Day: December 2, 2022

NCDMB, NLNG, Shell, Others For 11th Practical Nigerian Content Forum Dec 5

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board The 11th Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) Forum driven by the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) will take place in-person from December 5-8, 2022 in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. It is noteworthy that 11 years on from the enactment of the NOGICD Act, many strides have been made in developing domestic capacity that has spurred new business activity and retained wealth in the country. The Practical Nigerian Content Forum will welcome you back to celebrate 11 years of the Nigerian Content Achievements and…

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Union Bank Unveils Brand New Sonic Identity – The Sound of Union

Abibat Babalola

Union Bank of Nigeria has launched a brand-new sonic identity tagged ‘The Sound of Union. At 105 years, the Bank is now leveraging the universality of music to engage with new and existing audiences through this unique sound identity. The Bank tapped prolific and award-winning music producer Tee-Y Mix, to create a timeless sound and interpret it across multiple genres for today’s and tomorrow’s generations. Speaking about The Sound of Union during the official Twitter Space unveiling, Ogochukwu Ekezie-Ekaidem, Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Union Bank, spoke about why the…

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Polaris Bank Promotes SMEs, Sponsors The Fashion Souk

Abibat Babalola

Polaris Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to support the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The Bank in a statement gave this assurance while disclosing plans to sponsor The Fashion Souk 7.0. The statement further noted that 3 successful entrepreneurs who emerge winners in a business pitch at the event will go home with N1million, N500,000 and N250,000 for the overall winner, first runner-up and second runner-up respectively. The two-day event, which is organised in partnership with Nigeria’s foremost event management company, EVENTFUL Limited is scheduled to…

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Kanye West Trolls Shirtless Elon Musk In Last Tweet, Gets Suspended

Abibat Babalola

“Let’s break one last window before we get outa here. I caught this guy with Kim. Good night.”   American rapper, Kanye West, has been suspended on Twitter after launching a two way Twitter tirade on his ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, as well as the new owner of the social media platform, Elon Musk. In tweets posted in the early hours of Friday, Kanye claimed that he caught basketballer, Chris Paul, with his ex-wife. Although he shared Paul’s image, he didn’t indicate when the incident happened. READ ALSO His Excellency Can…

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His Excellency Can Dance But Now He Has To Work, By Dare Babarinsa

ADEOLA YUSUF

In Osun State, interesting days lie ahead. The new Governor, Ademola Adeleke, is showing that he has teeth and he can bite. He has already issued many Executive Orders trying to undo some of the actions of his predecessor, the methodical Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. Three traditional rulers who recently ascended the throne have fallen under the hammer. They are the Aare of Iree, the Akirun of Ikirun and Owa of Igbajo. The Owa, Adegboyega Famodun, before he ascended the throne, was the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).…

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Angry Youths Set Ablaze Iree Oba Palace In Osun

Ganiyu Amodu

The Palace of Aree of Iree in Boripe North Local Council Development Area of Osun, was on Thursday evening vandalised and set on fire by angry youths in the town. The palace was said to have been burnt by youths who were not pleased about the arrest of the, Aogun of Iree, Chief Soliu Atoyebi by security agents on Thursday morning. It was attacked and burnt around 7.00 p.m, when the traditional ruler, Oba Ponle Ademola, was said to be out of the palace. The incident led to the blockage…

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Stephanie Frappart Becomes First Female Referee At Men’s World Cup

Ganiyu Amodu

Stephanie Frappart has become the first female referee to handle a FIFA men’s World Cup game.     The French official wrote her name in the history book after being selected to officiate the proceedings of the Group G match between Germany and Costa Rica at the Qatar 2022 edition. The match, played on Thursday at the Al Bayt stadium, was also the first with an all-female officiating crew that includes Brazil’s Neuza Back and Karen Diaz Medina of Mexico as assistant referees. Frappart had made history in the World…

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Police Exonerate Gabriel Ogbechie, Dismiss Allegations by Ned Nwoko

Precious Ibekwe

. As F.C.T High Court Commences Hearing Of Defamation Suit Report reaching us indicates the Nigerian Police has concluded its investigations into criminal allegations made by Prince Ned Nwoko against Dr. Gabriel Ogbechie in connection with land and chieftaincy disputes in Idumuje-Ugboko community, in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. In the report released by the police, a certified true copy of which we have sighted, the police completely exonerated Dr. Ogbechie of all criminal allegations made by Prince Ned Nwoko. It will be recalled that sometime in…

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Nigeria’s Not Broke — Finance Minister

Abibat Babalola

Despite the rising cost of Iiving which has pushed the majority of Nigerians into multidimensional poverty the Federal government has insisted that Nigeria is not broke.     READ ALSO: His Excellency Can Dance But Now He Has To Work, By Dare Babarinsa Angry Youths Set Ablaze Iree Oba Palace In Osun Stephanie Frappart Becomes First Female Referee At Men’s World Cup The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Ahmed made the declaration at a news conference in Abuja to unveil the administration’s scorecard in the sector…

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Why I believe God is a Nigerian — Ex-Pres.

Abibat Babalola

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained why he believes God is a Nigerian. Speaking at an event in Abuja on Thursday, December 1, he said: “I believe that God is a Nigerian. Bishop Kukah may not agree with me. Because God loves us so much that we have done so many st¥pid things and he allowed us to get away with these st¥pid things. I sincerely hope that God’s patience has no limit of elasticity because if he does, there will soon be a day that God will say: ‘No,…

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