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Offa robbery: Saraki writes Police

Senate President, Bukola Saraki says  he has tendered his response to the Police on the Investigation into the Offa bank robbery incident. Saraki said on Thursday that his written response to the Police on the robbery incident was in compliance to the demand of the Police that he should put down his response in writing. The Police had earlier asked ... Read More »

Small Doctor becomes Western Lotto ambassador

Penalty’ crooner, Temitope Adekunle, popularly known as Small Doctor has been signed on as the latest brand ambassador for gaming and entertainment platform, Western Lotto & Bet. The wave-making hip-hop artiste, who featured in DJ Lambo’s latest music ‘Kunta Kunte’, officially became the face of the gaming brand effective June 1, 2018. He is joining other A-list Nollywood and music ... Read More »

 Abiola Is Dead And No Longer A Nigerian… Buhari Can’t Confer GCFR On Him-Melaye Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, says President Muhammadu Buhari cannot posthumously award Moshood Abiola with the GCFR title because the acclaimed June 12 ’93 election winner is dead and therefore no longer a Nigerian. That the annual Democracy Day celebration ... Read More »

Buhari orders gazetting of directive on Abiola, others

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the immediate gazetting of his directive declaring June 12 as Democracy Day in honor of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief Moshood Abiola. The President had on Wednesday conferred national honours on Abiola and other heroes of democracy. According to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant ... Read More »

20 Budding Nigerian Writers Make it to Next Stage of The GTBank Dusty Manuscript Contest

After spending several weeks poring over more than 1000 stories submitted for the Dusty Manuscript Contest, the judges of the competition have selected their top 20 entries. The selected entries are: Devil‘s Pawn byKukoghoIruesiri Samson Home to the hill by Eunice Ekelaka Sambisa by Mohammed, Fatima Aliko The Smell of rain by NneomaOtuegbe Omon by Henri Yeri The Orchid ProtocolOnochie ... Read More »

OGUN, RIVERS LEAD AS NECO RELEASES 2018 COWBELLPEDIA QUALIFYING EXAM RESULTS

With 15 candidates in the second stage, Ogun State led the rest of the states in the country as the National Examination Council, NECO released the results of 2018 Cowbellpedia Qualifying Examination results. Rivers State followed with 10 candidates whileOsunState and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja hadfive candidates each. Further breakdown of the results shows that Ambassador College, Ota, Ogun ... Read More »

GTBank – Lagos State Principals Cup Season 9 Enters Group Stage

The draws for the 2018 Principals Cup football competition held at the Corporate Head Office of Guaranty Trust Bank on Thursday 31st May 2018. The season began on April 17, 2018 with zonal preliminaries which featured 594 Teams from 335 Schools in the male and female categories. The competition is open to Schools from the 6 educational districts in Lagos ... Read More »

June 12: Lagos speaker hails Buhari, says Tinubu laid foundation

The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, says declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day has vindicated age-long agitations by some Nigerians for same.Obasa made the assertion in Lagos in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday.He praised President Muhammadu Buhari for the declaration on Wednesday. “This is because it was ... Read More »

Police insist on Saraki’s link with Offa robbery suspects

  More suspects in the April 5 bloody robbery in Offa, Kwara State, have been linked with Senate President Bukola Saraki, the police claimed yesterday. Two of the three suspects mentioned by the ring leaders in connection with the crime in which 33 people, including nine policemen, were killed, have been arrested. Police spokesman Jimoh Moshood said five of the ... Read More »

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