By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Agbekoya, a drama and a play based on the farmers’ tax uprising of 1968/69, written by Yinka Folahan, a travel and leisure professional of many years with entertainment entrepreneurship interest, is scheduled to be launched, staged on Monday, October 12, 2020 at Mulberry Hall, Mauve …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its partnership with Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) in a matching fund scheme. The scheme aims to cushion the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on low-cost private schools by ensuring …

By AbuSatar Hamed LAGOS – Access Bank Plc (“Access Bank” or ‘’the Bank’’) has on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 announced that it has received the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Approval-in-Principle for the Bank’s restructuring to a holding company (“HoldCo”). According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) and the National Council of Muslim Youth Organizations (NACOMYO) on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 said that Muslims in the South West region are not part of the recent call for Oduduwa Republic. Some Yoruba leaders among whom are Professor …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga/Folasade Oduwale IBADAN – A group, Igbo for President Solidarity Congress (IPSC), has said the South East should be allowed to produce president in 2023 in order to sustain the indivisibility of the nation. National President of IPSC, Dr. Olukayode Oshin-Ariyo, made the call at a press conference …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga/Folasade Oduwale IBADAN – A coalition of Yoruba group in the Diaspora, Yoruba One Voice (YOV), has alleged plot by a popular Lagos politician to disrupt a peaceful protest by the group slated for Thursday, October 1, 2020. A statement signed by the group’s spokesperson, Zacheaus Somorin claimed …

ILE-IFE – Olori Silekunola Ogunwusi, the 45-year-old third wife of Ooni of Ife, has given birth to a bouncing baby boy for Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. Details of time and place of birth are yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report. Olori Silekunola has been out …

Opinion: By Adedoyin Giwa For tech companies playing in the eCommerce space, payment gateways are crucial to development and profitability. Many household names in the ecommerce space commenced operations relying on existing e-payment services in their checkout pages. As their businesses grow, they are conscious that by redirecting customers to …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State government has assured that all outstanding entitlements of its workers would be paid, just as it commended the State trade union leaders for their civil and mature ways of handling issues. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun made the pledge at the swearing-in of new Permanent …

By Seyifunmi Odunuga IBADAN – 2019 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, and former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday, September 28, 2020, celebrated his golden Jubilee in one of his hotels, Best Western Hotel situated at Iyaganku GRA, Ibadan. The birthday …