Month: October 2016

British Fashion Council CEO, Caroline Rush, For GTBank Fashion Weekend

Caroline Rush has achieved remarkable success in promoting the British fashion industry, particularly through organizing the globally renowned London Fashion Week and the prestigious British Fashion Awards. In 2015, she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen of England for services to the British fashion industry. Caroline Rush…

Menta Music Endorses Bisa Kdei For Winning AFRIMMA Awards

Menta Music has expressed its delight endorsing Bisa Kdei for winning ‘Video Of The Year’ award at the 2016 African Muzik Magazine Awards, AFRIMMA, which was held in Dallas Texas, USA. Kdei beat favourites, Flavour, Phyno, Koredo Bello and Sauti Sol to win the award for his hit song ‘Brother Brother’. Bisa Kdei partnered with…

ICPC Probes Federal Polytechnic Offa Rector

According to reports, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, has launched an investigation into allegations that the Acting Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, Dr Ayodele Olaosebikan was involved in a fraud. Islander Magazine reports that the matter has been transferred to ICPC’s headquarters in Abuja. It was reported that the Rector, the…

Ambode Fires Folly Coker, 2 Other Commissioners

Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Folorunsho Folarin-Coker, fondly called Folly Coker, has been dropped by the state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. Also removed from the cabinet of Ambode were two other Commissioners; Dr Mustapha Akinkunmi in charge of the Ministry of Finance and Dr Ekundayo Mobereola in charge of the Ministry of Transportation. However, Ambode did…

N4.7b Fraud: How I Gave Fayose $5.377m Cash–Obanikoro

Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has reportedly narrated how he gave Governor Ayodele Fayose some amount of money. His confession comes barely 24 hours after his detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to Obanikoro, the said cash was wired into the company, Sylva Mcnamara, within seven months in…

NCC Nabs 6 In Kano For Selling Pre-registered SIM cards

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has arrested six persons in Kano State for alleged selling of pre-registered SIM cards. The commission recovered over 100 pieces of pre-registered SIM cards from the suspects. Speaking shortly after raiding some places at the famous GSM Market at Farm Center and ’Yankura Market, yesterday, the head of re-enforcement unit…