Ethiopia’s controversial Olympic silver medalist Feyisa Lilesa will make a welcome return to the Middle East when he lines up in the elite field at the 2019 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on January 25. The 28-year-old had been in exile in the USA since making an anti-government gesture while crossing the finish line and clinching…
The Togolese cook accused of killing Managing Director of Credit Switch Technology, Chief Opeyemi Bademosi has narrated how he carried out the act. According to the Lagos Command of the Nigeria Police Force, the suspect, Sunday Adefonou Anani, allegedly murder the businessman at his residence for money. In a statement by its Public Relations Officer,…
Organisers of the Yoruba Movie Gist Awards have released nominees of the maiden edition of the awards ceremony. Yoruba Movie Gist Awards is the brainchild of Olakitan Adetutu Communications, a subsidiary of Gbolahan Adetayo Media Network, run by renowned former movie journalist with City People Magazine, Gbolahan Adetayo. The colourful event to reward hard work…
A formidable group in Delta State known as Inspired Youths is drumming support for ex-governor and Delta South senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan to represent the zone in 2019. The group which spoke through their leader, Joy Omodafe reiterated that their support for the former governor was not…
Group Managing Director/CEO of Keystone Bank Limited, Obeahon Ohiwerei, has said that the bank has over the last 15 months, witnessed significant transformation both structurally and in market competitiveness. In a chat with newsmen in Lagos on Monday, Mr. Ohiwerei, alluded to this on-going transformation and the strides made to date. “What was otherwise a…
Online and offline, discussions on the forthcoming Senatorial contest in Kogi East have revolved around two economists and former bankers both with intimidating credentials, enthralling pedigrees but varying capacities to represent their people and deliver on campaign promises. While Dr. Victor Alewo Adoji is running on the platform of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji (Dr.)…
Commendations are beginning to pour in for Nigerian Breweries Plc for sponsoring the fourth edition of the Lagos International Poetry Festival (LIPFEST), which attracted Nigerian and foreign poets, writers and artists from 15 countries across the world. The commendation was showered on the foremost brewing company at the LIPFEST Wide Awake Concert where renowned poets…
There is no easy path to making money. You have to work extremely hard and even engage in additional jobs that can sometimes be stressful to earn a living. However, with the gig economy becoming ever more popular, you can still keep your 9 to 5 job and still earn some extra income without sweating.…
Celebrated fashion expert, Burak Cakmak, who is the Dean at Parsons School of Design, will be at the GTBank Fashion Weekend 2018. Burak Cakmak has facilitated successful collaborations for over a decade with a wide range of stakeholders including suppliers, retailers, NGOs, governments, and the media in order to drive positive, ethical industry change. Cakmak…
Two fashion icons, Stavros Karelis and Anna Trevelyan have indicated their interest to be at the 2018 edition of the GTBank Fashion Weekend. Stavros Karelis is the founder and buying director of MACHINE-A, a London-based independent concept store for men and women, while Anna Trevelyan is the co-founder and fashion director of MACHINE-A. In 2009,…