Mr. Olukayode Oduoyewas is a vibrant politician and businessman Lawyer. In this interview with Abu-Satar Hamed, the Osun State PDP gubernatorial hopeful opens up on his ambition and other sundry issues. Excerpts. How would you rate theperformance of the current APC-led Osun State government compared to your party’s (PDP’s) eight-year …

The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has strongly commended the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for their efforts in stimulating the Nigerian economy, and bringing to bear a coordinated policy response that will positively jumpstart the Nigerian economy. According to …

The Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) , Mr Segun Agbaje has said lender’s ‘Bank 737’ electronic payment channel recorded a uptake of over 3 million customers and over N1 trillion in transactions in 2016. He noted that the bank’s electronic payment service has been recognised globally with several …

Oladapo Adebanjo, fondly called D’banj D Kokomaster now has a baby boy, the Nigerian singer disclosed in a tweet recently. D’banj who secretly got married last year to Didi Lineo Kilgrow has now been blessed with the arrival of a baby boy recently. D’banj is now in Los Angeles, California. …

The celebrated fashion designer, Otunba Wasiu Taiwo, fondly called Wessy has opened another Wessy Creation office at 29, Isaac John, Ten Ways Galleria, Ikeja GRA, Lagos. Wessy disclosed this when fielding questions from StarTrend Int’l magazine recently, saying, ‘‘the new office will serve our teaming customers, majority who are based …

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State recently described the five years administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan as a wasted opportunity for the Ijaws. According to The Nation, Dickson said ministers and other presidential aides from Bayelsa State lost the unique opportunity of attracting development to their domains because they were …

Nigeria’s Anne-Marie Imafidon was decorated by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II with the prestigious honour of Member of the Order of the British Empire on May 19. Anne-Marie, whose father, Chris, an Edo State indigene, was honoured for her services to young women with the speciality in Sciences, Technology, Engineering …

Four firms, which pleaded guilty to laundering $15.591 million allegedly belonging to wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, have told the Court of Appeal in Lagos they did so in error. Mrs. Jonathan is praying the court to order the EFCC to defreeze the accounts to enable her access …

Elder Dayo Odeyemi, spokesperson of the late Fuji maestro, Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister has tersely condemned statements credited to Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Anifowoshe, K1 De Ultimate that the late Fuji maestro was not the creator of Fuji music and for publicly claiming that he was single-handedly responsible for giving him …

The League of Yewa-Awori Media Practitioners was launched on Tuesday April 4, 2017 at Ilaro, headquarters of Ogun West. The event which took place at BIM Motel, Off Tunde Ibikunle Road, Orita, Ilaro was also graced by Mr. Sunday Esan (GM) Corporate Communications, Dangote Group and Mr Francis A. Browne …