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The Newell Murder serialization begins

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The newsroom of the Los Angeles Horizon was neatly arrayed with leather-top desks and armchairs. The desks had electric typewriters, paperweights, pen holders and ceramic ashtrays on them. A shredding machine and a coffee percolator were in a corner, and a spectacular painting of a nude woman hung on the far wall from the door.

CMC Gladiators Awards 2018 seeks your support

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Udofia The 2018 edition of CMC Gladiators Awards, which is primarily promoted by Ambassador Cornell Udofia,  is set to hold on August 19th at Embercreek Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

ICYMI: Aderemi-Ibitola wins ART X Prize with Access

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L-R: Group Head, Corporate Communications, Access Bank, Amaechi Okobi; winner, 2018 edition of the ART X Prize with Access, Bolatito Aderemi-Ibitola; and founder-director, ART X Lagos, Tokini Peterside, at the announcement of the 2018 ART X Prize with Access winner in Lagos ART X Lagos, West Africa’s foremost international art fair, in conjunction with Access Bank, proudly announced Bolatito Aderemi-Ibitola as the winner of the 2018 edition of the ‘ART X Prize with Access’ which was instituted to recognise and support the best of emerging Nigerian visual art talent.

2Baba’s surprising excuse for just dropping his first 2018 single

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It’s no longer news that African Queen singer, 2Baba, has dropped a new single, Amaka , featuring Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) artist, Peruzzi. What’s news however is that Amaka is his first single this year.

Dangote issues largest-ever Commercial Paper by a Nigerian company

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Dangote Cement PLC (DANGCEM-NL) (www.DangoteCement.com), Africa’s largest cement producer, has announced the issuance of 50 billion Series 1 and 2 Notes under its 150 billion Commercial Paper Programme announced on June 27 th , 2018.

MRA asks National Assembly to ensure effective implementation of FOI Act

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The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the National Assembly of Nigeria to institute measures to enforce compliance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act in its capacity as the ultimate oversight body in the implementation of the Law.

Yemi Alade fights back against Tiwa Savage, Seyi Shay

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Alade If there’s one industry that has a lot of rivalry, it’s music. Rivalry is what seems to drive the sector with singers always having running battles with themselves. Classic examples are the late Sikiru Ayinde Barrister versus Kollington Ayinla, KWAM 1 versus Obesere, KSA versus Ebenezer Obey, D’Banj versus 2face and Davido versus Wizkid.

The Good Life serialization begins

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The alarm on the bedside bureau rang shrilly, persistently and woke Wilfred Uba up at exactly 6.30am. It was a Monday morning, and getting to the office punctually on the first day of the working week was the name of the game.

EbonyLife TV spreads its wings

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Abudu EbonyLife TV has announced that from August 1, 2018, it will begin broadcasting on the StarTimes network (Satellite 191 and Digital Terrestrial 107), thereby ending its exclusive arrangement with DStv . StarTimes is a leading multinational media company with a strong presence in Africa, operating in 30 countries and with over 10 million subscribers.

Don Jazzy prevented my relationship with Tiwa Savage -Sossick

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Sossick (left) and Oogbodo Critically and commercially successful music producer, SOSSICK, in this interview by OSEYIZA OOGBODO BLOG , doesn’t hold back on several issues including how the sudden and shocking death of his artist, Dagrin, affected him as well as how he fared in the hands of another of his artists, the controversial Maheeda.

37 Presidents attended my funeral –Fela Durotoye

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Durotoye Fela Durotoye is one of the people in serious contention to become Nigeria’s next President in 2019. In some online Twitter polls, he emerged as the second favorite to become President with the incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari, having just a negligible 2% lead over him.

Oseyiza Oogbodo publishes three books simultaneously

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Oogbodo Oseyiza Oogbodo, promising author and curator of Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog , has simultaneously published three of his books in the electronic books format on online publishing platforms that include the renowned Amazon, Inkitt, Okada Books, FlipEBooks and Google Play.

Why TV is essential for Nigeria, Africa’s development –Mursty Adinoyi

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Adinoyi Mursty Adinoyi is the producer-presenter of the award-winning entertainment programme, Hitlist N Cruzin . He spoke with OSEYIZA OOGBODO BLOG about his new programme, AIT Music+ , which he says was conceived with only one objective in mind: the development of Africa.