Oluwatosin Enesi

PUBLISHER DIES AT 56

The Publisher of Nigerian News Direct, Dr  Samuel Ibiyemi, is dead. His death was announced in a statement on Tuesday by his wife and children. According to the family, Ibiyemi died at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan-Remo, in Ogun State, after a brief illness. He was aged 56. The family noted that apart from being…

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NBC HOLDS WORKSHOP FOR BROADCASTERS

In a bid to promote sustainable democracy in Nigeria, through coverage and reportage of political broadcasts, the National Broadcasting Commission on Tuesday, organized a one-day political sensitization workshop in Lokoja, Kogi State. The sensitization workshop, with the theme: Towards free, fair and credible elections: The role of the Broadcast Media, is aimed at keeping all…

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NEYMAR FINED $3.3M FOR BUILDING LAKE

A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday. The town council in Mangaratiba issued four fines for “environmental violations in the construction of an artificial lake at the player’s…

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FCT ANNOUNCES OUTBREAK OF DIPHTHERIA

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced the outbreak of diphtheria infection in some parts of Abuja. Diphtheria is a bacterial infection caused by the corynebacterium species that affect the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual. Some symptoms of diphtheria include fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, red eyes, neck swelling, and…

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IRETI DOYLE AND HER ‘FLO ADE’

Actress Ireti Doyle and her character, Flo Ade, getting some attractions. Ireti Doyle is a Nollywood actress, producer, and writer, but the 56-year-old Ondo-born entertainer recently made her debut as an executive producer in ‘The Hidden’, an African Magic original series. Beautiful Ireti bared her mind recently, and it was reaveling, particularly of the role of…

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EJIKEME AND JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Sunday, said it would withdraw the result of a certain Ejikeme Mmesoma for manually inflating her result and announcing herself as the top scorer for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. According to a statement issued by the Board, Ejikeme used her manually inflated score to attract a…

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NAPOLI CONFIDENT OF OSIMHEN

Napoli is growing increasingly confident of keeping Manchester United and Chelsea target Victor Osimhen by agreeing a new deal with him. According to Corriere del Mezzogiorno via Tuttonapoli, another round of discussion is set to take place between Napoli and Osimhen’s agent Roberto Calenda over the details of the proposed deal. The Italian Serie A champions…

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