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Punch Nigeria Limited was registered on August 8, 1970, under the Companies Act of 1968 to publish newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals of public interest. It was designed to perform the tripartite functions of the popular mass media: informing, educating, and entertaining Nigerians and the world at large.
The news of his death led to reactions in Nigerian media, with the death being described as "huge blow to Nigeria", [181] or "big loss" to Akoko residents, [182] and "blow to religious tourism" especially in Nigeria. [183] Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu described T. B. Joshua's death as "a great global knock" in a tribute. [184]
The PLATO system was launched in 1960 at the University of Illinois and subsequently commercially marketed by Control Data Corporation.It offered early forms of social media features with innovations such as Notes, PLATO's message-forum application; TERM-talk, its instant-messaging feature; Talkomatic, perhaps the first online chat room; News Report, a crowdsourced online newspaper, and blog ...
Corruption in Nigeria is a constant phenomenon. In 2012, Nigeria was estimated to have lost over $400 billion to corruption since its independence. [2] [3] Nigerian politicians find themselves in a strong position of power and wealth due to their connections with the oil and gas industries in Nigeria.
21 March – Martin McGuinness, 66, politician, deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (2007–2017), MP (1997–2013), MLA (1998–2017) and former Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) leader. 24 March – Piers Dixon, 88, politician, MP for Truro (1970–1974). 28 March – Gwilym Prys Davies, Baron Prys-Davies, 93, lawyer and politician.
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A presidential and vice-presidential debate was organised by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), with invitations extended to five of the 78 presidential candidates. The Debate Group explained the exclusion of other candidates as a measure to ensure the effectiveness of the debate and ...
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