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LAGOS – Chief Adebola Dosunmu, the Akinsiku of Lagos (Olori Eyo), who is the custodian of Lagos most popular cultural festival, the Adamu Orisa, popularly known as Eyo marked  his 50th birthday on Monday, March 21, 2022.  The real estate mogul and socialite said he is grateful to God for all …

LAGOS – Did you miss FirstBank’s recent webinar on 8 March 2022, to commemorate the 2022 International Women’s Day (IWD) – themed Breaking the Bias – and are yet to recover from the grumble of missing the event, following the experiences and excitement shared by participants? Letting the cat out …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered immediate investigation into the collapse of a building under construction at Iperu in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state.  The one-storey building along Ogere Road in Iperu collapsed and killed two people on Thursday while undergoing an illegal construction by …

LAGOS – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, commissioned the new 3 million Metric Tonnes capacity per annum state-of-the-art Dangote Fertiliser Urea Plant, with an emphatic assurance that the project would give a huge fillip to Nigeria’s agricultural sector, which revitalisation has been a focal point of his …

ABUJA – Apparently to stop the trend of defecting from one party to the other after winning an election, Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Monday, March 21, 2022, sacked from office some members of the Federal House of Representatives and the Cross River …

Opinion: BY ANIEKAN EZEKIEL Have you seen the videos on this link: https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/home/impact/crs-week/? Piece of advice: Please hold your handkerchief or make sure there is a good supply of tissue paper while you view. The initiative that inspired the efforts and results seen in the videos is not a strange one, …

ILARO-YEWA – A call has gone to Muslim faithful to always include the western education into the education of their children. The former Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Alhaja Salmot Badru stated this on Saturday, March 12, 2022 at the turbaning ceremony of the new chiefs of Ilaro Central Mosque, …

ABUJA – Malam Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Judtice, has called for the prosecution of journalists being used by mischievous politicians. Malami stated this on Thursday, March 17, 2022 in Abuja during his keynote address at a conference organised by the National Association of Judiciary …

AWKA-ANAMBRA – There was a mild drama on Thursday, March 17, 2022 during the inauguration of Prof. Charles Soludo as the Governor of Anambra State when Willie Obiano’s wife – Ebelechukwu and Bianca Ojukwu engaged in a fight. Drama ensued when the wife of outgone Gov. Willie Obiano, Ebelechukwu, alegedly …

ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Alternate Medicine Board has said that it will set up a task force to fish out uncertified traditionalists who are in the habit of rendering evil services to perpetrators of ritual killings and other social vices. According to a release e-signed and made available to StarTrend …