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Fela's grandnephew, Baba Kuboye says ‘I want to work on things I have not been doing before’

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Babatunmida Kuboye, popularly known as Baba Kuboye is the son of renowned veteran Jazz duo, Tunde and late Fran Kuboye. Coming from a background steeped in music by virtue of his regular sessions at his parents’ popular Jazz 38 Club with The Extended Family Band, he has ventured into music. The Lagos born 'ajebo' who hails from Ondo state and lives in the United States of American was caught up in this interview with Friday Ehime Alex, correspondence at wikkencrew, an online news medium where he shares quite a lot of interesting things surrounding his music, life and career. Excerpt: Could you take us a little bit into your upbringing? My name is Babatunmida Kuboye. I am one of the three kids of my parents. My parents are Tunde and late Fran Kuboye. My mum was a dentist as well as a jazz singer and my dad doubled as an engineer and jazz singer too. I grew up in a nightclub. My sister and I had always have interest in music from our adolescent age. We developed th...

EFCC Intercepts N49m In Sacks At Nigeria Airport

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kaduna Zonal office has intercepted a sum of N49million in five large 150kg sacks at  Kaduna airport. According to the statement credited to the anti-graft agency, the sacks were intercepted following a tip off. Punch reports quoted EFCC to has said in a statement that, “During a routine baggage screening, five sacks were sighted unattended and without tags containing fresh bulk items suspected to be money.  “Upon examination, the bags were found to contain fresh crispy naira notes of N200 denomination in 20 bundles totaling forty million naira and N50 denomination in 180 bundles totaling nine million naira with seal purportedly emanating from the Nigeria Security and Minting Plc as seen in the labeled sealed packs.” It added, EFCC investigation was ongoing “to unravel the culprits behind the attempted illegal movement of the cash”.

A Car on Nigeria road.

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Top Nollywood Actress Accussed Of Stealing Dogs

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Nollywood actress, Oge Okoye has allegedly been accused of stealing two dogs belonging to an American TV star, Kenya Moore. The shameful embarancement has made Oge to deleted the post shared on her Instagram page recently, Source says. However, Moore’s fans have taken to social media to slam Oge, calling her thief.