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Quramo Publishing has announced the Top 15 entries for the 2019 edition of the annual Quramo Writers’ Prize (QWP) which has become a fixture on Nigeria’s culture calendar and an arbiter of taste for Nigerian literature. The prize will be awarded on Sunday, 15 December 2019, at the grand finale of the 3-day Quramo Festival of Words (QFest) which will feature workshops, panel discussions, documentary screenings, open mic sessions, and more. The annual prize, which is awarded to an unpublished fiction manuscript, is in its third year. In 2019, Emmanuel Michael (QWP 2018 winner), an undergraduate, emerged winner for his…

MultiChoice Nigeria has announced the launch of a brand-new reality TV show titled ‘Ultimate Love’ and is calling for auditions this November. The show will air live, 24/7 on all DStv and select GOtv packages starting February 2020. A first-of-its-kind reality TV show format, Ultimate Love is centered around single male and female strangers living together in an isolated location with the hopes of finding life-long love. They are paired based on their mutual attraction to one other as they compete to emerge the ultimate couple of the competition. The winning couple is rewarded with a lavish traditional wedding ceremony, a fully furnished…

Manchester United have announced their net debt has increased by almost £140m in their latest financial figures

Kylie Jenner will sell the majority of her cosmetics company for $600 million (£463 million).

Mikel on Hazard: “He didn’t like to train hard. While we were working he was waiting for us to finish training just standing there.”

The annual inflation in Nigeria stood at 11.61 percent in October, compared with 11.24 percent in September, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said on Monday in a report. The Bureau disclosed this in its monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for October report released, on Monday in Abuja. It said that the increase was a 0.36 percentage points higher than 11.24 per cent recorded in September “Increases were recorded in all COICOP divisions that yielded the Headline index. Roger Brown to replace Austin Avuru as Seplat CEO On month-on-month basis, the Headline index increased by 1.07 percent in October…

The chief executive officer of Seplat will retire in July and will be replaced by the chief financial officer, the Nigerian oil company said on Monday. Austin Avuru, who was managing director before becoming CEO, will retire after 10 years at the helm, it said in a statement. The company said Roger Brown, the CFO for the last six years, had been chosen by the board to take over as CEO when Avuru steps down on July 31. OAU, UNILAG, Covenant University win CFA Ethics Challenge The company, which has dual listings in Lagos and London , has focused heavily…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates on their victory in the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States. Lawan particularly rejoiced with the Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on his reelection and David Lyon for making history as the first governor Bayelsa has elected on a platform different from the outgoing ruling party in the state. The Senate President praised President Muhammadu Buhari for ensuring a level playing field that enabled the people to assert their sovereignty and choose their leaders. Buhari congratulates Yahaya Bello on re-election “The impressive turnout of voters…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on his re-election in the November 16 gubernatorial poll. The President describes the election and emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as “a race well run and a victory well won.” He commends APC supporters for remaining steadfast and resolute even in the face of isolated incidents of violence. President Buhari condoles with families and loved ones of those who lost their lives as a result of regrettable acts of violence by thugs doing the bidding of their political sponsors. According to the President, “All political actors…

Covenant University, University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Obafemi Awolowo University, have emerged top three winners in the CFA Society Nigeria Ethics Challenge. Mr Banji Fehintola, president, CFA Society Nigeria, announced the winners after the finale of the national competition of the 2019 CFA Ethics Challenge in Lagos. NAN reports that the three schools emerged winners in a national competition contested by seven universities that qualified from the regional competition. The Universities are: University of Ilorin, University of Nigeria Nsukka, University of Abuja and University of Ibadan. Others are: Obafemi Awolowo University, Covenant University and the University of Lagos. Fehintola said…