Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has commiserated with the leadership of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) over the death of its founder and national leader, Dr Frederick Fasehun. A statement released on Sunday signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Musbau Rasak, Obasa also commiserated with the family of the deceased…
An actress in the Yoruba movie industry, Queen Oluwa, has welcomed a bundle of joy into her family in the United States of America (USA). At the weekend, the star actress was blessed with a bouncing baby girl and after the delivery, her friends took to social media to congratulate her. The arrival of Queen…
Nigeria’s fastest growing retail bank, Diamond Bank Plc, has received the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following its application to operate as a National Bank with immediate effect (subject to conclusion of the sale of Diamond Bank UK- DB UK Plc). With this approval the bank will cease to operate as an…
Foremost African financial institution, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has won the award for “Bank of the Year Nigeria” for the second year in a row at The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards, regarded as the industry standard for excellence within the global banking sector. Guaranty Trust Bank Sierra Leone Ltd, a subsidiary of Guaranty…
On Saturday, December 1, 2018, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Lagos State governorship election in 2019, Olujimi Agbaje, kicked off his campaign. During the declaration held in Lekki, Lagos, it was a rainbow coalition of various social, political and cultural groups, who came to show their immense support for him. The…
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, has lent its voice to the ongoing row between the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and the management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) Speaking in response to media queries, ANED’s Executive Director for Research and Advocacy, Chief Sunday Oduntan, said the umbrella body was displeased by…
The unveiling of the Nigeria Fashion Show reality TV series in Abuja was witnessed by several important personalities in the country including celebrities and socialites. Venue of the launch, Transcorp Hilton Abuja, saw the huge inflow of top diplomats, captains of industry, top government functionaries, Abuja socialites and fashionistas as guests arrived to the red…
One of the fastest rising actresses in the Yoruba movie industry, Tawa Ajisefini, is now off the single’s market. This is because her lover has popped up the marriage proposal question of ‘Will you marry me’ and the movie producer has answered in the affirmative. Information from her colleagues revealed that her boyfriend asked her…
The business of air travel in the continent of Africa is booming as commercial airlines are battling to get and cement their market share. This competition is awesome as currently, Africa’s aviation industry supports 6.8 million jobs and $72.5 billion in economic activity. Unfortunately, this has had little or no impact on the rates of…
The North West Zone of the Tax Appeal Tribunal, sitting in Kaduna, is hearing cases filed by the Kaduna and Kano State governments through their Boards of Internal Revenue over failure of some federal agencies to remit taxes to them. The Kaduna State Board of Internal Revenue on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, dragged the Ahmadu…