BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – The death has been announced of Nigerian football icon, Festus Adegboye Onigbinde, who died on Monday, March 9, 2026 at the age of 88 years. According to a statement e-signed on behalf of the family and made available to the media by …
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ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Security agencies responsible for airport operations in Nigeria have pledged to collaborate with the Ogun State Government to ensure seamless Hajj operations at the Gateway International Airport in Iperu-Remo. The commitment was made on Monday, March 9, 2026, during a strategic security meeting between representatives …
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ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Government has intensified efforts to commence international passenger services at the Gateway International Airport, beginning with Hajj flights to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This, it said, is part of a broader plan to expand aviation infrastructure and boost economic activity in …
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LAGOS, NIGERIA – The Alternative Bank (AltBank) has joined the International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM), a global standard-setter for Islamic finance documentation and market guidance. This move puts AltBank on the same playbook used across key Islamic finance markets, strengthening how Shari’ah-compliant transactions are documented, executed, and trusted. AltBank will …
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BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reassured Nigerians of its unwavering commitment to serving as a stabilising force amid recent shocks in the international oil market. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l Magazine and Online Platform by Sunday Esan, …
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PARIS, FRANCE – FEBRUARY 23, 2026 – Access Holdings PLC, the parent company of Access Bank Group, has reinforced the leadership of the financial institution, in connecting African and European markets as its Group Managing Director and CEO, Innocent C. Ike, officially inaugurated the Nigerian Pavilion at the 2026 Paris International …
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ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Government has sealed off African Refractory and Allied Products Limited (ARAP), a ramming production company in Ogijo that crushes quartz stones into fine powder for furnace linings in steel companies, following a viral video by a former employee alleging occupational illness. In …
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AYETORO, YEWA NORTH LG, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, March 5, 2026, commissioned Phase II of the Imashayi–Igan-Okoto–Ayetoro Road in Yewa North Local Government Area of the state, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to completing the final phase of the project. Speaking during …
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BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has unveiled ambitious plans to expand into steel production, electricity generation, and port development as part of a sweeping strategy to fast-track industrialisation across Africa. Dangote, whose conglomerate has established a dominant footprint in cement, sugar, salt, …
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Opinion: BY AYODELE OLUDARE Let’s not deceive ourselves. When August 15 comes around, we aren’t just going to the polls to thumbprint a ballot and go home to celebrate with jollof rice. For those of us living in Osun, this 2026 election is about survival, plain and simple. We’ve …
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