Zenith Bank recognized as ‘Best Corporate Governance Financial Services’ in Africa for the fourth year running

For the fourth consecutive year, Zenith Bank Plc has been named as the Best Corporate Governance ‘Financial Services’ Africa 2023 by the Ethical Boardroom. The award, which was published in the Spring 2023 edition of The Ethical Boardroom magazine, is in recognition of the bank’s adherence to global best practices and institutionalization of corporate governance, setting an industry-wide example of …

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InaugurationDay: Actress Doyin Aggrey advises Tinubu on national unity, economic empowerment

Veteran Nollywood actress cum producer, Doyin Aggrey has joined millions of people all over the world to congratulate the newly sworn-in president of Nigeria, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Aggrey, who has excelled as a movie producer and TV presenter, commended Tinubu on taking up the responsibility of leading a complex nation like Nigeria, and expressed optimism that the new government …

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Lagos Speakership: Why Lawmakers-elect Endorsed Obasa – Temitope

Thirty-nine lawmakers-elect of the Lagos State House of Assembly are supporting Speaker Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa for the leadership of the 10th Assembly, a member of the House, Hon. Adewale Temitope, has said. Adewale, who is the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, said the endorsement of Obasa followed a resolution reached by the lawmakers-elect to have the Speaker continue …

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Man Jailed For Using Coins To Make Jewelry

The anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna Zonal Command has secured the conviction of a jeweller, Ibrahim Dabai, at the Federal High Court sitting in Kano State before Justice M.N Yunusa. Dabai was convicted on a charge bordering on tampering with Nigerian currency. He was arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway with coins which …

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Arewa Youths to Tinubu: Ignore Matawalle’s outburst against Emefiele

….Commend Emefiele for grounding bandits with Naira redesign policy The Arewa Youth Assembly has raised an alarm over the call by Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, for President Muhammadu Buhari not to approve any study leave for the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele and cautioned President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu from acting against Mr. Emefiele. In a press statement signed …

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OPC chieftain, 3 others in court over the murder of security guard

One Mr Rahman Oyeyemi (60), a chieftain of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) in Isheri Ojodu area of Lagos and three other suspects Abubakar Shettima (28 years), Tijani Musa (24 years) and Asuquo Udou (48 years) have been arrested by the police and charged to Yaba Magistrate court for the murder of Muhammed Usman. Our correspondent gathered that on 25 …

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NASS Leadership: Don’t Teleguide Senators, Reps, NDYC Warns

The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) on Friday issued a warning against teleguiding Senators-elect and House of Representatives members-elect in their choices of principal officers for the 10th National Assembly. NDYC argued that the National Assembly has become mature enough as an institution for its members to know what they want devoid of external interference. In a statement by Comrade …

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How Primate Ayodele Warned Oyetola Against Rejoicing Over Adeleke’s Tribunal Loss (VIDEO)

The Supreme Court has affirmed Senator Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor of Osun state in a judgment in Abuja this afternoon. This has dashed the hopes of the former governor, Gboyega Oyetola and APC members in the state who wanted the elected governor to be sacked from office bearing in mind that the election Tribunal nullified his victory. …

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KADIFF to hold first series of film summit in partnership with Afristar Media

The Kaduna International Film festival (KADIFF) will be holding its first series of film summit in partnership with Afristar media. The first state to host this northern film summit is Kano state. Audu Kashim Israel the founder of Kaduna International Film festival disclosed this earlier today to the media he noted that Kano state will be the first state because …

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10th Assembly: Guard Against Greed, Selfishness, Obasa Tells Lagos Lawmakers-elect

Lawmakers-elect of the Lagos State House of Assembly began a 3-day induction programme on Friday with Speaker Mudashiru Obasa advising them to eschew greed and selfishness while they represent their constituents. Dr. Obasa further tasked the members-elect to develop the political will to effectively perform oversight functions as part of their responsibilities. Declaring the programme open in Lagos, Obasa noted …

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