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Photo Credit: Dolly Parton/Instagram In a momentous celebration held in Nashville, Tennessee, country music legend Dolly Parton was officially named a Guinness World Records ICON, a rare honour recognising her extraordinary impact on music, entertainment, and philanthropy. The announcement formed part of Guinness World Records’ 70th anniversary celebrations and highlighted Parton’s enduring legacy as one of the most decorated figures in the industry. The 79-year-old artist, who first rose to fame in the late 1960s, currently holds 11 Guinness World Records, a testament to her decades-long influence. Among her achievements are the most Grammy nominations for a female country artist…

Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is closing in on a transfer to the Turkish Super Lig giants Besiktas Former Spanish LaLiga champions Valencia have seen their attempt to hijack Wilfred Ndidi’s transfer to Turkish Super Lig club Besiktas rebuffed, Soccernet.ng reports. Ndidi has been linked to many clubs this summer following Leicester City’s relegation. This is due to the condition in his contract which activated a €9 million release clause for him once Leicester City got relegated. Super Lig club Besiktas are the first club to show serious interest in acquiring his services, as they sent in a €7 million…

Founding chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr. Chekwas Okorie, has sided with the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) decision to retain the name of Chief Raph Okey Nwosu on its portal as the national chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Last month, precisely on July 3, Nwosu had, at an elaborate public ceremony, handed over to a former President of the Senate, Dr. David Alechenu Mark, as the interim national chairman of the ADC, shortly after the party was adopted by the coalition group of opposition politicians. As part of the process of transferring the ADC…

The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders are courting former president Goodluck Jonathan, trying to persuade him to run for president again in 2027 under their banner. According to BBC Hausa service report on Tuesday, monitored by our correspondent, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the moves by the party to convince the former president to run again. The Guardian recalls that Jonathan served as president for one term and lost his re-election bid in 2015 after he was defeated by late immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari. The party spokesperson said the party is inviting Jonathan…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria kicked off their CHAN 2024 campaign against Senegal at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar, Soccernet.ng reports. Eric Chelle‘s home-based starting selection included a host of Remo Stars players, but the game was marred by fouls and never really got going as chances were few and far between. An error from Leonard Ngenge saw Senegal’s Christian Gomis tap into an empty goal after the ball was laid into his path. Soccernet.ng rates the performance of the Nigerian players as they secured three points against the Teranga Lions. Nigeria celebrate winning the Unity Cup during the Unity…

A former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has faulted the rotational presidency in Nigeria. Sowore, in an appearance on the Tuesday edition of Channels Television’s breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, says the country should be interested in a president who will run Nigeria better, irrespective of his region. “If I have a good president in Nigeria, who can run this country very well, I don’t care where he comes from,” Sowore said. “That is what the majority of the Nigerian people are aspiring for. That is the idea of this federation that all the federating units should be…

Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have arrested three suspects for allegedly being in unlawful possession of locally made pistols and issuing violent threats. Disclosing this on Tuesday evening, the command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, said the arrests were made at different locations in the state. He said that a female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Okoye Florence Chinenyenwa, had reported to the police the violent threat to her life by one Reuben Casnir Chibuike, 25, an indigene of Mbaitoli but resident at Kings Lodge, Umuokomoche, Nekede. He said the operatives tracked the suspect to the lodge, where a…

Femi Otedola, billionaire investor and philanthropist, has detailed his experience in the wilderness of business, revealing how banks that courted him became hostile when his fortune plummeted in 2009. Otedola broke into the Nigerian mega business scene with Zenon Petroleum which grew from selling diesel in drums to owning the largest share of the local market. He also acquired African Petroleum in the downstream market and rebranded it to Forte Oil Plc, at a time one of the highest performing in the stock market. However, a diesel shipment he ordered in 2008 when crude oil was $147/barrel did not arrive…

Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has said that the root cause of Northern Nigeria’s underdevelopment has nothing to do with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but with past Northern leaders who failed to use their time in power to transform the region. Speaking when members of the Tijjaniyya Grassroots Mobilization and Empowerment Initiative of Nigeria (TIGMEIN) paid him a courtesy visit at his Kaduna residence on Tuesday, Senator Sani said the North gained little during the eight-year administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, despite widespread expectations. Sani said, “We had Buhari in power for eight years, but the North…

Are you feeling the groove and the love in Tiwa Savage’s new track, “On The Low” featuring Skepta? It’s the kind of song that stirs up all the emotions — and if you’ve been playing it on repeat, you’re not alone. “On The Low” weaves together the rhythms of Afrobeats and the moody essence of UK R\&B, setting the tone for a story of love unfolding away from prying eyes. The song explores a relationship kept quiet, perhaps because of external pressure, complicated circumstances, or fear of judgement. Still, the desire between them is undeniable, with a longing for intimacy…