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Lagos requires change for progress, says Sanwo-Olu

Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant Jide Sanwo-Olu yesterday announced his bid for the job. He called for “change for progress” in the Centre of Excellence. He told the cheering crowd at the historic City Hall in the heart of Lagos Island that the time to take the state to a greater level had come. He urged party ... Read More »

Ekiti Poll: Tribunal begins sitting, pledges to be fair

The battle on the authentic winner of the July 14 governorship poll in Ekiti State commenced in the courtroom on Monday as the Election Petition Tribunal began its sitting. The three-member panel of judges led by the Chairman, Justice Suleiman Belgore, promises to be fair to parties involved in the petition. Other members of the panel are Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro ... Read More »

Sketch to Fame; A Call for Aspiring African Fashion Designers

Are you are an aspiring fashion designer? Can you create amazing fashion sketches? The Sketch to Fame competition is for you! Organized by GTBank, the Sketch to Fame Competition is offering young African fashion designers the opportunity to have their original collection produced and showcased at the 2018 GTBank Fashion Weekend. To participate in the Sketch to Fame competition, share ... Read More »

Kemi Adeosun resigns

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, has reportedly resigned from the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to sources, Adeosun resigned over allegations that she forged her National Youth Service Corps certificate. However, Newsthumb gathered that the minister resumed in her office this morning and it is unclear when the reported resignation will take effect. Adeosun had come under fire with several ... Read More »

Ronaldo leads best 10 players on FIFA19

  Die-hard followers of the latest version of FIFA game have finally be spared the agony of waiting as the list was released Wednesday with Cristiano Ronaldo leading the pack. After a week involving an excruciating countdown of the top 100 stars, the cream of the crop have finally emerged, with a number of familiar faces. In fact, the three ... Read More »

Nigeria needs a digital president, says Saraki

  Presidential aspirant, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday said that Nigeria needs a “digital” President that is abreast with the new world social order. Saraki, who visited Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State Wednesday to seek support for his presidential ambition, said Nigeria desires a dynamic leadership that is private sector inclusive. “I am in Cross River to solicit delegates’ ... Read More »

Ambode denies rift with Tinubu

  Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday totally played down speculations of a rift with the National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, saying reports to such effect were untrue. Both the social and traditional media have been flooded with news of a major rift between Tinubu and Ambode over an alleged disagreement on the second ... Read More »

My aspiration has nothing to do with Tinubu – Sanwo-Olu

Governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said on Wednesday that his aspiration has nothing to do with the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but about taking a new Lagos to the next level. Speaking with newsmen at the APC national secretariat after submitting his nomination form, Sanwo-Olu who is widely referred ... Read More »

GAVI Champion for Africa, Dr. Awele Elumelu, Joins Global Health Leaders to Champion Increased Vaccine Coverage in Under-Immunised Nations‎

   GAVI Champion for Africa and Founder, Avon Medical Practice, joined other global health leaders at a Photo Exhibition organised by GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, for increased vaccine coverage in under-immunised nations. The event tagged “Vaccine Heroes” was held  in Geneva, Switzerland.‎ Following the announcement made earlier in January 2018 on the sidelines of the global World Economic Forum in Davos, of Dr. Elumelu as ... Read More »

Glo bags Best Women Enterprise Support Award

I’m For its remarkable assistance of career women, the grandmasters of data, Globacom, has bagged the Best Women Enterprise Support (Company) Award at the 2018 Nigerian Women Digital Agenda Summits and Awards (NWDAS), organised by the Centre for Cyber Awareness and Development, (CECAD). The President of CECAD, Dr. Bayero Agabi, opined that while telecoms operators “are the engine rooms for ... Read More »

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