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Lai Mohammed to Declare Open 4th Asa Day festival in Abuja Tomorrow .. As Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Princess Ebunoluwa Oladunni, 13 others make Awardee list

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The 4th edition of Asa Day festival will be declared opened by the honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in Abuja on Saturday at the Cyprian Ekwensi center for Arts and Culture formerly FCT Center for Arts and Culture in the morning   ASA DAY festival which was recently endorsed by Federal Ministry of Culture , Tourism and National Orientation with the support of National Council of Arts and Culture NCAC, is annual event organised by a Nigeria based company Royalprince Media Services under the leadership of…

President Buhari Orders Immediate Gazzette of Honours to Abiola, Fawehinmi, Kingibe

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Following his declaration yesterday that henceforth, June 12 be observed as Democracy Day in Nigeria and that some heroes of democracy be given national honours, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami to take immediate steps to publish the Presidential Order in the Federal Gazette as follows: Chief MKO Abiola – Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (Posthumous) Ambassador Baba Gana Kingibe – Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger Chief Gani Fawehinmi -Grand Commander of the Order of…

I Can’t Stop Accusing Jonathan Of Treasury Looting – Osinbajo

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Here is the full speech of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the 10th Bola Tinubu Colloquium in Lagos on Thursday that former president Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) do not want published. ”Let me first say that we started this colloquium now about 10 years ago, and I’m sure that most of us have heard the story. Many of those who started the idea of the colloquium probably are here with us today. Most of us had worked with the then Governor of Lagos State, Governor Bola…

Nigeria’s Supermarket, Pharmacy sub-sectors, top in service Delivery -CSAL

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Nigeria foremost research consulting firm, Customer Service Awards Limited has ranked the nation’s supermarket and pharmacy sub-sectors top in service delivery. Speaking on the ranking, Managing Director of Customer Service Awards Limited, Dr. Aliyu Ilias, ‎said the result was based on staff attitude, product and process knowledge as well as general appearance. Aliyu, who spoke to newsmen in Abuja said the purpose of the research was to examine service quality delivery, customer satisfaction and customer experience of the top 14 Nigerian industry sectors in 2017. Aliyu Ilias further maintained that…

THE TYRANNICAL REIGN OF BASORUN GAA

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During his reign, Bashorun Gaha was a ruthless and tyrannical person..His name ‘Gaha’ is sometimes pronounced as ‘Gaa’. Bashorun Gaha personally installed 4 kings and killed them, just to show his might. When Bashorun Gaa installed Labisi as king, the man didn’t even finish his installation rites before Gaha caused his death. Just 17 days into the initiation rites, Gaha killed him! He appointed the next king immediately, Alaafin Oduboye. After Oduboye became king, Gaha demanded that the king prostrate to him. Just because Oduboye refused, saying it’s never done,…

PRESIDENT BUHARI CONGRATULATES MOVIE VETERAN ,TUNDE KELANI AT 70

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President Muhammadu Buhari joined the media and entertainment industry in congratulating renowned movie producer, filmmaker and photographer, Tunde Kelani, on his 70th birthday. President Buhari felicitated with all family members, friends, professional colleagues and the teeming fans of the artiste, who started out as a journalist before mastering the art of storytelling through the stage and tube, and rising steadily to become one Nigeria’s foremost directors and producers in Nollywood. The President commended Kelani’s uncanny story telling skills and his ability to breathe life into scripts and translate literature to…

OONI’S MEDIA AIDE,OSUN CP , OTHERS RECEIVE SOUTH WEST EXCELLENCE AWARDS

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The ebullient Chief Press Secretary to the Ooni of Ife, Comrade Moses Olafare, the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr Fimihan Adeoye and Prof. A.M.A Imevbore, Chairman Governing Council, Joseph Ayo Babalola University, (JABU) were on Sunday honoured with the South-West Excellence Awards. The Representative of the Ooni of Ife at the event High Chief Adebowale Olafare JP accompanied by the Traditional Secretary, Idowu Salami and SA on Youth Development, Olamide Awosunle described the colourful ceremony which took place at the Conference Centre in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife as a…

Ellen Johnson -Sirleaf: Africa’s First Elected Female Leader

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who shared the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize as a champion of women’s rights, is stepping down after making history as Africa’s first elected female president in Liberia. Taking the reins of a nation that had just emerged from a civil war leaving an estimated 250,000 dead, Sirleaf will be remembered for maintaining peace and attracting massive donor funding as she rebuilt her country from scratch over 12 years in power. “We were a nation exhausted from three decades of conflict. We were starting from zero, with the…

Aree Onakaakanfo rites begin Wednesday

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The final rites for the installation of Chief Gani Adams as the 15th Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland will begin on Wednesday. Since he was announced as the Aare Ona Kakanfo in 2017 by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi II, Adams had been engaged in several processes that would lead to his installation on January 13, 2018 at Durbar Stadium, Oyo State. From Wednesday, the National Coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress will be in seclusion in Oyo town. A statement, on Sunday, from the Media Office of…

Calabar Carnival, a Veritable platform for Job Creation says Lai Mohammed

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the Calabar Carnival as a veritable platform for job creation and the promotion of creativity among Nigerians. Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the remarks in Calabar, Cross River State, on Saturday during the tour of some carnival bands ahead of Sunday’s flag-off the Third Dry Run of the 2017 Calabar Carnival.   He said the Carnival has grown beyond being a mere street procession and dancing to a venture that is positively impacting on the economy and the unity of…