Day: May 5, 2024

Popular UK Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Folds Up After 86 Years

Gbenga Adeoti

‘Online media, insolvency?’Editor-in-Chief opens up on real reasons the magazine ceased to trade   A Popular UK-based magazine, Reader’s Digest, has folded up. Platforms Africa reports that the end of the company’s business came after 86 years of publishing. READ ALSO 1,2,3,4,5 – 0: How Chelsea Disgraced West Ham At Stamford Bridge Oil, Gas, Power Ministers To Speak At NOG Energy Week It’s Not The Best To Rinse Your Teeth After Brushing. Here’s Why Why We Raised Alarm Over Journalists’ Safety In Nigeria – IPI ‘Not Stray Bullet,’ This Is…

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1,2,3,4,5 – 0: How Chelsea Disgraced West Ham At Stamford Bridge

Ganiyu Amodu

Chelsea made it two London derby wins in the space of a few days as they hammered West Ham 5-0 at Stamford Bridge, with Nicolas Jackson netting a brace. After easing past Tottenham on Thursday night, the Blues enjoyed an even more comfortable afternoon in west London this time, with victory effectively wrapped up inside the opening 45 minutes. Cole Palmer opened the scoring with his 21st Premier League goal of the season, before captain Conor Gallagher doubled the lead with a sharp volley into the bottom corner. The lead…

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Oil, Gas, Power Ministers To Speak At NOG Energy Week

ADEOLA YUSUF

“7,000 participants, 800 delegates, 350 exhibition companies and 116 industry expert speakers,” Organisers speak on 2024 edition of the confab, which has been connecting the Nigerian energy industry with the int’l energy community for 25 years   The 2024 edition of the NOG Energy Week, which will spotlight energy industry’s opportunities to drive investment needed to meet energy demand, has confirmed the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri and his Gas counterpart, Ekperikpe Ekpo, as speakers. Platforms Africa reports that the event, which has been headlining the…

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It’s Not The Best To Rinse Your Teeth After Brushing. Here’s Why

Ganiyu Amodu

It’s actually more beneficial to leave leftover toothpaste on your teeth.   If you’re still rinsing your teeth with water after brushing them, it may be time to stop. There are actually some benefits to leaving that extra bit of toothpaste on your teeth so that it can be allowed to do its job just a little longer. Here is what an expert said. Dr. Edmond Hewlett, consumer advisor for the American Dental Association and a professor at UCLA School of Dentistry, speaks. Why you should skip rinsing with water…

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Why We Raised Alarm Over Journalists’ Safety In Nigeria – IPI

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has again raised the alarm over the safety of journalists in the country. This was contained in a statement signed by its President, Musikilu Mojeed, and Legal Adviser/Chair, Advocacy Committee, Tobi Soniyi, This follows the report of the abduction of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism. According to reports, Ojukwu was abducted by the Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police and is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti…

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‘Not Stray Bullet,’ This Is What Happened To Journalist In Kano – Govt

Abibat Babalola

Kano State government has refuted report that the journalist working with the state owned television station, Abubakar Rimi Television (ARTV), Naziru Yau, was hit by a stray bullet, saying the journalist only sustained injuries from metal debris from ongoing construction at the government house. In a statement by the Director General, Press at the Kano State Government House, Sanusi Bature, in response to the incident, said the truth emerged when medical professionals at the government house clinic disclosed the true nature of Naziru’s injuries. Bature said journalists are not under…

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Kwara Pilgrims’ Inaugural Hajj Flight For May 20

Abibat Babalola

A total of 3,102 people will be performing this year’s hajj from the state   The first batch of intending pilgrims from Kwara State will be airlifted from Babatunde Idiagbon International Airport, Ilorin to Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2024. The executive secretary of Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abdulsalam Abdulkadir, disclosed this in Ilorin yesterday. A total of 3,102 people will be performing this year’s hajj from the state. Abdulkadir made the disclosure during an enlightenment programme organised for the intending pilgrims in Ilorin. He said the intending…

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Minimum Wage: We Are Generous With N615, 000 Demand’ – Labour

Abibat Babalola

…..‘Don’t cause trouble with your utterances’ – Labour Warns Governors ….Urges them to work with FG tripartite c’ttee   Organised Labour, at the weekend, fires back at state governors, warning them against inflammatory utterances that could set the nation’s industrial space on fire over the new national minimum wage, NNMW. It faulted the statement credited to the governors through the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, that they were working on what individual states could sustainably pay. Labour contended that the governors must work within the 37-member committee saddled with the responsibility…

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‘He Stole N112m,’ FCMB Bank ex-Manager Jailed 121 Years

Ganiyu Amodu

Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State, has convicted and sentenced a former manager with First City Monument Bank (FCMB), Onitsha branch, Nwachukwu Placidus, to a cumulative 121 years imprisonment for diverting fixed deposit funds of a customer to the tune of N112,100,000 ( One Hundred and Twelve Million, One Hundred Thousand Naira only) for his personal use. He was arraigned on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 on 16-count charges bordering on forgery, stealing, obtaining by false pretence and uttering, by the Enugu…

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Meet Fatuma Ahmed, 1st Female Commander In Kenya’s Air Force History

Ganiyu Amodu

Maj. Gen. Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed is the first female commander of the air force and the first woman to lead a military service in Kenyan history, having been chosen by President William Ruto. Ahmed’s appointment comes after last month’s helicopter disaster which claimed the lives of several people, including the military chief. She was appointed alongside other high-ranking officials, such as a new head of the armed forces. Maj. Gen. Ahmed had already held several firsts in the male-dominated military leadership, including being the first woman to advance to the…

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