A health and wellness advocate, Dr. Bisi Abiola has urged Nigerians to embrace consumption of 100% fruit juice in order to reduce dehydration in this harmattan season. Abiola, during the December edition of Chivita -sponsored health and wellness dialogue, also warned against indulging in excess sugar consumption during the yuletide. She advised individuals to take…
Month: December 2018
Diamond Bank Affirms Merger Talks With Access Bank
Following a strategic review leading to a competitive process, the board of Diamond Bank Plc has announced picking Access Bank Plc as the preferred bidder with respect to a potential merger of the two banks aimed to create Nigeria and Africa’s largest retail bank by customers. In a statement issued by the Diamond Bank, the…
Amstel Malta: Nigerian Breweries to Appeal Court Judgment
The management of Nigerian Breweries, makers of Amstel Malta, has expressed its intention to contest the ruling of an Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City, directing the company to apologise to one of its customers. The court had ruled on a matter brought before it by one Professor Ernest Izevbigie, who claimed the…
Uduaghan, Ogboru, Others Take Delta APC Campaign to God
Immediate-past governor of Delta State and All Progressives Congress 2019 Delta South senatorial candidate, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has said that one of the ways to win election was by dedicating the electioneering process to God, especially through praises. Dr. Uduaghan made this assertion on Sunday at an inter-denominational service organized to dedicate the APC…
Unity Bank Wins CBN ‘Sustainable Transaction of the Year in Agriculture’ Award
Unity Bank Plc has won the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 2018 sustainable banking award, clenching the award for ‘Sustainable Transaction of the Year in Agriculture’. The Bank won the coveted award for its compliance with the Sustainable Banking Principles as it relates to the management of Environmental and Social Risk set out by the…
Senate 2019: Kogi East Elders Endorse ADC’s Victor Adoji
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, a sub-committee of the Kogi East Elders’ council political committee has adopted the candidate of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), Dr. Victor Adoji as the preferred choice for the Kogi East Senatorial seat. In report signed by Pro. Sunday Okpanachi (Chairman) and Prof. S. O. Ejima (Secretary) and nine others,…
Seyi Bickersteth: For Or Against Diamond’s Minority Shareholders?
Over the past few weeks, Diamond bank has been enmeshed in various dramas and just when it seemed that the bank had risen from the storms and was on an upward trajectory, a new twist emerged when Mr. Bickersteth, one of the ex- directors that resigned from the bank made some allegations against the management…
Sultry Actress, Princess Elizabeth Onanuga, Marks Birthday With Classy Pictures
Award Winning UK-Based Nollywood Actress, Princess Elizabeth Onanuga today 14th of December, 2018 is a year older. The Popular actress who has enjoyed a massive fan base since her entry into the industry is one who lives to bring joy to the face of her fellow human. She is the first daughter of Olowa of…
Tony Elumelu Foundation Appoints Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu as Chief Executive Officer
Elevates the Retiring CEO Parminder Vir to the Advisory Board The Board of Trustees of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Africa’s leading philanthropic organisation empowering African entrepreneurs, announced the appointment of Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu as Chief Executive Officer at the end of its Board Meeting on December 12. This appointment takes effect from April 1, 2019. Ifeyinwa…
Kenya Initiative For Young Warriors To Hunt Medals Not Lions
Over the last five months, local and regional competitions have been held across Kenya for Maasai men of warrior age as part of the Maasai Olympics 2018. Saturday marks the final round with crowds expected to gather in Kimana, close to Amboseli National Park and about 200km south of Nairobi. Cash prizes and even a…