Month: September 2022

Platforms Africa Team Lead, Adeola Yusuf, Delivers Federal Poly Ilaro AMACOS Lecture

Abibat Babalola

Why we invited Adeola Yusuf, an Award-winning African journalist, to share new media knowledge with us – student-journalists   Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, has been invited as guest lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro (FEDPOLY Ilaro) Association of Mass Communication Students’ (AMACOS) Lecture. Yusuf, an Award-winning African journalist, was invited, according to a letter from AMACOS, having carefully considered his pedigree and rising profile as a development and new media journalist to “share with us knowledge of the new media.” READ ALSO: FAPEF Names Adeola Yusuf Panelist…

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GOCOP Confab ’22: Delta, Lagos, NIMASA, Chevron, NDDC, Access Bank, Unity Bank, Glo Join Partners

Abibat Babalola

Lagos, 26 September, 2022: The momentum has continued to rise for the sixth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) as more corporate partners have lent their support for the event scheduled for Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos. The chairman, 2022 Conference Committee, Mr. Ken Ugbechie revealed on Monday that the latest partners comprised Delta State and Lagos State, in addition to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Chevron Nigeria Limited, and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). A press statement by GOCOP Publicity…

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ASUU: How Govt Made U-Turn On Order Directing VCs To Reopen Varsities

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC) has withdrawn an earlier directive to Vice Chancellors of public universities to reopen the institutions in obedience to an order of the National Industrial Court. Recall that NUC, in a letter signed by the Commission’s Director of Finance and Accounts, Mr Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, had earlier on Monday directed the reopening of universities. A letter was however issued again to all Pro-Chancellors and Chairmen of University Councils as well as Vice-Chancellors of federal…

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2023: Presidency Will Come To South-East After Atiku, Ihedioha Says In Trending Video

Abibat Babalola

A trending video has shown the former deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, saying that Nigeria’s presidency will rotate to the South-East, after the administration of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, if he wins next year’s election. Ihedioha in this video said that Nigeria cannot afford to make mistakes in the 2023 election and that there are two parties in the election, the PDP and the All Progressives Congress. READ ALSO: Sensational Brazil Defeat Ghana 3-0 How Bandits Massacred Worshippers In Zamfara…

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How World Cup Turned Into A Curse: Terrible Tale Of Zaire’s Class Of 1974

Ganiyu Amodu

Zaire’s campaign at the 1974 World Cup in Germany can be seen as comic but for the players, it was a curse that they rued for years. The central African country, today known as the Democratic Republic of Congo, became the first team from Sub-Saharan to qualify for the World Cup. The qualification came at a time Zaire was enjoying their best time in football. READ ALSO: Sensational Brazil Defeat Ghana 3-0 How Bandits Massacred Worshippers In Zamfara Mosque During Juma’at Service – Witness Reopen Varsities, Commence Lectures Now –…

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Sensational Brazil Defeat Ghana 3-0

Ganiyu Amodu

Everton forward Richarlison scored twice as Brazil recorded a comfortable 3-0 win against the Black Stars of Ghana in a friendly in Le Havre, France, on Friday. Brazil have now won all five meetings against Ghana since their first encounter in 1996 which the five-time World Cup champions emerged 8-2 victors. Paris Saint-German skipper Marquinhos opened the scoring after nine minutes with a bullet header from a corner by Raphinha. READ ALSO: How Bandits Massacred Worshippers In Zamfara Mosque During Juma’at Service – Witness U.S. Warns Putin Of ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences…

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How Bandits Massacred Worshippers In Zamfara Mosque During Juma’at Service – Witness

ADEOLA YUSUF

Bandits on Friday attacked worshippers at a Juma’at Mosque in Ruwan Jema town in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing scores of them. Residents said the armed men hid their guns inside their clothes and stormed the mosque during Juma’at prayer. “During Friday prayers yesterday, bandits stormed Ruwan Jema town and opened fire on worshippers in the mosque, the number of people killed can’t be ascertain but about 15 dead bodies have been recovered,” a source told SaharaReporters. READ ALSO: U.S. Warns Putin Of ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences Over Nuclear…

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U.S. Warns Putin Of ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences Over Nuclear Weapons

Ganiyu Amodu

United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. would respond decisively to any Russian use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine. Sullivan said the United States has spelled out to Moscow the “catastrophic consequences” it would face. His remarks represented the latest American warning following the thinly veiled nuclear threat made by Vladimir Putin last Wednesday in a speech in which the Russian president also announced his country’s first wartime military mobilization since World War Two. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Nigeria’s Top Politician, Rotimi Fashakin, Is Dead Govt To Create…

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Top Politician, Rotimi Fashakin, Is Dead

Damilola Olonade

How the NIMASA ex-Executive Director, APC Chieftain and ex-spokesman for defunct CPC, died two months to graduation from University of Buckingham where he is studying Law – Family source   A Chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) and immediate past Executive Director Operations of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Engr. Rotimi Fashakin, is dead. Fashakin, who served as NIMASA’s Executive Director from 2016 to March 2020, died suddenly on Saturday evening in London, United Kingdom. Fashakin, a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), was a spokesman of…

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Govt To Create Bicycle Lane On Lagos Roads

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State Government has unfolded its intentions on the construction of infrastructure to ensure seamless implementation of the Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) plan in the state. Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made this known at the state’s maiden edition of “Car Free Day”, held Sunday in Lagos. Sanwo Olu said Lagos State, being the centre of excellence, had begun to embrace NMT because of its environmental and economic benefits. READ ALSO: Passengers Feared Dead As Auto Crash, Fire Rock 3rd Mainland Bridge BREAKING: Darkness As National Grid Collapses…

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