Court bars Abia Traffic Agency, TIMAAS from operation.
Court bars Abia Traffic Agency, TIMAAS from operation. ... declares outfit illegal An Abia State High Court, sitting in Obingwa Judicial Division, has declared the Abia State Traffic and Indiscipline Management (TIMAAS), as an illegal body which was not backed by law and therefore bared it from operation. In Suit No; HOB/24/2022: between Kalu Nnamdi Collins (plaintiff) and TIMAAS and Bright Chinedu Ikeokwu (defendants); Justice E.O. Enwereji, declared TIMAAS an illegal body, stressing that it was not created by any law of the State House of As…
Armed security operatives take over Lekki Tollgate as police warn against rally
Armed security operatives take over Lekki Tollgate as police warn against rally Security operatives have taken over the Lekki Toll Gate ahead tomorrow rally of the supporters of the Labour Party (LP) around the area. The Lagos Police Command has also warned to deal with individuals or group caught holding rally at the Lekki Toll Gate Tomorrow. The Command said it has become necessary to enlighten Nigerians that might converge on the toll gate the legal implementation of doing so. The Lagos State Police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin said: “A …
Independence anniversary: Sanwo-Olu releases 46 inmates
Independence anniversary: Sanwo-Olu releases 46 inmates Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the release of 46 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. Their early release is in celebration of Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary, on Oct. 1st, 2022. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday from the Office of Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN). The Governor also commuted death sentences of six inmates to life imprisonment. Moyosore said tha…
Sokoto Caliphate Seeks Return Of Artifacts ‘Stolen’ By UK, US, France In 1903
Sokoto Caliphate Seeks Return Of Artifacts ‘Stolen’ By UK, US, France In 1903 A group, SokotoDNA Project, described the looted intellectual, literary works, artifacts, and relics as objects that were deeply rooted in the minds of the descendants. The Sokoto Caliphate has sought the return of its historical artefacts looted by colonial masters of France, United States of America and the United Kingdom in 1903. A group, SokotoDNA Project, described the looted intellectual, literary works, artifacts, and relics as objects that were deeply roote…
Abuja court dissolves 10-year marriage over childlessness
Abuja court dissolves 10-year marriage over childlessness A Customary Court in Nyanya, Abuja, on Friday dissolved a 10-year-old marriage between Blossom Ameh and her husband, Simon, over childlessness. The judge, Doocivir Yawe, dissolved the marriage on the grounds that parties have lost interest in the union. Doocivir said, “It is on record that both parties have consented to the dissolution of the marriage and also the respondent has asked the court to grant his wife prayer of divorce. “In view of this, the court has no other choice than to …
Nigerian Doctor in Saudi Arabia Cries Out over Unfair Treatment by Police
Nigerian Doctor in Saudi Arabia Cries Out over Unfair Treatment by Police A Nigerian medical doctor based in Saudi Arabia, Omafuvwe Jerome Ighowho has called on the Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, to come to his aid following an incident of alleged assault levelled against him by his colleague identified as Dr. Adel Idris, over which he had been detained by the Saudi police. In a letter addressed to the commission and copied the Nigerian Consulate General in Jeddah, the Ughelli North Local Governme…
Muslim-Muslim Ticket: We’re Not Looking for Religious Messiah, Says Borooffice
Muslim-Muslim Ticket: We’re Not Looking for Religious Messiah, Says Borooffice One of the presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (AAPC), Senator Ajayi Borooffice, has joined the conversation on the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the party, saying the country was not looking for a religious messiah, but a leader, who could salvage the country’s ailing economy. Borooffice, who represents Ondo North Senatorial District in the Senate, spoke yesterday at the inter-faith special prayer for the kick off of the Tinubu/Shettima C…
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Supreme Court Affirms Adeleke As Osun PDP Governorship Candidate
Supreme Court Affirms Adeleke As Osun PDP Governorship Candidate The Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Thursday floored his contender, Dotun Babayemi, who challenged Adeleke’s emergence as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun state governorship election. Babayemi had prayed to the apex court to set aside the decisions of the lower courts and declare him as the PDP candidate for the July 16, 2023 governorship election in Osun State. The five-member Justices of the apex court, presided by Justices A…
Sterling’s Unify To Digitize Nigerian Higher Education with Africa EDUCare
Sterling’s Unify To Digitize Nigerian Higher Education with Africa EDUCare Photo caption: L R: PARTNER, FUNMI ROBERTS & COMPANY SECRETARIES TO AFRICA EDUCARE, KEMI OLADIPO; TRISTATE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LTD, PROF. KAMAR ADELEKE; PRESIDENT, AFRICA EDUCARE, PROF. JAMES MAKINDE; DIVISIONAL HEAD, BUSINESS GROWTH & TRANSACTION BANKING, STERLING BANK PLC, OBINNA UKACHUKWU; AND GENERAL MANAGER, CAFE ONE (UNIFY), ADATUGO OYEBANJI, AT THE SIGNING OF MOU CEREMONY BETWEEN STERLING BANK, UNIFY AND AFRICA EDUCARE IN LAGOS RECENTLY. Sterling Bank Plc,…
Union Bank, WACOT Rice Kick Off Financial Inclusion Drive for Smallholder Farmers in Kebbi.
Union Bank, WACOT Rice Kick Off Financial Inclusion Drive for Smallholder Farmers in Kebbi L-R Mrs. Khadijat Iliyasu, Area Business Executive, Kebbi/Sokoto/Zamfara Union Bank; Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Governor of Kebbi State; Mr. Farouk Gumel, Board Chair, Union Bank and Chairman WACOT Rice Limited and Mr. Francis Anaemene, Regional Business Executive, North West/East Union Bank during a recent visit to WACOT Rice Mill factory in Birnin Kebbi. As part of Union Bank’s commitment to driving financial inclusion in Nigeria, the Bank has part…
Wike, Ortom, Makinde, others shun PDP campaign inauguration
Wike, Ortom, Makinde, others shun PDP campaign inauguration Wike, Atiku and Makinde Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State; Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, all believed to be loyal to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, including Wike, on Wednesday, boycotted the inauguration of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council and book launch in honour of the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Also absent from the event was the National Chairman of the PDP who…
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Gunmen Attack Police Station In Oyo
Gunmen Attack Police Station In Oyo Gunmen attacked a police station in Iganna Community, Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, Tuesday night leaving two persons, including a police officer, dead. There is no known motive yet for the attack and locals say there is tension in the community and environs. A resident who spoke to newsmen said some residents are considering temporary relocation from the community. ”The gunshots were too much, I was too afraid to know what was going on and before we know it they have killed two persons alread…
Bukka Hut Co-Founder, Laolu Martins, Is Dead
Bukka Hut Co-Founder, Laolu Martins, Is Dead Mr Laolu Martins, Co-Founder of Bukka Hut, one of the leading fast-food chains in Nigeria is dead. The family announced the death of the ex-banker which was said to have happened in the evening of Tuesday, 27 September. While the family was silent on the cause of his death, unconfirmed reports indicate that the Laolu committed suicide around 3 a.m Wednesday in Lekki, Lagos. Meanwhile, a statement released by the family on Wednesday said further announcements will be made by the family on the passage…
THE URGENT NEED FOR POPULATION CENSUS IN NIGERIA
THE URGENT NEED FOR POPULATION CENSUS IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION There is a saying that states that "He that must build a house must first of all sit down to count it cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it". This in other words means that for a person, body, group to successfully execute a task, they must put into consideration whether they have what it takes to do it. This above statement in relation to population census of a country and the task of governing the same country validates the proposition that "No government is …
Sterling Positions For Expansion With New Structure
Sterling Positions For Expansion With New Structure Lagos, Nigeria, 27 September, 2022: With the unanimous support received from her shareholders, Sterling Bank, soon to be known as Sterling Financial Holdings Company, is firmly positioned to expand her financial services footprint from traditional banking and deliver more value to her shareholders. According to the publicly available filings reviewed from the website of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX), upon final ratification by the regulators, the commercial banking subsidiary of th…
APC Postpones Campaign Kick-Off Indefinitely
APC Postpones Campaign Kick-Off Indefinitely The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has postponed the commencement of its campaign earlier slated for Wednesday. The Director Media and Publicity of the Council, Bayo Onanuga in a statement on Monday said the council would commence official campaign on Wednesday with a prayer session and peace walk in Abuja, in line with the 2023 timetable of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). But in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, the Director-General Tinubu/Shettim…
You don’t have monopoly of violence, LP tells APC
You don’t have monopoly of violence, LP tells APC Labour Party Chairman Julius Abure raises Peter Obi and Yusuf Baba-Ahmed as Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates The Labour Party (LP) has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) over increasing attacks on its supporters in Katsina state. In a statement on Monday by the National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Arabambi Abayomi said, “that the APC has officially adopted violent attacks on LP’s presidential candidate support groups across the states of the nation.” The party lamented …
FIRSTBANK PARTNERS VERVE INTERNATIONAL, MAKES CUSTOMERS MILLIONAIRES IN THE FIRSTBANK VERVE CARD PROMO
FIRSTBANK PARTNERS VERVE INTERNATIONAL, MAKES CUSTOMERS MILLIONAIRES IN THE FIRSTBANK VERVE CARD PROMO In partnership with FirstBank – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider – Verve International, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, has launched its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card with exciting gifts and cash prizes to appreciate their patronage and use of the card to carry-out their electronic banking transactions. The ongoing 2-month promo will e…
Fidelity Partners SMEDAN to Empower SMEs
Fidelity Partners SMEDAN to Empower SMEs Lagos, Nigeria: 26 September 2022: In what has been termed a major move to bridge the gap in helping small businesses access much needed funding and capacity development initiatives, leading financial institution -Fidelity Bank Plc – has announced a strategic partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN). At a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony held in Lagos recently, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe…
MY PIKIN & I : LAPO MFB TO REWARDS SAVERS
MY PIKIN & I : LAPO MFB TO REWARDS SAVERS Nigeria's flagship Micro finance bank and a premium brand in the financial services industry, LAPO Micro Finance Bank, is set to reward loyal customers at it's "My Poking and I" raffle draw scheduled for September 30, 2022. Savers in the My Pikin & Promo shall be rewarded in a raffle draw event where lucky customers shall win various prizes, including a star prize of a tricycle, among many other life transforming prizes. Addressing a press conference on the forthcoming pro…
Heritage Bank, others canvass adequate Agric Financing for finance services repositioning
Heritage Bank, others canvass adequate Agric Financing for finance services repositioning Heritage Bank Plc has affirmed that adequate agricultural financing is critical in defining Nigeria’s trade competitiveness, which guarantees sustainable agricultural systems, generates foreign exchange – a critical aspect that equips the financial sector to respond to changing market requirements and address critical sector needs for global competitiveness. The Executive Director of Heritage Bank Plc, George Oko-Oboh disclosed this, during the Chartere…
Sterling Bank Announces Change Of Name
Sterling Bank Announces Change Of Name The shareholders of Sterling Bank, one of the commercial banks in Nigeria, has finally announced moves to change the bank’s name after converting it to a holding company. They have also approved the transfer of the bank’s investments into the HoldCo, which will serve as a parent company. Over 28,790,418,124 ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each in the Issued and Paid-up Share Capital of the bank are held by the Scheme Shareholders, and were all transferred to Sterling Financial Holdings Company Limited. By t…
Lagos CJ Appeals To Govt. Over Igbosere High Court Reconstruction
Lagos CJ Appeals To Govt. Over Igbosere High Court Reconstruction The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba has appealed to the state government to urgently look into the reconstruction of the Igbosere High Court which was burnt in the wake of the violence which trailed the Endsars protests Justice Alogba made the appeal after a minute of reflection in a sober mood during his vote of thanks to mark the opening of the 2022/2023 Legal Year of the Lagos State Judiciary at the Lagos Central Mosque, Lagos Island. He lamented the destru…
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