Kokomaster, D’banj Reveals His Greatest Achievement In Life

DB records boss, Oladapo Oyebanjo known as D’banj has disclosed his greatest achievement in life.

According to the Kokomaster, his greatest achievement will not be his numerous awards or the hits he has recorded in his career, because his brand D’banj alone is a visible hope.

He further emphasized why his brand is a visible hope, citing that it aspires younger generation in the music industry, by them believing that if D’banj can make, they too can make it.

” Before moving down Nigeria from UK, just like every other parent my mum could not mention anybody in music and she ask me ta lo fe fi tie Jo (Meaning in English: Who did you want to take after ) even one person she could think of is Fela”. he said

“Though I have respect for Fela as a musician and as a legend but I wanted mine to be different. I wanted to be known that if D’banj can make it I too can make it”.

“Am happy that am in Nigeria now, and am seeing a lot of my colleagues in America and London. It’s because of the visible hope they saw for them to follow the trend, because when I went there nothing to hope for but right now they believe in it. Dbanj and Don Jazzy”

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“Even I lost my ex partner to it and I even remember sometimes in 2010 my ex partner told me that we don’t need collabo to blow but the fact that am alive to see what God gave me grace to do is greatest achievement for me”.

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Abuja-Kaduna Speed Train Service Records N5m Income In 2 Weeks

The Abuja-Kaduna train service recorded N5 million income within the first two weeks of operation, Mr Fidet Ikhiria, Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has said.

Ikhiria made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while travelling on the train from Abuja to Kaduna on Saturday.

The Managing Director of NAN, Mr Bayo Onanuga and the Editor-in-Chief, NAN, Mr Ado Lawal, were also on board.

NAN recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari recently inaugurated the 1.46 billion dollars Abuja-Kaduna train service was inaugurated on July 26 by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Ikhiria said that he did not have record of the daily income of the service.

“In the first week of operation, we made N2.2 million; in the second week, we made N2.9 million.

“This is the third week of operation; the last week report showed that we had almost 5,000 passengers in six days.

”We have capacity for 320 passengers per trip; for now, the maximum we can carry per trip is 320.

”So, for a day, the maximum number of passengers we can have is 1000,” he said.

Ikhiria said that fencing of the tracks would commence before the end of August.

He acknowledged that there were some operational lapses on the route, and said that the management was working toward addressing them.

He said that some of the staff had yet to get used to the seat numbering as it was different from what was obtainable in the previous trains.

According to the managing director, the coaches are overwhelmed by the number of people coming on board.

“Some passengers with economy class tickets are coming to sit on the first class coach because the economy class is filled up.

”We are going to do more enlightenment on this at the station and communities levels.”

On the speed of the train, he said that the parameter for speed was not coach but track which, according to him, was designed according to specification.

He said the train moved at 90 kilometres per hour from the initial 70 kilometres per hour but would get to 150 kilometres per hour in due course.

“The slow speed of the train is to avoid accidents as people living close to the tracks have yet to get used to the movement of train,’’ he explained.

Okhiria said that efforts were being made to beef up security at the stations and on board the train.

“By next week, our scanners will be in place; I am also discussing with Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to deploy more men.

“We have armed policemen on board and some security personnel without uniform,” he said

He added that efforts were also being made to install internet facilities in the train.

In an interview, the Managing Director of NAN, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who was on board the train, lauded the service and said that Nigerians were beginning to enjoy train services the way they did in the 60s and the 70s.

Onanuga, who was in company with the Editor-in-Chief of NAN, Mr Lawal Ado, however, said that NRC needed to do more work to improve on the train services.

”Apparently, NRC underestimated the interest of our people in boarding train.

”They need to acquire more trains; they need to increase the capacity and increase the frequency of movement.

”They need to provide food and other services such as internet.

“It is a good one; we made it to Kaduna in two and half hours,” he said.

Another passenger, Mr Kayode Emmanuel, told NAN that the system of boarding the train was chaotic and disorganised.

He said that the management should know the number of passengers each coach contained and sell tickets accordingly to avoid crowded coaches.

On his part, Isa Yusuf, who was also on board, said that he expected that passengers on the first-class coach would be given light refreshment.

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Stop Match-Making ‘Brothers And Sisters’ – Adeboye Warns RCCG Pastors

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has banned Pastors in the church from match-making members.

Adeboye at yesterday’s service which marked the end of the 64th Annual Convention said there should be no more cases of arranging brothers and sisters for marriage.

“Don’t be entangled with marriage among members because you will bear the consequences,” Adeboye said.

“It is not your duty to arrange a brother and a sister for marriage because you cannot arrange their fruitfulness. Don’t get involved in marriage by proxy.”

Adeboye urged pastors to teach their spiritual children to seek the face of the Lord in marriage because every marriage has its challenges.

Meanwhile, seven new AGOs seven new Assistant General Overseers (AGOs) were announced to take over from the six Assistant General Overseers who retired.

They are: Pastors Ezekiel A. Odeyemi, Elijah O. Daramola, Johnson F. Odesola and Joseph Obayemi who are presently members of the Governing Council of the RCCG and Special Assistants to the G.O.

Others are Pastor Olu Obanure, Pastor Ayo Adeloye and Pastor Peter Amekhienan who are presently Special Assistants to the General Overseer in West Coast 1, East Africa and Southern Africa Region 1 respectively.

New Special Assistants to the GO are: Pastors Johnson Tomisin Kalejaiye, Brown Oyitso, Okey Mofunnaya, Peter Olawale and Belemina Obunge were appointed Special Assistants to the General Overseer.

Kalejaiye, a Regional Evangelist is now the Special Assistant to the G.O. on Evangelism. Oyitso, Chairman of Central Missions Board, is now the Special Assistant to the G.O. on Missions while Mofunnaya, Head of Security, is now the Special Assistant to the G.O. on Security.

Olawale, National Prayer Coordinator, is the new Special Assistant to the G.O. on Prayers while Obunge, in charge of Youth Affairs, becomes the Special Assistant to the G.O. on Special Duties.

Having attained the retirement age of 70 years, Pastor (Mrs.) Oretayo Adetola, Special Assistant to the G.O. on Women Affairs, Pastor Gbadebo Lawal, Special Assistant on Prayers and some others were retired.

Others are Pastors Peter Egho, Olonode Babatunde, John Adewunmi, David Taiwo Ajose, Oludele Olatunji, Pastor (Mrs) Funmilola Ishola, Pastor (Mrs) Deborah Folarin and Pastor (Mrs) Bolatito Bamishaye.

 

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Rio: We Are Almost There, Go For Gold, President Buhari Tells Dream Team

An elated President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday night hailed the indomitable spirit of the Nigerian soccer team to the Olympics Games, which saw them flying over Denmark 2-0 to qualify for the semi-finals.

He recalled that the team which were not given much recognition has steadily progressed to the Semi-finals stage.
He said in a statement by his media adviser, Mr Femi Adesina:

“Again and again, the unconquerable Nigerian spirit has come to the fore, showing that where there is a will, there’s always a way. “This was a team that was not given much chance, but which has now advanced into the semi-finals.

Go for it. Go for the gold, and let the Nigerian banner be held proudly aloft once again on the global stage.

 We are almost there. Let’s go.” President Buhari urged the Nigerian nation to pray and support the Nigerian contingent to the Olympics, especially the soccer team,

“so that the rest of the world will know that even in the face of economic adversity, the Nigerian spirit remains resolute and lifted high.”

He further stated that ” we shall demonstrate in every sphere of our national life”.

 

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N11.23 Billion Fraud Uncovered At NPA, Three Popular Banks Involved

The new management of the Nigerian Ports Authority has uncovered fraud totalling N11.23 billion at the agency, officials familiar with the matter have told PREMIUM TIMES.
The officials said the Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman, and her executive directors have since their assumption of duties on July 18 been poring through the books of the maritime agency.

So far, this newspaper learnt, a series of transactions suspected to be fraudulent and amounting to N11.23billion have been uncovered.

Of the amount, $24.1million (N7.47billion at N310 per dollar) was traced to Heritage Bank, the successor bank to the defunct Societe Generale Bank owned by the Saraki family.

Insiders said the funds were collected by the bank as revenue for NPA, but that the financial house, in collusion with some officials of the maritime agency, failed to move it into NPA’s Treasury Single Account with the Central Bank of Nigeria.

“They were hiding the money there, and earning interests,” one official said.
The former management of the agency also failed to disclose the funds in the handover note passed to the Ms. Bala Usman-led team, our sources said.

Another six million Euros (N2.09billion at N348 to a dollar) were found concealed in two banks – First Bank of Nigeria and First City Monument Bank, our sources said.

Yet another $5.4million (N1.67billion at N310 to a dollar) belonging to the NPA was moved to TSA accounts in the CBN different from those belonging to the maritime agency, insiders say.

It remains unclear what the new NPA management is doing to recover the funds, but our sources said Ms. Bala Usman already contacted Heritage Bank, First Bank and FCMB directing them to release the agency’s funds in their custody.

Heritage Bank’s officials were quoted to have claimed that releasing the funds might lead to the collapse of their bank.

When contacted, the NPA managing director confirmed that her team had been receiving briefings and looking into the books of the agency in the past weeks.
She said some revenue leakages and hidden funds had been located but that she was not ready to provide details because the minister supervising the authority had not been briefed.

PREMIUM TIMES became aware of the fraud in the NPA hours after Ms. Bala Usman indicated that her management would audit funds sunk into dredging projects.
Ms. Bala Usman made the disclosure to journalists at the end of her tour of Calabar port, which many stakeholders suggested should be dredged to accommodate bigger ocean-going vessels.

According to her, there is need to look at some of the funds expended on capital and maintenance dredging.

She said that funds used for such dredging projects in the past “should not be that high’’.
“It’s good time for us to compare capital dredging and maintenance dredging,’’ the News Agency of NIgeria quoted the managing director as saying.

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How Imam & His Assistant Were Shot And Killed In Broad Daylight As They Walked Home From Mosque

An imam and his assistant were shot and killed in broad daylight as they walked home from a mosque in Queens.

Police said a gunman walked up to religious leader, Maulama Akonjee, 55, on Saturday afternoon as he and his assistant, Thara Uddin, 64, were leaving the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque in Ozone Park.

Both men were rushed to Jamaica hospital, where Akonjee, a married father-of-three, was pronounced dead. His assistant died about fours later.

Imam Akonjee was described as a revered religious leader. He came to Queens from Bangladesh a little less than two years ago, according to the New York Daily News.

Earlier on Saturday, shortly after the shooting, a crowd of angry Muslim men gathered at the scene insisting it was a hate crime, saying the two men were specifically targeted.

That’s not what America is about,’ local resident Khairul Islam told the newspaper.

‘We blame Donald Trump for this … Trump and his drama has created Islamophobia.’

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We Took The Best Economic Decision – Emefiele

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Saturday said the apex bank took the best monetary policy option in addressing the current economic challenges facing the country.

He also said that except Nigerians embrace fully the concept of diversification, the country would not be able to generate enough foreign exchange to cushion the effect of the drop in the value of the naira.

He further said the inability of the country to increase its stock of foreign exchange, owing to the drop in global oil prices, was the major reason for the persistent decline in the value of the naira against the dollar.

Emefiele, while speaking during an interview on the sidelines of a career conference in Abuja, said the Monetary Policy Committee of the CBN could not have taken a better decision in view of the current challenges facing the country.

The event, put together by The Everlasting Arms Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, had as its theme,” Your life, your future — not a laughing matter.”

The CBN governor who was responding to a question from journalists on the criticism of the CBN policy by eminent Nigerians, including the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, said it would be difficult for the apex bank to achieve price stability without the current monetary policy stance.

el-Rufai had on Wednesday faulted the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to increase the Monetary Policy Rate from 12 per cent to 14 per cent.

He had said, “We have a Central Bank that has an MPR at 14 per cent and banks lending at 20 per cent. I have said it before and I will repeat it again, unless the Central Bank and the banking system make a conscious decision to bring the interest rate down, one day it would be legislated.”

Represented at the event by the Deputy Governor, Economic Policy, Mrs. Sarah Alade, the CBN governor said once the objective of price stability was achieved, the economy would begin to experience growth.

He said, “At this moment, what we are doing is what is best for the economy. The concern even among the youth is the slide in the value of the naira and I told them that we also need to diversify the economy so that we could have more exports; we are also supporting the efforts of the government on this. Once we are able to achieve this, we would have the kind of interest rate that we want.

“But at this particular time, to be able to get through the situation, we would have to take the decisions. And the Monetary Policy Committee considers all these factors before we take decisions.”

Earlier, the governor admonished the youth on the importance of hard work, dedication to excellence and perseverance in achieving one’s goal.

He said by imbibing these qualities, coupled with the requisite skills, they would be able to become great leaders in any area of their endeavours.

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Mercy Johnson & Husband Lovedup At Airport As They Made Their Way To Nigeria [See Photo]

The actress posted a photo of herself and husband loved up at the airport last night as they made their way to Nigeria.

She also posted another one saying he is her strength and with him, she can conquer the world.

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Yes I Made It To Stardom Without Stepping My Foot In Lagos – Actress Queen Nwokoye Says

Beautiful and talented actress, Queen Nwokoye who has starred in many Nollywood movies without relocating to Lagos (a place most Hollywood act relocate too before making it to stardom) and still became famous, has explained how she did it without any producer seeing her knickers.

She also debunked the rumours that she is a proud lady in this interview with Sunday Scoop.

Nwokoye said,

“Lagos is too rowdy. It’s too busy for me. In Lagos, everybody is hustling. I am not a hustler. All my life, I have never had to hustle for anything, anything I have came to me, including stardom.”

Does that mean she is one of the said few that didn’t have to sleep with a producer to get movie roles? Continue…

‘‘If it is true that actresses have to sleep with producers to get roles, I’m happy I didn’t have to do so.

Sometimes, it is people’s way of trying to explain away their failure. I didn’t pass through it.

From my experience, nobody ever asked to sleep with me. If you present yourself as someone that can sleep around to get roles, people will treat you that way. But the truth is how many people do you want to sleep with before you become famous?”

On being proud she said;

 “I don’t think anybody can accuse me of being proud. I don’t even consider myself a star and I don’t see how someone like me can begin to act arrogantly.”

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Despite Winning! We Will Not Pay Dream Team VI Winning Bonuses At Olympics – Sports Minister, Dalung Says

Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung, has said that the country’s U-23 team will not receive any winning bonus, except the camp allowance all Team Nigeria athletes will be paid.

The Dream Team VI are in the semi-final of the men’s football competition, after beating Denmark 2-0 on Saturday.

But Dalung has confirmed that they will only get remaining camp allowances for 11 days.

“I spoke with the captain of the team John Mikel Obi and I explained to him that match bonuses are not paid to players except during the World Cup or Africa Cup of nations but not in Olympic or Commonwealth Games. This is their first appearance at the Olympics so the players may not know that they don’t pay match bonus at games,” he said.

“We have paid all outstanding camp allowance for the Rio Games qto the players so we owe them nothing. On the salaries of Siasia, the federation has admitted that they owe him for 5months. He was owed before he agreed to take the team to Atlanta so, making it an issue now after qualifying for the quarterfinals is not in the interest of the country.

“I have appealed to the coach and the players to put the country first before personal interest. All other issues that need to be addressed will definitely be addressed after the Olympics.”

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16 Short Sermons To Change Your Life

-Sermon 1
Matthew 16:26;
“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”

-Sermon 2
1 John 3:4;
“Sin is the transgression of the law.”

-Sermon 3
Romans 3:23;
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”

-Sermon 4
Galatians 3:10;
“Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.”

-Sermon 5
Romans 6:23;
“For the wages of sin is death.”

-Sermon 6
Acts 16:30;
“What must I do to be saved?”

-Sermon 7
Mark 1:15;
“Repent ye, and believe the Gospel.”

-Sermon 8
1 Timothy 1:15;
“This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.”

-Sermon 9
John 6:37;
“Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”

-Sermon 10
Romans 5:1;
“Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

-Sermon 11
1 Peter 2:7;
“Unto you therefore which believe he is precious.”

-Sermon 12
Hebrews 12:14;
“Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.”

-Sermon 13
Titus 2:13;
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.”

-Sermon 14
Luke 11:13;
“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”

-Sermon 15
Hebrews 9:27;
“It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.”

-Sermon 16
Hebrews 2:3;
“How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation?”

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APC Chieftain Kidnapped In Kaduna (Photo)

A top APC chieftain in Kaduna state, Abdulmalik Mohammed Durunguwa, was kidnapped at gunpoint in Kaduna state Friday August 12th.

According to Sahara Reporters, police officers are working to rescue him from his abductors.

The family hasn’t had any contact with the kidnappers yet.

Durunguwa is a large scale farmer and businessman and is said to own a big company that deals with computer accessories.

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Sad!!! See How Wicked Housewife Breaks Leg & Arm Of 5-Year Old Step Son (See Photo)

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a housewife, Fatimoh Olanrewaju, for allegedly breaking arms and legs of her 5-year-old stepson, Iyanu.

Sunday Punch gathered that the toddler is currently on admission at Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, Abeokuta. Also the suspect is in custody of the Anti-Human Trafficking Department of the Command.

Olanrewaju had allegedly committed the crime at Onihale village along the old Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway.

The biological mother of the victim was said to have divorced the father about two years ago,and the victim had been living with his stepmother and his father.

The stepmother was said to be in the habit of maltreating Iyanu.

The last straw was the recent attack on Iyanu, which resulted in fracture of the arm and leg, which made the neighbours to invite the police. The victim is said to have been on admission at the FMC, Abeokuta since Thursday, August 11.

The acting state Police Public Relations, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident,as well as the arrest of the suspect.

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Actor Taiwo Hassan Laments Piracy, Poverty In Nollywood, Says Many Actors Can’t Feed Their Wives

Culled from Punch

It’s been long since we heard from popular actor, Taiwo Hassan, also known as Ogogo. He was once the poster boy of the Yoruba movie industry.

Though that was then, not a few things have changed. For Ogogo, as he is affectionately called, it is not a question of whether he has become less in demand by marketers but that the dynamism of movie-making has changed.

“I just can’t be chasing some jobs that are not worth it now. Imagine going to Ibadan now on fuel of about N30, 000, the producers don’t usually have the fund to pay for my hotel and I will lodge my personal assistants in hotels as well. I can’t commit to jobs that are not worth it. It is not every job that one gets to do at a certain stage in one’s life.”

Aside from that, Ogogo said piracy had caused a lot of actors to become impoverished. “No marketer can finance a movie project with a large amount of money. Imagine releasing a movie in the morning by 9am and by 2pm the pirated copies will be out. So, how do we get our royalties or how does the marketer recoup his investment?”

Speaking further on the impact of piracy, the tall and dark-skinned actor said many of his colleagues are now being fed by their wives. “We solely depend on God’s mercy now, and the goodwill of those who love us. Only few have small businesses of their own. As I speak, some actors are being fed by their wives. A big marketer in the industry told me when he wanted to release a Yoruba movie, some Igbo boys in Alaba told him to settle the pirates so they don’t pirate his movie. That is happening in a lawful society.”

Rejecting suggestions that movie stars are extravagant, Ogogo said they earned less than many people thought. ‘”Footballers and musicians make more money than actors. Actors are the least paid.”

Asked about his next line of action, Ogogo who still acts, said he was planning to go into farming.

“My parents were farmers. I have partially started the process of going into farming.”

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They Say This Is A Pre-Wedding Shoot (Photo)

Wow…People are coming up with different concepts everyday on Pre-wedding photos.

When your hubby-to-be wants to patronize your business.

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Women Can Only Cook For Their Husbands If They Are Not Busy- Singer Lola Rae Says

Lola Rae is gradually finding her way into the Nigerian music scene or maybe she has if you are a music lover.

The 25-year old in a chat with Samuel Olatunji has however defended women who hardly cook for their husbands. Lola says, please don’t blame them especially if they have a career.

According to her she can cook for her husband if she is a full house wife, but in this case whereby she has a striving career she might not be able to do that despite she loves to cook. Hear her;

 “Yes, I was brought up in a home where my mum cooked for my dad every single day, but she was a housewife.

 My thought is if you have the time, it is okay to cook for your husband, but in a situation where you are a career woman and don’t have the time to cook, there are ways you can go about it.

 You can hire someone to do the cooking for you or cook in bulk on weekends and store in the freezer.”

Speaking further, she said she would cook if she had the time. “Definitely, if I have the time, I will cook because I love to do so.

 If God allows me and gives me the time do that, I will cook every day.”

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Pastor Adeboye: The 15 Questions ‘Humanist’ Ijabla Raymond Can’t Answer

My dear friend Dr. Ijabla Raymond is having a field day poking at religious communities. I have had some degree of direct interactions with Ijabla a few years ago when I joined his FaceBook page dedicated to testing jabs at the faiths. After a couple of days of my illuminated responses to his jabs, an uncomfortable Ijabla who noticed I was shattering his developing empire of anti-god-ist fans by showing the folly of his sermons, kicked me out of the page.

Of course, the above was my reading of me and Ijabla’s brief direct engagement. It was not the first time anti-god-ists kicked me out.

The Richard Dawkins forum also gave me the boot some years back after they could not tolerate my defense of religion and could not answer my simple questions to them.

Here I pose the questions to Ijabla and any other Humanist or anti-god-ist who cares to try to answer them. I anticipate any attempts to answer them and assure all that I will use logic and science to demonstrate the flawed logic, emptiness and blatant error in the anti-god fanatics’ responses.

1. What is the purpose of your existence?

2. If I (we) can get away with it, why should I (we) not kill fellow men?

3. Why should man conserve the environment (fight global warming etc)?

4. What is the Singularity from which the galaxies formed?

5. How did the dense Singularity at the beginning of the Big bang come into existence?

6. Can something come into existence out of nothing? If not, then how do you explain questions 4 and 5?

7. Categorically prove your existence (beyond being in a dream).

8. Can you scientifically discuss parthenogenesis while denying virgin births?

9. Do you not agree that evolutionary principles prove religion (based on the strict preservation only of traits necessary for survival of species, which preserved-religion must be one of)?

10. Why do you sleep?

11. Why do you yawn?

12. Evolution: in bilateralism, how come and why are both sides identical, e.g: both your eyes are the same color?

13. How does a cock hatched in seclusion recognize and warn of the approach of a hawk (and not a dove)?

14. Since there is absolutely no fact and no time-bound guarantee in science, can a position devoid of fact surpass any other positions?

15. Can you defend, explain and justify the placebo effect as relates to a position to abandon religion?

We await Ijabla or any other takers’ attempts to answer some of these questions.

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2face Idibia Singer Announced As Youth Ambassador For NYCN

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See Nigeria’s Top 20 Richest Musicians And Their Net Worth

Music has been paying heavily in Nigeria for the past ten years. No wonder average Nigerian youths sees music as the quick means to wealth and fame.

Why not! When a good number of artistes have risen from nothing to something over the years, enjoying wealth that can only be imagined by average people. The question is Who is the richest among these musicians and how much are they worth?

In music, your popularity determines your worth, you don’t make poo if you are not popular. How do we determine the popularity of an artiste? Do not let their noises or that of their fans deafen your ears, some aren’t worth that much, while some worth so much.

The number one means of knowing how popular a musician or music is, is by checking out it’s YouTube stat. If you are popular, it will show on your YouTube views, no manipulation. And if you have a great stat on YouTube, you are a great artiste, making good money.

Another means is through awards but since most music awards are heavily manipulated, we are going to skip awards and use other means such as endorsement and ability to pull crowed and command good appearance fee. Self promotion isn’t gonna count in this rating.

Here I present to you the top 20 richest musicians in Nigeria and their estimated net worth. This list is the most detailed and most accurate you can find anywhere on the internet. Enjoy!

20. Patoranking – This guy is making name for himself in the music industry in Nigeria and it’s not surprising that he made the top 20 richest musicians in Nigeria despite that it’s not been quite long since he breaks into the limelight.

His hit song (Girlie O) featuring Tiwa Savage has grossed over 4 million views on YouTube as the time this article was being written. Patoranking’s net worth is estimated to be – N350,000,000

19. Olamide – One of the craziest rapper in Nigeria and Africa. So crazy he called himself Badoo. Olamide has built name and fortune for himself in the music industry in Nigeria. Right from the first day I heard him first song, I knew he was gonna make it in the music industry.

His song with the highest YouTube views is “Eleda Mi” with 1.2 million views. He was able to over take Patoranking due to the fact he has multiple single with collective views of more than 5million. He is believed be to be the mastermind behind the rise of Shoki. Olamide’s current net worth is put at – N560,000,000

18. Chidinma Ekile – Chidinma has one thing going for her – she is extremely likeable. That alone has skyrocketed her take home performance fees and worth to an enviable position. From a mere contestant in MTN Project Fame to a household name in Nigeria, Chidinma has created wealth that her peers could only dream about.

Her biggest video to date is “Kedike” with 1.2 million YouTube hit, followed by “Oh Baby” featuring Falvour with 600,000 views. And collective views of about 5 million. Chidinma’s net worth is put at – N572,000,000

17. Duncan Mighty – He has refused to step an inch away from the Niger Delta oil. With unique beats, superior voice quality, and dance step to match, Duncan Mighty is considered one of the most successful artistes ever come out of the Niger Delta.

He most popular song on YouTube.com is “Obianuju” and “Port Harcourt Boy” which has collective views of 3.1 million. With strong affiliation to the Niger Delta politicians, Duncan mighty is estimated to worth – N700,000,000.

16. Yemi Alade – How she made it? I don’t know, but she is currently the biggest female musician in Nigeria after Tiwa Savage and may overtake Tiwa in a couple of years if not months. The first day I heard “Jonny” played in my car by one of the Nigerian F.M Station, I knew something serious was about to hit us.

Yemi currently has the most successful and most popular music video by any African female artiste on YouTube. The total views for “JONNY” as at this time is 13,435,171. Yemi Alade’s current net worth is N820 million.

15. Ice Prince – He broke into the limelight with “Oleku” featuring Brymo which currently has 3.1 million views on YouTube. Ice Prince Zamani is one of the finest rapper in Nigeria. To me, he is better than M.I in terms of flow.

Few days ago, the picture of when he was younger and hustling hit the internet and you can see how far she has been transformed from a naive young boy to a world class superstar! Ice prince net worth is – N870,000,000.

14. Phyno – The only hardcore rapper I’ve ever seen in Africa. He does it like no other, providing new dimension to rap music in Nigeria. Phyno is to the Igbos what Olamide is for Yorubas but he does it in a completely different fashion. So good that rap haters like me is forced to like rap music.

Phyno is a genius. Everyone wants to collaborate with Phyno for good reasons. He is hot in the market. Phyno’s net worth is put at – N900,000,000.

13. Tiwa Savage – Welcome the queen of music in Nigeria, the sexy mama, the first lady of Mavins Record! Tiwa Savage is among the very few Nigerian artistes whose average video is grossing over 1 million on YouTube. She currently has about five videos with more than a million views each. Eminado is currently doing 7+ million.

Her net worth is – N970,000,000 and may soon crossover to billion in this rating within the next couple of months.

12. KCee – Currently making serious wave in the Nigerian music scene, KCee, formerly a member of the KCPresh is one of the most fortunate guys in the industry. He picked the right beat at the right time, and the rest has become history.

His hit songs “Limpopo” and “Pull Over” are currently on 14.5 million views collectively on YouTube. KCee net worth is – N983,000,000

11. M.I – Regarded as the most successful rap artiste ever in Africa, M.I has built a reputation that will be too difficult for anyone to surmount. He is among the major stakeholders in Chocolate City Records and is credited with the rise to fame of Ice Prince Zamani.

For the sake of the record label and the stars that came through it, we are placing MI at number 11 on this list. His current net worth is – N988,000,000.

10. Timaya – Timaya’s vocal power is unmatched in the industry. He is one one the best and probably the most successful music star ever come out of the Niger Delta area. Far more successful than Daniel Wilson and others. He is truly the “Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa”.

One of his hit track “Sanko” is about to hit 2 million views while his biggest hit “Bum Bum” featuring Sean Paul has already grossed over 16 million on YouTube. Timaya net worth is – N1.1billion

09. Banky W – Two best music videos ever done in Nigeria to his credit (Lagos Party and Wizkid’s Holla at ur Boy) and a serious record label of his own, Banky W is surely a force to reckon with in the Music business in Nigeria.

From Etisalat to Samsung, he has the knack to land juicy endorsement deals anytime. Started with a copycat of Rihanna’s song, he graduated to international superstar, doing original songs and winning awards. Banky W net worth is – N1.8 billion.

08. Wizkid – From a backup [like] artiste to Banky W, Wizkid was transformed into international mega star by just one music video – Holla at ur Boi! That video created the defining moment in his career and today, he is the Wizkid you and I know.

Widely regarded as the Austine Bieber of Nigeria, Wizkid one of the stars in the industry that many upcoming artistes look up to, to be just like him. What he lacks in vocal talent, he makes up in personality appeal. Wizkid net worth is – N2.3 billion.

07. Iyanya – From a hungry project fame ex-winner to international famous superstar within the space of three years. Iyanya has shown that if you want to be successful in Nigeria, give them what they want and you will be blessed with wealth.

Iyanya’s hit song (“Kukere” complete with it’s one unique dance step) currently has more than 15 million views on YouTube. His net worth is – N2.5 billion.

06. Davido – What he lacks in physical appeal, he makes up with great vocal talent – the twisted version of Wizkid. Davido is one musician in Nigeria that I so much like his vocal talent, he is a singer and song maker extraordinaire.

His two songs “Aye” and “Gobe” are currently having 15 million and 11 million respectively on YouTube. Son of a politician and business man, Davido’ net worth is – N2.9 billion.

05. Tu Face – The one everyone respects in the industry. Tu Face has become the present day legend in African pop culture. By the time he hangs his trumpet, he will be studied in universities across Africa. African Queen remains his biggest hit ever, meaning that this legend lives largely in the past glory

He has not been able to do another song more popular than the famous African Queen or even close to it’s popularity. But what he lacks in hit songs, he makes up in reproduction, building future generation of Idibias. Tu Face net worth is – N4.5 billion.

04. D’Banj – From life in the streets of The United Kingdom to MoHit and one of the biggest superstar Nigeria has ever seen. D’Banj has proved that what you need to become successful is in you. You don’t need to look for it elsewhere, it’s within you.

His biggest song ever is the last song produced by Don Jazzy, Oliver Twist. It dethroned P-Square’s songs temporally in 2013 as the highest viewed Nigerian song on YouTube before Personally from P-Square reclaimed the number one spot. D’Banj net worth is – N5 billion.

03. Flavour – Virtually every artistes in the industry has featured Flavour in the songs. His vocal ability is unrivaled. He is one of the very best the industry has ever seen. From the moment he picked up the guitar, you now he is destined to the top. Flavour Nabalia is one like no other and no one could mimic him successfully no matter how hard you try. He is the one and only Flavour, and after him there may be no other Flavour.

He has everything going for him. His physical appeal, pure vocal talent, and mastery of the music instruments, Flavour is everything others desires to be. His current net worth is – N5.7 billion

02. Don Jazzy – The only musician in this list with no song to call his own. Yet, he command so much respect and money that even the best in the industry dare not ask who is he. Don Jazzy is builder, a producer extraordinaire and industry pacesetter. Whatever thing he lays his hands on becomes gold. He produced D’Banj to international superstar, and when D’Banj left, he produced other superstars.

Dorobucci, Eminado, Sulurere, Banana – these are are some of the major hits he produced after the MoHit saga. Don Jazzy net worth is – N7 billion.

01. P-Square – No one does it like P-Square in the music industry in Nigeria! When you think they’ve done their best, they come up with something completely different. They have no competition, they only compete with themselves. Outside Akon, P-Square is the biggest music stars ever come out of Africa – dead or alive!

You may ask, how about Fela, Ndiaye, Lucky Dube, Blenda Fassie, and Awilo Logomba? Well, they are all legends of music in Africa but when it comes to earning and popularity allover Africa, they are no match to P-Square with all due respect. This is based on facts and figures.

Pick up the all times African top 10 music video on YouTube, P-Square alone has 5, leaving the other 5 for the entire artistes in Africa to share!

Chop my money = 24 million+.
Do me = 14 million+.
Personally = 35 million+.
Beautiful Onyinye = 21 million+.
Alingo = 7 million+.

The only celebrities in the Nigerian entertainment industry that has mansion in Banana Island. They are the Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi of African music. The only artistes in Africa you can not book with less than $100,000. P-Square net worth is – N25.6 billion.

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47 Year Old Man Arrested For Fingering 18 Months Old Baby In Lagos (Photo)

The Lagos state police command has reportedly arrested a 47 year old Emmanuel Magbatie for a case of defilement. The suspect resides in Ikorodu with the parents of the 18month old baby that was defiled.

The mother of the victim narrated to the police that on the 5th of August, her daughter went to play in the suspect’s room as usual, but she was shocked to meet the suspect fingering the 18 month old baby when she went to pick her up.

The suspect who blamed his action on the devil has since been charged to court.

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