Cecilia Akintomide, Member, Ondo State Covid-19 Response Fund (left), Adebayo O. Adeyinka, Regional Bank Head, South-West 1, Fidelity Bank Plc, presenting the Personal Protect Equipment (PPE) donated by the bank to Ondo State government to Kayode Falowo, Chairman, Ondo State Covid-19 Response Fund (right) …. in Lagos Tuesday. L-R: Mr. Adebayo O. Adeyinka, Regional Bank Head, South-West 1, Fidelity Bank Plc presenting Personal ... Read More »

Poet and social activist, Valentine Okolo, speaks in this interview to Godwin Iheancho about his thought provoking poetry book, ‘I Will Be Silent’. Excerpt…  Where did you get the idea for your most recent book? I got it from the title of a poem I wrote called “I Will Be Silent.” This was a poem I wrote concerning the genocide ... Read More »

BY Jite Usman The evolution of cameras has made the public court one of the most reliable sources of undiluted justice for the common man, and has also provided unimpeachable opportunities for proper analysis of controversial events. Festus Keyamo, SAN, the Honourable Minister of State for Labour, has been a leading beneficiary of justice from public courts for over two ... Read More »

…Foreign nationals listed among victims Every bit of him cuts the image of a taciturn, harmless and easy-going individual. But Ndubisi Anthony is extremely dangerous. He poses as a shoe dealer on Ogbunabali Road, Port Harcourt City, but behind the visible business of buying and selling shoes, the 52-year-old indigene of Ngo-Okpala in Imo State has other secret criminal ventures, ... Read More »

There was a miild drama on Sunday at the Oluyole, Ibadan residence of the former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, when the state deputy governor Rauf Olaniyan was denied access to the eighth day fidau prayers holding in the compound. The family had announced the fidau prayer as a private programme, urging the public to watch through virtual channels ... Read More »

Ipara Remo (ICDA) in a bid to deliver good humanitarian services to its communities, and make Ipara dwellers felt the impact of development, the Ipara Community Development Association, (ICDA), has renovated the Primary Health Centre, Ipara in Remo North LG of Ogun State, and equipped it with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Birthing Overalls, Solar System/Baterries, Hand Sanitisers, Noseguards, Handgloves and ... Read More »

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Lagos Zonal Office, has secured the conviction of one Abass Mohammed and a Bureau De Change operator, Ibrahim Saidu Jogal, who connived to hack into the Flexcube database of Union Bank and defrauded the bank of N2,550,000,000. The commission received a petition alleging that fraudsters had hacked into the bank’s database and diverted the ... Read More »

Suspected Nigerian internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, could get a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted, the U.S. government has said. Mr Abbas, 37, who was resident in Dubai, was known for living an extravagant lifestyle and flaunting it on social media. Hushpuppi was arrested recently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and extradited ... Read More »

Heritage Bank Plc said it has closed down an Experience Centre- EC (branch) at Allen Avenue; Ikeja over “unconfirmed case” of Coronavirus for deep hygiene clean up after an employee took ill last week. The bank in a statement made available to the press and customers, noted “in line with our emergency response plan and following regulatory practices, we have ... Read More »

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday in Edo State displayed the forms of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Godwin Obaseki, and those of 13 others at its annex office, located at the former state secretariat of the PDP on Sapele Road in Benin. Our reporter, who was earlier at the Auchi Road main office ... Read More »