Day: February 20, 2024

AFCON 2025 Preliminary Round Draw Holds Today

Ganiyu Amodu

Preliminary draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations will be held today at the Confederations of African Football headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. CAF made this known in a statement released on its official website by its Communication Department on Monday. The draw is scheduled for 1pm Nigeria time. According to the governing body, following the conclusion of the 34th edition of the competition, the draw for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON, Morocco 2025 preliminary round, is set for Tuesday. It stated that the draw would be conducted at 14h00 local time…

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Anti-Hardship Protest Suffers Low Turnout In Ibadan

Abibat Babalola

The mass protest, scheduled for Ibadan on Monday witnessed low turnout as members of the public went about their lawful activities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a peaceful protest, tagged: “End Hardship Nigeria” had been scheduled to hold at the popular Mokola Roundabout in the heart of the city. The protest, which was to commence by 8 a.m., was expected to be witnessed by a large turnout of residents to express their displeasure with the current economic situation in the country. NAN reports that as at 8.30…

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Gentle Ladies Of The Press: Report Reveals Gender Disparity In Nigeria’s Media House

Damilola Olonade

▪️ Statistical data the WSCIJ unveiled about female presence In newsrooms, leadership Positions + does-it-really-matter reactions by professionals   A study tagged, “Who leads the newsrooms and news? A report on women’s representation newsrooms and news leadership in Nigeria,” has been published, bringing to the fore, the reality of the ongoing conversations across the globe on issues relating to gender disparity in the media industry. Platforms Africa reports that outcome of the research launched by Wole Soyinka Centre for Journalism (WSCIJ), released on Thursday the 15th of February 2024, demanded…

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