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Wema Bank, one of Nigeria’s most innovative banks, emerged the overall winner in the just concluded 2022 edition of the Nigeria Bankers Games with a record-breaking 22 medals. At the end of the games, reputed as the most prestigious sporting competition in the Nigerian banking industry, the bank stood at the top of the medals table having garnered a total ... Read More »

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has announced the arrest of one of two brothers, Onyeaghalachi Stephen, whom the anti-narcotics agency says serves as major sources of illicit drug supplies in the South-East and South-South regions of the country, after nine years of being on his trail. Newsthumb reports that the Chairman of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), ... Read More »

RESIDENTS sacked by the devastating flood in Bayelsa State, who the state government has ordered to vacate Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camps, in public schools, have fallen into depression, because of abandonment and starvation, and cried out to the state government to come to their rescue, as they have no place to go. With the resumption of schools, (on Monday), ... Read More »

…laments fight against corruption stalled without severe consequences I didn’t write memo seeking to leave APC — Osinbajo VICE President Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, blamed the slow developmental pace of the country’s educational and health sectors on continuous theft of public funds. This was as he said all efforts invested overtime to fight corruption may never yield any result if ... Read More »

Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three Secondary School students for raping a 14-year-old girl. Spokesman for the Police Command, SP Fumilayo Odunlami, gave the names of the suspects as Idris Matthew, 17, Olawale Tobi, 18, and Ajayi Michael, 17. Odunlami said the suspects were being held over a conspiracy and defilement. She said the suspects who ... Read More »

Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has told residents to wait for his decision on the presidential candidate to vote for in 2023. Wike said they should, however, vote massively for the candidates of the PDP in other positions such as governorship, National Assembly and House of Assembly. Speaking on Tuesday while inaugurating the Rukpoku-Izo-Ogbodo-Igwuruta link road constructed by his administration, the ... Read More »

A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square Tuesday heard that a Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor, Babatunde Dada, was found coughing blood after being stabbed and robbed allegedly by after being stabbed teenagers that he helped off the streets and gave accommodation after getting them a job. The teens, Farouk Mohammed, 16, and Kasali ... Read More »

L-R: Group Managing Director/CEO, Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu; President, Unilag Alumni Association, Dr. John Momoh; Executive Governor, Akwa Ibom State, Elder Udom Emmanuel; Founder and Chairman, Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, CFR; Deputy Managing Director, Zenith Bank Plc (2nd Right – 2nd Row), Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji, OON; Wife of Late Prof. Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe, Mrs. Sola Ibidapo-Obe; and ... Read More »

The immediate past Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola has disclosed that his administration is leaving behind for the incoming government a total sum of N14billion cash in the State’s coffers. Oyetola also revealed that his government had successfully paid N97billion from the total debt inherited in 2018 when he assumed office. He disclosed that his administration didn’t borrow a ... Read More »