Herbert Wigwe and Wife Chizoba More details have emerged on the ill-fated crash of a chopper that had Herbert Wigwe, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, wife – Chizoba, son and three others on board. THE WITNESS learnt that Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian …
Read More »How Wigwe tweeted about ‘end of life’ three weeks to chopper crash
Wigwe Herbert Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, waxed philosophical about life about 21 days to his death in the ill-fated chopper crash in California, United States. Wigwe was said to be on board a chopper with his wife, son and three other passengers when the …
Read More »CSO Demands Account Of How FG Spent $3.4bn SDR Funds
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has called on Federal Government to account for the $3.4billion Special Drawing Rights (SDT) funds allocated to Nigeria in 2021 was utilitilised. The Acting Executive Director, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Leo Atakpu made the demand in Abuja on Friday at the …
Read More »Bank recapitalisation: Senator asks CBN to engage N’Assembly, others
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Tokunbo Abiru, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria to engage the National Assembly and critical stakeholders in its proposed recapitalisation of banks in the country. Abiru said this on Saturday at the committee’s retreat with the …
Read More »Atiku, Obaseki mourn Access Holdings CEO, Wigwe
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has mourned the Group Chief Executive Officer, Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, who reportedly died in a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border, United States of America. There are reports that Wigwe, his wife …
Read More »Kano APC chieftain Kwankwaso hails Tinubu over measures to curtail food prices
.. Urges opposition to appreciate good gestures of President Tinubu A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano, Dr. Illyasu Musa Kwankwaso has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for ordering the immediate release of over 102, 000 metric tonnes of grains to complement the shortage of food currently …
Read More »Emefiele’s Wife Declared Wanted For ‘Stealing’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Margaret Emefiele, wife of the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), wanted over money laundering. Emefiele’s wife was declared wanted alongside Anita J. Omoile and her husband, Jonathan Omoile, by the commission via X (formerly Twitter) late Friday. The …
Read More »Nations Cup Final: What You Must Know About Super Eagles Match Against Ivory Coast
The Super Eagles will take on hosts, Ivory Coast in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Abidjan on Sunday night. Jose Peseiro’s men will be aiming to end the competition on a high and with their fourth Nations Cup trophy at the end of the match …
Read More »TETFund N683billion Grant: Why VCs, Rectors, Provosts Are Afraid Of NASS
For long, the National Assembly appeared to have taken little notice of how tertiary institutions in the country utilize TETFund grants, but recent revelations about how the fund is squandered by heads of tertiary institutions and lecturers seemed to have ignited interest in the Fund. President Bola Tinubu recently approved …
Read More »Ganduje’s LG Chairman, others dump APC for NNPP in Kano
NNPP state Chairman and Governor Yusuf crowning one of the defected APC Council chairmen with the Kwankwasiyya cap at Coronation Hall, Government House, on Saturday It was a major setback for the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano, on Saturday evening, as a number of Local Council chairmen elected …
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