Four New Members Join Co-Chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates to Shape Foundation Governance and Increase Impact  In inaugural foundation annual letter, CEO Mark Suzman reflects on evolution of foundation’s governance and work to fight poverty, disease, and inequity globally  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has appointed a board of trustees, with Strive Masiyiwa, Baroness Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, …

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Community leaders have been asked to engage with duty bearers and monitor activities to ensure development in their various localities. The call was made yesterday in Alimosho, Lagos State by Mr. Ayo Aluko-Olokun who was a facilitator at the workshop titled ‘Rights based approach Advocacy Training For Community Stakeholders’ Engagement with duty bears on priority development issues’. The program supported …

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Lagos based media NGO, the International Press Centre (IPC), is calling for thorough investigation following the recent attack on Thunder Blowers news organisation and Mansur Rabiu who works as an editor of the news medium in Gusau, Zamfara State. In a release signed by Safety Alert Officer, IPC, Melody Akinjiyan, the attack was described as unfortunate. According to Committee to …

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No doubt Nigerian youths are among the most inventive and innovative on the planet. However, many of these ideas are wasting away daily even in the face of the need for innovations to transform the Nigerian economy. Project Scinovate is a project broken into stages, which includes a reality show, to bridge this gap by harvesting scientific invention, innovations and …

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It was a battle of two eagles at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) when the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia lost by a lone goal to the Eagles of Mali in the first Group F match.  The carcass at stake was the maximum three points the both eagles filled out to contest at Limbe. Playing before an almost empty …

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Nigeria’s Super Eagles this evening at the ongoing African Cup of Nations were one goal better than their Egyptian counterparts, the Pharaohs of Egypt in the opening match of Group D in Garoua. Kelechi Iheanacho made the difference on the 30th minute when he found the back of the Egyptian net after several attempts by the Super Eagles. Despite Egyptians’ …

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The Atlas Lions of Morocco have started their African Nations Cup campaign in Cameroon on a bright note after defeating Ghana’s Black Stars by one goal in Yaoundé Monday evening. The Ghanaian displayed a free flowing West African football style of play for 90 minutes but couldn’t locate the back of the Moroccan net. However, the Moroccans proved a better …

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Globally acclaimed Dotmount Communications Group, publishers of Pleasures Magazine (PleasuresMagazine.com.ng) has announced its acquisition of Gannett Co.Inc’s shares, a highly respected diversified news and media information company that operates in broadcasting, publishing, and digital, in a move expected to enhance the Dotmount Communications’s global reach with comprehensive integrated services for a strong stable of clients and projects. Gannett (GCI) is a diversified news …

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The last has not been heard about the 14th December coordinated bank robbery in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incidence which did not enjoy much media reportage is one the entire Local Government Areas in Kogi West Senatorial District may not forget in a hurry. Three banks and two police stations were attacked simultaneously, three innocent …

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Rector of St. Catherine’s the Salesian House of Theology, Maynooth University Archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland, Dr. Cyril Odia has expressed worry over increasing number of street children in Nigeria, saying it is a national embarrassment. Odia who is the Executive Producer of the movie, The Oratory, recently premiered in Lagos spoke at a press conference in Lagos yesterday, where he …

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