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ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – The Defence Headquarters has issued a stern warning ahead of the scheduled #EndBadGovernance protest from August 1 to 10, 2024, emphasizing zero tolerance for violence or anarchy while affirming citizens’ right to peaceful protest. Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, delivered the statement …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ADO-ODO, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Head of Media and External Relations of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Ramon Nasir, has lost his mother Alhaja (Chief) Mrs. Musiliat Amoke Falade, fondly called Olowoletiaso. Aged 86, the Iya Oba of Imasayi-Yewa Kingdom, Ogun State, peacefully departed …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State Governor; Prince Dapo Abiodun has appealed to youths in the State and the country as a whole to shelve the planned mass protest across the country, “being sponsored by faceless elements and embrace dialogue.” Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known at the …

LIBREVILLE, GABON – President Brice Oligui Nguema of Gabon has invited the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote to invest in Cement and Fertiliser production in Gabon. Nguema urged Dangote to explore potential investment opportunities in the country’s cement and fertilizer sectors, specifically urea …

ABUJA, FCT, NIGERIA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent an Executive Bill to the House of Representatives, seeking amendment to the Nigeria Police Principal Act. The bill seeks to amend the Nigeria Police Act (Principal Act), 2020, to enable the person appointed as Inspector General of Police (IGP) to …

Opinion: BY LANRE OGUNDIPE “The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionable integrity.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower The age-long Ibadan cherished ascension to the throne of Olubadan of Ibadanland was on Friday, July 8, 2024 axed by Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, when he threw spanners into the works, …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Zenith Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading financial institution, held its Capital Markets Day last week to showcase the Bank’s inherent values as it embarks on its recapitalisation journey. The event, which brought together key market players, focused on the bank’s growth trajectory, strategic objectives, market performance, and consistent, …

Anamekwe Nwabuoku, the former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, has requested additional time from Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja to complete the reimbursement of the funds he and his co-defendant are accused of embezzling. Nwabuoku and Felix Nweke face 11 counts of money laundering totaling …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA  – Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, has commended the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for his unwavering support during the one-year anniversary of the House of Assembly. Elemide noted that the governor has been able to provide the Assembly …

The ‘Giant in you’ campaign of the FirstBank has again confirmed the common expression that ‘apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’ given the history of the financial brand and its legendary relevance to the growth of enterprises, within and outside Nigeria.  In its usual creative conjecture, 13O-year-old FirstBank has …