Their excitement was exceptional that Saturday morning on 6 July 2019. It was an overflowing river of joy and gratitude they could not contain, pumping from their hearts. The students and staff of Wesley School for the Hearing Impaired, Surulere, Lagos had a good reason to be ecstatic. The Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan – First Bank ... Read More »
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BREAKING: FIFA bans Siasia for life
The Federation of Football Association (FIFA) has banned former Eagle player and coach, Samson Siasia for life. Siasia, whose mother has been in abductors’ den for almost two months, was banned for alleged match-fixing with a betting firm. FIFA ordered he will have nothing to do with football-related matters again. It also imposed a ban on CHF 50,000 on Siasia. ... Read More »
BREAKING: Court grants ICPC’s request to freeze ex-Zamfara gov’s accounts
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a request by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) to freeze bank accounts allegedly owned by the immediate past Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, in a ruling on Friday, on an ex-parte motion by the ICPC, ordered that the accounts in Polaris and ... Read More »
PDP ticket: Dickson, Alaibe draw battle line
The cold war between the Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson and a former Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 16 election deepened on Wednesday. Dickson in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei, accused the former NDDC boss of circulating video ... Read More »
#BBnaija2019: Bobrisky declares full support for Tacha
The Big Brother Naija season four is getting more interesting every day, as this week’s eviction is going to take another dimension. Last week, Biggie divided the housemates into two group, namely: the ‘Icons’ and the ‘Cruisetopia’ After failing their task, Biggie placed the The ‘Icons’ of the ongoing fourth season of the Big Brother Naija reality show, for possible ... Read More »
Randy Soldier docked over alleged rape of AAUA undergraduate
A soldier, attached to the 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment, Akure, the Ondo State, Lance Corporal Sunday Awolola, who was alleged to have raped a 300-level student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, (AAUA), was on Wednesday arraigned at the Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo state capital. The 33-year-old Awolola was brought into the court premises by the ... Read More »
UPDATED: Court remands Atiku’s son-in-law, lawyer for alleged $140,000, $2m laundering
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of Abdullahi Babalele, son-in-law of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned him for allegedly laundering $140,000 during the general elections. The commission also arraigned Atiku’s lawyer, Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie and his brother Erhunse Giwa-Osagie, on a ... Read More »
Toyin Abraham remarries, exchanges vow with actor
Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham seems to have found love again as a picture of her and Kolawole Ajeyemi surfaced on the Internet on Wednesday. The actress, who used to be married to actor Adeniyi Johnson, seems to have walked down the aisle for a second time with another actor, Ajeyemi. A wedding photo of the couple was posted on ... Read More »
GOING CASHLESS THIS SUMMER WITH FIRSTBANK TRAVEL KITS
Having worked round the clock since the beginning of the year, it is ideal to take out time to relax and rejuvenate. Well, you do not need to wait until the end of the year to unwind as summer is already beckoning on discerning holiday makers to seek refuge in top travel destinations across the world. If you ... Read More »