Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has commended Sterling Bank Plc for its contribution to clean environment through the provision of necessary incentives to checkmate environmental challenges. The Governor, who made the commendation while receiving reflective coveralls donated by the Bank for use by members of the Osun Waste Management Authority (OWMA) in Oshogbo, the…
Managing Director of Ontario Oil and Gas Limited, Walter Wagbatsoma, has been extradited to the United Kingdom from Germany to face charges bordering on money laundering. The Nigerian oil and gas big boy was reportedly extradited to the UK on Thursday and was charged with conspiracy to money laundering. He was detained in June 2016…
The Ogun State Government has maintained that it does not owe any category of pensioners in the state. This followed media reports emanating from a protest by some members of the Association of Local Government Pensioners on Thursday. Reacting, the State Commissioner for Finance, Wale Osinowo said, “the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration is known for…
Popular Lagos big boy, Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya otherwise known as MC Oluomo, on Friday, July 1, 2016, showed more of his good side when he gave out gift items and some money to loyalists of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oshodi/Isolo local government area of Lagos State. The top transporter in Lagos, according to…
By Angela Nwokolo May the souls of all dead road crash victims on Nigerian roads rest in peace and at the bosom of the Almighty. Indeed, it is sad to imagine the huge economic and psychological burden road crash bring to families of the victims especially in a country like Nigeria where most travellers are…
The reigning Most Beautiful Girl in LASU, Miss Yetunde Aminat Olasimbo, recently paid a courtesy visit to Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. The beauty queen, who was at the office of the lawmaker at Alausa, Ikeja, was welcomed by her host. Also on ground to receive Olasimbo during the…
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed a Tactical Operation Unit to Arepo and Ibafo areas of Ogun State to flush out vandals and other criminal elements operating in two communities. A statement issued by the Force spokesman, DCP Don Awunah, disclosed that the unit comprises the Police Mobile Force, the Counter-Terrorism Unit with…
**Organises protests at BEDC textile mill office As Benin Electricity Distribution Plc. (BEDC) intensifies enforcement on illegal connections and energy theft, it has emerged that among the houses disconnected for bypass of prepaid meter and non-payment of electricity bills was the residence in which Omobude Agho, Director General, Edo State Civil Society has vested interest…
As part of its commitment to building and supporting economic growth and development in the country, Diamond Bank, in partnership with SME100, has rolled out strategic capacity development programmes that would boost the productive strength of Micro, Small and Medium scale Enterprises, MSMEs. The Bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Uzoma Dozie, stated at a networking event…
Former Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, who is now the Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos, Plateau State, has been retired by the police authorities. Mbu, who had a tough time with Rotimi Amaechi, who was then the governor of Rivers State, was retired from the Force alongside 20 other AIGs. A statement issued…