Author: Newsjaunts

Looking for how to keep the kids entertained and educated this school holiday? Well, GOtv has great kids’ shows and series that tell amazing stories of great adventures, helps them get creative whilst keeping their brains stimulated with cool scientific discoveries!   Here are five shows and series the kids need to make a date with on GOtv: 1.      Keep the kids occupied with Elliot from Earth! Elliott, his mum – Frankie and his new best friend, a dinosaur named Mo, find themselves in space and begin an unexpected journey across the universe to discover why they were brought there in the first…

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As part of the activities lined up for the 50th birthday celebration of Africa most consistent filmmaker Amb Lancelot oduwa imasuen, Multiple award winning movie Wede, an adoption of Prof Julie Okoh’s Edewede will be holding its world premiere in Uromi, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo state. Speaking on the choice of location for the premiere, Ambassador Imasuen said; it’s part of his drive to spread quality entertainment to all nooks and crannies of Edo state, saying; “No place must be left behind. The celebrated culture ambassador also stated that, “the writer of the book is an…

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Indigenes of Makun community in Sagamu, Sagamu local government area of Ogun State on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the Governor’s Office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, over alleged land grabbing activities by Oniraniken of Iraniken, Sagamu, Oba Adewale Adeniji accusing the traditional ruler of using land grabbers to forcefully take over about 4,500 hectares of farmland belonging to 14 Makun communities. Some of the communities where Oba Adewale Adeniji was said to have used land grabbers to sack the people from their farmland are Okerala, Oko-Iwaju, Ipa, Idarika, Alawun, Simawa, Apena Seriki among others The protesters were armed with placards…

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Lagos Nigeria, 20 April, 2021 – Facebook today announced the launch of Facebook Creators campaign in Nigeria and Ghana, highlighting the inspiring stories of leading content creators who have succeeded in various creative industries using the Facebook family of Apps to inspire other creative artists and connect with communities. The Facebook Creators campaign will spotlight eight creative artists in Nigeria and Ghana who have built, communicated, and scaled their art and craft to the world using Facebook and Instagram. These artists represent several creative industries ranging from Photography, Comedy, Fashion, Dance, and Content Creation. Their inspiring stories will be amplified…

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It’s been almost 2 weeks since the sale of JAMB ePINs and registration began and prospective candidates have been sighted jostling to complete their registration process. Yesterday, on my afternoon stroll, I passed by two cybercafes – JAMB registration centers if you may, and they were bustling with lots of young people who wanted to register for the exams. This sight brought back memories and I wondered; do we have to go through this stress all the time? Well, no! Prospective candidates need not go through all that hassle anymore. Interswitch has made the registration process very easy. With just…

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LAGOS. 17.04.2021. Unity Bank Plc grew its assets base to N492.02billion representing a significant increase of 67.90% from the N293.05 billion of total assets value recorded in 2019. This is even as the agric-focused lender declared gross earnings of N42.71 billion within the period under review. A review of the Bank’s audited results for full year ended 31 December 2020, released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, showed that the Bank improved its bottom line marginally as Profit After Tax, PAT stood at N2.09 billion. Profit Before Tax, PBT closed at N2.22 billion, in a year that was defined by the…

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Lagos, 19 April, 2021 FirstBank, Nigeria and indeed West Africa’s premier financial inclusion services provider has announced the launch of its newly designed website at https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/.  The new website is upgraded with features that are streamlined to reinforce its role in delivering seamless banking and technology solutions to its customers across the world. The website is configured with modern design and improved functionality that eases customer experience whilst carrying out various activities on the site, including electronic banking. Non-customers are also able to open an account, putting them at an edge in the industry as they establish a relationship with the…

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The Interim Administrator (IA) of Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) rtd Col. Milland Dikio  says the era of violence and arms struggle in the Niger Delta region is over. Dikio made this known on the graduation of 200 delegates of PAP at in Bradama International Skill Works Ltd., Agadagba-Obon in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday. This according to him has “given way to new ideas in intellectual space, driven by science and technology to advance speedy development and growth of the people. The trainees  completed a six -month intensive classroom and workshop  trainings  in Welding/Fabricating, Abrasive Blasting,…

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