Foremost financial institution Guaranty Trust Bank plc has confirmed that the 5th edition of Africa’s premier fashion event, the GTBank Fashion Weekend, will hold on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, 2020. The two-day event, will feature fashion-leaders and industry experts from around the world, whilst providing hundreds of indigenous small fashion businesses with…
Day: October 6, 2020
Buhari Mourns Popular Dramatist, Jimoh Aliu
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday condoled with the theatre and entertainment industry, the Aliu family, and Ekiti State government on the loss of popular dramatist, Chief Jimoh Aliu, aged 80. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, titled “President Buhari mourns popular dramatist, Jimoh Aliu,” Buhari said the deceased…
Ondo Missing Child: Prophet Alfa, 5 Others Get Life Imprisonment
Founder of the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty by a High Court in Ondo State over the mysterious disappearance of one-year-old Gold Kolawole from his church. Prophet Babatunde Alfa was convicted alongside other defendants by Justice Olusegun Odusola having found them guilty of…
Dr Fauci Warns Trump’s Condition Could Worsen
Dr Anthony Fauci, top infectious disease expert in the US, has warned that US president Donald Trump’s condition could worsen over the coming days. Trump returned to White House after spending four days at Walter Reed Medical Centre following his COVID-19 diagnosis, but Fauci in an interview with CNN said that the issue with…
I’ve No Enemies to Fight, Jonathan Tells Shagari’s Son
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said he has accepted the apology of the son of former President Shehu Shagari, Aminu, who worked against him during the run-up to the 2015 presidential election. The former President made this known in a Facebook post while acknowledging Aminu’s public apology. Jonathan wrote in the post titled Dear…
IAA Elects First African, Joel Nettey, as the Chairman & World President
Joel Nettey, a Ghanaian and the first African to hold such position, has been elected as the Chairman and World President of the International Advertising Association (IAA), the global compass for marketing and communications. His election was held virtually during the World Board Meeting of the International Advertising Association on October 5th 2020. Srinivasan Swamy…
Heritage Bank, 5 Others Receive FG’s Nod To Open 774, 000 SPW Beneficiaries’ Accounts
Following its commitments to teeming entrepreneurs and youths’ empowerment, Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s Most Innovative Banking Service providers has been engaged by the Federal Government to commence account opening for beneficiaries of the Special Public Works Programme through-out the 774 local governments. Also, five other financial institutions- Zenith, UBA, Access, Fidelity, FCMB are part of…
Oil Theft: Navy Hands Over 22 Suspects, Two Vessels To EFCC
The Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, October 2, 2020, took over a vessel, MV Poseidon alongside 10 crew members, after they were arrested on July 20, 2020 by the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, for investigation and prosecution. The suspects are: Umoh Samuel, Abonida Seaman, Ogidigbo Kelly, Ajemfuja…
English FA Drops Tammy Abraham, 2 Others for Partying
Tammy Abraham alongside his team-mates Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho are set to miss out of England’s friendly with Wales on Thursday after breaching COVID-19 protocols. The three players were told by the Football Association to stay at home on Monday rather than report to St George’s Park, where Gareth Southgate assembled his squad. The…