A fresh round of squabbles is currently rocking the board of First Bank of Nigeria, a development shareholders fear poses major threat to the bid by the first generation financial institution to strengthen its capital base in line with the recent directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria to all banks operating in the country […]
FIJ recently exposed irregularities in the country’s customs service personnel and the invitation could be connected to that. The Nigeria Police Force has asked the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) Board of Trustees, Bukky Shonibare to produce the medium executive director and editor-in-chief, Fisayo Soyombo. FIJ recently exposed irregularities in the country’s customs service personnel […]
I read a piece by one Ibraheem Abdullateef, an SSA on Communication to the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. I did with interest, disrelish and bewilderment. The write-up, he proclaimed was in reaction to a particular programme in which “some Kwarans took over the media with salacious tales of how Senator Saraki wined and dined […]
The Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP) has applauded Kwaran born Business Mogul and CEO Kursi Investment, Amb Yahaya Seriki Gambari extending Ramadan Package to its members. In a statement issued on Sunday by ASKOMP Chairman, Salihu Shola Taofeek, thanked Amb Yahaya Seriki for his unwavering commitment to social responsibility and community development. Taofeek […]
President of the 8th Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has urged Nigerians across the country and in the diaspora to commit themselves to the ideals and teachings of Islam during this holy month of Ramadan. In a statement issued by his Press Officer on Local Matters, Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, in Ilorin on Sunday, the former Senate […]
Nollywood veteran, John Okafor AKA Mr Ibu is dead. The actor reportedly passed away at Evercare Hospital in Lagos State after a protracted battle with illness. Recall that the 62-year old had battled health issues that led to the amputation of his two legs. He was diagnosed with diseased blood vessels. His family had solicited […]
Solanke Ayomideji Taiwo Alhaji Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun, born on March 3rd, 1970 in Igbo Atan, Ebute Igbooro, Yewa North, is a prominent Nigerian businessman and entrepreneur known for his successful ventures in various sectors. He hails from Ebute-Igbooro in Ogun State, Nigeria. Early Life and Education: Alhaji Ibrahim Dende was born and raised in Ebute-Igbooro, […]
The temporary staff members of the University of Ilesa, Ilesa, has dissociated themselves from a writeup on social media, which aims to castigate the University for poor welfare of its workers. The article titled, “Inside Osun Public University where students pay more than 300k as school fees, lecturers earn N23,896”, faulted the institution for paying the […]
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 51-year-old man, Idowu Mahmud for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl at Gbaagba- Airport Road in ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. On Monday, February 19, 2024, at about 13:35hrs, the complainant (Name Withheld) filed a complaint at […]
Members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, protested at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against the continued detention of a former Governor of the state, Dr Abdufatah Ahmed. The former Governor has been in the custody of the EFCC in Ilorin since Monday, February 19, […]
