Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere has ordered the National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to order the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc to put a written warning on Fanta and Sprite bottles stating that both soft drinks are poisonous when consumed along with Vitamin C. The court also held that…
Econet Media’s Kwesé Sports and ESPN have launched the exclusive ESPN channel on the Kwesé TV bouquet. This collaboration with Africa’s emerging home of premium sports marks the much anticipated return of ESPN to the African continent. The channel comes after the announcement of the game-changing long-term agreement between the two sports broadcasting powerhouses which…
Vice President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Bishop Simeon Okah, has denounced remarks ascribed to him calling on the Buhari Federal Government to prosecute the former governor of Rivers State and present Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi for corruption. In a reaction signed by his media assistant, Jude Okechukwu and made available to journalists…
As another election year fast approaches, politicians are back at their usual games. While some are re-strategizing to win the hearts of the people, others are scheming and re-aligning themselves to outdo one another in a bid to reassert their respective relevance in the political scheme of things. In Delta State, the jostling is currently…
Ayan-Gbayi Group has clinched the grand prize and emerged the overall best drum band at the Excellency Tour in Ado Ekiti held at Prosperious Hotel and Bar on Friday, March 10, 2017. After two breathtaking performances by each band, Ayan-Gbayi emerged the best after a close contest with four other groups and went home with…
Nigerian Breweries Plc on Wednesday commissioned its upgraded brewery in Ota, Ogun State as part of its strategic plan to consolidate its leadership position in the industry. Part of the brewery infrastructure commissioned at the well-attended ceremony included a new PET line, a Water Treatment Plant and a Waste Water Treatment Plant, among twenty one…
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has released its audited financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial indices, reaffirming the Bank’s position as one of the most profitable and well managed financial institutions in Nigeria. Gross earnings…
Expectations and excitement heightened amongst secondary schools nationwide as the schools’ representatives besieged the Cowbellpedia Registration Portal to register their students ahead of the qualifying examination for the 2017 Cowbellpedia Secondary School Mathematics Television Quiz Show. Thousands of students in both public and private schools who have completed their registration process will sit for the…
Heritage Bank has denied asking Mrs Mary Akpobome, who is wife of renowned comedian, Ali Baba, on a loan recovery suspension as being reported by Sahara Reporters. In a statement issued by the bank, it said the story by the online news platform is totally far from the truth. “Our attention has yet again been…
In the spirit of the recently-held International Women’s Day, celebrated velvet-voiced Islamic singer, Alhaja Ruqoyaah Gawat-Oyefeso, has thrown her weight behind the call for the rights of women in nation building without any encumbrance. To this end, the highly spiritual singer, in collaboration with some of her like-minded friends Alhaja Tawakalitu Adunni Olorire, Hajia Monsurat…