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Cancerous noodles crisis highlights poor regulations

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NAFDAC DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye Ajebotv examines the poor regulations of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in light of the controversy surrounding the supply of alleged cancerous noodles to the Nigerian market On Saturday, April 29, Indofoods, makers of Indomie instant noodles issued a rejoinder in reaction to the recall of its products in Taiwan and Malaysia over an increased cancer risk. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s “special chicken” flavour noodles. It is not every day that what happens in Malaysia or Taiwan makes headlines in Nigeria; but, for particularly obvious reasons, this news came with riveting interest for Nigerians, many of whom wondered why the local regulatory agency was unable to detect this looming danger. According to the Malaysian health ministry, 36 samples of instant noodles from different brands had been examined since 2022. It was discovered that 11 s

I got engaged two days after meeting my fiance – DJ Cuppy

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  Popular Nigerian disc jockey, Florence Otedola, aka DJ Cuppy has revealed that she got engaged to her fiance, Ryan Taylor, two days after meeting. Dj Cuppy made this known in an interview on Monday. She stated that the engagement was quick and she only got to know about her lover after the proposal. “I got engaged in November after two days. The two days came into play because it was so quick. And you get to know the person after,” she said. Meanwhile, the billionaire heiress recently said that she is considering a new career change. Cuppy expressed desire to become a backup singer to the YBNL artist, Asake.

Morravey details how Davido signed her into DMW

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  Davido signed Morravey and Logos Olori together Morravey, the latest addition to DMW's roster of artists, has shared some insight about how Davido signed her. In an interview with 'Turntable Charts,' the elated singer revealed that she was left stunned upon receiving Davido's message and was unable to move from her bed. She stated that the head of 30BG had reached out to her, asking for her phone number and expressing  his interest in signing her. She said,  "I was practising to make a cover of a song, [and] my friend was videoing without me knowing. So, weeks later, when we couldn't post that particular song, he posted that video [the part] where I was not showing in it. When he posted it, it was everywhere. Then, one morning, I saw one text message and when I checked it, it was Davido. I shouted 'Ye!' I froze. I was on my bed. And then, I texted my manager. He [Davido] was like: 'Your voice is amazing. Can I have your number?' Then, he

Chioma has no Twitter account – Davido, Ubi Franklin call out impersonator

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  Nigerian Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, professionally known by his stage name Davido, and talent manager, Ubi Franklin, have called out a fake Twitter page impersonating Chioma. The duo took to their individual Twitter handle on Tuesday to reveal that Davido’s wife, Chioma, has no Twitter account and warned social media users to disregard tweets from the fake page. In a trending disclaimer post accompanied by a screenshot, Ubi Franklin explained that the particular page with a similar username to that of Chioma’s Instagram page is fake and only impersonating her. He tweeted: “This page is impersonating Chef Chi. Kindly disregard any tweet from this Twitter handle. Thank you.” Retweeting Franklin’s disclaimer post on his official handle, Davido noted that “Chioma has no Twitter.”