After falsely claiming a victory at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Chairman of Innoson Motors, Dr Innocent Chukwuma has deleted his declaration on social media that the apex court has ordered GTBank to pay him N14bn within 14 days. The retraction, judicial analysts believe, was advised by Innoson’s lawyers who fear that contempt of court charges on defaming the Supreme ... Read More »
Monthly Archives: June 2018
GTB REACTS TO FALSE REPORTING OF COURT PROCEEDINGS
The attention of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (“the Bank”) has been drawn to false, mischievous and malicious statements circulating in the news and social media in respect of a purported directive by the Supreme Court of Nigeria to the Bank to make payments to one of its debtor Customers. The Bank’s Customers and the General Public are hereby kindly urged ... Read More »
Buhari Meets Service Chiefs Again
He also met with the security chiefs on Tuesday, at the end of which Mansur Dan-Ali, Minister of Defence, urged EKiti, Benue and Taraba states to suspend the anti-grazing laws, saying this would further help in negotiating a safe route for herdsmen and their livestock. For the third time in four days, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday held a meeting ... Read More »
IGP wants court to quash Senate’s indicting resolution
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, wants Federal High Court in Abuja to quash the Senate’s May 9, 2018, declaring him an enemy of democracy and unfit to hold public office within and outside Nigeria. On Thursday, Idris commenced the process of suing the Senate and its President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, by obtaining the court’s leave, the order permitting ... Read More »
Offa robbery: Saraki writes Police
Senate President, Bukola Saraki says he has tendered his response to the Police on the Investigation into the Offa bank robbery incident. Saraki said on Thursday that his written response to the Police on the robbery incident was in compliance to the demand of the Police that he should put down his response in writing. The Police had earlier asked ... Read More »
Small Doctor becomes Western Lotto ambassador
Penalty’ crooner, Temitope Adekunle, popularly known as Small Doctor has been signed on as the latest brand ambassador for gaming and entertainment platform, Western Lotto & Bet. The wave-making hip-hop artiste, who featured in DJ Lambo’s latest music ‘Kunta Kunte’, officially became the face of the gaming brand effective June 1, 2018. He is joining other A-list Nollywood and music ... Read More »
Abiola Is Dead And No Longer A Nigerian… Buhari Can’t Confer GCFR On Him-Melaye Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, says President Muhammadu Buhari cannot posthumously award Moshood Abiola with the GCFR title because the acclaimed June 12 ’93 election winner is dead and therefore no longer a Nigerian. That the annual Democracy Day celebration ... Read More »
Saraki Being Politically victimised? That’s Nonsensical!-Falana
“We were looking for a criminal and he was being sheltered by the IG — just like you are looking for the vehicle with which a bank was robbed and you find it in the state house. That is the level of impunity in our country. And some people are shouting ‘this is political victimisation’. Nonsensical! Human rights lawyer Mr. ... Read More »
Buhari orders gazetting of directive on Abiola, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered the immediate gazetting of his directive declaring June 12 as Democracy Day in honor of the acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief Moshood Abiola. The President had on Wednesday conferred national honours on Abiola and other heroes of democracy. According to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant ... Read More »
20 Budding Nigerian Writers Make it to Next Stage of The GTBank Dusty Manuscript Contest
After spending several weeks poring over more than 1000 stories submitted for the Dusty Manuscript Contest, the judges of the competition have selected their top 20 entries. The selected entries are: Devil‘s Pawn byKukoghoIruesiri Samson Home to the hill by Eunice Ekelaka Sambisa by Mohammed, Fatima Aliko The Smell of rain by NneomaOtuegbe Omon by Henri Yeri The Orchid ProtocolOnochie ... Read More »