The simmering war of attrition rocking the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken another twist, with two factions pointing fingers at each other. A faction led by the deputy chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Samari, has accused the state APC chairman, Bashir Bolarinwa, of …
Read More »Nigeria needs new constitution to forestall another war, says Obasanjo
Hails coming of Amotekun Nothing has united Southwest like Amotekun since independence’ The agitation for a new political order and arrangement in Nigeria got a new convert in former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday. He canvassed a new constitution for the country as against an amended one. He also hailed …
Read More »Coronavirus: Don’t panic – Buhari tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday told Nigerians not to panic over the outbreak of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Buhari made the appeal while expressing sadness over the confirmation of a case of Covid-19 infection in Lagos State. In a statement signed by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu, the president commended the Federal Ministry of …
Read More »Creating value through financial services – The Heritage Bank example
Heritage Bank MD, Ifie Sekibo In the financial circle where Heritage Bank operates, cities are like women. While the banks resort to desperate tactics like suitors to win cities perceived to be financially viable, others are left to cling to loneliness and self-help. For this reason, bankers strain themselves to market their …
Read More »BREAKING: Popular Nollywood actor dies in Lagos
A popular Nollywood actor, Kayode Odumosu better known as Pa Kasumu is dead. The Yoruba film star who has been battling ill health for some while now, it is said to have passed on after losing the battle. Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola Salako took to her Instagram page to share the news of …
Read More »Coronavirus: Number of quarantined rises, Lafarge reveals hotel used by Italian
The Ogun State Government and Lafarge Africa have confirmed that contacts in respect of the recorded single case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has hit 39 from the initial reported 28. This included the driver who picked the infected Italian from an hotel in Ikeja and those who served him food and …
Read More »DSS denies trailing PREMIUM TIMES editor, reporter
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied reports that its officials are currently trailing Premium Times staff over a story published by the online newspaper on the presidency. The newspaper had alleged that agents of Nigeria’s secret police on Sunday visited the home of its editor, Musikilu Mojeed, to extract …
Read More »Suspected DSS officials invade home of PREMIUM TIMES editor, Muskilu Mojeed, attempt arrest
Suspected DSS officials on Sunday morning, March 1, breached the security of the Abuja residence of Muskilu Mojeed, the Editor-in-Chief of the PREMIUM TIMES, a Nigerian online news platform. Report by The ICIR said men suspected to be officers of the State Security Service (SSS) in plain-clothes men who drove in a …
Read More »CBA Foundation holds ‘Walk4Hope Charity’ walk for underprivileged widows, vulnerable children
*Cross section of participants at the Walk4Hope charity event organized by Chinwe Bode-Akinwande Foundation (CBA Foundation), to create awareness about the foundation and the need to support underprivileged widows, held in Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday. The Chinwe Bode-Akinwande (CBA) Foundation, a Lagos-based non-governmental organisation on Saturday held its 2020 …
Read More »SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM THE PRESENTATION OF THE CRANFIELD SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD 2020 TO DR. ADESOLA ADEDUNTAN, CEO, FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA LIMITED
Earlier in the year, it was announced that Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, the Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited had been honoured with the coveted and renowned Cranfield School of Management Distinguished Alumnus of the year Award 2020. The recognition which was celebrated across Nigeria – the …
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