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Nigeria, August 10, 2016 – Music maestro, 2Baba, was recently hosted by Campari brand executives in Milan, Italy. The icon who is the first African brand ambassador for Campari Liquor was taken on a 5 day hospitality trip to Milan where he visited various Milanese and Campari monuments and was treated to the best Milanese cuisines. Whilst on the brand sponsored tour, 2Baba made his own special mix of the Campari cocktail which he christened “IMPLICATION SHAKARITO MIX”. The hospitality trip which was tagged “Campari Trip Milan- GRP Nigeria” was to further acquaint 2Baba with the Campari brand; origin and…
Nigeria, August 10, 2016 – Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has said his administration would work with security operatives to smoke out killers of the three soldiers in Nembe from their hideout and bring them to justice. Governor Dickson made the vow during a live radio interview in Yenagoa, stressing that, the government would not condone a situation whereby “the state would be used as a launching pad for violence and criminal activities.” Condemning the incident in Nembe, he said the government would convene a meeting with the traditional ruler, local government council chairman and other major stakeholders in…
Nigeria, August 10, 2016 – The Lagos State Government has warned that any building used as hideouts by kidnappers, vandals and other criminal elements in any part of the state would henceforth be confiscated by government. The State Government vowed that it would henceforth scale up enforcement of restriction of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, on certain routes and ban on street trading, adding that security agencies have been placed on red alert and that there will be no hiding place for criminal elements. Rising from the monthly State Security Council Meeting chaired by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, the government said…
Brazil, August 10, 2016 – Suspended President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff will be on trial for impeachment later this month for breaching budget rules. The Senate suspended the president in May over illegal accounting practices but on Tuesday, the lawmakers voted 59 to 21 to go ahead with her trial. She has denied the allegations saying what she is accused of were common practice under previous administrations. The Senate had a marathon session that stretched into the early hours of Wednesday. Ms Rousseff has been accused of spending money without congressional approval and taking out unauthorised loans from state banks…
Lagos, Nigeria, August 10, 2016 – An Alumnus of Lagos State University, Victoria Taiwo-Wusu has won the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrations of Nigeria (ICSAN)’s Award for the Best student, in Corporate Governance for the December 2015 Diet. Taiwo-Wusu, a quintessential professional, graduated from the Faculty of Law of the University in 2009 and immediately proceeded to the Nigerian Law School, Bwari Abuja, to obtain her Barrister at Law (BL) in 2006, after which she worked in various sections of the Nigerian economy from Banking to Oil and Gas and Media /Entertainment. In a mail to the Vice Chancellor,…
The first drama which comes up on Friday is entitled: “who is on Jehovah’s side”. On that day, also by way of talks and short videos, delegates would be shown how Jesus Christ set outstanding example of loyalty to Jehovah Lagos, Nigeria, August 10, 2016 – The 2016 Regional Convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Lagos and Ogun States kick off on August and September at the Assembly Halls in Ota, Daluwon, Lekki and Badagry respectively. A spokesman of the Witnesses, Mr. Martins Omotehinse said the theme of the convention is: “Remain loyal to Jehovah”. He said that members of the…
Nigeria, August 10, 2016 – The Lagos State Government, through the Agency for Mass Education (AME), has reiterated its commitment to regulate every sector of education through the appropriate registration of Tutorial/Continuing Education centres in the state. Special Adviser to the State Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh stated this at a recent press briefing that the government will do all in its power to improve the quality of education in the State. In order to achieve government’s objective, AME has therefore commenced in earnest the registration of all Continuing Education/Tutorial Centres in the state, as well as the enforcement…
Lagos, August 9, 2016 – Sole Administrator of Apapa-Iganmu LCDA, Mr. Olumide Olayomi says the council will unveil a three-day free screening exercise on cardiovascular and other health related diseases for residents of the area, in partnership with cardiology specialists from the United States of America, USA between August 15 and 17, 2016. Speaking on the essence of free health screening for residents, Olayomi said that the present administration in the state believes that early detection of health-related diseases will go a long way in curtailing the pace at which people die of the disease due to ignorance. “Since heart-related…
By Emmanuel Ukudolo Rio, August 9, 2016 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has disqualified four athletes for violating doping rules at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic games. The athletes are Nurcan Taylan, 32 from Turkey, Hripsime KHURSHUDYAN, 29, from Armenia, Pavel KRYVITKSI, 32, from Belarus and Oleksandr P’YATNYTSYA, 31, from Ukraine.They were all disqualified for the respective games they took part in at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic respectively for accelerating their performance with prohibited substances. Tylan competed in women 48 kg weightlifting event at the Beijinj Olympic, while KHURSHUDYAN took part in women’s 75kg…
Rio, August 9, 2016 – Japanese athletes, Ai Fukuhara was in top form today and succeeded in knocking out London 2012 Bronze medalist Feng Tianwei in the quarterfinals. Appearing in her fourth Olympic Games in Rio, Ai FUKUHARA (JPN) was in top form against London 2012 Bronze medalist, second seeded FENG Tianwei (SIN) to claim another 4-0 victory. The Japanese sensation, who has not dropped a single game throughout her impressive run in Rio, gave no chance to the 2010 World Team Champion to fight back, prevailing 14-12, 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 to reach the women’s singles semifinals. This victory was…
