Parents of Chibok girls to Buhari: Bring back our daughters before leaving office
Parents of Chibok girls to Buhari: Bring back our daughters before leaving office Fathers and mothers of the remaining abducted Chibok school girls have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to bring back their daughters before leaving office in May 2023. On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 female students aged from 16 to 18 were kidnapped by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram from the Government Girls Secondary School at the town of Chibok in Borno State, Nigeria. At least scores of the girls are still in captivity and have not been foun…
Pope Benedict XVI: 6 things you may not have known about him
Pope Benedict XVI: 6 things you may not have known about him Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI died on Saturday, the Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, disclosed in a statement. Pope Benedict was 95 years old. He had encountered a sudden decline in his health due to age. Birth Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger in Marktl, Southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, on April 16, 1927. His early years in life were defined both by World War II and by his faith. Served in the German army While still in the seminary in 194…
WEMA Bank Plc announces CEO Retirement and Appointment of new MD/CEO
WE WEMA Bank Plc announces CEO Retirement and Appointment of new MD/CEO MA Bank Plc announces CEO Retirement and Appointment of new MD/CEO LAGOS, NIGERIA – 30 th December 2022 – Wema Bank PLC (Bloomberg: Wema NL) (“Wema” or “the Bank”) announces retirement of its Managing Director/CEO. · Managing Director/CEO Ademola Adebise to retire from Wema Bank Plc; with effect from March 31, 2023. · Moruf Oseni, current Deputy Manag…
Bolanle Raheem: Details Of Meeting Emerge As IGP Meets With Sanwo-Olu
Bolanle Raheem: Details Of Meeting Emerge As IGP Meets With Sanwo-Olu Bolanle Raheem: Details Of Meeting Emerge As IGP Meets With Sanwo-Olu Usman Alkali Baba, the Inspector General of Police, has promised that justice will be served in the murder of a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem. He made the pledge while receiving Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Thursday. Raheem was murdered on Christmas Day in the state’s Ajah region. Many Nigerians have expressed outrage at her de…
Uncertainty As Tinubu, Obi Scramble For G-5 Governors’ Endorsement
Uncertainty As Tinubu, Obi Scramble For G-5 Governors’ Endorsement With less than two months to the 2023 presidential election, Nigerians anxiously await the next move of the aggrieved governors under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. There were emerging speculations that the governors, led by Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, may end up throwing their weight behind Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party. However, feelers emerged again Wednesday that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congr…
Dangote Refinery Awards Scholarship to 460 Students in Host Communities
Dangote Refinery Awards Scholarship to 460 Students in Host Communities As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Dangote Fertiliser Limited have awarded scholarships to 460 students of secondary schools and tertiary institutions from its host communities in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos State. DSC 3966, L-R, Chief Mufutau Dauda, Baale of Magbon Segun / Chairman of Baale in Ibeju- Lekki, Bello Shakirat, One of the Beneficiaries from Community High school Lekki, Dangote Industries Limited, Group Exe…
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LASTMA rescues 12 accident victims along Otedola Bridge, Lagos
LASTMA rescues 12 accident victims along Otedola Bridge, Lagos The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says its operatives rescued 12 accident victims trapped inside a commercial bus that ran into a petrol tanker inward Otedola Bridge, Lagos. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, confirmed this in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, LASTMA, Mr Taofiq Adebayo. Oreagba said the accident, which occurred around 5 p.m on Tuesday, had the driver of a commercial bus (KJA 364 YA) and…
Calabar Carnival incident: Ayade orders arrest of driver on the run
Calabar Carnival incident: Ayade orders arrest of driver on the run Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River has expressed sadness over the incident that claimed seven lives during the Bikers Carnival at the ongoing Calabar Carnival on Tuesday. The governor made this known in a statement through his Special Adviser on media, Mr Christian Ita. The incident occurred when a Toyota Camry car lost control and rammed into onlookers during the day five of the annual carnival. The statement said that Ayade was devasted by the incident and directed security agenc…
Yuletide Celebrations: Ecobank Reassures Customers Of 24-Hour Digital Banking Services
Yuletide Celebrations: Ecobank Reassures Customers Of 24-Hour Digital Banking Services Ahead of the Yuletide holidays, Ecobank Nigeria has reassured that customers will be able to shop seamlessly and carry out all their transactions via the Ecobank Digital platforms, which include the Ecobank Mobile app, USSD *326#, Ecobank Online, Ecobank OmniPlus, Ecobank Omnilite, EcobankPay, Ecobank RapidTransfer, ATMs, and PoS terminals. Also available to customers is an extensive distribution network of over 60,000 Ecobank Xpress Point agency banking…
Fidelity Bank leads Banks’ Support for SMEs
Fidelity Bank leads Banks’ Support for SMEs New data has shown Fidelity, FBN Holdings, and Guaranty Trust Holding Company recorded the most support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) growth in Africa’s biggest economy. BusinessDay Analysis of Fidelity Bank, FBN Holding, GTCO, Zenith Bank, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, Union Bank, Access Bank, and Sterling Bank financial books showed that these banks recorded a cumulative contribution to the Small and Medium Enterprises Equity Investment scheme (SMEEIS) of N22.6 billion, up 6.6 percent from …
Hoodlums burn Ebonyi APC chair’s house
Hoodlums burn Ebonyi APC chair’s house Hoodlums have burnt the country home of the All Progressives Congress Chairman in Ebonyi State, Stanley Okoro-Emegha, at Ekoli Edda, in the Afikpo South Local Government Area of the state. The incident, according to an eyewitness who would not want his name mentioned in print, occurred at 10.18pm, on Monday. A reliable source in the area told our correspondent that Okoro-Emegha, had on December 24, kicked against the election of a youth group in the community that saw the emergence of loyalists to the imm…
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