The third annual Africa.com Definitive List of Women Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) was revealed on April 19. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc and Miriam Chidiebele Olusanya, Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Holding Company made the top 10 list. Both companies are listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX). The list is unique in that it is based on data-driven ... Read More »

The House of Representatives has threatened to serve the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; and Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), with summons over their failure to answer queries on alleged illegal sale of crude oil to China and utilisation of funds recovered through whistle-blowers without National Assembly appropriation. The House’ ... Read More »

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, to the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) and London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Group reported profit before tax of ₦214.2billion, representing 3.3% dip from ₦221.5billion posted in the corresponding year ended December 2021 on the back ... Read More »

Actress Nkechi Blessing Sunday has expressed rapturous joy over the ‘hijacked man’ who was once snatched from his wife by another woman. For NBS, no sweetness in this world could ever be compared to seeing a ‘husband snatcher’ being given a dose of her own medicine by another woman that comes suddenly to steal same man away. She said: “Nothing ... Read More »

The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, granted a bishop, Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, who was accused of raping two of his church pastors (names withheld) bail. Justice Ramon Oshodi however remanded Oluwafeyiropo who is the founder of I Reign Christian Ministry in Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending when he can perfect his bail conditions. The defendant was granted N20m ... Read More »

American magazine, Time, has named President-elect, Bola Tinubu, among the 100 most influential persons across the world in 2023. Speaking on how Tinubu merited the list, the magazine stated, “Winning an election in Africa’s most populous country is no easy feat. But Nigeria’s newly elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has had nearly two decades to prepare. “Called Jagaban, or “leader ... Read More »

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said a candidate does not need to secure 25% of votes in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to win a presidential election in the country. This is even as it said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar did not meet the constitutional requirements to be declared winner of ... Read More »

The comment section of alleged transgender woman, Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju aka Bobrisky is buzzing following a recent claim about having removed ‘his’ manhood. Bob shared a video where ‘she’ visited a spa which captured a young lady viciously scrubbing ‘his’ butt with some of their products while the Instagram celebrity promoted the brand. As the video continued to spur reactions ... Read More »

…Obi and LP did not have agents in all the polling units ,,,, Obi failure to plead specific particulars and figures as to how the alleged non-compliance by INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has argued the reliefs being sought in the petition by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, cannot be granted by the ... Read More »

An unspecified number of students and visitors of the stated-owned Olabisi Onabanjo University(OOU) Ago -Iwoye escaped death on Tuesday when a speeding Toyota Venza car skidded off the varsity’s inner road and rammed perilously into a tree. The incident threw students going to and fro the school through the walkway into panic as they scampered to safety in different directions. ... Read More »