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The Music and Entertainment Gospel Awards (MEGAwards), has resumed its activities after a two-week suspension, and reopened voting too. A statement by the awards organisers says voting will continue across MEGAwards online platforms between November 7th-15th. “We enjoin music lovers to vote massively for their favourite pre-nominees within the eight days window.” “The voting process remains the same on both MEGAwards platforms, namely website and Facebook,” said the statement. MEGAwards suspends activities The virtual awards ceremony, slated initially for November 15th, now holds on Sunday, November 29. MEGAwards’ had announced two weeks ago that it was suspending its undertakings in…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 137 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Tuesday. The 137 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 63,173. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 137 patients from isolation centers across the country with four new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 60 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 21,398. Nigeria announces 111 new coronavirus cases Abia State recorded 21 new cases, Federal Capital Territory reported…

Real Madrid secured their first win in this season’s Champions League thanks to a late strike by teenager Rodrygo at the Bernabeu. Real looked in control when Karim Benzema rounded Samir Handanovic to put them ahead and Sergio Ramos headed in his 100th goal for the club. But moments later Lautaro Martinez scored from Nicolo Barella’s backheel pass and Ivan Perisic levelled with a composed finish from a Martinez header. Rodrygo was Real’s hero with a powerful effort from Vinicius Jr’s pass. Real are level on four points with second-placed Shakhtar Donetsk, one point behind leaders Borussia Monchengladbach. Inter are…

Diogo Jota scored a terrific hat-trick as Liverpool made a big Champions League statement of intent with a stunning win at Atalanta. Jurgen Klopp’s side have won all three Group D games without conceding a goal, and victory in one of their remaining fixtures should be enough to take them through to the knockout stages. Portugal international Jota showed why he was given a start ahead of Roberto Firmino by scoring for a fourth consecutive game, dinking in a delightful opener before doubling the lead with a thumping strike at the near post. He completed his triple in the second…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has explained that the ongoing operations by security agencies in Oyibo Local Government Area was against members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and not the Igbo. The governor, who said he had no regrets waging war against IPOB, insisted that he did not order soldiers or policemen to kill any Igbo living in the state. He described such allegation as balderdash. Wike spoke in a live television interview in Port Harcourt just as IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu claimed that soldiers killed 100 of his members and inhabitants of the oil-rich council…

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has approved the posting of Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Sanusi N. Lemu, and Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG Usman Alkali Baba, to be in charge of the Department of Operations and Department of Finance and Administration, respectively. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, on Tuesday, the development is sequel to the recent vacuum created by the retirement of their former Heads, DIG Abdulmajid Ali and DIG Abduldahiru Danwawu, after the completion of their statutory years of service. Mba said the IGP also approved the…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will lead the 36 state governors and the Minister of the FCT in engaging youths across the country following the #EndSARS protests. In furtherance of the resolution of an emergency meeting of the National Economic Council last week, the Ad-Hoc Committee set up to engage with youths, civil society organizations, and different strands of leadership across the nation in the wake of the recent protests have swung into action At a meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, earlier today, the Committee decided to promptly embark on a two-pronged engagement process: Zonal and State-based…

Artisans who have benefited from the Federal Government’s Survival Fund have begun giving testimonials to other citizens, encouraging them to also register. The beneficiaries also stressed that they did not know anyone in government before they benefited from the grant designed to cushion the effect of COVID-19 on artisans across the country. The beneficiaries told journalists that the transparency of the Guaranteed Takeoff will build trust between the citizens and the government. Uchechukwu Ipogu who is a trader in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, noted that although the money was not enough to solve all his problems, he was grateful to have…

SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to Matchday 2 action from the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League in the midweek of Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 November 2020. Tuesday 3 November features two potential thrillers in the night kick-offs, with Atlanta at home to Liverpool and Real Madrid facing Inter Milan in the Spanish capital, airing at 9:00pm live on SuperSport Variety 1. The Atalanta-Liverpool game at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo will air live at 9:00pm on SuperSport Premier League, the game is a meeting of two of the most attacking teams in Europe and will feature some brilliant forward players, including the…

A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday, dissolved the 11-year marriage between Nurudeen Mabinuori and Zainab on grounds of sex starvation and fear of contracting sexually transmitted disease. Delivering judgment, Chief Henry Agbaje, the President of the court held that ”the court had done everything possible to settle the problem between Mabinuori and Zainab, all to no avail”. Agbaje consequently dissolved the union in the interest of peace and granted custody of the only child to Zainab. The arbitrator ordered Mabinuori to pay N5,000 as the child’s monthly feeding allowance. He further ordered Mabinuori to pay N84,000 for accommodation…