Ayo Olowo, Author at KOKOMANSION MEDIA

Tony Elumelu Donates Multipurpose Technology Centre to AAU

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020Ayo Olowo

Chairman of UBA Group, Tony O. Elumelu, has made the donation of a multipurpose information technology centre to his alma mater, Ambrose Ali University, AAU. Through the UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), Elumelu has championed the construction of a state-of-the-art multipurpose information technology building, which […]

‘Joker’ gets 11 Oscar nominations

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020Ayo Olowo

Todd Phillips’s “Joker,” a dark, arthouse take on the comic book villain starring Joaquin Phoenix, on Monday topped the Oscar nominations with 11. The pre-dawn Academy Award announcement capped months of ceaseless campaigning by A-listers and studios, revealing which stars and movies have a shot at Hollywood’s ultimate prize next month. Todd Phillips’s “Joker,” a […]

EPL: Firmino’s strike help Liverpool defeat Tottenham

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020Ayo Olowo

Liverpool continued their relentless march towards a first Premier League title in 30 years as Roberto Firmino’s strike earned a 1-0 win at Tottenham to open up a 16-point lead at the top of the table. Jurgen Klopp’s men have now made the best ever start to an English top-flight campaign after 21 games with […]

Buhari’s family is entitled to use presidential jet – Garba Shehu

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020Ayo Olowo

Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, says the presidential jet can be used by President Muhammadu Buhari’s family. Garba Shehu said this in reaction to the use of the presidential private jet to a private ceremony in Bauchi by Buhari’s daughter, an event that has drawn criticism on social media. Hanan Buhari was invited to the […]

Iran admits it unintentionally shot down crashed Ukrainian plane

January 11, 2020January 11, 2020Ayo Olowo

Iranian authorities on Saturday morning admitted that its military forces unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian plane which killed 167 passengers and nine crew members on Wednesday. In a statement released early Saturday, Iranian government said the plane was mistaken for a “hostile target” after it turned toward a “sensitive military center” of the Revolutionary Guard […]

Bandits murder four air force personnel in Kaduna

January 11, 2020January 11, 2020Ayo Olowo

According to military sources, some gun-wielding men suspected to bandits have killed four personnel of the Nigerian Air Force in Kaduna. A source noted that the suspects laid an ambush for the security operatives at Unguwan Yako, close, along Kaduna- Birnin Gwari road. Two vehicles belonging to the air force were said to have been […]

Ukraine ask partners to provide evidence that may help plane crash probe

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020Ayo Olowo

Ukraine asked international partners to provide any evidence they may have to help investigators probing a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed in Iran, as US media reported it was mistakenly shot down by a missile. All 176 people on board died when Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Boeing 737NG went down on Wednesday, shortly after Tehran […]

U.S.-Iran Face-off: Trump goes diplomatic, says US is ready to embrace peace

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020Ayo Olowo

The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump says the US is ready to embrace peace “with all those who seek peace”. Trump said this in a broadcast after the claim of Iran that 80 American soldiers had been killed in retaliation for the murder of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general. But in […]

Uniport Undergraduate wins Princewill’s Trust December cash prize

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020Ayo Olowo

An undergraduate of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Tombari Akata, has won the December 2019 edition of the Help the Hardworker Project of Princewill Trust Foundation. Speaking while presenting the cash price of N100,000 to the beneficiary at the school premises, the founder and sponsor of the foundation, Prince Tonye Princewill said the […]