Napoli finally ended their long wait to win Italy’s Serie A on Thursday after a 1-1 draw at Udinese secured their third league title with a record-equalling five games to play. Thousands of fans in Udine, at the Stadio Maradona in Naples and all around southern Italy’s biggest city exploded with joy at the final whistle as 33 years of ... Read More »
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Tribute!A Marketing Icon is gone kayode olagesin pens a tribute to Tolu Ogunkoya
They have stolen this car’. ‘Are you sure this is where we parked?’, my friend asked. ‘Yes. Is that not the yellow bus that we used as marker when we parked earlier’, I replied. By this time, I had started to sweat profusely and lamented again, this time in Yoruba, ‘won ti gbe moto yi lo’. Earlier that evening, we ... Read More »
Mouka Kicks Off National Consumer Promo “Season of Celebration”
Mouka, Nigeria’s leading brand of mattresses, pillows, and other bedding products, has recently commenced a national consumer promo dubbed “Season of Celebration”. According to the manufacturer, the promotion is intended to excite consumers with gifts on purchases made from April 2023 while stock lasts. Despite the situation in Nigeria, the Mouka brand remains committed to adding comfort to the lives ... Read More »
Sokoto Gov-Elect Sets Up Committee To Investigate 86B Loans
The Governor-elect for Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has set up Finance and Debt Verification Committee to probe the administration of the outgoing Governor Aminu… T The Governor-elect for Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has set up Finance and Debt Verification Committee to probe the administration of the outgoing Governor Aminu Tambuwal. Sokoto was elected under the platform of the ... Read More »
LASG NAMES INAUGURATION COMMITTEE FOR SANWO-OLU’S SECOND TERM
A 22-man committee, which will coordinate activities for the May 29 swearing-in of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s and Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat’s second term in office has been constituted. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, is Chairman of the Committee. A former Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Mrs. Saidat Olayinka Oladunjoye, is Vice-Chairman. Members of the ... Read More »
Mimiko to Headline Dare Adeboye Lecture Thursday
The immediate past governor of Ondo state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, will deliver the keynote address at the 2023 Change and Development Forum, organized by the Dare Adeboye Foundation, at the Redemption Camp on Thursday, the governor’s Special Assistant on Media and Digital Communications, John Paul Akinduro, has said. Akinduro said Mimiko will be speaking on “Good governance and Accountability: Setting ... Read More »
EKWEREMADU: DABIRI-EREWA PLEADS FOR COMPASSION
Abuja, May 3, 2023: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has joined others in pleading with the UK government to show leniency with former Nigeria Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu awaiting the verdict of the court on organ harvesting. In a statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols of NIDCOM in Abuja, she ... Read More »
Renowned Marketing Communication Icon, Omnicom Media Group (OMG)’s Regional Chief Executive Officer, Tolu Ogunkoya Dies
The Regional Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom Media Group (OMG) West & Central Africa (WeCA), Tolu Ogunkoya has passed on, leaving behind an indelible footprint in the marketing communication industry. Ogunkoya passed on in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 25, 2023., according to his family. Until his death, he was the Chairman of the 15-Member Ministerial Task Team set ... Read More »
GTCO hits 74.1b profit in 1st quater of 2023
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO or the Group) has released its Unaudited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the period ended March 31, 2023, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of ₦74.1billion, representing an increase of 36.5% over ₦54.3billion recorded in the corresponding period ended March 2022. The ... Read More »
PICTURES: PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, FASHOLA, ASHAFA , EL – YAKUB, OTHERS AT THE OFFICIAL COMMISSIONING OF THE 748-UNITS FHA HOUSING ESTAT
PIX ONE: President Muhammadu Buhari (middle), Hon. Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN (right) and Managing Director/CEO, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), Senator Gbenga Ashafa (left) shortly after the official commissioning of the 748-Units FHA Housing Estate in Zuba, Abuja on Tuesday, 2nd May 2023. PIX TWO: President Muhammadu Buhari (2nd right), Hon. Minister of Works and Housing, ... Read More »