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The 59th edition of the annual Grammy awards held last night in Los Angeles, California with several stunning performances from the different acts. Pregnant Beyonce also brought the stage to its knees as she rendered a flawless performance of two of her songs. British singer, Adele, swept a total of five awards and made history as the first singer to win two Album and Song of the Year awards. However snapped her Album of the Year Award in two and gave the other half to Beyonce whom she regarded as an inspiration. Here the full list of winners at the music awards ceremony: Album of the year: “25,” Adele,  Record of the year: “Hello,” Adele,  Best new artist: Chance the Rapper,  Song of the year (songwriter’s award): “Hello,” Adele and Greg Kurstin,  Best pop solo performance: “Hello,” Adele,  Best pop vocal album: “25,” Adele,  Best traditional pop vocal album: “Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin,” Willie Nelson,  Best pop duo or gro...

The Former German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has been elected as the nation’s 12th president. Steinmeier was backed his largely ceremonial post of president by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition. The election which took place in a secret ballot consist of 1,260-member Federal Convention, comprising lawmakers and leading community figures. The 61 years old will replace Joachim Gauck, a 77-year-old former East German pastor and human rights activist, who has been head of state for five years and his tenure will come to an end next month and proper handling over will be made. Regularly voted in opinion polls as the nation’s most popular politician, Mr. Steinmeier faced four other candidates in the election for the post. The newly president was elected to become the nation’s president by an overwhelming majority of a special constitutional assembly, despite the vote falling short of what had been expected. He was voted in by 931 voters out of the 1,...

Federal Government has recovered another $151 million and N8 billion ($26.32 million) looted funds from three sources through whistle-blowers. According to the Nigeria Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. He said actionable information given by whistle-blowers to the Office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation led to the recovery of the looted fund. Mohammed said the looted funds not consist the $9.2 million in cash allegedly by a former Group Managing Director of the NNPC, also a dividend of the whistle-blower policy. “The biggest amount of $136.7 million was recovered from an account in a commercial bank, where the money was kept under an apparently fake account name. “This was followed by N7 billion and $15 million from another person and N1 billion from yet another,” he said. The minister reiterated the position of government that there was a primitive and mindless looting of the na...

L agos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (3rd right), presenting the trophy to the Winner of the 2017 Lagos City Marathon, Abraham Kiptum from Kenya (middle) while 3rd Prize Winner, Kiprotich Kiroi from Kenya (2nd right); Group Managing Director, Access Bank, Mr. Herbert Wigwe (right); 2nd Prize Winner, Ronny Kipkoech Kiboss from kenya (3rd left); President, Nigeria Stock Exchange, Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede (2nd left) and Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs) Oluranti Adebule (left) watch with admiration during the 2017 Lagos City Marathon at the Eko Atlantic City, on Saturday, February 11, 2017 . In a time of two hours, 15 minutes and 20 seconds, Kenya’s, Abraham Kiptum who won the maiden edition of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon  on Saturday  successfully defended his title at the second edition of the race carting away the grand prize of $50,000. His time was a new record in the Lagos Marathon as he posted a time of two hours, 16 minutes and 19 seconds in ...

The Federal Government yesterday said it had secured $1.5 billion from the China Exim Bank to begin work on the Lagos-Ibadan rail line project. Minister of Transport Rotimi Amaechi said this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Land Transport, chaired by Gbenga Ashafa, to give a status report of the 2016 budget and also present the 2017 budget. Amaechi said the foundation of the Lagos-Ibadan Segment Two of the Lagos- Kano rail project would be laid before March 31. He said the target of the Federal Government is to begin work from Apapa sea port to Ogun and then to Ibadan. Amaechi said: “In the first quarter of 2017, the foundation of the Lagos-Ibadan Segment Two of the Lagos- Kano rail project will be laid. “The implication here is that we will start the Lagos-Ibadan rail line before March 31. “Our target is to begin from Apapa sea port down to Ogun and then to Ibadan. “The counterpart fund is ready but don’t forget that we are borrowing from China. The Chin...

The Nigerian  international striker, Odion Ighalo has complete his medical ahead of his proposed £20million move to Chinese side, Changchun Yatai. The 27-year-old has had reservations about the move which has prompted late calls from Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion. Watford manager Walter Mazzarri admitted Ighalo’s departure was imminent on Monday night, saying: ‘Every morning, I ask the club what the situation is, and negotiations are now at an advanced stage, so it should only be a matter of a couple of days.’ Meanwhile, Enyimba striker Ezekiel Bassey has secured a loan move to the B-team of FC Barcelona for the rest of the season, according to the Spanish club. The deal has a clause of an outright purchase of two years for the 20-year-old forward who underwent medical tests in Barcelona yesterday. Financial terms of the deal completed on deadline day remain undisclosed.

Except the federal government takes a proactive visa policy review, Nigerians will no longer be issued with American entry visas which have two-year validity following the Executive Order signed on Friday by President Donald Trump.   Also, Nigerians who hold dual nationality will be affected if their other passport is from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen - the seven Muslim-majority countries “of concern”.   A lot of attention has been on the temporary visa ban on citizens of the seven Muslim-majority countries, but the impact on Nigerians is far more than previously thought.   An analysis of the Executive Order by editors of the online news platform shows that at least two sections will affect Nigerians directly.   Nigeria currently only issues one-year multiple-entry visa to Americans, which is a non-reciprocation of the two-year visa the country issues to Nigerians.   Section 9 of the Executive Order states: “ The Sec...