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(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed on Thursay October 10, announced that online news platforms will now be regulated as he inaugurated a seven-man committee to implement reforms in the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).   Members of the committee whose job description centers on implementing reforms inContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Lionel Messi wanted to leave Barcelona in the midst of his case for tax fraud, he has revealed, but remained at the Nou Camp when no offers came forward. Messi and his father were both found guilty of tax fraud in July 2016 and were handed suspended 21-month prisonContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Reverend Berry Dambaza, a senior Zimbabwean pastor with Upper Room Ministries died on Monday, September 23, after committing suicide by jumping from the third floor of Rezende Parkade in Harare. Pastor Dambaza reportedly died on the spot. While details surrounding his sudden death is unknown, there are speculation thatContinue Reading

(FKOWERBUDNEWS)  Kiki Mordi, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) investigative journalist that uncovered the sexual harassment in universities has revealed that she has received subtle threats since the report went viral. According to the journalist, her interest in the investigation was driven by her personal experience which saw her dropping outContinue Reading

(flowerbudnews) Multiple award-winning Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named as one of the 100 Most Influential People of African descent by the Africa Report. Adichie is Number 4 on the list, and is the only other Nigerian on in the Top 5 apart from Aliko Dangote who isContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has shut-down the ‘Cold Room’, where lecturers allegedly assault student sexually. The development comes 24 hours after the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) through a video documentary “Africa Eye” reveled what goes on in the location. The documentary had also exposed one of the lecturesContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Nigerian afro beat singer, Yemi Alade, has been put into consideration for Grammy Award 2019. The singer, who recently dropped her anticipated album ‘Woman of Steel’, took to her Instagram account to celebrate the great news as she aims to move her musical career to global stage. “We areContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has expressed fears on the rising number of pharmacists who are leaving the country in search of better opportunities abroad. Mr Abiodun Ajibade, PSN Chairman in Oyo State, told newsmen on Monday in Ibadan that the association was worried over the massive brainContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Federal Government has restated the need for collaboration and partnership to ensure maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea. Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, made this assertion at the Global Maritime Security Conference in Abuja on Monday. Amaechi, represented by the Minister of state for Transportation,  Sen.Continue Reading