As part of the Africa Tech Week taking place in Lagos, photo sharing app, Instagram on Thursday, 6 December held the maiden edition of Inspire Action training – aimed to inspire, educate, and train between 70 to 80 women entrepreneurs and women working in the technology industry during TechCrunch Week. Speaking on the programme, Kezia...
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These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has condemned the implementation of the tradermoni scheme by the Federal Government, explaining that distribution of cash to the public very close to general elections by public officials, no matter how noble the intent may be, amount to vote...
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Bukola Saraki,
Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN),
EFCC,
lai mohammed,
Late 5,
Mustapha Shehuri,
Olufemi Adewole,
olusegun obasanjo,
PDP,
Sani Omolori,
Yakubu Dogara
It’s no denying that the loyal customers and fans of Infinix Mobility on the XClub platform are no doubt the luckiest set of people in the world and it’s not hard to understand why. Infinix Mobility have been nothing but stellar throughout 2018 releasing quality smartphones that have shattered the norms within the smartphone ecosystem....
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A typical instance of… “never give up” yeah? Read on. Kogi-born University of Benin (UNIBEN) Mass Communication graduate, Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu – known as Mr Voiceover – recently won an international award as Student Brand Of The Year West Africa on West African Citizens Awards 2018 and while narrating his story in an interview, he said...
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For more than two years, Access Bank has proven to be way more than just a financial institution, with practical and industry-defining roles in socio-economic policies and operations that have rewritten the ground rules for corporate brand participation in both social and environmental issues. While global markets continue to titter and organisations try to maximise...
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The movement against bigotry and racism took a whole new turn with the inauguration of US president, Donald Trump on January 20, 2017. His strong opinions on illegal immigrants and people of colour have received a lot of negative reactions of many persons across the country. This became evident when a few sportsmen began the...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to reports that it raided an apartment occupied by two sons of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar over the weekend. In a statement it released on Monday and shared on its official Twitter handle @officialefcc, the anti-graft body said the recent arrest of...
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On Monday, December 03, 2018, the Department of State Services (DSS) paraded one Amina Mohammed for impersonating first lady Aisha Buhari among other personalities. According to the DSS, she gained access into Aso Villa under false pretense (how she was able to achieve that should be a matter of interest) through which she was able...
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Media personality, Bolanle Olukanni and ex-Big Brother Nigeria housemate, Tobi Bakre will host the 13th edition of The Future Awards Africa scheduled to take place on 16 December, 2018 at The Balmoral Centre, Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. Bolanle and Tobi will do the honors as hosts to celebrate 100 nominees and unveil 20 outstanding individuals whose relentless hard...
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From Saturday 22nd to Monday 24th December, the much anticipated Christmas Village is set to hold at Landmark Beach Front, Victoria Island, Lagos. Christmas Village is a one of its kind Christmas experience in Nigeria. Pioneered by Fun Central Park & Filli Magna, the Christmas Village is an activity packed 3-day event for people of...
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Cool FM,
DSTV,
Federal Ministry of Information & Culture,
Filii Magna,
IHS,
lagos state,
Maltina,
Multichoice,
Nestlé,
Pulse,
PZ & Mcvities,
Silverbird,
Taxify,
visa,
ynaija
What better time to put out an old school drama about aspiring for the highest political office in the land than electoral season? As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lifts the lid to allow for active campaigning, and political parties and their candidates scramble for a piece of the pie, filmmaker Bright Wonder Obasi...
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You have seen the trailer. It is no spoiler to report that Chief Beecroft (Taiwo Obileye), the character for which EbonyLife Film’s latest extravaganza is named, has just kicked the bucket. This unfortunate event, the film’s inciting incidence is pretty much dispatched with in the opening sequences. The real drama lies in what happens after....
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Nancy Isime is currently in Norway shooting an international feature film called The Department of Applied Chemistry. It’s a working title though, and also features Zimbabwean-born American actor Michael Maponga (Finding Mother, The Symphony of Silence). The movie set has Isime moving from location to location in Oslo, Nordstrand, Tøyen and Bergen. It’s been gathered...
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As the 2019 elections draw near, with the governorship election coming up March 2, 2019, The Platform – a governance initiative by Covenant Christian Centre to help shape discussions on politics, economy and social development – is organising a debate which is to come up on January 13, 2019. In a video posted by the...
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The 10th edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) held Friday at the Kakanfo Conference Centre in Ibadan, Oyo. The event was hosted by comedian Helen Paul and veteran actor Keppy Ekpeyong Bassey and had Governor Abiola Ajimobi as the chief host. Nollywood stars thronged the ceremony; from Segun Arinze, Nobert Young, Yemi Solade,...
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Here’s everything you missed in entertainment over the weekend and others that unravelled while you slept – and are still buzzing today. NYSC reportedly dismisses Davido The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has dismissed singer, David Adeleke, known as Davido, for violating camp rules, Punch Newspaper reports. The Newspaper quoted a source as saying that,...
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These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has directed its members to shut down all loading operations by midnight, noting that oil marketers have disengaged their staff due to inability to pay salaries. DAPPMAN Executive Secretary, Olufemi Adewole, who issued the directive on behalf of...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has constituted a Presidential Implementation Committee on Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary in accordance with the 4th Alteration to the 1999 Constitution. This was contained in a Statement on Sunday which stated that, “the purpose of the committee is to drive the actualisation of the autonomy granted to the legislature...
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These are the stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday, at the launching of the 2018 Africa Youth Congress Against Corruption (AYCAC) at the old Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja, said that the involvement of African youth is pertinent if the war against corruption is to be won. He said, “To the young...
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As we continue to push for Police Reforms, Nigerian actor, Gideon Okeke, has narrated his own story. The ‘Tinsel’ actor posted videos on Instagram detailing how he was manhandled by men of the Nigerian Police Force while he was on his way to act as an MC at the Johnnie Walker music concert which held...
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There is an indication that there may have been an assassination attempt on the life of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), few days after the 2018 Harvest and Bazaar of the Ministry where he attempted to compel the Vice Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),...
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The Federal Government has said that oil marketers should expect a payment of N236 billion as the first tranche of the outstanding N348 billion subsidy claims by the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA). Chief Operating officer, Downstream of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Henry...
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big 5,
EFCC,
Henry Nkem-Obih,
Ibikunle Amosun,
Kola Ologbondiyan,
Lanre Issa-Onilu,
nnpc,
PDP,
Rochas Okorocha,
Tony Orilade
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 issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:...
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These are the stories that drove conversation today. Nigeria’s Oil marketers Saturday, said they did not reach an agreement with Federal Government on the N800 billion subsidy arrears, saying their ultimatum to cease depots operations on Monday remains. Executive Secretary, Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), Olufemi Adewole said in a statement,...
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The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has reacted to criticisms that have trailed a viral video recorded during his ministry’s annual harvest and bazaar celebration showing an altercation between him and the Vice-Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, wherein he tried to compel the former governor...
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Released back in February and rippling into a cultural phenomenon, Marvel’s Black Panther has been breaking records and making history. Remember when it became the most tweeted movie of all time? Now, following the recent announcement of nominations for the 2019 Golden Globes, Black Panther has become the first ever superhero movie to be nominated...
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Praises and prayers rend the heaven as Nigerians in their thousands gathered at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Onikan, Lagos for the thirteenth edition of The Experience, a yearly praise and worship meeting organised by House on the Rock. Beyond the crowd at the venue, many others were glued to their television screens, laptops, tablets...
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These are the top ten stories that drove conversation during the week.
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I shared one of the most profound moments of my life with the audience of TEDx Ungwarimi, where I was invited as a guest over the weekend. My therapist was helping me through a process of confronting and working through loneliness. And we agreed on an exercise: take a trip to the world. But rather...
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Poetry can be likened to spades, whose ability to dig deep and unearth largely depends on who is handling it. It’s fairly obvious, but the fate of a line or a paragraph, in terms of its resonating effect, has a lot to do with the thumb and index (and all other accompanying) fingers wielding the...
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