The Mbadiwe Twins as they are fondly called are Ozee and Ocee (Ozumba and Oseloka Mbadiwe). The twins are children of Ambassador Greg Ozumba-Mbadiwe, son of Dr. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe, the renowned politician, minister and statesman; a great man that actively promoted the ideals of nationalism. In this no-hold-bared interview, …

BY AYOMIDE ORIADE From the clamour for girl-child education and women empowerment in Africa, to the relaxation of age-long social construct against women even in the Arab world, the need to give women more room for social engagement and growth is making the headline. And it’s safe to say that …

Fidelity Bank Plc., on Friday, March 6, celebrated the 2020 International Women’s Day with CEO, Linda Ikeji TV, Linda Ikeji and Founder/CEO, House of Tara International, Tara Fela- Durotoye among others. Fidelity Bank used the event to lauched a platform – “Giving her Wings”; to mentor, build and connect young …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Friday, March 6, 2020, named Ogun State as a beneficiary state in its Oil Palm Expansion Programme. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Ogun State Ministry of Agriculture, leading …

The stock market in USA had another extremely volatile day on Thursday March 5, 2020, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down 970 points. As the coronavirus outbreak threatens to seriously dent global growth, the fear that has emerged in its wake is already taking its toll on the …

  The Nigeria’s Film and Television industry in the past couple of years has realised tremendous improvement in the technical and other production values of Film and Television content. International Film and Media bigwigs are now turning their attention to Nigeria. This offers a great window of opportunities for young …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that the Coronavirus situation in the State is under control as the Italian, said to have contacted the disease, has fully recovered. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by …

The Group Managing Director of Access Bank Plc., Mr. Herbert Wigwe during a recent interview with Bloomberg, reiterated the Bank’s plan to be Africa’s gateway to the world and expand into 22 countries over the next five years. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l …

The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has approved a request from Governor Douye Diri to collect N2.9 billion loan “to buy operational vehicles for the governor, deputy governor, and other top government functionaries”. The Assembly granted the loan for Diri during a plenary on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 following a …

By AbuSatar Hamed ABEOKUTA: The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that Nigerians prefer to pay accurate bills for effective power service to powering generators. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by S.F. Ojo, SA Media to the Governor, …