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The UBA Africa Conversations 2021: Join Africa’s Global Leaders – President Kagame of Rwanda, WTO’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, UBA’s Tony O. Elumelu, WHO’s Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, IFC’s Makhtar Sop Diop, to Celebrate Africa Day at the UBA Africa Conversations 2021   The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to celebrate this year’s Africa Day in commemoration of African…

Abidemi Rufai, a senior special assistant to Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun, has been arrested in the United States over alleged $350,000 unemployment benefits fraud. The statement from the U.S Department of Justice says Rufai resides in the Lekki area of Lagos, Nigeria. Mr Rufai appeared before a federal court Saturday on charges alleging he…

…To Convene National Dialogue, Make Apapa Gridlock Top Priority Following the security challenges in different parts of Nigeria, Southern governors on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address Nigerians on the position of things so as to restore the confidence of the citizens. The governors under the platform of Southern Nigeria Governors Forum also called on…

Pastor Dare Adeboye, the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Worldwide, Enoch Adeboye, is dead. The PUNCH gathered that the 42-year-old, who was the third surviving child of the revered cleric, died in his sleep on Wednesday in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where he was based with his family. Our…

One of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State has been released by the bandits. Although the police and government authorities are yet to confirm the development, the mother of the student, Lauritta Attahiru confirmed the release of her son to Channels Television, on Tuesday. She however refused to give details of how…

…….as CBN orders First Bank to recover the loan with immediate effect Trouble is yet to be far from over for the man who was once celebrated as the king of board room Mr. Obafoluke Otudeko  Otudeko was recently sacked by the Central Bank of Nigeria as the chairman of First Bank Holdings over his…

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Popular comedian and Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James aka Baba Ijesa, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command on allegation of defiling a minor, reports The Gazelle News.com. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Lagos State Police Command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), disclosed this on Thursday, 22 April,…

Heritage Bank Plc has further reiterated its commitment to the growth and development of the creative and entertainment sector by supporting the “Rita Dominic Acting Challenge.” Heritage Bank in collaboration with a foremost Nigerian Actress and Co-Founder of the Audrey Silva Company, Rita Dominic launched an acting challenge for aspiring actors to recreate a scene…

A revenue collector in the Umuleri area of Anambra State, Ifeanyi Ezinwa, is being held by the police for the murder of his relative, Chukwuebuka Iloegbunam. Ezinwa reportedly strangled 19-year-old Iloegbunam for persistently demanding repayment of N100,000 he borrowed from him. City Round learnt that Ezinwa, 29, asked the victim to meet him at a bush…