Nigeria’s richest woman, Folorunsho Alakija, and her husband of 30 years, Modupe Alakija, are handling matters with expected maturity. They are not splashing of il feelings on social media over the news of their parting ways. Nothing for the media to feast on, from the two sides. The news making the rounds is that the mother of four and the ...
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March, 2024
February, 2024
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8 February
Super Eagles survives Bafana bafana penalty scare
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Wednesday night, February 7, 2024, qualified for the final of the on-going 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire. After a barren first half at the Stade Bouake, the three-time champions broke the deadlock in the 67th minute of play via a perfect penalty kick by Skipper William Troost-Ekong after danger man Victor Osimhen ...
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1 February
Senate summons CBN Gov over Naira’s free fall
The Senate, on Wednesday, through its Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions, summoned the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, to appear before it on Tuesday next week to answer questions on the state of the economy and the naira’s fall in the forex market. The Committee, chaired by Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (APC Lagos East), met ...
January, 2024
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17 January
Union Bank reassures customers as New Management Resumes
Union Bank of Nigeria has reassured its partners, customers and critical stakeholders of continued excellent service and seamless operations following the recent appointment of its new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Yetunde Oni, by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The bank assured its customers that as a long-standing financial institution in the Nigerian banking industry, it will continue to provide ...
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11 January
Tony Elumelu shares 6 success tips with his managers
On Sunday, Heirs Holdings Founder and Group Chairman, Tony Elumelu, had an interactive session with Group Executives across Heirs Holdings and UBA Group to commend the team on the successes achieved in 2023 and set the agenda for 2024. Here are the 6 points he shared with leaders across our Groups to adopt for success: Vision Alignment: Know your vision ...
October, 2023
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19 October
Bavachir lists Tinubu’s errors, claims Obi won
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has said that the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, won the February 25 presidential election and not Bola Tinubu as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Lawal made the declaration in a statement on Tuesday. According to him, available factual data, as aggregated from ...
September, 2023
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27 September
Mass boycott of Erisco Foods & products looms
Nagiko Tomato Paste, the brand of tomato puree is currently causing a stir on social media. And the stir is creating bubbles, yet to abate . Chioma Egoji, who had published what was considered a ‘negative’ review on the paste, was arrested. Egodi, on September 17, published a product review on her Facebook page, saying, “I went to buy tin ...
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26 September
Tinubu begs US court not to release privileged documents
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, continues the struggle to prevent the release of his records at ChicagoState University, and many are curious. Mr President of Nigeria, the most populous African nation, pleaded with a United States District Judge, Nancy Maldonado, to order Chicago State University to protect his privileged information such as admission records, transcripts and gender and release only ...
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6 September
Dele Momodu: I’d have fired Wike from PDP if I had the power
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, says he would have expelled Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if he had the power. Momodu, a former presidential aspirant and chieftain of the PDP, spoke on Tuesday when he appeared on Political Paradigm, a programme on Channels Television. Momodu, who was the director ...
August, 2023
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14 August
Niger Coupists agree to dialogue..say, It’s painful ECOWAS didn’t listen to ’em
Niger military junta may have bows to pressure, agrees to dialogue. Nigeria’s Intervention Team comprising prominent Islamic scholars in the country at the weekend met with the coup leaders in Niger where both parties agreed to intensify the option of dialogue in resolving the political crisis in that country. The Islamic Ulammas led by Sheik Bala Lau met with General ...