The controversy as always been there about who is
Africa’s biggest artist at the moment. No doubt, two
names which keep popping up are Star Boy Record
Boss Wizkid and DMW CEO Davido.

The world’s fashion bible, Vogue, however believe Wizkid
is the undisputed hottest African popstar by almost any
measure. This came after the launch of his Pop Shop in
New York, United States of America.

Read their editorial below:-

This past Saturday, Wizkid currently Africa’s hottest pop
star by almost any measure unveiled his new capsule
collection with a takeover of Reign in Manhattan’s
Meatpacking District.
Better known as a destination for hard-to-find Y-3 gear,
the New York City streetwear shop was remade, floor to
ceiling, in Wizkid’s image for the pop-up, complete with a
glass dome emblazoned with “Starboy” (the name of the
new collection, as well as Wizkid’s music imprint and
longtime nickname).

From this futuristic perch, the Starboy himself performed
and posed for a veritable flash mob of devotees. “For me,
when I dropped my last project, I just felt it was time to
do something for my fans, so they could have almost like,
a piece of me,” explained Wizkid, unwinding from the
impromptu concert in the shop’s secluded backyard.

“I sat down with my team, and we did a couple designs,
we designed some shirts and some bandanas, and we
just decided to put it up for the fans—something we
intend to do like every three months, put out new
collections.”

Afrobeats, a scene centered in Lagos, fuses the melodic
sense of West African Highlife and Palm-wine music with a
range of Black Atlantic sounds, including dancehall, Soca,
and U.K. soul, to arrive at a truly Pan-African pop place.
(In fact Wizkid and some other Nigerian artists describe
the movement as “Afropop” and avoid the term
“Afrobeats,” which was coined in the U.K. to describe the
emerging sound).

Lest those new to it underestimate the street value of a
piece of Wizkid—the genre’s undisputed king—the shop
was jam-packed with hundreds of die-hard fans feverishly
snapping pics and exuding Beatlemania-levels of nervous
energy at being so close to their idol (he generally
performs at arena-size venues in New York and London).
They were also ready to scream the words to every song
he performed, from his international crossover “Ojuelegba” (which inspired Drake and Skepta to jump on
a remix) to more recent hits like “Soco.” Though the crowd strongly represented the West African diaspora, it was sprinkled with faces from all over the world, including shoppers from Europe and Asia, who also showed interest
in getting their hands on the exclusive gear.

The collection, which includes a Starboy-branded tour
jacket style bomber and a Made in Lagos green and
purple gradient tee, is admirably minimal, given the
ubiquity of splashier West African prints and Black
Panther knockoffs over the last year or two.

Interpolating Wizkid’s brand with subtle references to
classic rock memorabilia and pop culture (the Made in
Lagos design, for instance, has a distinct Lost in Space
feel that echoes the Star Trek inspired font of the Starboy
logo), resulting in pieces that pair as easily with a Bape
hoodie as a Bad Brains tee.

As he tells it, the star only had two criteria for his creative
team when they brainstormed the look: “One: simple and
two: fresh.
It has to have a more universal appeal to it. Something
you can be proud wearing not just as a Starboy fan but
proud being an African,” he said.
“But I also want people around the world to be able to
wear it. Even if you’re not from Lagos, it should be
fashionable enough for you to just throw it on. I want
people to look back and be like, Yo, I had that Wizkid T-
shirt when it dropped.”

Made in Lagos is the title of his forthcoming album
(currently slated to drop on October 1) and putting Lagos
on the pop cultural map is very much Wizkid ’s mission at
the moment, even if it means coming all the way to the
streetwear mecca of New York to do so.
Still, the Afropop ambassador looks quite at home in
downtown Manhattan, even if Ojuelegba (the Lagos
neighborhood which was home to his first studio) is an
ocean away. “New York style is very, very similar to Lagos
style,” he said.

“Because New York is a cosmopolitan city, you have so
many different people from different parts of the world,
just throwing on whatever they like, whatever they think
looks good. Lagos style is the same; when you stand on
the street, that is like a fashion show on its own.”

This stateside launch also hints at a larger American
invasion in the works. Although he wasn’t ready to talk
details, the singer did reveal he has “a little project I’ve
been working on with a very big producer, here in
America, something I’m very excited about.”
Initially reluctant to pinpoint the project anywhere more
specific than “America,” when pressed, Wizkid ended the
interview on a single tantalizing word: “Atlanta.”

For those who’ve witnessed the way Wizkid’s style has
impacted global music and culture from Lagos to London,
the possibility of a major confluence of trap and beats
can only mean one thing: America, there’s a new Starboy
in town.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
has released the names of five candidates with
exemplary performance in the 2018 Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination (UTME).

The top five in the examination that involved more than
1.3 million candidates are Galadima Zakari from Biu in
Borno State, who sat for the examination in Ogun as the
candidate with the highest score with 364.

Adekunle Jesufemi from Ogun State who sat for his
examination in Abeokuta and scored 358 to come second
and the third position went to Alikah Oseghale from Edo
State who sat for the examination in Ekpoma with a score
of 357.

The fourth is Ademola Adetola from Ogun State who sat
for the examination in Lagos with a score of 355.
While Akinyemi Paul from Ogun state, who wrote his
examination in Lagos, Ape Moses from Benue who wrote
the examination in Makurdi and Obi-Obuoha Abiamamela
from Rivers who wrote the examination in Port Harcourt
came fifth with a tie score of 354.”

The board’s Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said in a
statement on Sunday, in Abuja said that the information
became necessary and to put the records in proper
perspective following a circulated misinformation in some
quarters.

According to him, the attention of the board is drawn to
publications that Ape Moses from Benue came top in the
entire exercise.
The report, he said, was untrue and incorrect.
He, however, explained that Moses with 354 score was
the highest scorer from Benue State and the entire North
Central.
Benjamin added that it was imperative to set the records
straight in order to ensure that the public was not misled
by unverified report.

”The Board appeals to all interested individuals and
organisations who would want to use its data for research,
reportage and other national necessary disposition to
always contact it for accurate and up to date information.
”This is so as not to misdirect the public into taking
wrong and misleading conclusions.” Our doors are always open to any request especially when the nation would be the ultimate beneficiary.”

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF)says it is not aware of the siege laid on the residence of the President of the senate, Bukola Saraki by security agencies.
In an interview with DailyTrust, the spokesman of the police, DCP Jimoh Moshood said he is not aware of the development.
“I am not aware. You are just informing me,” he told our reporter on the phone. DCP Moshood who promised to get back to Daily Trust, added that the last communication he was aware of is the letter asking Saraki to make himself physically available to interrogators at 8am today.
Policemen on Tuesday morning blocked the convoy of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki at Lake Chad Junction, Maitama, Abuja.
The NPF on Monday sent an invitation letter to Saraki asking him to appear before investigators in Abuja. The Senate President is expected to answer questions in the case of Offa bank robbery and murder of more than 31 persons, including the snatching of 21 AK 47 Riles on 5th of April 2018.

Meanwhile Saraki has stated that the invitation to him by the Police to report to a station in Guzape over the Offa robbery investigation is a mere afterthought which is designed to achieve political purpose.

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PARIS -- Trevor Noah, the South African host of a popular
U.S. TV show, sparred with the French ambassador in
Washington after the comedian joked that Africa, not
France, won the World Cup.

The victory of a multicultural French team against Croatia in
Sunday's final in Moscow has reverberated across the
globe, being celebrated in France and other places as a
triumph for diversity, while it has fanned racist abuse in
some corners.

"Africa won the World Cup," Noah, host of The Daily Show,
said in a segment on the late-night television programme
this week.
"I get it, they have to say it's the French team. But look at
those guys. You don't get that tan by hanging out in the
south of France, my friends."

Fifteen of the 23-man French World Cup squad have family
origins in Africa ranging from Cameroon to Congo and Mali,
although only two of them were born in Africa and moved to
France when they were still toddlers.

Noah's comment provoked angry comments in France --
where far-right politicians have long criticised the national
team for having too many black players -- and a rebuke
from the French ambassador to the United States, Gerard
Araud.

"By calling them an African team, it seems you are denying
their Frenchness. This, even in jest, legitimizes the ideology
which claims whiteness as the only definition of being
French," Araud wrote in a letter posted on the French
embassy's Twitter account.

On Wednesday night, Noah fired back at the diplomat.
"When I'm saying 'African' I'm not saying it to exclude them
from their Frenchness, I'm saying it to include them in my
African-ness," he said, after reading the letter on the show.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama had a different take
on the French World Cup victory, saying during a tribute to
South Africa's Nelson Mandela that embracing diversity
delivered "practical benefits."

"And if you doubt that, just ask the French football team
that just won the World Cup. Because not all of those folks
look like Gauls to me. But they're French, they're French,"
he added.

According to reports in Italy, Juventus have sold 520,000 Cristiano Ronaldo ‘7’ jerseys in just 24 hours after he signed for the Italian club. Yahoo Italy reports that the official Ronaldo jerseys which cost about $120, has raked in $62.4 million in total revenue almost half his transfer fee paid to his former club.
The Portuguese and five-time Ballon d’Or winner, 33, signed for Juventus from Real Madrid in a four-year contract for 100 million euros last week.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that more than 300 non-Nigerians have been apprehended for attempting to register for Permanent Voters Card, PVC.
Speaking at an election stakeholders’ summit in Abuja, INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, also disclosed that Nigerian Immigration Service has been deployed to arrest any foreigner who tried to register.
He also revealed that the commission was working on a draft policy on diaspora voting, even as he said the commission was collaborating with security agencies and formulating administrative procedures to check the incident of vote buying at polling centres.
He also noted that 138 political associations had applied for registration as political parties ahead of the 2109 general elections.
He said: “As at June 8, 2018, we have received requests from 138 associations to register as political parties to join the already 68 registered political parties. So, we may have more than the 68 registered political parties before the 2019 general elections.”
He, however, expressed worries that registering more political parties could have effect on the size of ballot paper, the ballot box and also have implications on the speed of processing the election outcome.
On when the ballot papers could be ready, he said: “I am looking at November when we will have the sample of the ballot paper and by that time we would also have known the number of political parties contesting in each constituency.”
He said that currently, there were 1,146 registration centres nationwide.
On when the voters’ cards would be ready, he said: “We have been processing the cards and we will make sure that citizens collect their PVCs before the 2019 general elections.
“Vote buying is a big problem and we have been working with the EFCC and the police on this. We have to look at the administration of voting process by ensuring increased secrecy at the voting point.”

#2

Kylian Mbappe | France | December 20, 1998
The France international rose to prominence breaking into the first team at Monaco at the age of 16 and he soon asserted himself as one of the most promising young players in world football.

His form earned him an initial loan move to Paris Saint-Germain last summer and he scored 21 goals in all competitions during his debut season and a permanent move to Parc des Princes will make him the second most expensive player ever behind team-mate Neymar.

#3

Achraf Hakimi | Morocco | November 4, 1998
The Moroccan full-back broke through the ranks at Real Madrid's this season after making 28 appearances for their reserve team last year.

The 19-year-old has become Dani Carvajal's back-up this season and has made nine league appearances, scoring his first La Liga goal against Sevilla in December.

#4

Francis Uzoho | Nigeria | October 28, 1998
The 19-year-old goalkeeper was promoted into Deportivo La Coruna's first team and played second fiddle to their No 1 Ruben Ivan Martínez.

Uzoho made his senior debut for Deportivo while he was 18 and becoming the youngest ever foreign goalkeeper to debut in La Liga.

#5

Trent Alexander-Arnold | England | October 7, 1998
Alexander-Arnold has had a tremendous breakout campaign for Liverpool this season, making himself the first-choice right-back at Anfield.
He played a key role in Liverpool's run to the Champions League final and he is set to be an integral player for both club and country in the years to come.

#6

Moussa Wague | Senegal | October 4, 1998
The right-back plies his trade for Belgium side Eupen and has made 28 appearances in all competitions this season.

Claude Makelele is the coach of Wague's Eupen, and the former Chelsea midfielder masterminded their safety in the Belgium First Division this year with a 4-0 win on the final day of the league season.

#7

Jose Luis Rodriguez | Panama | June 19, 1998
The midfielder made the move to Belgium side Gent at the end of December 2016 after initially joining on loan.

The 19-year-old has been playing for their U21 side all season and has been capped twice by the Panama senior team before being included in their World Cup squad.

#8

Ian Smith | Costa Rica | March 6, 1998
The right-back plays for Swedish side IFK Norrkoping, where he has made three appearances since signing for them earlier this year.

He came on as a late substitute for Costa Rica against England last week as his side were defeated 2-0.

#9

Ismaïla Sarr | Senegal | February 25, 1998
The winger made the switch to Rennes in 2017 after breaking into the first team with league rivals FC Metz at the age of 18.

The Senegal international has made 24 league appearances during his debut season for Rennes and he has scored five goals.

#10

Lee Seung-woo | South Korea | January 6, 1998
Last summer Lee Seung-woo signed for Italian side Hellas Verona from Barcelona, but the Spanish giants have an option until 2019 to re-sign the winger.

The 20-year-old made 14 league appearances for Verona in his debut season as they were relegate ad to Serie B.

#11

Luka Jovic | Serbia | December 23, 1997
Last summer Jovic signed on at Eintracht Frankfurt on a two-year-loan from Benfica. The youngster earned a move to Benfica in 2016 after scoring 13 in 48 games for Serbian side Red Star Belgrade.

The striker played his part in scoring eight goals from his 22 league games during his debut season as Frankfurt finished eighth in the Bundesliga.

#12

Marcus Rashford | England | October 31, 1997
Rashford made the most of an injury stricken Manchester United strike force to break into the first team in 2016, scoring twice on his debut in the Europa League and then again on his Premier League bow against Arsenal a few days later.

The forward has gone onto make 123 appearances for United, scoring 32 goals, as he has become one of England's most exciting players. He made his case to start in the World Cup stronger by scoring a wonder goal against Costa Rica last week.

#13

Edson Alvarez | Mexico | October 24, 1997
Edson Alvarez plays for Mexican side Club América and, since making his debut in 2016, he has gone on to make 67 appearances in all competitions.
The defender has also been capped 11 times by Mexico and he got his debut goal in the Gold Cup against Curaçao when he became the youngest Mexican player to ever score in the tournament.

#14

Hamza Mendyl | Morocco | October 21, 1997
Left-back Hamza Mendyl plays for French side Lille and he made his senior debut in February of last year.
The 20-year-old has already been capped 13 times by Morocco after making his debut in an African Cup of Nations qualifier in April 2016.

#15

Nikola Milenkovic | Serbia | October 12, 1997
After coming through the ranks and impressing with Partizan Belgrade, Nikola Milenkovic made the move to Serie A side Fiorentina last summer.
The centre-back made 16 league appearances during his debut season and, since earning his first senior cap for Serbia in 2016, he has now featured three times for the national team.

#16

Kasper Dolberg | Denmark | October 10, 1997
Dolberg is another example of Ajax's brilliant youth setup. Since breaking into the first team in 2016, the forward has scored 32 goals from his 77 appearances in all competitions.
He has so far been capped four times by Denmark and it is only a matter of time until one of Europe's elite snap up the talented youngster.

#17

Rodrigo Bentancur | Uruguay | June 25, 1997
Rodrigo Bentancur officially joined Juventus last summer from Boca Juniors after impressing for the Argentine outfit.
The midfielder has not been short of first-team opportunities during his first season, making 27 appearances in all competitions and he has also been capped six times by Uruguay after making his debut last September.

#18

Bassem Srarfi | Tunisia | June 25, 1997
Bassem Srarfi made the move to Nice from Tunisian side Club Africain on deadline day of the 2017 January transfer window.
The midfielder has gone onto make 37 appearances in all competitions for Nice so far and he made his Tunisia debut in March.

#19

Amine Harit | Morocco | June 18, 1997
Amine Harit came through the academy at French side Nantes and he impressed enough to earn himself a move to German side Schalke, where he has made 29 league appearances during his debut season.
After playing for France at youth level, Harit decided to change allegiances to represent Morocco and he has three caps so far after making his debut in October of last year.

#20

Albert Gudmundsson | Iceland | June 15, 1997
Gudmundsson came through the academy at PSV and, after scoring 28 in 63 games for their reserve team, the winger has since been promoted to the senior side where he has made nine appearances so far.
The 20-year-old has also made an impressive start to his senior Iceland career, scoring three goals from his five caps so far.

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Mohamed Salah has been left out of the starting XI for Egypt's opening World Cup game against Uruguay.
A shoulder injury inflicted on him by Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos in the Champions League final put the Liverpool forward's World Cup campaign in doubt, ruling him out of Egypt's pre-tournament friendlies.
However, the attacker was declared fit on Thursday by coach Hector Cuper ahead of his country's first World Cup finals appearance for 28 years, but instead takes his place on the bench.

Amr Warda is the man who slots into the right wing in Salah's place, joining Abdallah Said, Mahmoud Trezeguet and Marwan Mohsen in attack, while Arsenal man Mohamed Elneny takes a place in midfield alongside Tarek Hamed.

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez, meanwhile, has selected star strikers Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani in the first 11, while Atletico Madrid defenders Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez and ex-Barcelona man Martin Caceres line up in defence.

The Uruguayans have not won their opening match of a World Cup finals since 1970, while the African nation have not won any of the four games they have played in the history of the tournament.

Egypt XI: El Shenawy; Fathy, Gabr, Hegazy, Abdel Shafi; Hamed, Elneny, Trezeguet, Said; Warda; Mohsen.

Uruguay starting XI: Muslera, Varela, Godin, Gimenez, Caceres; Nandez, Betancur, Vecino, Arrascaeta, Suarez, Cavani.

The Central Bank of Nigeria and its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have argued that it was not within their immediate responsibilities to provide information to Nigerians on the treatment of President Muhammadu Buhari or what it cost the country to keep the presidential aircraft and crew for 103 days at the Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom while President Buhari’s medical treatment lasted.

They made this know yesterday while opposing a suit requesting them to provide information on the money spent on President Buhari’s treatment in London, United Kingdom.

They stated this in their papers filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja in opposition to the suit marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/1142/2017.
The suit was instituted by the Incorporated Trustees of Advocacy for Societal Rights Advancement and Development Initiative led by its Executive Director, Adeolu Oyinlola.

ASRADI said in the suit that the CBN and its governor refused to honour its Freedom of Information request contained in its letter of October 19, 2017.
But, in their counter affidavit filed on February 13, 2018, the CBN and its governor urged the court to reject the applicant’s prayers and dismiss the suit.
They equally urged the court to vacate an earlier ex parte order granting leave to the applicant to apply for “a prerogative order of mandamus” compelling them to provide the information requested.

They admitted receiving the October 19, 2017 letter from ASRADI, but forwarded it to the President’s Chief of Staff, who they believed was the proper person to provide the information sought by the applicant.
The CBN and its governor accused the applicant of failing to inform the court that they wrote it, informing the group to resort to the President’s Chief of Staff for the information it sought.

They stated, “Upon the receipt of the applicant’s application for information, the bank (CBN) transferred the same application to the office of the Chief of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“The particular information sought by the applicant related to the overseas medical expenses incurred on the President of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari and the aircraft parking fees at the Stansted Airport in the UK.”

The CBN and its governor added that having transferred the applicant’s request to the President’s Chief of Staff in line with the requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, the request should have been made to the President’s Chief of Staff.
The plaintiff’s letter had sought information on the amount they released for Buhari’s medical treatment in London and the amount they paid on behalf of the Nigerian government as parking fees for keeping the presidential aircraft and crew in the UK while the President’s treatment lasted.

In the suit, with the CBN, its governor and the Attorney General of the Federation as respondents, ASRADI sought a declaration that the respondents’ refusal to provide it with information sought through its letter of October 19, 2017 “amounts to a wrongful denial of information and is a flagrant violation of the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2011.”

It also sought an order compelling the respondents to furnish it with information sought in the letter of October 19, 2017, and a further order, mandating the CBN and its governor to pay the plaintiff N10m in damages “for the wilful refusal of the 1st and 2nd respondents to release information in respect of the applicant’s letter dated October 19, 2017.”

In a supporting affidavit, Oyinlola contended that it was within the responsibilities of the CBN and its governor to provide the requested information saying they “are responsible for all foreign currency transactions of the Nigerian government or transactions involving the Federal Government of Nigeria and foreign institutions concerning transfer of money outside the shores of Nigeria.”

Oyinlola further stated that in the interest of the Nigerian public, the court should grant his group’s prayers to compel the respondents to declare the requested information because ASRADI was daily inundated with demands from the public to investigate the amount of taxpayers’ money spent on treating the President in London and keeping a presidential aircraft there for 103 days.

Justice John Tsoho has adjourned till April 17 for the hearing of the main suit along with any objection filed by any of the respondents.

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