Singer Rema breaks Wizkid’s Billboard record

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Afrobeat singer, Divine Ikubor, has broken Wizkid’s record on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The singer’s ‘Calm Down’ featuring Selena Gomez is now the longest running African song on the Billboard World Digital Song sales.

Calm Down has spent 18 weeks at No. 1 on the chart this week surpassing ‘Essence’ by Wizkid and Tems with the record of 17 weeks.

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Real reason I am dragging Peter Obi

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Ex presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has given reason for his heavy criticisms and campaigns against former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi on social media.

Omokri, in a tweet on Thursday said Obi failed to condemn his ‘Obidients’ followers when they threatened the life of his one-year-old daughter.

He said if Obi had cautioned his followers, he would not have dealt with him the way he is doing now.

Omokri said Obi kept quiet and even subtly encouraged them in their dastardly act.

Omokri wrote: “If this man had only condemned his Obidients when they threatened my one-year-old daughter’s life, I would not have dealt with him like this.

“But he kept quiet and even subtly encouraged them. You guys rightly condemn the bullying at Lead British School. What about what Obidients did to my one-year-old daughter?

Reality TV star ex husband Simon Guobadia offers N124M to anyone who has Proof he cheated

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Popular Nigerian business mogul Simon Guobadia who is ex husband to real housewives of Atlanta star Falynn Pina has offered about $100,000(N124M) to anyone who can prove he cheated.

The businessman is currently married to another real housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams, who has filed for divorce from him.

Simon took to his Instagram stories to tackle rumors that both marriages were on the rocks because he’d cheated on his former partners.

He said he’d raised the reward for proof of his infidelity from 50,000 to 100,000 dollars.

He wrote:

I’ve Increased The Cash Reward For Any Credible Receipts Of My Cheating on Any Spouse From 6/14/2019 Thru 2/22/2024. Reward Has Changed From 50,000 to $100,000. Challenge Others To Do The Same…

Recall Porsha Williams, at 42, and Simon, at 59, exchanged vows in November 2022, celebrating their union with two ceremonies—a traditional Nigerian ritual and an American wedding in Atlanta.

EFCC chairman appoints chief of staff

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The executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has appointed Michael Nzekwe as his chief of staff.

EFCC chairman appoints chief of staff — Michael Nzekwe

The EFCC boss also appointed zonal directors for each of the 14 Zonal Commands of the commission.

Mr Nzekwe, an investigator, lawyer and former commander of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC, is a course one officer of the commission.

He has served in various departments in the commission, including Legal and Prosecution Department, Department of Operations (now Department of Investigations), Department of Internal Affairs (now Department of Ethics and Integrity), Servicom, and Asset Forfeiture Department.

As an administrator, he has attended several trainings and courses home and abroad, including the Advance Defence Intelligence Officers Course organised by Defence Intel Agency, DIA. The appointment takes immediate effect and he has assumed duties.

Mr Olukoyede, in his restructuring and repositioning of the EFCC, equally upgraded all the zonal commands of the commission to the status of departments, with each of them headed by a director.

To this effect, 14 new directors have been appointed to head each of the Zonal Commands.