Madami Garba Madami, a member representing Chikun Constituency in the Kaduna House of Assembly under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, is dead. He died in the hospital where he was receiving treatment on Saturday, three days after the inauguration. The 10th State Assembly members were inaugurated on June 13, 2023, and the late member could not participate as a result of an undisclosed ailment. A traditional title holder from his constituency(Chikun), Ibrahim Sale, the Ardo Ardodin, confirmed the incident.
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Homes, Farmlands Destroyed MOSOP Calls for Evacuation of Residents The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has reported fresh and massive oil spills in parts of Ogoni. The spills which affected the communities of Ogale, Aleto, Agbonchia, Onne, Okpaku, Alesa all in Eleme local government area of Ogoni and is still spreading has affected residential areas, farmlands and the surrounding watres and spreading further. The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, owners of the pipelines is yet to stop the spill which will likely affect more communities beyond Ogoni. President of MOSOP, Fegalo Nsuke, called the…
In December 2015, the share price of First Bank of Nigeria Limited was trading around N4.8 band. About seven years later, precisely last December, the value held tightly to N15, growing by over threefold amid general asset and economic doldrums. The steep rise in the valuation of the financial institution deviates remarkably from the average performance of FUGAZ, an acronym describing the top five Nigerian banks by market capitalisation. In the past seven years, the share prices of the leading banks appreciated by an average of 90 per cent as against over 200 per cent growth seen in FirstBank. Deflated…
Guinness World Records has revealed that their tweet which conveyed the certification of Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, aka Hilda Baci as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual shared via their Twitter page on June 13, 2023, is their “best-performing tweet of all time.” Recall GWR on Tuesday confirmed Hilda Baci and her official record at 93 hours 11 minutes, surpassing previous record holder, Lata Tandon who posted 87 hours and 45 minutes. Retweeting the post on Thursday, the record body wrote, “Yeah, so this is our best-performing tweet of all time with nearly…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the boat accident that claimed the lives of over 100 wedding guests at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a condolence message he personally signed and issued on Thursday, sympathised with the immediate families of the victims of the boat disaster and the government and people of Kwara State. Sanwo-Olu also sympathised with his Kwara State counterpart and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq over the ugly incident and wished the people of Kwara State, peace, comfort and lots of…
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has invited international telecom companies and potential investors to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Nigeria’s population of over 200 million people to invest in its telecom sector, especially in infrastructure provisioning for broadband. Danbatta, who spoke at the inaugural edition of the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) 2023, which ended in Marrakesh, Morocco recently, said Nigeria presents a stable political and economic conditions. Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Nigeria’s Ambassador to Morocco, Mansur Bamalli, also spoke in the same direction and commended the Commission…
President Bola Tinubu Thursday in Abuja said the task of turning around Nigeria’s economy from the age-long status of “potential to pragmatic’’ had started with the removal of fuel subsidy and unification of exchange rates, urging the 36 state governors to join the fray. Inaugurating the National Economic Council (NEC), an advisory body comprising the 36 state Governors, CBN Governor, and other stakeholders, at the State House, President Tinubu listed eight priority areas for urgent attention and called for collective frameworks that will stimulate a buoyant economy that meets the needs of the poor and vulnerable. The President assured the…
Popular Nollywood Actor, Don Brymo Uchegbu is dead. The Anambta State-born actor, Uchegbu, has reportedly died in his sleep on Thursday, 15, 2023. He was aged 56. Mr. Mayor Ofoegbu, his colleague and friend, broke the news on his Facebook page on Thursday morning. Ofoegbu posted a picture of them together and wrote, “Goodbye my friend. Don Brymo Uchegbu takes a bow.” The news of his demise is also being shared on many Nollywood platforms and condolences have poured in from his colleagues.
Leading digital financial institution, Polaris Bank has assured its customers, financial sector stakeholders, and regulators that the Bank passed its road to recovery years back.Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the financial institution, Adekunle Sonola, stated this in a recent interview, with PROSHAREs team of analysts noting that the Bank is currently on the growth path leading to market dominance.According to him, careful rethinking and re-strategizing corporate plans creates the bedrock of competitive burst and business sustainability, both attributes that Polaris Bank has focused on in the last few years, working with professional bodies such as PwC, Ernst & Young (E&Y),…
About 80 athletes working with the Osun State Sports Council on Tuesday blocked the entrance to the Osogbo City Stadium in protest of poor disposition of the state government to their welfare. The protesters said since 2012 they were not rewarded for winning medals while representing the state, adding that the sports council also refused to offer them job opportunities whenever there were vacancies to be filled. During the protest, workers at the stadium were prevented from accessing their offices, as the athletes refused to remove the barricade at the entrance despite appeals by the workers. Rotimi Dunmoye, General Manager, Osun…