Month: February 2021

Tonto Ex-Husband, Olakunle Churchill, Marries Alleged Side Chick

Rosaline Meurer, the lady Tonto Dike accused of breaking up her home in 2017, has finally married Olakunle Churchill, Tonto’s former husband. After much denial by Meurer, stating that her relationship with Churchill was work-related and described him as her mentor, it seems the two love birds could no longer keep their relationship a secret…

Dangote Foundation Disburses N3.9b To Women, Youths In 11 States Across Nigeria

Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has so far disbursed the sum of N3.924 billion to 392,490 women and youths across Kano, Jigawa, Kogi, Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Lagos, Niger, Nasarawa, Sokoto and Katsina state as part of its microgrant programme Additionally, the Foundation has concluded plans to extend the disbursement of the micro grant program to Ogun,…

I Won’t Condole Ethnic/Religious Violence—President Buhari

The country in recent weeks has been experiencing a series of conflicts ranging from farmers/herders clashes to communities clashes, thereby causing unrest in various parts of the country. President Muhammadu Buhari in a reaction to these reports of breakout of violence warned that his government will not allow any ethnic or religious group to stoke…

NBA Sues Buhari Over Extension of IGP’s Tenure

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) on Thursday filed a law suit against President Muhammadu Buhari challenging his decision to extend the tenure of Mohammed Adamu, the inspector-general of police (IGP). Adamu was supposed to have retired in February after completing the maximum 35 years in service but was given a three month extension by the…

First Bank Hits Over 86,000 Firstmonie Agents, Empowers More Nigerians

In furtherance of the need to promote the business activities of its foremost agent banking platform – Firstmonie Agents – Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider led by Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced the provision of loan facilities – up to one million naira – to its banking agents. The…

What informs your special interventions like the Youth Programs in Dubai & Ghana? Let’s look at Ghana and then Dubai. I took over 30 youths to Ghana and then picked the best and sponsored them to Dubai. For Ghana, I had visited Accra and noticed its cleanliness. I met a lot of people there and…

President Buhari Offers Automatic Employment, Scholarship To 110 Ex-Corps Members

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday offered automatic employment to 110 ex-corps members in the Federal Civil Service and scholarships for the pursuit of post-graduate studies up to doctoral level in any university in Nigeria. Speaking at the virtual 2018/2019 President’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) honours award ceremony held at the State House Conference Centre,…

Lekki Toll Gate: Lagos, Police Halt Planned Protest, Counter Rallies Over Threats Of Violence

The Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to various opposing groups planning to embark on protests at the Lekki Toll Plaza on Saturday, advising them to shelve the plan. It is not an auspicious moment for such action, the State Government told the groups planning opposing rallies. The position of the State Government…

EFCC Arrests Five In Festac for $257,822 Credit Card Fraud

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC have smashed a syndicate of alleged fraudsters who specializes in credit card fraud. The arrested suspects, Daniel C. Stephen, Nestor Ezeani, Sonny Okwaraji, Sylvester E Otuwa and Jeff Ogbonaya, allegedly masterminded the theft of $257,822.16 American Dollars from a new generation bank. The alleged fraudulent transaction…