Record Olympian Michael Phelps added two more gold medals to his record 19 as he won the Men’s 200m butterfly and the Men’s 4*200m freestyle relay. World number one female tennis star and defending Champion in the Olympics was knocked out by Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the women’s singles third round 6-4, 6-3. United States of...
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A late strike by Spanish full back Dani Carvajal was all Real Madrid needed to lift the UEFA Super Cup. The full back slotted home in the 119th after making a solo run to secure victory for Zinedine Zidane’s side. Sevilla started the game the better side as Jorge Sampioli’s side capitalised on the absence...
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The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said he didn’t approve a 300 per cent increase in school fees of federal government colleges across the country. He said this while speaking with journalists on Tuesday at the inauguration and dissemination of the National Quality Assurance Handbook for Secondary Education in Nigeria. The National Parents and...
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The chairman of the House Committee on Health Services, Chike John Okafor has denied the allegation by former chairman of the House committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin that he moved massive amount of money from the health budget. Okafor noted that Jibrin made the allegation without saying specifically, where the money was moved from and...
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by Tolu Omoyeni The National Orientation Agency (NOA) is another government body set up to sensitize citizens, communicate government policies and promote patriotism. It only seems yesterday morning that the body has gone too far with its task. Nigerians have taken to Twitter to condemn the latest move of the NOA to reinstate the War...
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The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress replied Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka assuring him and Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will not disappoint Nigerians in the task of fixing the country. The party said this in a statement released by its spokesperson, Kate Offor. Mbaka, the Director of the Adoration Ministry, Catholic Church...
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Two Chinese men abducted by gunmen in Nasarawa state have regained their freedom. According to the Spokesperson of the Nasarawa state Police Command Ismailia Numan, the two men who were abducted at Ajage Village in Nasarawa Local Government on Aug. 5 were released on Tuesday. Numan who spoke to journalists in Lafia, the state capital...
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The Federal Government spent N165 billion monthly on salaries, Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, said on Tuesday. According to her, N8 billion from the monthly pay roll of public servants has been saved due to various strategies introduced by the government. Adeosun, spoke at a Town Hall/Policy Dialogue for Good Governance organised by the Alumni...
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by Olaoniye Roqueebah So every four years we get this thing called the Olympics which a lot of people will agree is the biggest sporting event ever. This year, it’s taking place in Rio and it’s safe to say that our Nigerian teams haven’t been doing so bad. Now that we’ve played catch up, here...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Plateau Command on Tuesday said it had seized 1,316 kilogrammes of hard drugs in the first half of 2016. Plateau NDLEA Commandant, Ngozi Maduine revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos. Maduine said the command also secured the conviction of 65 suspects for drug...
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Abubakar Usman, the blogger who was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged ‘cyberstalking’ has reportedly been released. Usman who runs the blog, Abusidiqu was believed to have been arrested for publishing a story critical of the Commission’s Chairman, Ibrahim Magu. According to reports from Premium Times, Usman’s lawyer, Michael Bello confirmed...
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It’s the eighth month already, the year is speeding by. It sure feels like we are racing against time. August is here and with it various Summer plans. We’ve all worked so hard and it’s time to let down our hair. Unfortunately, not everyone can be on vacation at this time. The present economic situation,...
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This is another classic Oyinbo Madness tale. Call her nuts or cookoo but Lisa Tenney, a 40-year-old woman from Idaho, USA believes she has been raped by aliens. The mother of 3 told Earth Mystery News that since the age of 6, she has been having encounters with these ‘extra-terrestrial’ beings; who occasionally abduct her. Lisa said, “My...
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In a bid to end the deadly clashes between herdsmen and farmers, the Federal Government has said it will soon organize herdsmen into ranches. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, disclosed this on Tuesday. He said this while giving an account of the meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Global...
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by Tolu Omoyeni When the Nigerian media went agog over the in-flight premiere of Kunle Afolayan‘s new movie, The CEO, some of us could bet with our pinkie finger that the movie would be the Hit of the Year 2016 especially since the filmmaker himself is the man behind some of the best and revolutionary Nollywood...
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Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) drivers on Tuesday downed tools over delay in salary payment. This development affected a lot of Lagosians as many commuters were left stranded at their various bus stops. In a swift response the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) on Tuesday said it is working assiduously to resolve the impasse between...
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by Ezinne Ajoku Sean Tizzle says the press ruined the relationship with DJ Cuppy, here are 5 reasons that is totally ridiculous The rule regulating lives of celebrities and socialites on social media is pretty simple. Do not air out any laundry you do not want others to see. Some time back, Tizzle serenaded the...
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Following the killing of three soldiers in Nembe on Monday, the Joint Military Force deployed to the Niger Delta has vowed to arrest militants who perpetrated the act. This was contained in a statement by Lt.-Cdr. Abdulrashid Ahmed, Acting spokesman of Operation Delta Safe, in Yenagoa on Tuesday. “Some suspected gunmen believed to be militants...
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Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday, said that foreign exchange sold to 2016 hajj pilgrim was due to a 2015 agreement reached by the bank with both Christian and Muslim pilgrims. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the governor stated that the agreement was made long before the...
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The Enugu Zonal office of the EFCC has arrested three persons: Chukwuma Charles Eze, Ogechi Emeka Okwuosa and Anokwuru Miriam Iheoma, (F) in a case of impersonation and attempt to obtain money by false pretences from the Anambra State Secretary to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Prince Casmir I. Ajulu. The arrest of the...
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by Oluwatorinmo Salau The state of the nation under Buhari’s administration has many people drawing interesting parallels between the past and the present. It is becoming quite common to hear people say, “We are back to 1984”. 1984 was the year, Buhari stepped in as Head of State and ruled the country. Here are 5...
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Nigerian rower, Chierika Ukogu, has qualified for the semi-final of the rowing event in Rio. Ukogu, Nigeria’s first ever rower in the Olympics achieved the feat by coming fifth in the third quarter final of the Women’s single sculls clocking a time of 7:54.44. She will now participate in the Semi finals C/D 1 event...
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Gernot Rohr is now the new coach and technical adviser of the Super Eagles. The German has signed a 2-year-deal to manage the team. Rohr’s appointment was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation and the Super Eagles via their Twitter handles. BREAKING: Mr. Gernot Rohr signs two-year contract to work with the NFF as Technical...
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The Federal Government has denied rumours that it planned to increase the price of fuel. Two months ago the price of fuel was increased from N86.50 to N145 after months of prolonged scarcity. There had been speculations of a fresh raise, two months after the government increased the price of petrol from N86.50 to N145...
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Basketmouth has gone on a ballistic rant about the economic situation of the country. The ace comedian took to Instagram on Tuesday morning to air out his grievances concerning the deplorable state of affairs in the country. Read what he had to say below “I usually try not to pay attention to comments from people...
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The Peoples Democratic Party has said the arrest of popular blogger Abubakar Sidiq by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is illegal and not within their rights. In a statement released on Tuesday, the PDP said the Buhari-led administration is trying to gag the press. The statement reads, “We are deeply concerned about the...
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by Lakin’ Goodluck The things we make the crux of our debates in this generation are truly quite puzzling. So a pastor offers a valuable and sagacious counsel to his congregation, and some people just threw caution to the wind in order to prove the wrongness of such counsel. Others did not even give the admonition...
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Whom we love, we chastise. The bible says something like that. So let it be known that TMB (that’s The Media Blog) is a fan of EbonyLife TV. Stop thinking about the misadventure with Desperate Housewives. Let’s not hate on The Spot today (just today, we promise). There’s more than that to them. What they...
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Some Ebonyi State students studying abroad courtesy of the state government’s scholarship programme are complaining that they have been abandoned to their fate. The students said they might be ejected from their various institutions soon following the inability of the Ebonyi State government to pay their fees and other expenses. They accused the Governor David...
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So if you pay attention to the underground ‘submarine channel’ of online media, you will know that there is a silent war between entertainment magazines Zikoko and PartyJollof (disclosure: our sister company is an investor in PartyJollof). You wouldn’t know it by looking at the timelines of PartyJollof, but it’s always there when you find...
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