Tag: 2017
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65 media workers killed doing their jobs in 2017- Report
Media freedom organisation, Reporters Without Borders, said on Tuesday that 65 media workers around the world have been killed doing their jobs in 2017. The organisation said among the dead were 50 professional journalists, seven citizen journalists and eight other media workers. It said the five most dangerous countries were Syria, Mexico, Afghanistan, Iraq and…
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Top list 2017: TheNewsGuru mobile app performing best on Google Play Store as Google shares best apps, games, music, movies, TV shows, books of 2017
In continuing with its annual tradition, Google on Friday announced the best and most popular apps, games, music, movies, TV shows, books of 2017 on the Google Play apps store. While Game of Thrones emerged the most popular TV show on Google Play for the second year in a row, Rick and Morty and The…
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5 things you missed at Felabration opening night
Felabration is the annual festival celebrating the life, times, music and ideals of Nigeria’s icon and creator of Afrobeat genre, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. It is one of the top 300 festivals in the world. The weeklong event kicked off yesterday, Monday October 9th at the New Afrika Shrine with the theme “The Prophecy”. In no particular…
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Just in: Senate postpones 2017 budget report presentation
The Senate, on Thursday, postponed the laying of report on the 2017 Appropriation Bill to Tuesday. The Committees on Appropriations in the Senate and House of Representatives had planned to present their reports today, while the presentation was listed on the Order Paper for the plenary. But the Majority Leader of the Senate, Senator Ahmad…
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AY Live controversy, becomes most searched topic on Google
Ayo Makun a.k.a AY trended last week over the joke he shared about the incident that got Kemen disqualified from the BBNaija reality TV show. Amazingly, the incident is one of the top Google searches by Nigerians in the past week. Nigerians condemned the joke on social media and expressed their displeasure via tweets and…
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NSCDC to recruit 3,500 personnel in 2017- CG
The Commandant General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Abdullahi Gana, says the agency plans to recruit an additional 3,500 personnel in 2017. Gana, who made this known on Wednesday while presenting NSCDC’s 2017 budget of N61.4 billion before the House of Representatives Committee on Interior in Abuja, said this is…
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MTV Base releases list of artistes expected to stand out in 2017
The Music Television (MTV) Base on Wednesday released hand-picked list of artistes across the African continent, who are expected to make it big in the music scene in 2017. This disclosure is contained in a release signed by Anita Ayidu, Public Relations Officer of Black House Media. The Vice President of BET, Youth and Music,…
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Will Tekno’s reign continue in 2017?
Augustine Miles Kelechi a.k.a Tekno reigned supreme last year releasing acclaimed hit songs like Pana, Wash,Diana and lot’s more. Though the artiste was disqualified from participating in The Headies after his earlier nomination, he compensated for that by winning some of the major awards at Soundcity MVP awards 2016 that took place on December 29…
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President Buhari’s strides in the New Year – Garba Shehu
By Garba Shehu The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari completed 19 months in office at the end of December. Except for this period being the end of a year and the beginning of another one, it is not a milestone of spectacular importance. It is, nonetheless, another opportunity to reiterate the Buhari success story,…
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Olukoya releases 40 prophecies for 2017
…Calls it a year of indisputable victory and uncommon deliverance The General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. D.K Olukoya, has released 40 prophecies for the year 2017. Olukoya who tagged year 2017 as “My Year of Indisputable Victory and Uncommon Deliverance” took his text from Proverbs 11:21 and Numbers 32:23.…