank Senegal. The First Global Transfer (FGT) initiative is specifically designed to ensure safe, timely and improved efficiency in the transfer of funds across the network of FirstBank subsidiaries in Africa. The FGT is not restricted to FirstBank and FBNBank…

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Ex- militant Asari Dokubo dares FG, proclaims Biafra government

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Former militant leader, Asari Dokubo has dared the federal government by proclaiming Biafra defacto Customary Government (BCG). In a statement issued by one Uche Mefor, BCG’s Head of Information and Communications, on his behalf, the former militant leader named those who would serve as leaders of BCG. Sunday, Dokubo declared himself as the leader of the BCG. He said, “We as people have resolved that as Biafra, it’s time for us to take our destiny in our hands and bring freedom to ourselves and our children and the generation of…

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