Ahmed Bolaji Nagode
3 Sep
To improve visibility for its activities, the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) recently signed a contract for consultancy services, initiating a marketing communications partnership with leading marketing communications agency Explicit Communications Limited.
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The Olu of Orile-Ilawo in Odeda Local Government Area (LGA) of Ogun State, Oba Alexander MacGregor, has dismissed any insinuations that he is at loggerheads with the Osile of EgbaLand, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso, saying that it is the handiwork of mischief-makers whose stock in trade is selling lands belonging to six communities and who were…
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The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has banned the Western Nigeria Security Network (Amotekun) and Vigilante Corps from participating in the upcoming Ondo governorship election on November 16, 2024. In a statement released on Sunday by Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi, the IG noted the deployment of various specialised police units to ensure a peaceful…
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit. The president touched down at King Abdulaziz International Airport at 10 a.m. local time, where he was welcomed by the deputy governor of the Riyadh region, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Abdulaziz. The summit, convened by King Salman…
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The rapid economic growth and development that has taken place in China in the last 40 years has been described as a miracle by all standards. Indeed, this year marks the 46th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up. The opening-up has fueled huge Foreign Direct Investment and encouraged international companies to enter the market, bringing…
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A prominent member of the Chief Frederick Faseun-led Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Segun Karunwi, has appealed to the Federal and Ogun State governments to strengthen the security apparatus and network in the state, in particular, and the country at large, to curb the increase in kidnapping and murder cases in Nigeria. Karunwi made the plea…
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Recently, the governors of 19 Northern States, under the aegis of the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF), concluded their meeting with traditional rulers from the zone and announced their rejection of the new tax reform bill recently sent to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The bill, among other provisions, seeks to raise the…
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Taylor Swift, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish are among the female artists tipped to dominate the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards to be held in Manchester, northwest England, on Sunday. The ceremony's 30th edition, which brings together the biggest names in world music, gets under way at the city's new Co-op Live venue from 8:00…
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Peter Okoye, also known as Mr P, one-half of the popular Nigerian music duo P-Square, has responded to allegations of song theft made by his twin brother and former bandmate, Paul Okoye, who goes by the stage name Rudeboy. Rudeboy recently accused Mr P of taking a song he claims to have written, titled Winning.…
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Arizona swung red in the final result of the US presidential election, bringing president-elect Donald Trump to 312 electoral votes, well past the 270 needed for victory, while Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris lagged behind at 226, US networks said. Trump sealed his sweep of all seven swing states, obtaining Arizona's 11 electoral votes in…
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Russia downed 32 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow overnight, the city's mayor said Sunday, in the largest attack on the capital since Russia began its offensive in Ukraine in 2022. The attack, which forced the temporary closure of three Moscow airports, injured a 52-year-old woman and set two homes on fire in the village of Stanovoye…