2023: Very suspicious – EFCC told to immediately probe Malami over 200 SUVs’ gift to APC leaders

2023: Very suspicious – EFCC told to immediately probe Malami over 200 SUVs’ gift to APC leaders Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Tuesday, urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), who allegedly distributed over 200 exotic sport utility vehicles to politicians in Kebbi State to influence the May governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in the North-West state. HURIWA, in a statement by its Nati…

2023: South-West APC leaders to meet Tinubu, Osinbajo, others in Lagos The former governors of Ogun and Osun states, Chief Olusegun Osoba and Bisi Akande, have convened a meeting of the South-West presidential aspirants ahead of the All Progressives Congress primary. It was gathered that the meeting was called for the South-West to present a united front going into the presidential primary as there were now many aspirants from the region. The meeting, scheduled for Friday, May 6, comes after the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, warned…

Pictorial: Actress Laide Bakare acquires two luxury cars

Pictorial: Actress Laide Bakare acquires two luxury cars Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, has acquired two luxury cars; a Toyota and a Lexus, few weeks after she “opened” her new house. On her Instagram page on Tuesday, she stated that she had decided to pamper herself for years of hard work. Bakare noted that she wasn’t showing off but was using the opportunity to encourage other ladies that they can achieve their goals. She said, “There comes a time in every girl’s life when she decides to pamper herself extravagantly to compensate for years…

Hoodlum smashes LAWMA street sweeper's head with hammer, breaks his skull

Hoodlum smashes LAWMA street sweeper's head with hammer, breaks his skull A suspected hoodlum, Alao Idris has attacked a LAWMA street sweeper with a hammer resulting in a broken skull, the Authority’s CEO Ibrahim Odumboni has said. The incident occurred in Isolo Area of Lagos when the officer was carrying out his lawful duty, while the culprit has been arrested. A statement issued by LAWMA’s Director of Public Affairs, Folashade Kadiri, on Tuesday said LAWMA’s attention had been drawn to an attack on one of its highway workers (sweeper), w…

Why there can be no religious crisis in Ekiti - Speaker Afuye

Why there can be no religious crisis in Ekiti - Speaker Afuye The Speaker of the Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, has boasted that there can be no breakdown of law and order as a result of religious crisis in the state. Afuye, who said this on Monday in his congratulatory message to Islamic adherents in Ado-Ekiti said this is because Muslims in Ekiti Ekiti see themselves as brothers and sisters, who are always ready partner with their Christian counterparts. “Ekiti people are not known for religious intolerance,” Afuye said while r…

World Earth Day 2022: Unity Bank, RESWAYE Clean Lagos Beach, Plant Trees

World Earth Day 2022: Unity Bank, RESWAYE Clean Lagos Beach, Plant Trees No fewer than 200 members of staff, as well as over 100 members of RESWAYE thronged the venue of the cleaning exercise - the Lagos Kids Beach Garden within the Oba Elegushi beach environs – where they picked and removed over 100,000 plastic bottles from the beach to make the beach safer and reduce ocean pollution. The Bank also carried out a tree planting exercise across the country, as the Staff of the Bank across the bank’s branches nationwide planted at least one tre…

Access Bank Promotes 800 Employees As It Transitions To Holdco Structure

Access Bank Promotes 800 Employees As It Transitions To Holdco Structure Access Bank PLC has announced the promotion of 800 employees following a transparent and robust performance management review in line with global best practices.  This announcement comes as the financial giant shores up its transition to a Holding Company (Holdco) starting May 1st, 2022. The Bank’s consistent growth over the years has been due to the immeasurable effort and sacrifice of its employees.  The beneficiaries of this wholescale performance review exercise spann…