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Nigerian Singers, Olamide, Wizkid, and Adekunle Gold have won individual awards at the ongoing 2022 Headies in Atlanta, United States of America. It was reported that Nigerian songwriter, Buju BNXN, won the 2022 Headies Next Rated award. See the full list of winners below. Best Rap Album – Olamide (Carpe Diem) Best Collaboration – Wizkid feat. Tems (Essence) Best R ‘n’ B Single – Wizkid feat. Tems (Essence) Album of the Year – Wizkid (Made in Lagos (Deluxe Edition) Best Afrobeat Album – Wizkid (Made in Lagos) Songwriter of the Year – Adekunle Gold (Sinner). Best Music Video – TG Omori (Champion – Fireboy DML feat. D Smoke) Artiste of the Year – Burna Boy (Nigeria) Best Male Artiste – Burna Boy Digital Artiste of the Year – Davido Humanitarian Award of the Year – Davido Best Recording of the Year – Patoranking (Celebrate Me) Producer of the Year – SARZ (Monalisa – Lojay and SARZ) Best Alternative Album – Ibeji (Intermission) Headies’ Viewer’s Choice – Arya Starr (Bloody Samaritan) Best

  A petrol-laden tanker has exploded at the boundary between Olambe and Matogun, in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State. The truck driver was said to have conveyed the petrol to a filling station in the area when he lost control of the vehicle due to the bad road.   It was gathered that the truck crashed and the tank fell to the ground, got ruptured and the petrol spilled on the road and into the drainage channel in the area. It was also gathered that a spark occurred as the petrol was spilling and the fire razed shops and buildings in the area.  An eyewitness said the fire had caused panic in the community, adding that no fewer than 10 houses had been razed by the fire. He said, “A lot of people have abandoned their homes; some people are still looking for their children. This is a serious fire and it was caused by a tanker that fell while plying the Olambe to connect Matogun. Shops and about 10 building have been burnt.   The Lagos Territorial Coordinator, Nationa

Nigeria stands to be stripped of the women’s 4x100m relay gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, after an unnamed member of the quartet failed a doping test. The gold winning team comprises Tobi Amusan, Rosemary Chukwuma, Favour Ofili and Grace Nwokocha. It was learnt that the Athletics Federation of Nigeria had been notified of the development by the World Anti-Doping Agency, as the confirmation of the B sample is still being awaited. As a rule, the team would be stripped of the medal and the performance, if the athlete is not exonerated. AFN president Tonobok Okowa confirmed the report with Saturday PUNCH. He said the federation had begun an investigation of the matter and would make its position known.  CWG: Gumel lauds Team NigeriaThe letter from the World Anti-Doping Agency just reached the federation today (Friday) and  we are shocked to hear this for the first time. We risk being stripped of the 4x100m Commonwealth Games gold we won in Birmingham. “But we will carry