Day: 9 July 2018

Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq July 9, 2018

The Late 5: PDP merges with 30 other parties ahead of 2019 elections, NYSC confirms Adeosun’s exemption letter application and other stories

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has on Monday entered into a new alliance with more than 30 other political parties in the country. The parties who announced a new name…

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Omoleye Omoruyi July 9, 2018

Today’s Noisemakers: Korede Bello, Wale Ozolua, Pius Adesanmi, others

Every day on the Nigerian Internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…

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Wilfred Okiche July 9, 2018

The AMVCAs, Tyler Perry’s Acrimony and why Nollywood needs new audiences

Over the weekend, on Twitter, the age-old battle of the sexes was revived for the 57,000th merry go round. This time, the inciting incident was the latest Tyler Perry film,…

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Omoleye Omoruyi July 9, 2018

Infinix offers exceptional intelligence with new generation smartphone technology on the Note 5

The pace of technological advancements has been nothing short of drastically overwhelming within the last 20 years. The difference as regards the overall capabilities of technological devices made in the…

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Omoleye Omoruyi July 9, 2018

Facebook, Afrinolly rollout ‘Facebook for Creators’ Training

Facebook and Afrinolly today announced the start of its new 'Facebook for Creators' training programme, aimed at empowering creative communities across Nigeria and designed to equip the next generation of…

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Jeffrey Okolo July 9, 2018

Survival of SMEs in Nigeria: A case study of Accelerate Labs

The Future Project continues to empower youth in Nigeria through the Accelerate Labs program with support from Microsoft Nigeria. We have been able to enhance/scale Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)…

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Ade Thompson July 9, 2018

Luis Enrique takes charge of the Spanish National team after disappointing #WorldCup campaign

Highly sought after coach Luis Enrique has been appointed the new Spain coach after his predecessor Fernando Hierro stepped down after a morbid World Cup campaign where Julen Lopotegui was…

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YNaija NewsRoom July 9, 2018

#YNaijaEssays: Music is always political and protest music especially so

Falz’s This Is Nigeria seems to have become the de-facto counterpoint to Childish Gambino’s genre-bending self-examination as a black musician transitioning into mainstream spaces and having his identity suddenly become…

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Omoleye Omoruyi July 9, 2018

“We are intent on doing what is right for the continent” | Ecobank MD, Charles Kie

"As a bank, we want for all Africans to have a share in prosperity: to be able to enjoy the fruits of their labour, to be successful and to realise…

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Bolu Akindele July 9, 2018

Tim Godfrey’s Fearless Tour is upon us

There are a few things that make Tim Godfrey - fearlessness, energy, reckless faith, the ability to turn a bored audience into one with chairs lifted high in minutes. That's…

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Bernard Dayo July 9, 2018

Throw the Twitter debate series #NoDragMyGender into the fire and let it burn

What have we done to deserve this kind of social media hazard? Back in May, popular social media influencer Paul Ezeudoh aka Tweet Oracle announced the then-upcoming #NoDragMyGender, a Twitter-based…

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Bolu Akindele July 9, 2018

Outburst Music Group is having a live recording concert and this is why you should care

After recording tremendous success in church rotation, airplay and sale numbers with their pasts singles and album - Kerygma, Outburst Music Group is out again for another live recording concert.…

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Omoleye Omoruyi July 9, 2018

Entertainment Roundup: Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are engaged; Blackface accuses Wizkid of ‘taking’ his song | More stories

Here’s everything you missed in entertainment over the weekend and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin are engaged Justin…

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Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq July 9, 2018

The Big 5: Governors to stop movement of herdsmen in South East, IGP deploys 30,000 Police officers for Ekiti poll and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Governors of the South-East states have resolved to stop the movement of cattle in the zone, following increased challenges in the…

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