Kid Tini links up with P DotO and Kid X for this jazz influenced hip hop record, released via his website.
The Kid asks God to have mercy on his soul while his collaborators also did justice to the beat. Download the record down and tell US what you think below…
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KZN artiste Young Cannibal released his new hit banger featururing two rap titans Zakwe and Yungsta.
If you are a hip hop head, you’d definitely love this tune.
Download and enjoy below…
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The scene of the fallen electric pole at GRA, Phase 11
Four persons were feared dead and over 80 houses destroyed in Obio/Akpor and some parts of Port Harcourt Local Council of Rivers State following a heavy rainstorm on Monday evening.
It was gathered that the downpour, which began around 4:30p.m. on Monday and lasted about four hours in places like Rumuodumanya, Rumuaholi, Rumosi, Rumokoro, and Mile Three was not witnessed in other parts of the city like Borokiri, Port Harcourt township, Amadi-ama and Abloma.
The Guardian gathered that the first victim was a little girl selling fruits with her mother under an umbrella at Nkpolu junction, close to the Mile Three Market. It was learnt that the little girl and her mother took cover under the umbrella when the rain began, but unfortunately, a thunderstorm struck and pulled down an electric pole which fell on top of the umbrella and hit the little girl on her head, leading to her instant death.
The rain, which also destroyed buildings, fences and electric poles, reportedly killed another 15-year-old girl and her brother, while their mother escaped unhurt in the Mile Three axis.
Eyewitnesses said a telecoms mast fell from a fenced compound in the University of Continuing Education into a Community Secondary School, located at Mile Three, Diobu in Port Harcourt, killing the duo.
Narrating the ordeal, the mother of the victims, a 45-year-old Mrs. Eucheria Charles, said the mast fell on a pole which ultimately fell on her 15-year-old daughter and the boy, killing them instantly.
Another victim, a man identified as Mr. Coach, was said to have died on his way to the hospital. According to an eyewitness, Mrs. Jesica Odu, “we were on the road before the mast fell. The thing affected a signpost, which both hit the girl. The girl was returning from an errand the mother sent her. The signboard also hit one man known as Coach on his head.”
This is the second rainfall in 2017, though other parts of the city are yet to experience any. The first rain was witnessed last week and it also wreaked havoc on property, but no life was lost.
When The Guardian visited some of the affected areas, some residents, whose houses were submerged, were seen moving their valuables from the flood. They expressed surprise at the destruction that trailed the downpour.
Efforts to speak with the officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) were futile as their phones were not reachable. Meanwhile, the Port Harcourt Distribution Electricity Company (PHED) has confirmed that the rainstorm destroyed most of its electric poles, regretting that the incident has led to power outage in some parts of the city.
Spokesman of PHED, John Onyi, said: “Yes, we are aware about the rainstorm, it destroyed most of our property, including electric poles and that has resulted in power outage in some areas, but we are making efforts to fix them back.”
Also speaking on the incident, the Managing Director of the Rivers State Signage and Advertising Agency, Chukwudi Dimkpa, admitted that the poles fell because it had a weak base instead of a more fortified one.
Dimkpa, who spoke when he visited the scene of the disaster, noted that many signage poles in Port Harcourt were not properly maintained, and pledged to intensify efforts to address it.
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The scene of the fallen electric pole at GRA, Phase 11
Four persons were feared dead and over 80 houses destroyed in Obio/Akpor and some parts of Port Harcourt Local Council of Rivers State following a heavy rainstorm on Monday evening.
It was gathered that the downpour, which began around 4:30p.m. on Monday and lasted about four hours in places like Rumuodumanya, Rumuaholi, Rumosi, Rumokoro, and Mile Three was not witnessed in other parts of the city like Borokiri, Port Harcourt township, Amadi-ama and Abloma.
The Guardian gathered that the first victim was a little girl selling fruits with her mother under an umbrella at Nkpolu junction, close to the Mile Three Market. It was learnt that the little girl and her mother took cover under the umbrella when the rain began, but unfortunately, a thunderstorm struck and pulled down an electric pole which fell on top of the umbrella and hit the little girl on her head, leading to her instant death.
The rain, which also destroyed buildings, fences and electric poles, reportedly killed another 15-year-old girl and her brother, while their mother escaped unhurt in the Mile Three axis.
Eyewitnesses said a telecoms mast fell from a fenced compound in the University of Continuing Education into a Community Secondary School, located at Mile Three, Diobu in Port Harcourt, killing the duo.
Narrating the ordeal, the mother of the victims, a 45-year-old Mrs. Eucheria Charles, said the mast fell on a pole which ultimately fell on her 15-year-old daughter and the boy, killing them instantly.
Another victim, a man identified as Mr. Coach, was said to have died on his way to the hospital. According to an eyewitness, Mrs. Jesica Odu, “we were on the road before the mast fell. The thing affected a signpost, which both hit the girl. The girl was returning from an errand the mother sent her. The signboard also hit one man known as Coach on his head.”
This is the second rainfall in 2017, though other parts of the city are yet to experience any. The first rain was witnessed last week and it also wreaked havoc on property, but no life was lost.
When The Guardian visited some of the affected areas, some residents, whose houses were submerged, were seen moving their valuables from the flood. They expressed surprise at the destruction that trailed the downpour.
Efforts to speak with the officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) were futile as their phones were not reachable. Meanwhile, the Port Harcourt Distribution Electricity Company (PHED) has confirmed that the rainstorm destroyed most of its electric poles, regretting that the incident has led to power outage in some parts of the city.
Spokesman of PHED, John Onyi, said: “Yes, we are aware about the rainstorm, it destroyed most of our property, including electric poles and that has resulted in power outage in some areas, but we are making efforts to fix them back.”
Also speaking on the incident, the Managing Director of the Rivers State Signage and Advertising Agency, Chukwudi Dimkpa, admitted that the poles fell because it had a weak base instead of a more fortified one.
Dimkpa, who spoke when he visited the scene of the disaster, noted that many signage poles in Port Harcourt were not properly maintained, and pledged to intensify efforts to address it.
Rainstorm kills four, destroys over 80 houses in Rivers
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NEITI said yesterday in Abuja that the guidelines named “Roadmap on beneficial ownership disclosure,” outlines Nigeria’s strategy towards the implementation and fulfillment of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standard, which among other things demands public disclosures of the real owners of oil, gas and mining companies.
The document also defined those who fall into the category of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and the reporting obligations expected of them.
A member of EITI, Faith Nwadishi, lauded NEITI for designing the roadmap. She explained that beneficial ownership as enunciated by the global goes well beyond declaration of intention but a total commitment and designing implementable strategies to expose the real owners of mining, oil and gas companies especially PEPs. “The step is a welcome development.”
NEITI moves to unmask real owners of oil, mining firms
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The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has unveiled new guidelines that would reveal the real owners of oil, gas and mining companies in the country.
NEITI said yesterday in Abuja that the guidelines named “Roadmap on beneficial ownership disclosure,” outlines Nigeria’s strategy towards the implementation and fulfillment of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) standard, which among other things demands public disclosures of the real owners of oil, gas and mining companies.
The document also defined those who fall into the category of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and the reporting obligations expected of them.
A member of EITI, Faith Nwadishi, lauded NEITI for designing the roadmap. She explained that beneficial ownership as enunciated by the global goes well beyond declaration of intention but a total commitment and designing implementable strategies to expose the real owners of mining, oil and gas companies especially PEPs. “The step is a welcome development.”
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The accident scene
Three persons, a female and two males, yesterday lost their lives in a multiple accident involving an articulated vehicle and nine others along the Upper Iweka Road, Onitsha in Anambra State.
Mr. Sunday Ajayi, the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), while confirming the incident, said nine casualties were taken to three hospitals.
Ajayi said the accident occurred at the Lagos Park axis of the Upper Iweka Road around 10:15a.m. “As at the time of reporting, we had nine casualties in three hospitals namely: Toronto Hospital, St. John Hospital and Bethsaida Specialist Hospital, all in Onitsha.
“Three persons have been confirmed dead while six others are seriously injured but are being treated in those hospitals,” Ajayi said.The sector commander said the ‘stressed’ articulated vehicle with registration number ENU69XY which was heading toward the Onitsha Bridgehead had a brake failure and rammed into several other vehicles on the road.
He attributed the high number of casualty to the use of only a section of the Enugu – Onitsha Expressway due to ongoing asphalting on the other section by the state government.
The sector commander said two commercial motorcycles, four commercial buses, a commercial tricycle, one RAV 4 SUV and a Toyota Hilux vehicles were involved in the multiple crashes.
Three die in Onitsha multiple road crash
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The accident scene
Three persons, a female and two males, yesterday lost their lives in a multiple accident involving an articulated vehicle and nine others along the Upper Iweka Road, Onitsha in Anambra State.
Mr. Sunday Ajayi, the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), while confirming the incident, said nine casualties were taken to three hospitals.
Ajayi said the accident occurred at the Lagos Park axis of the Upper Iweka Road around 10:15a.m. “As at the time of reporting, we had nine casualties in three hospitals namely: Toronto Hospital, St. John Hospital and Bethsaida Specialist Hospital, all in Onitsha.
“Three persons have been confirmed dead while six others are seriously injured but are being treated in those hospitals,” Ajayi said.The sector commander said the ‘stressed’ articulated vehicle with registration number ENU69XY which was heading toward the Onitsha Bridgehead had a brake failure and rammed into several other vehicles on the road.
He attributed the high number of casualty to the use of only a section of the Enugu – Onitsha Expressway due to ongoing asphalting on the other section by the state government.
The sector commander said two commercial motorcycles, four commercial buses, a commercial tricycle, one RAV 4 SUV and a Toyota Hilux vehicles were involved in the multiple crashes.
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NAFDAC
Govt pledges quality products in Nigeria
The National Agency for Foods Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday destroyed substandard pharmaceutical products in Igwurita, near Port Harcourt.
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who said the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and NAFDAC seized the products valued at N9.6 billion, stressed that nothing destroys a nation than the importation, distribution and consumption of fake items.
He said the manufacturing of substandard products was the worst crime that anyone could commit against humanity.“The volume of trade has so far surpassed that of heroin and cocaine. It is a significant volume of business which we must all erase,” he said.
The Acting Director- General of NAFDAC, Mrs. Yetunde Oni, said a total of 21 containers were seized in the joint operation.She said 11 of them contained fake pharmaceutical products and the others, still kept at the Government Warehouse in Port Harcourt, were expired bread improvers.
However, a consultant pediatrician, Dr. Appolous Josiah, has urged the Federal Government to build capacity in the production of ethical drugs before banning their importation.
Also yesterday, the minister announced plans to ensure that drugs and products manufactured in the country meet the required standard.He made the disclosure at the accreditation of the zonal office of the NAFDAC in Agulu, Anambra State.Oni said the zonal laboratory was of international standard to test pharmaceutical products, raw materials and excipients.
NAFDAC destroys N9.6 billion fake drugs
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NAFDAC
Govt pledges quality products in Nigeria
The National Agency for Foods Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday destroyed substandard pharmaceutical products in Igwurita, near Port Harcourt.
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who said the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and NAFDAC seized the products valued at N9.6 billion, stressed that nothing destroys a nation than the importation, distribution and consumption of fake items.
He said the manufacturing of substandard products was the worst crime that anyone could commit against humanity.“The volume of trade has so far surpassed that of heroin and cocaine. It is a significant volume of business which we must all erase,” he said.
The Acting Director- General of NAFDAC, Mrs. Yetunde Oni, said a total of 21 containers were seized in the joint operation.She said 11 of them contained fake pharmaceutical products and the others, still kept at the Government Warehouse in Port Harcourt, were expired bread improvers.
However, a consultant pediatrician, Dr. Appolous Josiah, has urged the Federal Government to build capacity in the production of ethical drugs before banning their importation.
Also yesterday, the minister announced plans to ensure that drugs and products manufactured in the country meet the required standard.He made the disclosure at the accreditation of the zonal office of the NAFDAC in Agulu, Anambra State.Oni said the zonal laboratory was of international standard to test pharmaceutical products, raw materials and excipients.
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Manchester City midfielder, Yaya Toure has criticised fellow footballers who have traded Europe for China, saying he would prefer to follow Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s example and stay in a competitive league.
Wayne Rooney has also played down the prospect of a summer move to China by insisting he is in a “happy place” at Manchester United.
Chinese Super League clubs have made a number of high-profile signings recently, with Shanghai SIPG buying Brazil midfielder Oscar from Chelsea for 60 million euros ($64.46 million)
Mikel John Obi, joined Tianjin Teda. The 29-year-old Super Eagles caotain,, who spent more than a decade at Stamford Bridge, was given a free transfer by Chelsea and will earn £140,000 a week in China.
Shanghai SIPG rivals, Shanghai Shenhua signed Argentine striker Carlos Tevez for a reported 84 million euros, but Toure said money was not everything to him.
“Do you play football because you love football or do you play because you want to make money? Me, I just want to play football because I enjoy it,” he told British media.
“Some people have the mentality that they want to do that (go to China) – to try something different. But for me, my feeling is that I want to play more football.
“Look at my friend Ibrahimovic. He’s 35 and he’s going to play for maybe three more years? He’s got the same mentality as me. He’s a big player, a champion who loves football. It’s football first. Anything after that is a bonus.”
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By Ndahi Marama
MAIDUGURI— Boko Haram terrorists, Monday night, invaded Dzaku village of Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, killed eight persons and abducted an unspecified number of women and children.
Sources in the affected community disclosed that some terrorists came into Dzaku in two Hilux vehicles, armed with AK-47 rifles and petrol bombs, with which they wreaked havoc without confrontation.
Askira Uba is in Southern Borno senatorial district and about 180 kilometres from Maiduguri, the state capital, that had witnessed series of deadly attacks in the past.
An indigene of the area residing in Maiduguri, Mr. Amos Ali, disclosed that one of his sisters was amongst those abducted by the attackers.
He said: “Because of lack of telecommunication service, we could not be contacted that night. We later received a distress call from our community on Tuesday (yesterday) that Boko Haram insurgents attacked our people and killed eight before abducting several others, including my sister.
“We are worried, especially now that the military said it has eliminated terrorists from the region.”
All efforts to get confirmation from the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Victor Isuku, proved abortive, as his mobile lines were not reachable at press time.
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Nnewi—Six people, yesterday, lost their lives while over 20 were injured in two accidents that occurred at Onitsha.
The first happened at Upper Iweka by Lagos Park, Onitsha, Anambra State, when a fuel-laden tanker rammed into vehicles at the park, killing two and injuring more than 10. The second accident happened at Omagba Phase I, killing four people, injuring another 10.
The accident at Upper Iweka occurred when a tanker was said to be descending the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway from the Army Barracks end of Onitsha towards the Niger Bridge Head, but lost control, skidded off the expressway, crushed some vehicles and jumped over the drainage that separates the expressway from the service lane, where it crushed two to death and injured over 10.
Officials of Onitsha Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and policemen took the victims to nearby hospitals.
When Vanguard visited the scene of the incident, men of Willie Work Force, WWF, led by their Commandant, Mr. Obinna Ajaegbu, were towing the tanker and other vehicles out of the road.
The Omagba Phase I accident, which occurred four hours after the Upper Iweka one, involved an articulated vehicle laden with glass.
It was said to have occurred at about 2p.m. off Olo Street Omagba Phase 1, when the container-laden truck hit two commercial vehicles, killing four and injuring 10.
Contacted, the Onitsha Police Area Commander, Mr. Yahaya Abubakar, confirmed the accidents, adding that there was loss of lives, but that he does not know the actual number of casualties.
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