Day: July 27, 2016

Afreximbank Supports Heritage Bank Growth With $150m

African Export Import Bank, Afreximbank, has provided a $150 million funding support for Heritage Bank Limited. In a statement announcing this development yesterday, Divisional Head, Corporate Communications, Olusola Longe-Okenimkpe said, “HBCL Investment Services Limited (HISL) a major shareholder of Heritage Bank Limited has executed the term sheet for the issuance of guarantee for its $150…

Family Plans Classy First Year Remembrance For Late Ooni Of Ife

The first year remembrance of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, the 50th Ooni of Ife, has been fixed to hold next week. The two-day event will kick off on Thursday, July 28, 2016, with a thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Ayegbaju, Ife, Osun State. This will then be followed by…

Ogun Adopts Rescued Boy Chained By Pastor Dad

The Ogun State government has offered to adopt the nine-year-old boy chained by his father, Francis Taiwo. The victim, Korede Taiwo, was handed over to the state government by the Ogun State Police Command in Abeokuta. Korede was rescued last week by a combined team of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Security and…

Clinton Officially Wins Democratic Nomination

Former US First Lady, Hilary Clinton, has officially been announced as flag-bearer of the Democratic Party for the November 2016 presidential election. At the Democratic Party Convention held in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, Democrats voted the former US Secretary of State as the first woman nominated for president by a major political party. The former…