Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and 49 other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have made a renewed call on the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) to intervene to secure the immediate release of Mr. Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, a prominent journalist, human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner who was arrested on 3 August 2019 for having called for a peaceful …

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Political activist, Timi Frank came under fire last night following a retraction by a National Daily Newspaper of a libelous statement made by him against Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. In retracting the story alleging that the nation’s number two citizen received N90b cash from the Federal Inland Revenue Service to prosecute the 2019 presidential polls, Vanguard newspaper stated that it …

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Hidden in the Emirates’ hinterland are several abandoned Primary Healthcare Clinics. Despite spending billions of Naira to build and rehabilitate Primary Healthcare Centres in Kano State, many are covered with dust are over grown grasses. VICTOR EMERUWA followed the funds released by the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency for construction and rehabilitation of healthcare centres in Kano State. Rumo community …

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One of Nigeria’s leading media NGO, International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos has announced the reconstitution of its Governing Board. In a release signed by IPC’s Programme Manager, Sanmi Falobi and made available to National Wire, the organisation established October 1999 is prepared to mark its 20th anniversary. The announcement of a new Governing Board was contained in a statement by …

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It was paparazzi and glamour at its best last Sunday at Lagos Airport Hotel as 13th edition of glamorous Nigeria Media Nite –Out Award came to a glamorous end. The event which has many dignitaries from all parts of the country was anchored by seasoned presenter and actor of repute, Yemi Sodimu. The climax of the award night was the presentation …

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As part of its objectives of achieving Sustainable Development Goal 13 of the United Nations which campaigns for creating a better, cleaner, greener, livable and sustainable planet, an environment friendly organisation; FutureSavers recently converged on different parts of Nigeria for the maiden edition of its monthly #ClimateSitOut event to discuss ‘Plastic Pollution and The Environment.’ Led by Founder/CEO of the …

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Management of Revolution Plus Property Development Company Limited has donated a plot of land in Lagos to the family of Precious Owolabi, the youth corp member attached to Channels Television killed in Abuja during the Police/Shiite face-off recently. The real estate company announced the donation during the Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award yesterday at the B Event Hall by Airport Hotel, …

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Oloruntimilehin Ayomide A 39 year old married woman, Happiness Nwokocha who resides at No. 26 Adesola Street, Agodo, Egbe Lagos has been declared wanted for sexually abusing a 14 year-old-boy for two years. The suspect who carried out the abuse in Egbe is married to Mr. Kingsley Nwokocha who hails from Umuahia the Abia State capital. The marriage is blessed …

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The period, May 29, 2011 and May 29, 2019 remains in the history of Imo State when the local government system and administrations were totally relegated to the background, suppressed and shut down by the governor of the time, Rochas Okorocha. Conversely, the period May 29, 2019 till date since the assumption of office of the current governor, His Excellency, …

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Johannesburg Stock Exchange has felt the heat from the recent xenophobic attack against other nationals in South Africa. www.bnnbloomberg.ca has reported that the growing violence meted out on African nationals living in South Africa is being felt on the Johannesburg stock exchange. According to reports, Africa’s largest mobile phone operator, MTN Group Limited fell as much as 2%, after the …

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