First Bank’s Sponsored Movie, ‘Ayinla’ Premieres This Sunday In Lagos

First Bank of Nigeria Limited announces its lead sponsorship of the movie titled ‘Ayinla’, which is billed to premiere on Sunday, 13 June 2020. The movie is suspense-driven, narrating the life of Ayinla Yusuf, popularly known as Ayinla Omowura (an Apala musician), his rise to fame, his identity, the depth of his craft and music, and the basis for his relevance after his tragic death …

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Read Full Text Of President Buhari’s June 12 Speech

Fellow Nigerians,  I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day.  It is a celebration of freedom and a victory for one people, one country and one Nigeria. 2. As with all democracies we will always be going through improvement processes in our desire to reach the goal of a mature democracy, a strong, evolved and integrated nation …

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Buhari: Nigerians are unfair to me

President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigerians who hold the opinion that his administration goes too hard on protesters but treats bandits with care are being unfair. Buhari stated this in an interview with NTA on Friday evening. The president noted that his administration is not sparing anyone involved in criminal activities. He also urged Nigerians to reflect on the …

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Rampant Italy Eases Past Turkey in Euro 2020 Opener

Euro 2020 opened in spectacular fashion as Italy got their campaign off to an impressive start in front of their own fans with a comfortable victory against Turkey. There were shades of Italia 90before kick-off when Italian opera tenor Andrea Bocelli, against the backdrop of a breathtaking firework display, graced the opening ceremony with a moving performance of Nessun Dorma. And …

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Who Is Your Doctor?

”Is there no balm in Gilead?  Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of   my people?” -Jeremiah 8:20 It begins and ends with Christ. Its all about Him, pls hold firmly to Him in faith. Why this my  rumbling  u may ask. Its my reaction to emphasis in recent times, on the call to  maintain good health, do …

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Buhari Replaces NBC DG With A Northerner

Professor Armstrong Idachaba, the Director-General of Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), has been replaced by a northerner, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah.  Ilelah’s appointment, approved by President Muhammadu Buhari, was announced on Friday by Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister for Information and Culture.  In his statement, Mohammed said Ilelah’s appointment “is for a tenure of five years in the first instance.”

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Between Pastor Okotie and TB Joshua

By Femi Fani-Kayode “Africans do not celebrate great men. They rather take delight in celebrating mediocre men. Africans happily destroy great men and if possible look for their mistakes to nail them. So sad that they destroyed Prophet T.B. Joshua on a daily basis. Finally, he has left them and what he was doing, they can’t do! Evil continent!”- Prophet …

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CBN debunks report on planned nationalisation of Unity Bank

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied planning to nationalise Unity Bank Plc as alleged by an online news medium. Reacting to the report, the Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Osita Nwanisobi, described it as, “fake news” and should be discarded in its entirety He said: “The report is fake news. There is no iota of truth in …

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Obasanjo, Abubakar, Others Meet Buhari Today

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will lead former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.); the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar; to the Presidential Villa today. Sources noted that the eminent Nigerians are scheduled to meet the president after they had a nine-hour closed-door meeting on Thursday. The meeting was held at the Kano Conference Hall of the Transcorp Hilton …

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