Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari has urged the media to stop shunning the wives of state governors. She spoke Wednesday night in Abuja at an event where some first ladies were honoured. Aisha, the Special Guest of Honour, was represented by her spokesman, Aliyu Abdullahi. Aisha commended the wives of governors who have been assisting women, the elderly, the poor and the less-privileged. “I call …
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Abuja – Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has stated that the Federal government has no plans to muzzle the media. Mohammed said this in reaction to controversies that have trailed the regulatory directives this government has churned out. In his speech at the opening of a 2-day 2021 edition of the Annual Roundtable on Cultural Orientation (ARTCO) by the National Institute for Cultural …
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Monarch says agitator’s aides merely using him for their ends Presidency reacts says only DSS, Police, AGF can determine his fate Abuja – The camp of Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo alias Igboho, on Saturday denied that he was about to soft pedal or dialogue with the federal authorities. Reacting last night to Friday’s offer by the Oluwo of Iwo, Osun State, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, …
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By Our Reporter Abuja – The Presidency has reacted to the pandemonium and brouhaha generated by the controversial anti-media Bills saying President Muhammadu Buhari has nothing to do with the bill, urging newsmen to meet Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed for clarification. The denial is coming barely two hours after Nigerian editors took on his government saying it was an attempt to suffocating the oxygen …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has grieved over the death of Nigeria’s famous thespians, Mr Sadiq Daba, describing him as a “multi-talented art persona who will be sorely missed by all”, According to the statement released on Thursday signed by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Awom, Senator Abaribe described Daba as a creative artist who deployed …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – The Peoples Democratic Party reconciliation Committee yesterday met with the former Vice President, H.E Namadi Sambo. This is part of its arrangement to meet and consult with party leaders and stakeholders across the nation. Immediate past president of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Saraki disclosed this when he took to his twitter handle account and said: “As we continue …
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By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – In a move to making it compulsory for practitioners to have degrees or diploma in media-related courses, the House of Representatives is working on a bill seeking to raise the qualification for journalism practice in Nigeria. The proposal is contained in the Nigerian Press Council Amendment Bill 2019 sponsored by Mr Francis Agbo, which has been slated for …
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By Joan Nnenna Iwuchukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo have bolstered their attacking options with the signing of Nigeria striker Gabriel Okechukwu from Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Casablanca. The J1 League side have once again flexed their financial muscle in the market with the addition of the Nigeria international in a deal worth a reported €0.834million. With manager Mihailo Petrović not hiding his …
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… Knocks Her Out By Our Reporter Abuja (Precise Post) – PT — A rep for the Sheriff’s Department says the officer involved was a School Resource Officer who was in the process of trying to stop the student from fighting another student. They tell us, “Our office is in the initial stages of our investigation. We are collecting video, witness statements, and relevant information …
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By Ogechi Okorie Abuja (Precise Post) – Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has said the banning of alternative voices by Apple, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube is nothing but barefaced fascism. Fani-Kayode who took to his twitter handle to disclose this, warned that Nigerians supporting this mass censorship are simply cutting their noses to spite their faces. Adding that they have been blinded by …
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…Says decision to penalise Arise Television, Channels Television and AIT over alleged unprofessional coverage of the #EndSARS exposes nation’s anti-democratic tendencies. By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Nigeria Union of Journalist has called on National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to applaud media coverage of the #EndSARS and the professionalism of Journalists who despite the enormous risks to their lives ensured a comprehensive coverage of …
Read More By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Daily Trust has reacted to the viral video attack on one of its staff by former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, describing it as an indication of the chilling disregard he has towards the media, and its work in investigating and reporting on issues. Precise Post recalls that Fani-Kayode had deployed uncouched words on the Daily Trust Reporter …
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By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – The Media Aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri has revealed the mistake Igbos in Nigeria made which the Jews in Europe and America did not make. This mistake is why they are being messed in Nigeria, he added. Reno said that Igbos focused only on dominating Nigeria’s commercial sector and forgot the media. He noted …
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By Our Reporter Abuja – Coalition of local and international anti-corruption movements have charged Nigerian media to protect public interest and the integrity of the judiciary by ensuring professional ethics in the report of the scam associated with OPL 245. This is coming as the Groups had alleged that a section of the media had chosen to comment on proceedings in ways that are partisan, …
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… Says He Cannot Be Intimidated Abuja (Precise Post) – A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has said that now that the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has sued him, it is time for the RCCG’s pastor to prove several allegations he made against former President, Goodluck Jonathan and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, …
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