The whereabouts of Alowonle Idowu Wasiu, a youth from Ogun State, southwest part of Nigeria has been unknown following a communal threat to his life. His whereabouts have been unknown since early 2015, following the death of his father, Chief Alowonle, a foremost traditional chief priest. It was gathered that following Chief Alowonle’s death, his…
The Nigerian Police have announced the dismissal of Ogunyemi Olalekan, an inspector, who the police said shot and killed a 36-year-old man, Kolade Johnson, in Lagos on Sunday. The Police also discharged and acquitted another officer, Godwin Orji, a sergeant, who was also tried alongside Mr Olalekan, but found not guilty of the offence. A statement by…
Nigeria’s leading innovation Bank wraps up premier hackathon. Wema Bank’s maiden hackathon, Hackaholics, announced its winners at a grand nale on Sunday, March 31, 2019. The event, hosted at Codeville, Wema Bank’s innovation lab, brought together some of the brightest minds in the country to be part of various activities including keynote addresses, panel discussions…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared Nyesome Wike of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the March 9th governorship election in Rivers state. The Returning Officer for River state, Professor Teddy Adias of the Niger Delta University Otuoke, Bayelsa state who declared Wike winner of the election said he polled a…
As the world marks Autism Awareness Day, Guaranty Trust Bank is calling on members of the public to speak up against the stigmatisation of people living with Autism and other developmental disorders. The Bank, which runs an initiative to support children and adults living with Autism, is also urging well-meaning Nigerians and organisations to support…
Former CEO, Parminder Vir, OBE joins the Foundation’s Advisory Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, former Director of Partnerships and Evaluation, Tony Elumelu Foundation has assumed her new role as the Foundation’s CEO on April 1. [Ifeyinwa becomes the third CEO and the first African to become the Chief Executive Officer of the Tony Elumelu Foundation.] In December…
Today we have publicly launched the new Access Bank, one company, with 28,000 staff across 600 branches and 29 million customers worldwide. This follows legal completion of the merger on 19 March and the launch of our new brand today. The enlarged Access Bank will have a formidable commercial and retail banking business, providing significant…
The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Monday, called his driver, Mr. Lawal Busari, as his first defence witness in his trial on charges of false and non-declaration of assets ongoing before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja. Busari, who was led by Onnoghen’s Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), described how he…
Today, the 1 st of April through the 5th of April, several lucky commuters will get free access On the Zeno experience free bus rides between the Ajah-Lekki-VI axes of Lagos. Zeno, a flagship product from Zeno Digital Limited – an indigenous technology firm in Nigeria – is seeking to change the narratives of the…
