The Judges for the 2015 Promasidor Quill Awards, led by its Chairman, Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole (OFR) have selected 17 nominees for the seven categories of this year’s edition of the prestigious awards. The panel of judges which include Kadaria Ahmed, a veteran journalist and television personality; Joseph Okonmah, Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Lagos ... Read More »
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Group To Buhari: Don’t Allow Use Of EFCC For Persecution
A Civil Rights Group, Transparency Coalition of Nigeria (TCN) has called on the President-Elect, General Mohammed Buhari to insulate the EFCC from being manipulated by politicians to witch hunt perceived enemies when he assumes office. In a statement issued by its Secretary General, Mr Peter Gimba in Abuja on Tuesday, the TCN said it was concerned about the use of ... Read More »
10 Years of Purpose Driven Intervention of Ekitipanupo – Seye Adetunmbi
Over the years, the common trend was for any interested group of Ekiti indigenes home and abroad to constitute various rallying points to serve kinsmen within those constituencies while a few others were established to serve narrow interests as evident in their activities and priorities. With the advent of technology that has turned the whole wide world into a global ... Read More »
HERITAGE BANK PLEDGES CONSISTENT AND SEAMLESS SERVICE DELIVERY AT COVENANT UNIVERSITY’s ICADI 2015 EDITION
Heritage bank has identified excellent customer service as the major plank for the continued wellbeing of the banking business in the country. To this end, the Bank has assured the banking public that its ongoing process of integration with the acquired Enterprise Bank will result in the building of a more dynamic brand that will offer great and bespoke services. ... Read More »
FOR RECORDS! THE FULL WRITE-UP OF EMIR SANUSI REITERATING THAT NNPC DIVERTED BILLION OF DOLLARS
The man who blew open the corruption saga that rocked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Emir Muhammed Sanusi, has once again restated that the NNNPC failed to remit billions of dollars to the federation account. In a piece for Financial Times, Sanusi states that he can be suspended as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria but that the ... Read More »
Lunatic Gives Birth To Twins In Public
AN unidentified female lunatic on Wednesday at the busy Eku junction in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State gave birth to a set of male and female twins with the assistance of concerned female citizens in the area. It was gathered that the lunatic who is a regular face in the community, normally solicit for alms from street ... Read More »
Fed. Ministry Of Education On Fire
There is currently a fire outbreak at the Federal Ministry of Education in the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. It is difficult to ascertain the cause of the fire as the place and its environs are in confusion. The fire, which was said to have started by 2pm, has affected some items at the Ministry of Education. Special Assistant to the Minister ... Read More »
TEETEE, A UNILAG UNDERGRADUATE, RELEASES NEW HIT SINGLES, ‘EBELEBE’
By Kola Popson “… I was actually in a studio with my producer, while he was making a beat. I started singing and he said, ‘Ebelebe’. I asked him what is the meaning, and he said ‘wonderful’. Then I said, ‘Wow! I can create something from that. Since Ebelebe means wonderful, then I should create a wonderful song now.’ That ... Read More »
Buhari Approves Plan To Set Up Special Courts For Handling Tax Evasion & Corruption Cases
According to a report by National Mirror, president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has reportedly approved plans to have special courts for hearing tax evasion and corruption cases. The courts will be set up in FCT and will deal with the aforementioned cases involving companies, individuals and government officials. Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering and Cyber Security Coalition at the National Assembly, Senator ... Read More »
GANI ADAMS SELLS OPU TO YORUBAS IN DUBAI, TURKEY
By Kola Popson The National President of Oodua Progressive Union (OPU), Otunba Gani Adams, has been reaching out to Yorubas in Turkey and Dubai for the sole purpose of propagating the organization. The Oodua Progressive Union, another initiative of Chief Gani Adams, is founded with the aim of uniting all sons and daughters of Oduduwa descendant anywhere they are across ... Read More »