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    Music pioneer Jamal Edwards MBE, who is credited with launching the careers of a number of music artists including Ed Sheeran, has died at the age of 31.   The entrepreneur was the founder of the online urban music platform SB.TV and the son of Loose Women star Brenda Edwards. His pioneering work in the music industry led him to become friends with several celebs - including Ed Sheeran, Will.i.am, and Rio Ferdinand. Jamal Edwards' mum's TV co-star Denise Welch wrote: "My heart aches for my friend Brenda. I can’t bear it. Jamal Edwards was a wonderful son and brother."   A fan added: "A pioneer in taking Black British music and culture digital via SBTV. Thank you for being the helm of visual content and a home for artists that didn’t feel seen in the mainstream. The impact is felt and will be for generations to comet. An eternal talent. RIP Jamal Edwards."  

    Chelsea goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy has said he 'didn't understand' why he did not make the top 30 in last year's Ballon d'Or. The Senegal keeper was one of the standout players in the world after he helped Chelsea win the Champions League, keeping a clean sheet in the Blues' 1-0 win over Manchester City in the final Since joining the London side in September 2020, he has kept 25 clean sheets in his 52 league appearances. For his heroics, the 29-year-old was named the Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper but he did not rank within the top 30 players at the Ballon d'Or. Speaking to French football programme Téléfoot, Mendy said he 'didn't understand' the snub.     'The best response was to stay the course on the pitch to show that my name deserved to be in the top 30.  'I think being African did me a disservice because I didn't play in any international competitions last yearl.' 

   Otorhinolaryngology Department of (Ear, Nose and Throat) of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital performed a second successful cochlear surgery on Saturday. A statement signed by Deputy Director, Publicity and Communications of the hospital, Mrs. Hauwa Abdullahi, disclosed this on Sunday. It said that the second cochlear implant surgery was performed in the hospital, in collaboration with Medical Professors from the University of Jordan, Prof. Firas Alzoubi and Prof. Simeon Afolabi. According to the statement, “The department lead the surgery team in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital on Saturday and it was a success.” It said the Head of the ENT Department, Prof. Samuel Kolo, stressed that a cochlear implant is a specialised surgery conducted by an ENT specialist to restore the hearing of severely impaired individuals. He explained that in 2021, the first surgery was conducted on a three-year-old boy from Yobe state and an Eight-year-old girl from Borno state. Prof. Kolo, according to t...

  By:  Alfred Olufemi Lagos-based plastic surgeon, Dr. David Egbeogu, has warned that complications from butt enhancement can lead to death, particularly if conducted by a quack. Dr. Egbeogu who spoke with  PUNCH Healthwise  on Saturday said the most common surgical procedure is the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), noting that it involves the injection of fat from other areas of the body in the butt. “There are so many ways that the butt is enhanced but the one that has the greatest complications that have been seen is the butt injection. There is this injection that people receive in their butt. The commonest is the one that is called the fat transfer. The Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL). “The procedure is done in such a way that the place the fat is injected and the quantity of fat matter in the outcome. If it is injected in the proper place, the chances of having complications are low.” The medical practitioner, however, said that the worst complication that can cause death i...

  The Catholic Archbishop of the Abuja Archdiocese, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama on Sunday warned Nigerians, especially the youths, against violence and any form of electoral malpractice in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. He gave the warning in his homily at St. Louis-Marie de Montfort’s Pastoral Area Kubwa, Abuja. The cleric said, “Dear young people, this is the time when leaders pursuing their selfish political interests use young people negatively. Don’t allow yourselves to be used even in the midst of social lack. “Participate actively and honestly in politics and perform your civic responsibility with great courage and conviction in the spirit of patriotism, with the hope that the conscience of political leaders will be touched and they will be able to sacrifice their comfort, and temper their greed with mercy, to provide for you and your future. Keep the light of faith aglow and don’t relent in praying and working for peace and progress.” He also urged those in power to...

  Former Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Sammie Alifa, popularly known as Sammie, has knocked fans who felt they could dictate the love affairs of celebrities. In a  Twitter  thread on Sunday, the reality TV star made a case for fans who ask celebrities to break up with their partners. He noted that fans do not have the right to do such since they didn’t create the celebrity or know the details of the relationship. The up-and-coming filmmaker further asked fans to mind their businesses on social media as celebrities’ relationships do not concern them. He wrote, “Imagine strangers telling you to break up with your partner because they are not attracted to them or he/she isn’t right for you because of where they’re from. “They don’t know how this person treats you or how you feel about this person. They just feel like your partner isn’t ‘cute’ enough for you. “Who gives you the right to tell someone who doesn’t even know you exist who to love and in fact what to d...

About 9 people including a pregnant woman reportedly died in a multiple accident which occurred on Ilorin/Ogbomoso road on Sunday morning. The accident which involved a commercial Toyota Hiace bus and a private Toyota car happened at about 8am opposite the Ilorin International Airport Authority in Kwara state. The PUNCH  correspondent gathered that one of the vehicles involved in the crash was said to have carried petrol-filled kegs. Official information from the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said that the accident involved a Toyota bus with registration number AFN 06 YL and a private light ash Toyota Corolla car with number LRN 787 FE. The cause of the accident according to the FRSC was attributed to over speeding and non adherent to road safety rules. Sources however told  PUNCH  Metro that the Lagos-bound passenger bus had loaded at the Gerin Alimi motor park, heading outwards from Ilorin metropolis, when it rammed into the private vehicle. The private vehicle, said...