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Doyen of advertising in Nigeria and Chairman, Troyka Holdings, Biodun Shobanjo will be honoured at the maiden edition of the Brandcom Awards with a prestigious ‘Hall of Fame’ recognition, the biggest honour for the night. The event will hold at the Shell Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos on Friday May 24th, 2019 by 6pm. Brandcom Awards is the celebration of the exploits and achievements of brands, agencies and notable players with remarkable impacts in the brands and marketing industry. Many other notable individuals aside Shobanjo will also be honoured at the event. It is noteworthy that Brandcom Awards is the award part of Brandcomfest, the other part is a two-day summit from Thursday to Friday May 23 to 24, 2019, by 9am daily at the same venue of the awards. Organisers of the event said Shobanjo has contributed immensely to the integrated marketing communications industry, the business community and the country at large. He has also contributed to human capacity developmen...

Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Awka, says there is no going back to the industrial action embarked upon by members. Dr Nonso Aniagboso, Chairman of the branch disclosed position of the resident doctors in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday. Aniagbaso said the position was reached at its congress where members unanimously rejected the outcome of its leadership’s engagement with the state government last week. NAN reports ARD, COOUTH branch on May 13 commenced indefinite industrial strike over alleged poor working conditions. The chairman said the association would continue with the strike until their demands were met. He said they might be compelled to report doctors who were hired to act their place noting that it was dangerous to leave patients at the mercy of House Officers when resident doctors were not there. “On May 17, we met the governor on the industrial ...

Atlanta ’96 Gold medal winning coach, Bonfere Jo, on Tuesday made a surprise visit to the screening venue of the Channels Television’s International Kids Cup. Bonfrere said his mission to the Agege Stadium in Lagos is to encourage the young and upcoming stars before the commencement of the matches. The celebrated coach dressed on a white shirt and a black trouser to match exchanged pleasantries with the young players, asking them the clubs they were fans of. The ’96 Gold medal winning coach is optimistic that some of the young players will make it to the senior national team. His visit comes as officials were busy screening and accrediting participatory schools for Season 11 of the international tournament. All is now set for the competition as eight matches are expected to be played today. 13 states in Nigeria and two countries namely Benin Republic and Ghana are participating in this edition. Meanwhile, a member of the main Organising Committee, Olu Akapo has add...

Didier Deschamps has announced his France squad for Les Bleus' upcoming Euro 2020 qualifying games, with Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet one of three players to have earned their first national team call-up. The France boss has also handed Leo Dubois and Mike Maignan their first involvements with the national team. There are a few surprising omissions, however, the most notable being Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette, who has been snubbed in favour of Sevilla striker Wissam Ben Yedder and Chelsea frontman Olivier Giroud. Lacazette won Arsenal's player of the season award, hitting 19 goals and recording 13 assists across all competitions to help the Gunners to the Europa League final, but has been consistently left out by Deschamps. Less surprising is the absence of Manchester City centre-half Aymeric Laporte, who has frequently been left out by the World Cup-winning head coach. In his place is 23-year-old Barcelona centre-back Lenglet, who has made 44 appearance...

A medical doctor who died after a tragic accident claimed his life during his NYSC, has been laid to rest. Dr Stephen Obinna Ikeh Dr Stephen Obinna Ikeh, a medical doctor whose death shook everyone who knew him after he was killed in a tricycle accident during his NYSC in Maiduguri, Borno state, has been laid to rest. Dr Stephen Obinna Ikeh was quite popular as he was an exceptional student and medical doctor. He was also financially responsible for his parents and siblings. Sadly, he was involved in a fatal accident that took his life. His funeral was held on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Below are photos from the funeral:

Royal Connect With Nature Sunday afternoon offered the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, a chance to connect with nature. The royal couple, accompanied by their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis visited the RHS Back to Nature Garden at this year's Chelsea Flower Show in London. The garden is a woodland setting which offers people a chance to connect with nature. Today, the royal couple welcomed Queen Elizabeth II and showed her around the exhibit, designed by landscape architects Andrée Davies and Adam White and co-designed by the duchess herself. Here's a sneak peek into some of the most adorable moments from the royal family's day out. Like Mother, Like Son Kate Middleton guided her children around the garden. Donning a subtle printed dress, the Duchess of Cambridge and mother of three was clicked with her youngest child, Prince Louis. Princess Charlotte, on the other hand, was spotted enjoying a ride on...

The police in Katsina State have arrested 70 kidnap suspects in the state. The suspects were paraded on Tuesday, at the Command Headquarters in the state capital by the Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba. Buba told journalists that the suspects are notorious for carrying out kidnapping activities at various locations in the state. He added that they were arrested during the implementation of Operation Puff Adder a special anti-kidnapping operation recently launched by the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Buba noted that since the inauguration of the Operation Puff Adder, the police has recorded some achievements. The operation which led to the arrest of the 70 kidnap suspects comprise the IGP Special Task Forces, SARS Patrol Teams, Counter Terrorism Units (CTU), and Police Mobile Force (PMF). The commissioner of police in the state added that they also succeeded in recovering a total of 43 AK 47 rifles and other associate arms and ammunition from the ...

​Manchester United are close to signing Wales international Daniel James after agreeing a fee with Swansea City. The 21-year-old has enjoyed a breakout season in the Championship, having contributed five goals and ten assists in 38 league appearances for the Swans. Having been declared frontrunners for the winger last week, an agreement now appears to be in place (via Mail​Online Sport) to bring James to Old Trafford, as manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to rebuild his Man Utd squad. James' most notable asset is his blistering pace, but he can also play on either flank - with Solskjaer lining him up to play on the right wing to cut inside on his stronger left foot, having sent club scouts to specifically check his suitability for the role. He has also broken through on the international stage this season, with United legend Ryan Giggs handing him two senior appearances for Wales, which included a goal on his competitive home debut in the 1-0 win over Slovakia. The ne...

Lagos – The 1st Vice-President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Seyi Akinwunmi, on Tuesday in Lagos said that the body did not expect the Super Eagles to win the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) at all cost. Super Eagles Akinwunmi said Glass House football administration would not put pressure on the Gernot Rohr-tutored team but expect that the team should be at their best. 21 to July 19. Akinwunmi, however, said that the team had been given enough incentive that could aid their performance during the football fiesta in Egypt. “What we have done so far as NFF is that we have put up a programme where the footballers only have to think about football with no extraneous matters. “So, we expect them to be at their best and do their best. They should strive to win the Cup and if they didn’t win, that does not mean that they have failed. “They can only be termed as failure if they failed to put in their best and we can judge that with their performance. But sometimes efforts are n...

A promising medical student has taken his own life after plunging into a river in Bayelsa state. Uzakah   Friends and family members have been left in a state of shock after a 300-level medical student of the Niger Delta University, NDU, allegedly killed himself by plunging into Amassoma River in Bayelsa State.   It was gathered that Uzakah Timi Ebiweni, took the decision to end it all, after failing his MBBS exams. Out of the 169 students in his class, 50 failed, according to reports.   Timi allegedly started giving hints via his WhatsApp stories by initially posting a candle light and then changing it to the picture of a candle with its light blown off.  

​UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has admitted how "we forget how dirty this industry is", while vowing to follow through with any sanctions for big clubs should they fail to cooperate with Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations. This comes after news Manchester City have allegedly breached these rules, which could result in Pep Guardiola's side being temporarily expelled from the Champions League if found guilty While ​La Liga president Javier Tebas is unconvinced Europe's football governing body will go through with punishing ​City, Ceferin was critical of the motives of the Spanish league's president. As quoted by ​The Telegraph, he said: "He’s loud,” Ceferin said. “I think it’s part of his tactics to operate like that. But I don’t think it’s very productive. "Look, one way of operating is shouting, ‘The rich will take everything!’ And this is typical of the populist shouting in European politics." During the interview, Ceferin expla...

MONTOURSVILLE, Pa. — President Donald Trump voiced confidence Monday in his ability to win a repeat victory in Pennsylvania in 2020 and took a fresh swipe at one of his leading Democratic rivals, telling rallygoers that native son Joe Biden had abandoned them by representing Delaware in the Senate. In fact, Biden moved to neighboring Delaware with his family when he was a boy, and later represented the state in the Senate for more than three decades. He maintained ties to Pennsylvania over the years. Trump's Pennsylvania visit, intended to boost Republican congressional candidate Fred Keller over Democrat Marc Friedenberg in a Tuesday special election for an open House seat, had as much to do with helping his own reelection prospects as it did with pushing Keller over the finish line. "We've got to win tomorrow, Fred," Trump told a cheering rally crowd at a hangar at Williamsport Regional Airport. Trump's visit to the key battleground state came two days...

VIENNA -- Three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda, who won two of his titles after a horrific crash that left him with serious burns and went on to become a prominent figure in the aviation industry, has died. He was 70. The Austria Press Agency quoted Lauda's family as saying he "passed away peacefully" on Monday. Walter Klepetko, a doctor who performed a lung transplant on Lauda last year, said Tuesday: "Niki Lauda has died. I have to confirm that." "His unique successes as a sportsman and entrepreneur are and remain unforgettable," the family statement said. "His tireless drive, his straightforwardness and his courage remain an example and standard for us all. Away from the public gaze he was a loving and caring husband, father and grandfather. We will miss him very much." Lauda won the F1 drivers' championship in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and again in 1984 with McLaren. In 1976, he was badly burned when he crashed ...