A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane with 189 people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Flight JT 610 was headed for Pangkal Pinang, in the Bangka Belitung Islands, when…
Read MoreMonth: October 2018
EKITI HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER, MICHAEL ADEDEJI SHOT BY UNKNOWN GUNMEN, DIES
A member of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr. Michael Adedeji, who was shot in the head by unknown gunmen on Friday October 26th, has died. Adedeji who represents Ekiti Southwest Constituency II in the state house of Assembly, was…
Read MoreLEARN HOW TO BUILD AN EMPIRE WITH HEELS FROM AWARD-WINNING SHOE DESIGNER, NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD
Join Nicholas in his Masterclass at the 2018 GTBank Fashion Weekend In the last decade, Kirkwood’s designs have gone from cult appeal to entering a wider consciousness and proving instantly recognisable. An alumnus of London’s Central Saint Martins School of…
Read MoreLIFE AND TIME OF CHIEF TONY ANENIH
Former Board of Trustees, BOT, Chairman, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih died on Sunday at the age of 85. Anenih was a Nigerian politician who was appointed Minister of Works and Housing in 1999. He was…
Read MoreRUSSIA NOT HELPING TO STABILISE CAR – FRANCE
Russia is not helping to stabilise the Central African Republic (CAR), a French Defence Minister Florence Parly told weekly Jeune Afrique. In December 2017, Russia obtained the go-ahead from the UN Security Council to deliver arms to CAR, facing near-constant…
Read MoreWHY BUHARI DESERVES SECOND TERM – LAI MOHAMMED
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that President Muhammadu Buhari deserved second term election because, in the past three and half years, he has impacted positively in the lives of Nigerians. The minister who…
Read MoreANOTHER U.S. CITY HONOURS NIGERIA WITH HOISTING OF FLAG
It was a big honour for Nigeria as Newark, the largest city in the State of New Jersey honoured the country with the hoisting of the green-white-green flag in the City Hall. The Mayor of the City, Ras Baraka,…
Read MoreOIL RISES ON SMALL MARKET BOUNCE
Oil prices rose on Monday, supported by a bounce in Asian stocks, but analysts said sentiment remains cautious after financial markets plunge last week triggered by worries of slow global growth. Front-month Brent crude oil futures LCOc1 were at…
Read MoreLEICESTER CITY OWNER IN CRASHED HELICOPTER
The Leicester City owner’s helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club’s ground as it left the stadium following a Premier League match. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter when it came down at about 20:30 BST…
Read MoreFG’S UNPAID N650BN SUBSIDY ARREARS IS AFFECTING OUR OPERATIONS – MARKETERS
Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) on Sunday said the unpaid subsidy arrears of over N650 billion by the Federal Government posed huge financial challenges to the downstream operations. DAPPMA Executive Secretary, Mr Olufemi Adewole, told the News…
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