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Nigerian singer, Portable, has taken to social media to call out ace music video director TG Omori after the latter charged him an “outrageous” amount for a music video. The Zeh Nation boss had reached out to Omori, one of the finest cinematographers in the Nigerian music industry, to shoot the visuals for one of his hit tracks. Omori charged Portable $50,000 to get the work done, which the “Ika of Africa” star found outrageous. The “Ika of Africa” star thought Omori’s demand of $50,000 for the job was ridiculous and enquired as to if he was going to film…

Wallabies star Kurtley Beale is spending the night behind bars after he was charged with the sexual assault of a woman at a pub in Bondi.The woman, 28, was allegedly assaulted in the toilets of the Beach Road Hotel on December 17.She then reported the incident to police in the Tweed/Byron Bay district shortly afterwards, a police statement said. Beale, 34, who has 95 caps for the Wallabies, was questioned for several hours at Waverley Police Station in Sydney before he was charged on Friday night.’He was charged with two counts of sexually touch another person without consent, incite another to sexually…

Reuters  —  American Michael Mmoh is afraid he will wake up and realize his run to the Australian Open third round was just a dream. A few days ago the 25-year-old American was watching an NFL game on TV in his hotel and ready to head to the airport after losing in qualifying and having what he considered “zero” chance of playing in the first round. But fate stepped in and injuries to other players meant the world’s 109th ranked player got a late call-up and on Thursday he followed up a win against French qualifier Laurent Lokoli by knocking…

All member countries of the G20 group of economic powers are on board for a restructuring of Ghana’s debt and Paris Club members are ready to take the first step toward forming a creditor committee, an official from the Paris Club said on Thursday.Ghana last week requested a restructuring of debt it owes to other governments, becoming the fourth country after Chad, Ethiopia and Zambia to do so under a G20 Common Framework.The programme, which was launched in 2020, was supposed to streamline the process of coordinating among creditor governments the restructuring of low-income countries’ debts after the pandemic.However, progress…

The Appiate Disaster Relief Committee will today, Friday, January 20, 2023, hold a series of activities in remembrance of victims of the mining explosion and mark their one-year anniversary. Public Relations Officer of the Appiate Disaster Relief Committee, Thywill Quarshie, says a one-minute silence and prayers will be observed at midday today at the site of the Appiate Explosive Disaster. Speaking to Citi News on the line-up of activities in memory of the 16 souls lost and surviving victims of the disaster, Thywill Quarshie, said the remembrance activities will begin with memorial prayers and a wreath-laying ceremony. “At 9am today,…

The bond between Big Brother Naija Titans housemates, Khosi from South Africa and Yemi from Nigeria, seems to be getting stronger as they have been spending a lot of time together since the show began. It would be recalled that barely 48 hours after the show premiered, the two housemates who were unveiled as contestants for the $100,000 USD grand prize on Sunday night, shared their first kiss by the end of Monday night. Watch here They have since shared more loved-up experiences together, and also locked lips on another occassion. Well, in another episode that has gotten viewers of…

Popular Nigerian singer, Wizkid has stirred an uproar on social media over his unconventional advise to women with struggling partners. The ‘Made in Lagos’ superstar had taken to Snapchat to advise women whose husbands have to seek financial aide to provide for their family to subject him to menial duties because he’s nothing but an house help. “Ladiesssss… If ur man out here begging to feed u and ur family since una dey together, make sure him dey wash ur pant/bra and plates for house. That’s ur househelp. Good morning kids,” he wrote on Thursday, January 19. This tweet has…

Irish PM Leo Varadkar says he is sorry Northern Ireland protocol was imposed ‘without support of unionists’ as he hints looser goods checks could help dealLeo Varadkar expressed regret over way Northern Ireland protocol was imposedIrish PM suggested waiving checks on many good could point towards a dealRishi Sunak and EU engaged in talks to break the deadlock on post-Brexit rules By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 04:24 EST, 20 January 2023 | Updated: 04:34 EST, 20 January 2023 Leo Varadkar has admitted ‘regret’ that the Northern Ireland Protocol was imposed on unionists against their wishes.The Irish PM said…

CNN  —  Andy Murray was left fuming after he was denied a chance to go to the toilet in the middle of his five-set marathon against Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open. The former world No. 1 had battled back from a two-set deficit against Kokkinakis to leave a deciding fifth set between him and victory. In the break before the final frame, Murray requested to use the bathroom, only to be told by the chair umpire that he wasn’t allowed to as he’d already been once in the match. “Do you know something? I respect the rules. It’s a…

Nigerians might finally have the chance to see their two favorite music stars, Davido and Wizkid perform together on a joint music tour.On Wednesday, Wizkid took to his Instagram page to make a shocking announcement of going on tour with fellow music star, Davido.In the post on his Instagram story, Wizkid wrote, “After my ‘MLLE (More Love, Less Ego)’ tour!! Davido and I going on tour! save your coins! I no wan hear pim”.Recall that Wizkid reportedly postponed the release of his 5th album ‘More Love, Less Ego’ following the loss of Davido’s son, Ifeanyi.Fans applauded the gesture from the…