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The Distinguished lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi), has used the occasion of his investiture as the Grand Patron of Yewaland Development Forum to shed some light on his parentage as a bonafide son of Yewaland. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Adeola, while making his remarks at the event stated unequivocally, “I am from Ogun State of mixed parentage across two Senatorial Districts of Ogun West and Ogun Central. My father hails from Agosaga, Pahayi, Ilaro in Yewa South Local Government Area, while my mother was born to the Kemta-Odutolu Family…

Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has officially launched CoopHub, a new digital solution for Cooperative Societies. The groundbreaking platform was unveiled at the launch ceremony held on May 10th, 2024, to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Bank. CoopHub, the first of its kind in the Nigerian banking industry, is a digital platform designed strategically to transform the way Cooperative Societies operate by providing tailored solutions that bridge the gaps in the traditional framework of Cooperative Societies. The unique platform insulates Cooperative Societies against prevalent struggles like manual recordkeeping, limited…

By Sola Olugbemiro There’s no doubt that, the former Zamfara State Governor now the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, His Excellency Bello Mohammed Matawalle is indeed one of the serving Nigeria Minister, who is working hard to realize President Bola Ahmed Tinubu renewed hope agenda, in terms of getting rid of the Nigerian security challenges which has since germinated a reasonable significant progress. His Excellency the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle track hardwork records, as the then governor of Zamfara State is without apology fast manifesting positive results for the assignment entrusted him by President…

The story has emerged of a Delta princess Mrs Timi Josephine Princess who has since run for dear life following several life threatening messages and calls to her and her husband. Mrs Timi Josephine princess, 50, a native of Ugbomoya kingdom in Delta, Delta state and the only daughter of the late king Of Ugbomoya kingdom, king Efetobo Hope, came out of her hiding place to narrate why she disappeared to seek refuge at her friends place somewhere in Abeokuta. With over seventeen years together as a couple, Mrs Timi Josephine and hubby, Mr. Timi commission had relocated to Abeokuta…

… Says NIN registration is free By Safia Mahammad Abdulraham Abuja The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Abisoye Coker, promised seamless registration process for the National identification number NIN across the country. She said this, during an interactive session with the Newsmen on yesterday in Abuja, urging Nigerians to comply with rules and regulations of the NIMC for ease in processes. As citizens of Nigeria, it is a duty upon us to follow due process so as to get things done rightly. Coker, clearly stated that, NIN enrolment is free. There are reports of criminals disguising…

Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has pledged continued support for the Federal Government’s agenda for the digitalization of the economy. The Executive Vice Chairman of Globacom, Mrs. Bella Disu, made this known on Thursday at the launch of Nigeria’s Digital Economy Report themed ‘Driving Economic Growth through Digital Transformation’ at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. She underscored the importance of Nigeria continuing to harness the transformative powers of emerging technologies, while emphasising Globacom’s plan to enable technological advancement in Nigeria. Said she, “We see the current challenges in the sector as a responsibility to be at the forefront of enabling tech advancement. We…

By Toby Prince To whom much is given, much is expected, so they say. But if much is given to you and you’re empty, you will dash the expectations of the waiting public. For Rt. Hon Tajudeen Abbas, much was given to him and daily, he has continued to surpass all expectations. The number of votes he garnered to emerge Speaker of the 10th Assembly and the 15th Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, 353 out of 359, speaks volumes about his personality and his acceptability by his colleagues. He left his other two challengers with only six votes…

The Executive Secretary National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Professor Paulinus Okwelle has stated that Basic Education is the primary pillar that will re-engineer the Nigerian education landscape. Stressing that strengthening and stimulating teacher resourcefulness at the basic education level will help expand the frontiers of our educational sector in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary NCCE made this known while delivering his goodwill message at the 26th, opening ceremony, of the Nigerian Academy of Education (NAE) in Abuja. He then appealed for stronger synergy between the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the National Universities Commission (NUC), by instituting some…

Recently, a popular Nollywood actress Shan George was defrauded of her N3.6m from her account and the expression of her distress and frustration was best imagined on her social media page as she cried physically for help. Now imagine a scenario where a CEO was defrauded of a whooping sum of $87m belonging to investors from different parts of the world! How would you feel if you were in the CEO’s shoes? That best explained the pains, anger and annoyance of Jesam Michael the CEO of AFRIQ ARBITRAGE SYSTEM and the thousands of investors across the 540 countries, states and…

… decries attempt to tarnish his image The palace of the Olu Agboyi has distanced its king, Oba (Engineer) Monsuru Abimbola Oladega, from a particular court proceeding bordering on land sales in which the king and some others are listed as defendants. A section of the media has been abuzz with reports of a news stories in which Oba Monsuru Abimbola Oladega, the Olu of Agboyi, and some others were listed as defendants in a land sales dispute in which forgery, conspiracy, and obtaining by trick were alleged. Meanwhile, the palace of Olu Agboyi, in a statement signed by Prince…