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Lai Mohammed asks NBC to stop Big Brother Naija ‘over COVID-19’

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2020

Citing fears of a possible spread of COVID-19 among housemates, Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has asked the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to take Big Brother Naija (BBN) off the air, multiple sources have told TheCable. The reality show, which entered its fifth

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Who Is Laycon, BBNaija’s Daimond In The Rough?

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2020

It is another season of Big Brother Naija, another season of fandom, entertainment, arguments, and trends. As the show premiered yesterday and the new housemates were introduced, the saying “dress the way you want to be addressed” took the centre stage when one of the contestants showed up in what Twitter users likened to “Christmas […]

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COVID-19: Ogun PMAN Distributes Face Masks, Embark On Sensitization Programme

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA Ogun State Chapter of Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), has embarked on sensitization exercise to support the government on need and importance to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and also distributed number of face masks to residents. The PMAN sensitization programme held on Wednesday was led by its Secretary, Comrade […]

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Media, marketing receive boost as FG inaugurates 8-man task team on audience measurement

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2020

In a fresh attempt to give more credence to Nigerian media and marketing space, the Federal Government has inaugurated an 8-man task team on audience measurement. Audience measurement measures how many people are in the audience, usually in relation to radio listenership and television viewership, but also in relation to newspaper and magazine readership and […]

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FG Hands Over National Arts Theatre To CBN For Rehabilitation

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2020

The Federal Government has officially handed over the National Arts Theatre to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Bankers’ Committee, with a robust plan to rehabilitate the national asset. In his remarks at the handing over ceremony held on Sunday in Iganmu, Lagos, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, is hopeful that the restoration […]

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Breaking: Bollywood Superstar Aishwarya Rai Tests Positive For COVID-19

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2020

Popular India actress, Aishwarya Rai, has tested positive for coronavirus, Mumbai city authority official told AFP. This is coming just a day after her father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan, India’s “greatest actor of the century,” said he was in the hospital with the disease. Aishwarya’s eight-year-old daughter, Aaradhya, was also COVID-19 positive, the Brihanmumbai Municipal