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Folake Sokoya Honourable Oladipupo Adebutu, Member, House of Representatives (Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency) has reminded Muslim faithful in the country not forget the lessons of Ramadan which is about getting closer to the Almighty Allah in humility, personal denials and self-restraints from sin and worldly pleasures. In his Eid-el- fitri message, Honourable Adebutu said the teachings of Prophet Mohammed (SAW), emphasised …
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July, 2016
June, 2016
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28 June
IPC presents community development charter in Boshoa, Orile Shomolu, Araromi Odo communities
Dayo Emmanuel Residents of local communities have been enjoined to participate in the governance of their localities. The call was made by the Director of International Press Centre, Mr. Lanre Arogundade at the at the public presentation and launch of the Community Development Charter For Boshoa, Orile Shomolu and Araromi Odo communities of Lagos State. The presentation, a community-led initiative …
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27 June
Young journalists urged on maximizing internship opportunities
Dayo Emmanuel Young journalists have been enjoined to maximize internship opportunities around them as the job market gets more competitive. The encouragement was given at the June fellowship of Journalists For Christ (JFC) held at the International Press Centre, Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos recently. President of JFC, Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin in his welcome address gave insight on how internship opportunities worked …
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24 June
My mother beating me inspired my Pankere song
King Oogbodo So So master, King Oogbodo, says his latest song, Pankere, was inspired by how his mother used to beat him with pankere (cane stick) as a child. According to him, she used to beat him at the slightest opportunity she had with it and she beat him so much that he began to live in fear of the dreaded …
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24 June
IPC condemns Ijaw Youth Council’s attack on Rhythm FM
Media NGO, the International Press Centre (IPC), Lagos- Nigeria has condemned the invasion on Rhythm FM radio station by a faction of the Ijaw Youth Council in Bayelsa on Thursday, June 24, 2016. The angry youths, who stormed the studio in buses and other vehicles, interrupted an interview with the Mobilisation Officer of Ijaw Youth Council, Mr. Wisdom Ikuli, and Spokesman of …
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20 June
100 bow to Jesus at Fela’s Afrika Shrine as Ituah, others preach the gospel
Dayo Emmanuel Everyone say yeah yeah! Everyone say Jesus! This line reverberated across the Afrika Shrine when Pastor Itua Ighodalo mounted the stage as guest speaker at the outreach program tagged: Encounter @ The Shrine at the weekend. The event, organised by Christian group, GiG Time Expressions, aimed at ministering the love of Jesus Christ to souls at the Afrika …
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16 June
Ighodalo, Thompson, Abdul, Aremu, Okposo, others, to evangelise at Afrika Shrine
Dayo Emmanuel A Christian group, GiG Time Expressions is set to stage an outreach program tagged ‘Encounter At The Shrine,’ at the New Afrika Shrine, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. The event, scheduled to hold on Saturday, 18th June between 3 and 8pm, promises to be an unprecedented full blown Gospel outreach. In a release signed by Oladiran Olajoyegbe and made available …
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16 June
Media NGO, IPC presents community development charter on rural communities to public
Dayo Emmanuel “Democracy without grassroots development is like tea without sugar or honey,” these were the words of National Coordinator of Democracy Vanguard, Mr. Adeola Soetan, guest speaker at the public presentation of a publication; Community Development Charter, on Erejuwa, Ilaje-Makoko Community of Mainland Local Government Area of Lagos State recently. The publication, a product of a community-led initiative on …
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May, 2016
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31 May
Media urged to task government on transparency
Dayo Emmanuel The Nigerian media have been called upon to take the government to task on transparency and accountability in governance. The call was made at a media roundtable tagged tweet-a-thon on the media transparency watch project which held at the International Press Centre, Ogba, Lagos. In his opening remark, Director of the International Press Centre, Mr. Lanre Arogundade enjoined …
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31 May
Managing equity investments during market downturns – FDC
In this time of economic slowdown investors may be asking them-selves if they have the appetite to stay in the market. Periods of recession or economic downturn are rife with uncertainty, dampened appetite for investments and heightened risk. The natural response in such periods may be to delay investing until conditions improve. In extreme cases, investors may pull out of …
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