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The pioneer of Ajegunle Music, legendary music producer John Oboh, widely known as Mighty Mouse, is dead. Considered the godfather of music in the Ajegunle environs, Mighty Mouse died on Monday, September 18, in the metropolitan city after allegedly battling cancer. A close family member confirmed his demise. The AJ City musical patriarch produced the style of music presently regarded as Galala music. In 1991, he approached his sister, Mabel Oboh, an actress and Talk Show host, for financial assistance to establish Jahoha Studio, stating he had a dream about Ajegunle music. According to his sister, Mighty Mouse explained that…

Gas retailers have warned that the price of 12.5 kg of cooking gas may hit N18,000 by December if the activities of terminal owners are not restricted by the Federal Government. The President of the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers, Olatunbosun Oladapo, said that the price of liquefied petroleum gas, also known as cooking gas, has “gone astronomically high at terminals as a result of a sudden increment from between N9 and N10 per 20 metric tons to N14 per 20 metric tons. “There is a ridiculous hike in gas prices going on right now, and I am…

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has emerged as the winner of the Diamond League trophy for an astonishing third consecutive time. On Sunday night in Oregon, Amusan, with a time of 12.33 seconds, emerged the winner of the fiercely contested 100-meter hurdles event to silence her critics after a disappointing outing in Budapest. Amusan, with Sunday’s remarkable performance, made history as the second woman in Diamond League history after Dawn Nelson-Harper to win a hat-trick of 100-meter hurdles titles. Interestingly, it was in Oregon that Amusan won the world title last year and also set a world record in the process. For…

Arsenal dug deep to earn a tight but well-deserved victory over Everton at Goodison Park. The Gunners, who have replaced England keeper Aaron Ramsdale with David Raya, have lost four of their last five visits to Everton. But, with the Toffees still without a Premier League win this season, Arsenal replacement Leandro Trossard broke the deadlock after 69 minutes with a brilliant side-foot finish. Eddie Nketiah ruled Arsenal’s sweeping first-half finish to be offside in the buildup, but the home team couldn’t hold out in the second half as Trossard finished off some persistent Gunners probing around the box. Manager…

The Federal Government has again invited the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to a meeting in order to resolve pending issues over the looming strike. The meeting between both parties had been scheduled for Monday, September 18, 2023. “Oshundun said, “The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, has again invited the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, for another meeting over its planned indefinite strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Bako Lalong, has again invited the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, for another meeting over its planned indefinite strike”. “The Minister, who directed the Department of Trade Union…

Bournemouth and Chelsea continued their disappointing start to the Premier League season with the first goalless draw of the season. Under Andoni Iraola, the Cherries have yet to win a league game, while Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea have one win from five league games. Chelsea had the better chances, with Nicolas Jackson and Raheem Sterling hitting the crossbar and Levi Colwill having a goal ruled out for offside. The Blues make a new signing. Late in the game, Cole Palmer had an opportunity to win the game, but he fired straight at Neto. Bournemouth had chances to win as well, with…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in the newly appointed nine Justices of the Court of Appeal on Wednesday, September 20, at the main court auditorium of the Supreme Court. The Justices, according to a statement by the Director, Press and Information of the Supreme Court, Dr. Festus Akande, on Sunday, are Hannatu Azumi Laja-Balogun from Kaduna State, who was appointed a High Court Judge on May 24, 1999; Binta Fatima Zubairu from Kaduna State, who was appointed a High Court Judge on October 31, 2001; and Peter Chudi Obiora from Anambra State, who was…

The governor of Brazil’s northern Amazonas state says 14 people died when a plane crashed on Saturday. The tragedy occurred in the Barcelos province, around 400 kilometres (248 miles) from the state capital, Manaus. “I deeply regret the deaths of the 12 passengers and two crew members who were victims of the plane crash in Barcelos on Saturday,” said Wilson Lima, Governor of Amazonas State, on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Our teams have been working tirelessly from the start to provide the necessary assistance.” My heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to their families and friends.” The Manaus Aerotaxi…

Farmers in Bauchi State have been advised as a matter of urgency by the State Police Command to harvest their farm produce in order to allow herders to graze freely and avoid farmer-herder bloody clashes. The advice was contained in a statement by the Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili, made available to journalists in the early hours of Saturday. The PPRO stated that the Command has identified herders’ and farmers feuds and communal clashes, armed robbery, kidnapping and abduction, road traffic accidents, theft of farm produce, mischief, and youths’ restiveness (thuggery), amongst others, as potential security threats for the Ember-months…

NNPC Ltd. and Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore and develop suitable opportunities within the remits of both parties’ interests across the hydrocarbon value chain in Nigeria, a development that NNPC Ltd.’s GCEO, Mele Kyari, summarized thus: “NNPC Limited is on the threshold of making value out of gas beyond any imagination.” As the national energy company, one of NNPC Ltd.’s roles, as enshrined in Article 64(i) of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), is to promote the use of natural gas through the development and operation of large-scale gas utilization industries. This role…