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Call For Nominations to Wale Olomu Memorial Awards (WOMA) 2023
Oganizers of the Wale Olomu Memorial Awards (WOMA), has called for nominations of credible, worthy and inspirational potential recipients, which holds between 9 and 23 December, 2023 on a two-hour long radio show (TopRadio 90.9 FM).
The well-considered nominees are for two main categories: Special Recognition Awards (SRA) and Lifetime Achievement (LAA) Awards.
According to the organizers, neither category is competitive, nor subjected to voting and regular selection processes.
However, a Steering Committee shall be set up to review the credentials and pedigrees of nominated personalities, and thereafter identify and present a worthy candidate for each category.
It further states that the Steering Committee would be encouraged to also carefully exercise their judgement, exposure and affinity with Nigerian entertainment.
The only two qualifying criteria: One is that the SRA nominees shall be people of immense and aspirational talent, creativity and outstanding contributions to any area of the Nigerian music industry in any of the understated categories – meaning people who have been avid practitioners for at least 10 years; while 35 years and above for the LAA.
Second is that wherever they may be in the world does not matter, simply let them be bonafide Nigerians.
The following are the tentative categories for your esteemed nominations…:
Music Producers
Sound Engineers
Studio Managers
Music Video Editors
Artiste Managers
Band Managers
Live Show Photographers
Set Designers
Session Men
Backup Vocalists
Percussionists
Disc/Vid Jockeys
Hype Men/Women
(List Not Exhausted)
This exercise will remain open for your esteemed nominations and contributions until the last minute of Friday, the 3rd day of November 2023.
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Bello Turji member of APC? It’s not true – Morka, APC spokesman
APC attributed the circulation of the document to “mischief makers” seeking to create confusion and foster discord within the polity for their own sinister objectives.
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially debunked a viral social media post claiming that the notorious terror kingpin, Mohammed Bello Turji, has been registered as one of its members.
Reacting to the controversy on Tuesday, party spokesman Felix Morka described the purported membership slip as a “vile fabrication” designed by mischief-makers to mislead the public and tarnish the party’s image.
The APC clarified that the document, which allegedly emerged from the party’s ongoing Electronic Registration and Validation Exercise, bears no connection to its official database.Morka pointed out several glaring inconsistencies that expose the document as a crude forgery.
Specifically, the party noted that the fake slip claims Turji was registered in a “Ward 13” of the Shinkafi Local Government Area in Zamfara State.
However, official records show that Shinkafi LGA has only 10 wards, rendering the information on the slip geographically impossible.
“All digital parameters represented on the fake slip bear no connection to our Party’s membership register.
All other information paraded on the fake slip is nonexistent and certainly not contained in our membership database”, the party stated.
APC attributed the circulation of the document to “mischief makers” seeking to create confusion and foster discord within the polity for their own sinister objectives.
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“I was never chased out of my office” – Wike
Wike disclosed that over ₦12 billion had just been approved for the payment of January salaries, describing the move as evidence of the administration’s commitment to staff welfare.
“I was never chased out of my office,” FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, told journalists today in Abuja.
Wike accused unnamed politicians and senior civil servants of fueling the ongoing strike by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
The aggrieved workers are calling for his sack over months of unpaid salaries and allowances, but Wike told journalists shortly after the National Industrial Court ordered an end to the industrial action, which has disrupted public services in Abuja for more than a week, that the strike had gone beyond workers’ welfare issues and was being exploited for political purposes, despite ongoing efforts by the administration to resolve the dispute through dialogue.
“The administration was already in the process of mediation when some politicians hijacked the strike,” Wike said, adding that several of the demands raised by workers were either unreasonable or had already been addressed.
He maintained that the FCTA had taken concrete steps to address workers’ concerns, including salary payments and reforms within the civil service.
Wike disclosed that over ₦12 billion had just been approved for the payment of January salaries, describing the move as evidence of the administration’s commitment to staff welfare.
The minister also pointed to improved revenue performance under his leadership, stating that the FCT had generated more than ₦30 billion in Internally Generated Revenue, a significant increase compared to previous years.
Wike urged workers to acknowledge reforms undertaken by the administration, including the establishment of the Civil Service Commission and investments in infrastructure across the territory
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Lagos renaming Obalende Bus Park to MTN Y’ello Bus Park
The redevelopment will convert the formerly notorious and degraded area into a functional, secure, and community-focused transport hub designed to serve both commuters and residents,” said the Commissioner.
• Y’ello Bus Park
The Lagos State Government and the MTN Nigeria are redeveloping the Obalende under-bridge into a modern and well-structured transport facility to be known as the Y’ello Bus Park.
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the partnership development on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Wahab described the project as a major step towards reclaiming and revitalising public spaces in the state.
” The redevelopment will convert the formerly notorious and degraded area into a functional, secure, and community-focused transport hub designed to serve both commuters and residents,” said the Commissioner.
He explained that the new bus park will feature an organised and regulated transport terminal, a recycling drop-off station, and a road camp for Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) sweepers and security agencies.
The commissioner stated that the facility will also include over 60 public toilet fixtures, kiosks and other essential amenities aimed at improving convenience and hygiene for users.
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