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Brief profile about TELL magazine of Nigeria

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Publisher -TELL Communications Ltd. Editor-Nosa Igiebor Founded-15 April 1991 Headquarters-Yaba,Lagos Official website- http://www.tellng.com/ Tell Magazineis a weekly magazine published in Nigeria. [1]As of 2004 the magazine had a circulation of 80,000. [2]In 2007,BBC Newsdescribed it as "one of Nigeria's most respected business magazines". [3]FoundationTellmagazine published its first edition on 15 April 1991. All five of the founding editors had worked atNewswatch, where they learned to create in-depth, investigative feature stories. They left that magazine due to low pay and disagreements with senior management, hoping that the new magazine would be more fulfilling. Although the magazine's founders had high ambitions, they were not initially hostile to the government. However, they were determined to be free of government or political influence. [4]Babangida eraThe magazine questioned whether GeneralIbrahim Babangidawas sincere in saying he would hand o...

Brief profile of NEWSWATCH magazine

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Newswatch is a Nigerian weekly news magazine published by Newswatch Communications Limited in Nigeria . Newswatch' s weekly print run can be as high as 100,000 copies. [1] Newswatch was formed by Nigerian journalists Dele Giwa, Ray Ekpu, Dan Agbese and Yakubu Mohammed in 1984, and the first edition was distributed on 28 January 1985. [2] A 1989 description of the magazine said it "changed the format of print journalism in Nigeria [and] introduced bold, investigative formats to news reporting in Nigeria". [3] However, in the first few months of the administration of General Ibrahim Babangida, who took power in August 1985, the magazine was shamelessly flattering. It printed his face on the cover four times and even criticized "anyone who attempted to make life unpleasant for Babangida". [4] Giwa, the first editor-in-chief of Newswatch , was killed by a mail bomb in his home on 19 October 1986. The magazine was forced to shut down for si...

Ebola- Late nurse,Obi Ejelonu's fiance admitted to hospital

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According to Sahara Reporters, the fiancé of Obi Ejelonu, the nurse who died of the Ebola virusafter being infected by Patrick Sawyer, is suspected to have contracted the Ebola virus from his late fiance. The suspected patient, whose name was given simply as “Dennis”, allegedly suffered froma high fever three days ago but said he had recovered, SR reports. He’s since been admitted in the hospital. A new blood test has been ordered, with results expected as soon astoday.

A copy of the new Nigeria map by the National conference

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The National conference in its final report had recommended the creation of 18 additional states to bring the number of states in the country to 54. Some Northern delegates had initially kicked against the creation of more states apart from the one proposed for the South-East which was overwhelmingly supported. However, after series of consultations by the leadership of delegations, the Conference unanimously adopted the recommendation for the creationof additional 18 new states. On July 3rd, delegates at the just concluded National Conference had unanimously supported the creation of 18 more additional states. The recommendation was made by the Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government jointly headed by Ike Nwachukwu and Mohammed Kumalia. The recommendation was faulted by veteran journalist and publisher of Ovationa Internation magazine, Dele Momodu.

Nicki Minaj shares pics from her Anaconda video

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Nicki Minaj shared these pics from her Anaconda video which will drop today being Wednesday. Am pretty sure you guys will love this and you got to watch this video. More pictures below;

Jackie Chan’s Son Has Been Arrested For Drug Related Charges

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Popular actor Jackie Chan is an anti-drug ambassador in his country China yet his son was arrested for conniving with drug dealers. Chan’s 32-year old son Jaycee Chan was reportedly caught in a Beijing drug bust last week, alongside Taiwanese actor Ko Chen-tung. According to news source Xinhua, Jaycee was detained “onsuspicion of accommodating suspected drug users”. The sweep also helped track down several well-known Chinese celebrities.A few reporters claim that because he is the child of a celebrity, he may not do prison time, while normal people get at least 7 years in jail. In 2011, Jackie Chan revealed that he will not be leaving his fortune for his son and everything will go to charity. “If he is capable, he can make his own money. If he is not, then he will just be wasting my money.” Source -music 213