Davido’s marriage not ‘better’ example - Burna Boy

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Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy has taken a swipe at his colleague, Davido, saying his marriage is not a good example.

The ‘Higher’ crooner stated this while responding to a fan who urged him to emulate the embattled singer and get married soon.

Davido is currently embroiled in a child custody battle with his first baby mama, Sophia Momodu.

The DMW boss had on Friday night called out his baby mama, Sophia, for citing the death of his son, Ifeanyi, who drowned in a swimming pool accident at his Lagos mansion, in her counter suit.

Following his outburst, his colleague, Dammy Krane mocked him, saying he now knows the pain his late friend, Tagbo’s mother felt when his son whom he accused Davido of contributing to his death, died.

Obasanjo unveils book on how Soludo’s engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, unveiled a book on how the Soludo-engineered consolidation transformed Nigerian banks.

Obasanjo, who was represented by a former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, at the unveiling of the book written by the Chief Executive Officer of Centre for Financial Journalism, Dr Ray Echebiri.

The title of the book is: “The Power of One Man: How The Soludo- Engineered Consolidation Transformed Nigerian Banks to Global Players”.

Obasanjo said all players in the Nigerian economy as well as the government at all levels need to work hand in hand to improve the current situation of the country.

“As the title of the book says, without the team we can not win the match; the captain is Soludo, with his team, and I take pride in all the team.

No casualty in Delta train accident – Police

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The Police Command in Delta has confirmed the derailment of the train plying the Warri-Itakpe route but said that no casualties were recorded.

The spokesman for the command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident in a telephone interaction with newsmen in Warri on Friday.

Edafe said, “It is true, no death, no casualty was recorded in the incident.”

A passenger onboard, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the incident occured on Thursday evening at Abraka, Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state.The passenger further said that the train was traveling from Itakpe in Kogi to Ujevwu in Delta when one of the coaches derailed from the rail track very close to the Abraka train station.

Kano declares Monday public holiday for new Islamic year

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The Kano State Government has declared Monday a public holiday in commemoration of the beginning of the new Islamic calendar year 1446 AH.

This is contained in a statement by the state Commissioner for Information, Baba Dantiye on Friday.

According to the statement, Governor Yusuf Abba urged citizens to use the holiday to reflect on the past year and engage in beneficial activities.

He enjoined the people of the state to utilize the holiday to reflect on the previous year and commit themselves in mutually beneficial activities that will bring succor to them in these difficult and trying times.

The state government on its part will continue to implement and initiate policies and programmes that will empower citizens to be self-dependent,” the statement said.

Abba also called on the Muslim community to intensify prayers for continuous peace and progress in the state and the country at large.

He also highlighted the importance of collective effort and prayer in achieving the state’s goals.

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