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Pa (Dr.) Gabriel Imomotimi Gbaingbnain Okara Born in a settlement at the banks of River Nun, lived almost with fishes, but was befriended by the sound of books echoing through the streets. That’s the story of Gabriel Imomotimi Gbaingbain Okara, the son of an Ijaw chief, who died at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa, on Sunday. He was born in Boumadi, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on April 24, 1921. The venerable writer, who was a lifelong patron of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), died a month to his 98th birthday. The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Bayelsa State Chapter, in a statement by its chairman, Mrs Bina Ilagha, said the association was sadden by the news of the death, “because it came at a time when preparations were in top gears to celebrate his masterpiece, The Voice, at 55.” For the theatre teacher and former Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Duro Oni, “at 97 years, he lived long and well! His life was fulfilled. From his famous p...

SystemSpecs, providers of Remita, the integrated payment infrastructure and application has emerged the Most Efficient Third Party Payment Processor in Nigeria. CEO, Peace Consult Ltd, Mr. Ufot E. Ufot presenting the Best Online Payment Processing Company of the Year award to Social Media Executive, SystemSpecs, Adewale Adetana and Brand/Events Executive, Systemspecs Damilola Ogundipe,during the 2nd edition of the Nigeria Technology Award ceremony in Lagos recently This declaration was made at the 2019 edition of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Electronic Payment Incentive Scheme (EPIS) Efficiency Awards, held in Lagos on Friday, 22 March 2019. The award, according to the organisers, is in recognition of SystemSpecs’ “outstanding performance in achieving the highest level of service uptime in the processing of card transactions across all channels in 2018.” Now in its fourth year, the CBN EPIS Efficiency Awards celebrates financial institutions, payment processors...

The United Nations has disclosed that there is a decline in maternal deaths in Africa and The Gambia, lauding the efforts of governments of the continent in achieving this feat. The Gambia Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System, Ms. Seraphine Wekana made this disclosure during the Pan-African Youth Conference holding in Banjul, The Gambia. According to her, the decline have been reduced due to improved health services and increase in the are of childbearing. “Africa has recorded a significant decline in maternal death which can be contributed to improved health services in terms of access and quality. The age of childbearing have also increased significantly. ” Seraphine, however, said that Africa still experiences the highest number of child mortality deaths urging governments at all level to work towards reducing these indices. She lamented the high level of gender inequality in the continent saying women and girls continue to be disadvantaged in harnessing th...

Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award held on Saturday March 23rd, saw Davido who was nominated under the Favorite Global Music Star category lost to U.S. singer, Taylor Swift. The category had other nominees such as BlackPink from Asia, Troye Sivan from Australia/New Zealand, Europe’s David Guetta, Taylor Swift from North America, J Balvin from Latin America and UK’s HRVY. The Award was hosted by DJ Khaled. Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/03/davido-loses-nickelodeon-awards-to.html

Daddy Showkey, Stephanie and Sucess Stephanie Idolor, the lady who videotaped Success, an angry school pupil sent home over school non payment of school fees, is to receive N500,000. Popular comedian, MC Jollof, recently took to his Instagram page with a video in which he revealed that the Delta state deputy speaker, Hon. Friday Osanebi, has requested for Idolor’s account number to credit her with a sum of N500, 000. Similarly, the principal secretary to the governor of Delta state, Hilary Obi Ibegbulem, has made the promise of a car to Idolor. Ibegbulem said that she was the real hero and not the little school girl. Her public outcry has also attracted the attention of Daddy Showkey who stated that she is the real hero and transferred a sum of N100,000 to her bank account. Daddy Showkey shared a video and wrote: “Without you this Success story will not be, So my dear @stephanie_idolor pls don’t regret anything, the truth is that you are an Angel and for me you are the...

Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu has assured the World Bank that the state government will sustain its land reforms to attract investment that will further consolidate socio-economic development and generate job opportunities for Edo people. The deputy governor, who is acting as governor of the state following the transfer of power by the governor, who is currently on annual vacation, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by a delegation of the World Bank, headed by Ms. Edda Ivan-Smith, at the Government House, in Benin City R-L: Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu; Team Leader of World Bank delegation, Edda Ivan-Smith; and Managing Director, Edo Geographic Information Service (EDOGIS) Agency, Arch. Frank Evbuomwan, during a meeting between officials of the state government and the World Bank, at Government House in Benin City on Monday, March 25, 2019. He said the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration will strengthen th...

The Imo state Governor Rochas Okorocha has asked the Independent National electoral commission (INEC) to urgently present him his certificate of return as the Senator-Elect for the Imo West Senatorial district election. Addressing newsmen at the government house in Owerri the Imo state capital, The Governor says INEC does not have any moral or constitutional justification for withholding his certificate of return by acting on a mere allegation by the returning officer Professor Innocent Ibeabuchi who might be playing a script by his political enemies. “I cannot understand how a mere allegation of somebody, an individual, talking about duress, which has not been proven by anybody, will stop INEC from giving me my certificate of return for an election that I won properly. “I cannot understand why an individual’s report of a professor who lied, will now be taken more than the report by the Nigeria Police, State Security Service, that said there was no crisis, everything was peace...