The attention of Guaranty Trust Bank Ltd (the “Bank”) has been drawn to a spurious post on Twitter by @ifygold21 alleging that the Bank gave the new Naira notes in the total sum of ₦500 million to one of the leading presidential candidates in the ongoing General Elections on the eve of the elections and at the order of a ... Read More »

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election after polling 8,805,420 votes in the February 25th election. A tally of the votes announced by electoral officials from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory at the national collation centre in Abuja showed Tinubu led his closest challenger, ... Read More »

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has advised presidential candidate of his party, Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar to ‘accept defeat in maturity and retire peacefully to Dubai’. Fayose, however commended presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi for his impressive showing in the presidential polls. The former Governor’s reaction is coming days after the Independent National Electoral ... Read More »

Members of the Nigeria Association of Government Medical and Dental Practitioners at the General Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, have commenced two days strike over an alleged assault on their colleague. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the state Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, Dr Ola Ahmed, said the doctors were forced to down tools due to the frequent ... Read More »

Amember of the House of Representatives and campaigner of Atiku Abubakar, Dr. Chinyere Igwe, has allegedly been arrested with $500,000 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Igwe, who represents Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2, was nabbed on Friday during a stop and search operation along Aba Road. Spokesperson of Rivers Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, who confirmed the arrest, said: “A statement ... Read More »

Finland authorities on Thursday arrested a popular pro-Biafra separatist agitator, Simon Ekpa. According to a Finland news outlet, HS, the police escorted the separatist out of his apartment in Lahti. The platform claimed that they had gone to Ekpa’s residence for an interview but to their surprise, the Finland police, KRP, answered when the HS team rang the separatist bell. ... Read More »

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned one Alhaji Usman Abubakar before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for alleged N950 million fraud. The suspect was arraigned alongside his foundation, Young Alhaji Foundation, and another person still at large, on a five-count charge before Justice Mojisola Dada. The charges bordered on conspiracy to obtain ... Read More »

Wema Bank, Nigeria’s most innovative bank, is preparing to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023. The bank aims to honor women and provide them with opportunities to achieve success in their personal and professional lives. The celebration will be held on March 8, 2023, in Lagos. This year’s global theme, “Embrace Equity,” will be the focus of the event. The discussion ... Read More »

Left: Adetola Oshomah, Agency & Direct Banking, Ecobank Nigeria; Lekan Awoyemi, Principal Executive Officer, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC); Mr & Mrs David Ezokwe (Ecobank customers and winner of one million prize); Korede Demola- Adeniyi, Head, Consumer Banking, Ecobank Nigeria; Vicky Amede, Assistant Director, National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC), Lagos; Daberechi Effiong, Head, Asset Products, Ecobank Nigeria, and ... Read More »

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja , Lagos has vacated its ruling that convicted and sentenced the Managing Director and Company Secretary of Fidelity Bank Plc to six weeks in prison or a fine of Four Hundred Thousand Naira respectively for contempt. The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Lateef Owolabi vacated the order in a Suit No: MIK/4726/22 between Justin Ahmed, ... Read More »