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The Transmission Company of Nigeria hereby informs the general public that the Labour Union has shut down the national grid, resulting in black out nationwide. The national grid shut down occured at about 2.19am this morning, 3rd June 2024.
At about 1:15am this morning, the Benin Transmission Operator under the Independent System Operations unit of TCN reported that all operators were driven away from the control room and that staff that resisted were beaten while some were wounded in the course of forcing them out of the control room and without any form of control or supervision, the Benin Area Control Center was brought to zero.
Other transmission substations that were shut down, by the Labour Union include the Ganmo, Benin, Ayede, Olorunsogo, Akangba and Osogbo Transmission Substations. Some transmission lines were equally opened due to the ongoing activities of the labour union.
On the power generating side, power generating units from different generating stations were forced to shut down some units of their generating plants, the Jebba Generating Station was forced to shut down one of its generating units while three others in the same substation subsequently shut down on very high frequency. The sudden forced load cuts led to high frequency and system instability, which eventually shut down the national grid at 2:19am.
At about 3.23am, however, TCN commenced grid recovery, using the Shiroro Substation to attempt to feed the transmission lines supplying bulk electricity to the Katampe Transmission Substation. The situation is such that the labour Union is still obstructing grid recovery nationwide.
We will continue to make effort to recover and stabilize the grid to enable the restoration of normal bulk transmission of electricity to distribution load centres nationwide.
Ndidi Mbah
GM, Public Affairs
3/5/24
Afrobeats sensation Ayra Starr has clarified her decision to collaborate with Asake and Seyi Vibez, asserting that she was unaware of any rivalry between the two superstars.
According to the songstress, she decided to work with the superstars because she loves their sonic prowess.
“I didn’t put Asake and Seyi Vibez on my album because of their rivalry. I didn’t know about the rivalry between Asake and Seyi Vibez. I just love both of them as artists” Ayra explained.
She continued, ” I’m really big on sonic; what would sound good sonically. My team is always thinking of the business side but I’m just thinking of who would be sonically compatible with me. And I’ve been listening to Seyi Vibez’s ‘Different Pattern’ for a very long time. So I decided to work with him. When I sent the record to him, he sent his verse almost immediately.
“They were very quick with it. Asake, too, he sent me his verse in three days.”
Ayra Starr provided the insights, while featuring in an interview session on The Beat FM Lagos. She was asked whether her decision to work with both singers on her sophomore album, ‘The Year I Turned 21,’ was intentional because of their rivalry and the singer answered on the contrary.
Asake and Seyi Vibez have not had any public spat, but there has always been a chill between their fans on social media.
Temilade Openiyi, the world-famous, Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, who is popularly known as Tems, has shared her opinion about the agenda of most men when it comes to relationships.
According to her, a lot of men approach relationships with no agenda other than s*x.
The Oscar-nominated diva stated this in the teaser of the upcoming episode of ‘Flow with Korty.’
The host, Korty EO asked, “Have you been in love before?”
Tems replied, “A lot of guys, they are very obvious… There is no agenda but to penetrate.”
The ‘Essence’ crooner also opened up about being constantly misunderstood and bullied because of her reserved nature and how she handled it.
“Everything I did seemed to annoy everybody. They would say, ‘Why are you so slow? Why are you talking so slow? Talk like you are alive.’ And I would say, ‘You are very stupid. Are you crazy?’ I was upset all the time,” she said.
Tems added that she found solace in her musical talent.
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, the famous Nigerian Afrobeats singer, who is popularly known as Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media on Saturday.
He also disclosed that the album titled ‘Morayo’ in honour of his mum would be released “very soon.”
Wizkid said, “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
Recall that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
He said, “The pain is profound.”
Don Jazzy, the veteran Nigerian producer and music executive, has postulated X users sacrificed their mental health by joining the platform.
According to him, mental health is the currency for subscribing to X (formerly Twitter) in 2024.
On his X handle Saturday, Jazzy wrote: “Your mental health is the currency you use to subscribe to Twitter in 2024.”
Taking to the comment section, a fan told Don Jazzy that his social media engagement has dropped drastically since he limited his X usage.
The fan wrote, “Your engagement level come drop sha as you leave us japa finally to insta.”
Don Jazzy replied, “Make e drop. Una wahala too much for here.”
Don Jazzy, the seasoned record producer and music executive, has observed that Nigerians are not embracing female musicians as much as they should.
The Mavin Records boss said it is sad that Nigerians don’t consume much music from female artistes compared to their male counterparts despite their hard work.
A netizen with the X handle @Lahon199x had raised concerns over the issue, saying Nigerian female artists have more chances of becoming global A-list than in Nigeria.
The X user wrote: “Nigerians in general are still not receptive to Female music
“You will see female dominating or at least equal to the men in other countries’ music industry
“But In Nigeria?..Our female artistes have more chances of being A-list globally than being A-list in Nigeria.”
Reposting his tweet, Don Jazzy wrote, “And it’s so sad. The women put in soooo much work.”
Alex Iwobi, the Fulham and Super Eagles midfielder, has revealed what he loves about being a Nigerian.
The former Arsenal star said Nigerians have unique mannerisms which make them stand out.
He added that Nigerians are “so loud,” especially the Yorubas.
Iwobi stated this in a recent interview with Kiss Fresh, London, United Kingdom.
The host asked, “What do you love about Nigerians and being Nigerian?”
Iwobi replied, “You can smell a Nigerian from a mile away. Our mannerisms are so Nigerian, especially Yoruba people. Yoruba people are so loud.
“My favourite thing about the country is that everyone is so welcoming, rich in hospitality and it’s like one big family. Everyone who is doing well tries to give back to their communities. Every footballer that I am with always try to give back to where they come from. That’s an amazing thing.
“The first thing I do whenever I land in Nigeria and I’m in my hotel room, I order pounded yam and egusi.”
Ayra Starr, the popular Nigerian singer, has made a new claim.
The superstar singer claimed she knew she was going to be a superstar at a tender age but confusion set in as to how that would happen.
Recounting her rise to fame, Ayra said she ventured into the music world at 18, shortly after she graduated from the University.
She made this known during an interview with a renowned streaming platform, Spotify where she revealed how she knew from a tender age about becoming famous.
According to Ayra Starr, her mother stalled her music career until she graduated at 18, making it her first time in a studio.
The Grammy nominee further highlighted the phases of her life after she bagged fame following the breakthrough of her first album.
She said: “The year I turned 10, I knew I was going to be a superstar but I didn’t know how. The year I turned 16, I just wanted sing in my room; 18 was when I entered the studio for the first time, and I had just graduated from the university. I remember my mom said that the only time you can do music is when you can do music.
“I released my first album in 19, ’19 and Dangerous’ and it took the world by storm. At 20, I released Rush and it was my biggest song. The year I turned 21, I got nominated for Grammy; that was the beginning of living my life as the global African superstar.”
Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, the popular, Grammy-nominated Nigerian singer and songwriter, who is better known as Ayra Starr, has opened up about her struggle with writer’s block and how it affected her.
The ‘Rush’ crooner said she couldn’t write songs for about six months until she received the demo of her song ’21’ off her new album, ‘The Year I Turned 21,’ from a friend as a birthday present which opened her mind.
“I got the demo of ’21’ from a friend as a birthday gift the day I turned 21,” She said in a viral podcast interview.
“I had told him that it has been so hard… I was having a writer’s block for six months. I couldn’t write about myself then he gave me the first version of the song in a demo as my birthday gift. Recording ’21’ was quite easy for me, I did it in one-take. I was even lying down with the mic in my hand.
“’21’ is special because it is what opened my mind to the rest of the album. With ’21’ I started to see myself again the way I wanted to see myself.”