Opinion: BY ABIODUN KOMOLAFE Nigeria is at the moment in a precarious position, teetering like a heavy toddler due to the instability of its monocrop economy. The country’s heavy dependence on crude (not even refined) petroleum exports exposes a cumulative effect of defective political economies and the complacency of the …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – September 06, 2024 – Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (“GTBank,” or “the Bank”), flagship subsidiary of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO), one of the largest financial services institutions in Africa, has been named Best Bank in Corporate Social Responsibility in Nigeria at the prestigious Euromoney Awards for …

For the record: BY ABU-SATAR HAMED HRM Alayeluwa Oba (Dr) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle MFR, the Olu Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to IGP Kayode Egbetokun on the occasion of his 60th birthday. In a congratulatory message, e-signed and released to StarTrend Int’l Magazine and …

Opinion: BY KUNLE RASHEED The recent surge in fuel prices in Nigeria has thrown many citizens into deep distress, pushing them to the edge of their endurance. The new hike, which has seen petrol prices oscillating between N900 and N1100 per litre, is sending shockwaves across the economy, worsening the …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Hon. Sesan Fagbayi has expressed concern over the continued promotion of foreign cultures and languages at the expense of Yorùbá language and cultural heritage. Fagbayi made this observation recently at the “2nd Solo Photography Exhibition of Mustapha …

Victor Osimhen, the reigning Nigerian football star who has just been signed to a Saudi Arabia club has said he chosed to play in the Saudi Arabia where he would be making $33million (N52billion) yearly. The Edo-born football star stated this recently on the heels of his movement to the …

IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – A year after his death at the age of 87, Pa Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, the man who designed the Nigerian flag, will finally be laid to rest this week in Ibadan, Oyo State. Despite a promise from the Federal Government to give Akinkunmi a state …

UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA – The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on 2nd September, 2024 received in audience Commissioner for Internal Security and Water Ways Gen. Koko Essien, Rtd with members of his team who visited to commiserate with officers and men of the Command on the untimely demise …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED LAGOS, NIGERIA – For the seventh consecutive years, Dangote Industries Limited has again emerged as most valuable brand in Nigeria, leading other top brands like MTN, Airtel, Access Bank, Globacom and many others. The latest report of the TOP 50 BRANDS NIGERIA® rankings, an annual celebration of …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ADO-ODO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The final burial ceremonies for Alhaja (Chief) Mrs. Musiliat Amoke Falade, Iya Oba of Imasayi-Yewa Kingdom, Ogun State, and mother of Mr. Ramon Nasir, UBA Head of Media & External Relations, take place on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Mr. Ramon Nasir, one …