Jay-Z to launch Roc Nation School of Music, Sports & Entertainment in his hometown & offer scholarships to native students

Rapper and entrepreneur, Jay-Z, is set to launch the Roc Nation School Of Music, Sports and Entertainment as his company Roc Nation, has announced a new partnership with Long Island University in Jay-Z’s hometown, Brooklyn. The classes will begin in 2021 and students will experience hands-on learning while scholarships will be offered based on merit,…

457 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria

457 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, August 5. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos topped the list with 137 cases while the FCT came second with 76 fresh infections. Other states with new cases include Plateau – 40, Rivers – 35, Enugu – 34, Oyo – 25, Abia…

Police rescue baby girl dumped in the bush in Anambra

Men of the Anambra state police command have rescued a baby girl that was abandoned in a bush in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson of the state police command, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed this to newsmen, said the police division in the locality received a report from members of the vigilante…

Police take over Edo Assembly complex (photos)

Police operatives have taken over Edo House of Assembly complex in Benin City. Dozens of the security officials stormed the complex while patrol vehicles were stationed around the area. This comes a day after members of the House impeached the Deputy Speaker of the House, Yekini Idiaye. His impeachment came days after he declared his…

#RevolutionNow protest is irritating – Adesina

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has stated that the #RevolutionNow protests embarked upon by some Nigerians is irritating. In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday August 5, the presidential spokesperson averred that only a few youths out of the 200 million Nigerians in the country embarked on the protest. …

You concocted lies against me – Dauda Lawal replies Magu

Mr Dauda Lawal, a former executive director of First Bank of Nigeria Plc has reacted to suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu’s response to the allegations of corruption, abuse of office, insubordination made against him. Reacting to the former chairman’s defence to paragraph D(17) of the petition captioned “Relevant facts on…

Michelle Obama reveals she is suffering from ‘low-grade depression’ triggered by Trump’s ‘hypocrisy’

Former US First lady, Michelle Obama has revealed she is suffering from ‘low grade depression’. According to Obama, who was speaking with NPR’s Michele Norris onepisode two of ‘The Michelle Obama Podcast’ on Spotify, her depression is’not just because of the quarantine, but because of the racial strife, and just seeing this administration, watching the…

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