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ACCRA, GHANA – JUNE 22, 2024: Access Bank Ghana Plc held its 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at its head office, marking a year of exceptional performance and growth. The Board Chairperson of Access Bank (Ghana) Plc, Ms. Ama S. Bawuah, presented the financial statements, highlighting the Bank's impressive performance …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Vice President, Oil and Gas at Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Devakumar Edwin, has accused International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria of doing everything to frustrate the survival of Dangote Oil Refinery and Petrochemicals. Edwin said that the IOCs are deliberately and wilfully frustrating the refinery’s efforts to buy …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has issued three Exective Orders to establish two new agencies, namely: The Ogun State Mineral Resources Development Agency and The Ogun State Landscaping and Recreation Agency. In addition to the establishment of these two agencies, the third executive order, therefore …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has described the late Towulade of Akinale, Oba Femi Ogunleye, as a great leader who lived an eventful life and put his community on the world map during his reign. Oba Ogunleye, one of Nigeria’s topmost journalists, died in …

BY OLOLADE JOHNSON ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Residents of Ilaro-Yewa, a prominent town in Ogun State, Nigeria, and its environs, have appealed to the Federal and State governments for intervention due to the high cost of petrol products, which has also affected other essential items. The ancient town recently …

Some of the leaders, members and elders of Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), across Nigeria have rejected the proposal for the venue of the hosting of this year’s national delegates conference  According to our source at the National Secretariat of the union in Abuja who preferred anonymity, said that a …

AGBARA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Ogun State government has successfully completed the asphalt laying on the ramp from the Lagos-Badagry Motorway axis of the ongoing 19-kilometre Atan-Lusada-Agbara road project. This critical infrastructure development is now approaching an advanced stage of reconstruction. The Atan-Lusada-Agbara road serves as a vital transportation …

LAGOS, NIGERIA – The death of Pa Femi Esho, founder of Evergreen Musical Company, was announced on Monday, June 17, 2024, in Lagos at the age of 77. Pa Esho, a prominent collector of evergreen music from Ilesa, Osun State, passed away following a brief illness. His daughter, Bimbo, who …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA – Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has approved the appointment of Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The governor’s decision, formalized in a memo signed on June 14, 2024, is rooted in several key reasons, backed by the powers …

ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – Chairman of the Ogun State Council of Obas, the Olu-Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle MFR, has described the relationship between the Obas and Governor Dapo Abiodun as a robust partnership that has made the development of …