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Aare Adetola Emmanuel-King, the Chairman and CEO of Adron Homes and Property, has once again expressed his dedication to building new cities and impacting the lives of people through affordable homes and philanthropy in celebration of his birthday today April 2nd 2024. Aare Adetola believes that his achievements thus far are divinely ordained and he remains thankful to his creator. Aare Adetola made this known at his birthday thanksgiving praise and worship session at his country home, where; family, friends, staffs and associates converged to thank God on his behalf. Aare Adetola is known for building cities through his Adron…

  A fire incident that began in the early hours of Tuesday engulfed several shops at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State. A video of the incident seen by SaharaReporters captured the moment some of the shop owners were mourning as they watched their property destroyed by the fire. “This fire is too much. This is not caused by electricity. Maybe some people were cooking and the fire started from there because this fire is much,” one of the traders said in the video. A source from the town on Tuesday morning said the fire was eventually quenched by personnel…

The Ogun State Government is to conduct household surveys to develop a framework that will assist in planning, management, and evaluation of the multi-dimensional poverty human development index. The survey is expected to go one step further than the NBS’ Multi-dimensional pverty index. The survey will allow the government of Prince Dapo Abiodun to assess the impact of the various policies it has been implementing in the last four and half years in such areas as education, health, job creation, empowerment and other social interventions. Already, a consultant, E-services Nigeria Limited, has been contracted by the state government to carry…

Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2024, winning the award for the fourth time since 2019. The Bank was among other banks from 36 countries in Africa recognised as the prestigious Global Finance announced its 31st Annual Best Bank Awards Winners. The editors of Global Finance made the selections after extensive consultations with corporate financial executives, bankers and banking consultants, and analysts worldwide. Factors considered in selecting the top banks ranged from the quantitative objective to the informed subjective. Objective criteria considered included: growth in assets, profitability, geographic…

The Association of Corporate & Marketing Communication Professionals of Banks (ACAMB) has assured the banking public that banks in the country have the wherewithal to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) recent directives on recapilitalisation of the sector. The Association in a statement signed and released by its president, Rasheed Bolarinwa on Sunday said ACAMB had always affirmed its support for the CBN’s recapitalisation moves. Recall that the Olayemi Cardoso-led apex bank had last week issued and released a circular on review of minimum capital requirement for commercial, merchant and non-interest banks over the next 24 months. “This support…

Veteran Nigerian comedian, Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome, popularly known as Alibaba ,and his wife Mary, have welcomed a set of triplets. Alibaba announced the news on Monday through an Instagram post, revealing that the newborns, all boys, became part of the family two months ago. The boys have been named Aaron, Alexander, and Andrew. He wrote: “Mary and I are happy and overjoyed to welcome our three sons, Aaron, Alexander, and Andrew, into the Akpobome family. “It’s been two months since they arrived, and as the days go by, we thank God Almighty for these three beautiful blessings. “We also want…

The staff of fintech company, Palmpay has been arrested for illegally moving a merchant’s N2.6 Million into an unknown account. The staff, Seja Matthew Oluwatimilehin was said to have gotten direct access to the merchant’s account during an onboarding process and due to this access, he moved the funds bit by bit from January till March 2024. When the merchant noticed the unusual transaction in his account, he approached Palmpay’s office in Opebi to complain and it was confirmed that the transaction took place without the merchant’s notice. Following investigation by the merchant’s team, it was disclosed that the company’s…

Controversial social media critic, Martins Otse, popularly called Verydarkman has regained his freedom from police custody in Abuja Otse’s release was confirmed by lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Sunday. “After five days of back and forth, we have secured VDM’s release. Thank you to everyone that made this happen especially Sowore, Kefiano & VDM’s wonderful lawyers,” Adeyanju posted on X. The 27-year-old, according to former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore was remanded for alleged cyberbullying. Sowore said the police were misusing their power and colluding with powerful people in the country to oppress others. This is the second time the critic will…

A THREE-DAY spiritual revival for Synagogue Church Of All Nations SCOAN members ended at the weekend with crowd of members across Nigeria converging at its Prayer Mountain located at Agodo, Egbe Ikotun in Lagos. Though meant primarily for Nigerian audience, crowd of foreign visitors still besieged the Mountain in somber penitence of faith and high expectations. The intensive program which also ran through the nights was of marathon prayers and fasting as directed by the Holy Spirit for those who have the grace to participate. For the three days, the SCOAN Prayer Mountain was turned into a “Wailing Wall” reminiscence…

MultiChoice Group has appointed Nigeria’s Kemi Omotosho as the Regional Director of its Southern Africa operations. The promotion was part of the recent strategic management changes made by the company. Commenting on the promotion, the Chief Executive Officer of West Africa, MultiChoice, Mr. John Ugbe, said it reflects the equal career growth opportunity for people across different markets in the MultiChoice Group. “MultiChoice operates an inclusive workplace that provides equal opportunities to staff irrespective of their gender and nationality, as evidenced by the recent appointments within the group. Omotosho rose through the ranks in the West Africa…