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April 4, 2022

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Angelique Kidjo Wins Another Grammy Award

The 64th Grammy Awards held on On April 3, 2022, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, featuring the likes of Angelique Kidjo who bags another Grammy Award.

The album also features Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Mr Eazi and more on different songs.

At the event, Grammy-winning Nigerian superstar, Wizkid was nominated for two categories: Best Global Music Performance and Best Global Music Album. On the night, he lost the Best Global Music Performance to multiple Grammy winner, Angelique Kidjo, who won for her critically acclaimed album, Mother Nature.

The album also features Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Mr Eazi and more on different songs.

During her acceptance speech, she gave a shout-out to those three artists. She said, "When I won [my last] Grammy, I said that the young musicians from Africa are gonna take the world by storm, so I want to thank them: Yemi Alade, Burna Boy, Sting, Mr. Eazi..."

Lai Mohammed Says Dangote Refinery Will Be A Game Changer

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery will be a game changer in Nigeria’s energy challenge once it comes on stream.

The minister stated this on Sunday in Lagos when he led a team of journalists on inspection tour of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals located at the Lagos Free Trade Zone, Ibeju-Lekki.

He said the refinery will engender huge value addition that would contribute to the increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The minister said the refinery will conserve foreign exchange by putting an end to importation of petroleum products and huge sum paid for subsidy.

He said in addition to creating employment, it will generate foreign exchange through export of finished products.

Mohammed said that there would be availability of petroleum products thus ending petrol queues and attract foreign capital investments.

He said with the total investment above 19 billion dollar in the refinery and 2.5 billion dollar on the Dangote Fertiliser Plant, also located in the zone, the company is leading Nigeria’s industrial revolution.

Mohammed said the coming into being of the massive industrial complexes as the Dangote Fertilizer Company and the Refinery were made possible by the enabling environment provided by the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said new businesses were springing up in all sectors owing to a conducive business environment provided by the Buhari’s administration.

Mr Devakumar Edwin, Executive Director, Strategy Capital Projects and Portfolio Development, Dangote Group, who conducted the team round, said the refinery to be inaugurated before the end of the year will meet 100 per cent of Nigerians energy requirements.

Things To Know About Alopecia Areata

The Will Smith saga has been trending online for a while now and some might not really understand what inspired Smith's actions.

Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Smith's condition but it did not sit well with the couple hence the reaction, SLAP!

Here is what you need to know about Jada's condition. It is called Alopecia Areata, Alopecia means hair loss.

1. It is a skin disease that causes hair loss

Alopecia areata is a skin condition that causes hair loss. Suddenly, a person notices that there are bald patches on their hair and in some cases in other parts of their body.

2. It is an autoimmune disease

It is caused by white blood cells attacking hair follicles and reducing the rate at which hair is produced. There is no scientific reason why this happens.

3. It is a genetic disease

However, alopecia is a genetic disease. 20% of people who have alopecia do because a family member had it.

Statistically, 1 out of 50 people will experience alopecia or hair loss and it occurs among men and women equally.

Alopecia can happen at any age, but most people experience it at the age of 30.

4. It is not life-threatening or painful

It is not deadly or life-threatening and does not cause physical pain. The only effect it might have might be psychological as many people equate hair with beauty.

In case a person experiences loss of hair in their nose or eyelashes, it might make them more susceptible to eye and nose irritation.

5. There is no cure

Losing your hair might be devastating, but you can still look good bald or resort to wearing a wig. There is no cure for alopecia, but certain things can stimulate hair growth like anti-inflammatory drugs that suppress the immune system. They may be in the form of injections, ointment to be applied topically, drugs like Minoxidil and Anthralin.

So, when the topic about Smith' s reaction and Jada's condition comes up, you definitely know how to respond thoughtfully.