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This list is limited to Nigerian acts who have been nominated for their own work and not those nominated by association. Here are the five Nigerians with Grammy nominations. (Instagram/TheBreakfastClub) Burna Boy's album,  African Giant  got nominated in the Best World Music Album category. He was nominated in the category alongside  Altin Gün  for  Gece, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley  for What Heat,  Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet  for  Fanm D'Ayiti,  and  Angelique Kidjo  for  Celia. But Burna Boy is not the first Nigerian to get a Grammy Award nomination. This article will document Burna Boy and the five other Nigerians to get nominated for a Grammy Award. Please note that this list only includes Nigerians who got nominated for their own work and not ones who got nominated by association. Here is the list; a.) Artist: King Sunny Ade Profession : Artiste, Instrumentalist, Musician Nominated For : Syncro System (1984), Odu (1999) Category :

Chelsea youngster Uche Ugbo has opened up another international battle between Nigeria and England after making neutral declaration about his international future. The English U-21 player is currently serving a loan spell with Dutch team Roda JC who are currently competing in the Eerste Divisie  “I heard a few things about that. but i’m focusing on this season, scoring as many goals as possible and I’m not distracted. I have no control over it, I wait until I actually have a choice and then I choose. “I hope the choice comes, it is always nice if people are interested in you.” He told Voetbalzone:  According to reports in England, the NFF want Chelsea youngster Ike Ugbo to represent Nigeria, having missed out on Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori. Nigeria have been running the rule over 21 year-old hotshot Ugbo who has caught the eye after making a prolific start to his loan spell at Roda JC this season. Ugbo has scored 8 goals in 14 appearances, Last month Nigeria had officials at a game

Despite the cancellation of the booked venue for their witchcraft conference, the organisers said they are marching ahead and will announce a new venue soon. Professor Egodi Uchendu, director of the B.I.C Ijomah Centre for Policy Studies and Research in a WhatsAPP response to a P.M.NEWS enquiry said the protest and campaign by the Christian Association of Nigeria and Christian students in the University of Nigeria(UNN), Nsukka will not deter them from holding the academic conference. “Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right. CAN and others are free to express their opinions just like we have the freedom to have an academic conference on witchcraft”, Mrs Uchendu, a professor of history said. “I’m delighted that the conference is generating the debate it should across the nation. Nigerians should look critically into the subject of the conference and identify how it’s impeding our national existence and personal experience”, she added. She absolved the UNN from the cancellation of

Zamfara governor Bello Matawalle and former governor, Abdulaziz Yari Maiharaji Altine, Gusau Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State said he would arrest a former state governor, Abdul’aziz Yari, if there were any further killing of innocent people in the state. Matawalle said this on Friday in a statement while receiving some firearms surrendered by repentant bandits at the Government House, Gusau. Matawalle alleged that it was anytime Yari visited the state that there were attacks and killing of people. “I decided to take this action against the former governor because I observed that whenever he visited the state, there would be attacks and killing of innocent people immediately he left,” he alleged. According to Matawalle, the recent killings in Karaye village was the third time the former governor visited the state. He alleged that his predecessor’s visit was followed by a security breach, which he described as “too much of coincidence.” He said, “Security is the responsibility

To get results in prayers, we must engage in revelation driven prayer. The Word of God concerning the subject matter of the prayer, must be the motivation behind the prayers. The scriptures cannot be broken no matter how heavy your prayers is. The reason why many prayer warriors are weary is that they are praying revelation dry prayer. Their prayer has no foundation in revelation.  This is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, or according to His Word, because His will is his Word, He hears us.  And those who do know their God, they shall be strong and they shall do exploits. Those who do wickedly against the covenant He will corrupt them with flattery.   We must have the word for the prayer that we are praying, for heaven to hear, and for heaven to respond. Every time we say, “It is written”, the telephone on God’s table rings. He cannot deny Himself. When you say, It is written, He says Yes, what about? You have come to the Most High. My n

The state of most Nigerian roads is an eyesore compared to their counterparts around the world and despite the country being rich in mineral resources, we still have a long way to go in terms of infrastructures. In 2018, during a period of 6 months, there was an estimated 2,598 deaths by road accidents and this figure shows that we have an average of 5000 deaths annually on Nigerian roads, one of the worst in the world. Nigerian celebrities are not left out in these road accidents, and a number of our top star studded celebrities have lost their lives while on Nigerian roads. Here's a list of celebrities that have died from road accidents. 1. DaGrin Nigerian rapper, Oladapo Olaitan Olaonipekun, also known as Dagrin hailed from Ogun, Nigeria. He was popular for his indigenous style of rapping that took the Country by storm. The rapper died on April 22nd, 2010 in a ghasty car accident when the car he was driving rammed into a parked truck.  2. CD John Popular comedian, CD John real n

Adesanya also plans to build a chain of gyms to help talents in Nigeria. Israel Adesanya says he wants to help talents in Nigeria (UFC) Adesanya is one of the Nigerians thriving in the UFC, which is the biggest MMA promotion company and hopes he can lead the charge to make the sport very popular in Nigeria. “ Right now, what want to do in Nigeria is introduce them to Martial Arts, take the football soccer out of their heads and show them some gloves ,” the 30-year-old said on the  Joe Rogan Podcast . “ We have some great boxers, we have this thing called Dambe which is the Nigerian wrestling, kind of like the Senegalese type of wrestling .” “ I want to go back next year, I hope they see the possibilities, cause I'm telling you ,” he further said. “ It was Brazil at first in the early stages of the MMA, then Japan, then America. It always goes back and forth, The Oceanic people, we are doing some work but the Africans, once they start stepping in, it's going to be like when 50 C

American rapper, Kanye West has revealed that God has been calling him for years but he was distracted by the Devil. The rapper made this known while speaking about his “spiritual awakening” alongside Joel Osteen, an American televangelist, during a performance in the pastor’s church. He revealed that God was there for him at his lowest moments and that the devil stole the best producers, artists, designers but with Jesus at his back, things are going to change. In his words, “ I know that God has been calling me for a long time and the devil has been distracting me for a long time. When I was in my lowest points, God was there with me, sending me visions and inspiring me. I remember sitting in the hospital at UCLA after having a mental breakdown,” he said. “I was drawing a church and writing ‘start a church in the middle of Calabasas’.Even after that I made the Life of Pablo album and said this is a gospel album. I didn’t know how to totally make a gospel album. Christians that were a

Inspector General of Police IGP Mohammed Adamu. Photo: TWITTER/POLICENG • Helicopter was on mission to scare troublemakers, says IGP • PDP kicks, says explanation ‘speaks volumes’ • Dickson rejects results, says election was military coup The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, yesterday blamed the violence reported during last Saturday’s gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States on persons he described as fake policemen. Before the elections, Deputy Inspector General of Police AbdulMajid Ali, in charge of Kogi and Bayelsa States, had disclosed that 66,241 personnel would be deployed: 35,200 to Kogi and 31,041 to Bayelsa. Ali added: “The police deployment shall involve the conventional police personnel who will be complemented by special units including the Police Mobile Force, Special Protection Unit, Counterterrorism Unit, Special Forces, Intelligence Response Unit, Special Tactical Squad, Mounted Troops and K9 Section, Airwing and the Marine detachment.” While resp

Two top managerial staff of the old generation bank in Oye-Ekiti have been arrested by the police, Thursday. The bank staff were allegedly arrested in connection with a bank robbery that saw men of the underworld  carting away with N25 million and a huge sum of foreign currency recently. The Ekiti State Commissioner of police, Mr Amba Asuquo who visited the bank on assessment tour on Friday, alleged that “there was internal connivance between the bank officials and the robbers going by the startling revelations of the Close Circuit Television (CCTV).” According to the Commissioner, it was discovered the bank officials allegedly opened the bank strong room seven minutes before the robbers struck. He also alleged that the CCTV revealed how the bankers and a customer, who ran inside upon hearing the gunshots, had seized the robbery opportunity to stuff money into their pockets as they moved  frequently into the vault before the bandits blasted the security door with over seven Improvised

HomeGossip See what the governor of a state commissioned Chinonso Okonkwo 4 November 20, 2019 7:07 am Nigerian governors are known for ‘commissioning’ silly things when they are bored, but this one is even a notch below that. See what the governor of Osun state ‘commissioned’ at a recent function. READ ALSO:  Tacha blocked me for trolling her, she should expect more-Zlatan Online Sports Betting And Welcome Vouchers for Nigeria Players MSport | Sponsored Moving to Canada is The best choice for you and your family! Canada Immigration Express | Sponsored New year, new life in Canada. Apply now! Canadian Visa Professionals | Sponsored Use this formula every morning to look young after 35. Life Woman | Sponsored Now everyone use the anti aging method. Try it yourself Goji cream | Sponsored A cheap way to cleanse your face from fine lines and wrinkles. Natural product instead of Botox! Details here Goji cream | Sponsored Getting a Job in the UK Might be Easier Than You Think Jobs in the UK |

Comedian Julius Agwu Ace comedian Julius Agwu is celebrating life after going through the throes of surgery, five-month coma and memory loss. His return to active life is surely one of the miracles of our time. He spoke to PAUL UKPABIO about his traumatic experience and how he managed to fix the pieces of his life and returned to stardom. A few years ago, you were away in America to America for months. Now we hear you are planning a big home coming show in Lagos. What actually happened? That was the nature of things. I had just celebrated my 40th birthday then when the incident occurred. And as it said that a fool at 40 is a fool forever. I thank God that I was no fool. I thank God for everyone that prayed for me. You were said to have suffered a brain tumor. Were you aware that you had such illness or did it happen all of a sudden? I recall that I celebrated that particular birthday colourfully. Everybody who was somebody came around to celebrate with me. I actually launched my book a

It is no longer news that one of Nigeria’s biggest music acts, Burna Boy, born Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, has been nominated for the 2020 edition of the world’s biggest and most prestigious music recognition platform, Grammy Awards. With the nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards released on Wednesday, Burna Boy joins an elite list of Nigerians that have had to vie for the award, now in its 62nd edition. Burna Boy’s album, African Giant, which was released months ago, was nominated in the Best World Music Album category alongside Altin Gün for Gece, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley for What Heat, Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet for Fanm D’Ayiti, and Angelique Kidjo for Celia. Being a milestone in the journey of the Nigerian whose grandfather has a distinguished record of working with the legendary founder of Afrobeat, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, many Nigerians continue to react to the exciting news. Among those who have reacted so far are the likes of Wizkid, Dav

Though there are allegations of electoral malpractices which have led to cancellation calls by some observer organisations and aggrieved political parties, the electoral body has declared Governor Yahaya Bello as the winner. Here are some of the best shots that capture the governorship election. A police officer on guard as INEC adhoc staff set up polling booth INEC adhoc staff expressively staring at voters register The moment Governor Yahaya Bello and his wife arrives their polling unit Natasha Akpoti, SDP governorship candidate, guarded by security agents as she arrives her polling unit The moment Natasha Akpoti, the SDP governorship candidate, is being accredited at her polling unit Edward Onoja, Kogi deputy governor, being accredited Refreshment time: Kogi woman serves her fellow women free drinks while waiting on the queue to vote Posing for the camera: INEC adhoc staff on duty It's over: INEC officer all smiles at the collation centre Meanwhile, Governor Bello has reacted to

The E-commerce sector has become more dynamic than ever and more people are getting involved. It is very easy to get in on it and even you can start buying prime market goods to sell back for a healthy profit. After looking at some comprehensive and solid sources, we can explain the step by step process of buying goods from China for relatively cheap prices and selling them to a market that is primed and ready to buy from you. Hope you learn a great deal from this. In this piece, you will learn how to import one specific product from China to sell for profit. It is important to start with one product base and move from there as the business grows because you want to be able to manage it properly. This will help minimize the probability of complications. Firstly, It is important to have a very specific target market you want to sell to. What this means is that you know the exact people you want to sell to. The market needs to be primed and ready to actually buy. You do not want to sell

General Murtala Mohammed Former Heads of state, Generals Aguiyi Ironsi, Murtala Muhammed and Military Governor of Old Northern State, Hassan Katsina, were, despite their Spartan persona, heavy alcohol consumers. This was revealed by General Alani Akinrinade in an interview with  TheNEWS  recently in his Yakoyo country home in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State.   He said this in passing when he responded to a question on how the Army has been destroyed just like other major institutions in Nigeria. Akinrinade lamented the loss of unity and camaraderie in the Nigerian Army where ethnicity and religious bigotry had no place. Major General Aguiyi Ironsi   In his words: All the time, when I was in the armed forces, I felt like I was in a family setting. Ethnicity, religion, etc., etc., merely crept on us. The most atrocious thing that I noticed suddenly was an Army officer talking about religion, about going to pray, about don’t drink beer, don’t drink alcohol. It was a shocker

Wife of Super Eagles and Stoke City midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo has put to bed. Bethel Etebo was delivered of a bouncing baby whose sex was not revealed as at the time of going to press. A picture of the couple with Oghenekaro carrying the baby was posted on Twitter with the caption, “Another bundle of Joy. Etebo was not part of the squad that defeated Benin Republic and Lesotho during last week’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The player was placed on standby by head coach Gernot Rohr. The union was formalised last December in Warri according to traditional rites and is blessed with a son.

Anthony Joshua, former heavyweight champion, has disclosed that he would want the world to "bow down for him" after beating "best man in the world" Andy Ruiz in their rematch bout. Joshua will have a  golden chance  of proving Ruiz's victory over him was a fluke and similarly reclaim his belts when he faces the heavyweight champion in December 7. SPORTbible ✔ @sportbible In an extraordinary interview, Anthony Joshua has said he wants "everyone to bow" at his feet when he "wups" Andy Ruiz. He sounds extremely confident about his chances. https://www. sportbible.com/boxing/rivalri es-aj-claims-he-wants-people-to-bow-down-to-him-after-he-beats-ruiz-jr-20191121?source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR1SW9dttosOD8lWhqrxMPbCA4VHhlSv8qGwVS5jqG7e_yJPp4dNbRWvFQM  … 114 11:11 AM - Nov 21, 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy 20 people are talking about this The "fight of dunes" bout slated for Saudi Arabia has seen both side entangled in spree of violent